Yes Christmas Has Pagan Roots: Here's Why That Doesn't Matter
The Argument That Misses The Point: We established in the article posted last week that origins do not determine meaning. The question that remains now is how Christians should celebrate Christmas today and Who Christmas is about. Christians often get stuck debating history, while they are completely missing the heart and theme of the matter: Worship. Christ. Salvation. The Absolute miracle of Jesus’ birth. Jesus asked the Pharisees: What think ye of Christ? (Matt 22:42) That question still matters because what you think of Jesus will determine how you approach everything. Especially and including Christmas. In the passage above, Jesus exposed what we are talking about! Wrong thinking about Him leads to wrong conclusions about everything else. What Actually Makes Something Pagan We’ve already gone over if Christmas isn’t pagan, then what actually is? Here we will discuss and answer that. Paganism is defined by worship. Not date...
