God cares about how he is worshiped. It’s about how He says to and not how the heathen worship their idols (Lev. 10 & 20, Deu. 18). For those who have decided to celebrate Christmas, you need to ask some questions. Where in scripture do we have the example to celebrate Jesus' birth? To celebrate it once a year? Why on December 25th? Why name this day after a false religion’s ceremony (Christ’s Mass)? Why bring a fir tree into your home and then decorate it? Why exchange gifts? Is this the extent of what is “Christian” about this holiday? Why not celebrate with Santa, elves, and reindeer? How about mistletoe, wreaths, and Yule logs? (Who is Yule anyway?) How is one to know what is pleasing to God and what is not? If one wants to celebrate Christmas they should be honest and say it’s because they want to. Don’t hide behind Christianity because there’s nothing in God‘s word to use for cover.
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
Thank you for the comment. These are really good questions!
@shawnbrown7428 ай бұрын
Amen! We are to worship God the way that He wants us to. It's a personal relationship between you and the Lord. Just think about even when the golden calf was made and the people thought that they were worshipping God. "And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: -- Exodus 32:7 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. -- Exodus 32:8 Ask and pray to God what you should do, but don't follow the people just because everyone else is doing it. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. -- Colossians 2:8 KJV Holy Bible And He said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. -- Mark 7:9 KJV Holy Bible
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
The people worshipped "it" not God. They did not think they were worshipping the One True God on the mountain. This argument for idols just simply falls short of meaningful dialogue about this topic. No one is worshipping anyone but Jesus who truly know Christ during Christmas. There are better arguments against Christmas, but this is not it.@@shawnbrown742
@kathk32098 ай бұрын
Well said
@shawnbrown7428 ай бұрын
Everyone has their opinion, and I respect yours. Just as I hope that you would respect mine. To me, it is relevant. Whether it is directly relevant to you pertaining to idols, which I agree. It may also have a passive relevance, or some would say a deeper meaning, to the fact that the people of Isreal "thought" they were worshipping God but they were merely worshipping him as they wanted to. Compare it to the mingling that we now do with santa claus, and our culture thinks that we are worshipping Jesus, The Son of God, by telling lies to our children, making santa into an idol, and mixing pagan rituals. When numerous times, it says throughout scripture to not worship the Lord the way that these people do. May the Lord bless you. Have a great day. Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. -- Deuteronomy 12:30 Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God: for every abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. -- Deuteronomy 12:31 KJV Holy Bible
@1gumbah8 ай бұрын
Jesus wants us to worship and obey the way he has instructed us to ! And it’s not like the way the world does ! So if you’re doing what the world does he does not know you!
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
Amen! You got that right. I actually thought I was saved growing up in the church until I was broken over my sin one day after hearing the Gospel afresh. This is so true! Please subscribe and continue the dialogue. Thanks for adding your wisdom.
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
No, everyone continues to sin even after being saved (Romans 7). We are saved by grace alone through faith in Jesus Christ. It's Jesus Christ's perfect obedience and atoning death that makes the believer righteous before God.@@QuietlyContemplating
@tsavv19288 ай бұрын
@@QuietlyContemplatingabsolutely right mate. We are saved by the perfect obedience of Jesus Christ.
@Firmamentisdome8 ай бұрын
This says it all. Love the world or love the true and living God. You can’t do both. Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?“ James 4:4-5 NKJV
@abudia64038 ай бұрын
Baucham is one of the greatest teachers of our time
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
Amen! Praise God for faithful men He has raised up. Subscribe for more if you haven't already.
@maidamarante52128 ай бұрын
I appreciate bro. Voddie teachings because they are always CHRIST centered giving JESUS all the glory and nothing else . When GOD the Father brought me out it was from Santeria being my dad was from Cuba I heard the gospel for the first time and knew without a reasonable doubt that there’s”ONLY” salvation through the cross . I don’t like when ppl try to teach some thing else than the cross it’s a clear deception and so dangerous to the soul . My pray is ppl come out from under false teachers . Where sin abounds grace abounds more 🙏🏽
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
AMEN! Hallelujah! Praise The LORD! Thank you for sharing your story with us. This is so wonderful. HE is faithful. I was brought out of the darkest of places also. May God have ALL the Glory. Would really be blessed if you were able to come on the channel for an interview to share your testimony. Pray about it. God can use even you and me to achieve HIS purposes. Soli Deo Gloria!! Please email me at: AlwaysReformingOfficial@gmail.com Please share with others you know who need to hear the truth. Jesus is our only hope. If you want to have consistent Biblical truth in your feed, consider subscribing if you haven't. It helps us a-lot. Thank you and God bless.
@alapatiafusia21548 ай бұрын
Amen, Pastor Baucham.Beautifully stated. God bless you.
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
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@PreacherJimC8 ай бұрын
What I find sad about Christians is we are debating and arguing about Christmas and not rejoicing with others about the message itself.
@tonya67298 ай бұрын
We celebrate JESUS birth but not the commercialization of it...which alot of Christians forget. This is just a reminder of truth.
@ajwtubeful8 ай бұрын
It's not an either-or, but a both-and. We can and do share the wonderful message of Christ's birth, while discuss when that date could have been. No problem there.
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
@@tonya6729 Very great point Tonya. May God place our hearts in the proper place to best glorify HIM. Please subscribe for more videos like this one in your feed. We exist to glorify God, share the Gospel, and educate the Saints. Your support by subscribing, clicking the notification bell, and watching until the end helps push our Biblical content to others. May God bless you!
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
@@ajwtubeful I do believe this is a both and also. It can never be less than celebrating our Lord Jesus Christ. Thanks for the comment. Please subscribe for more videos like this one in your feed. We exist to glorify God, share the Gospel, and educate the Saints. Your support by subscribing, clicking the notification bell, and watching until the end helps push our Biblical content to others. May God bless you!
@dsmith11468 ай бұрын
💨📖✨️ "Colossians 2:8-12 [8]Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. [9]For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. [10]And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: [11]In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: [12]Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead."
@DS-uo5ie8 ай бұрын
AK,Thank you!❤️
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
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@juliamilford19798 ай бұрын
The words "christmas" and "theology " ought not to be in the same sentence. Christmas is 100% pagan, lies, deception, distraction, dis-information and commercial.
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment Julia. Everything that exists has a theology and everyone is a theologian. I understand your point very clearly, but everything must be explained in light of the only true God of the Bible. Therefore it can be said to have a theology. Please subscribe for more videos like this one in your feed. We exist to glorify God, share the Gospel, and educate the Saints. Your support by subscribing, clicking the notification bell, and watching until the end helps push our Biblical content to others. May God bless you!
@frankchiedo41098 ай бұрын
i agree 💯...we are neglecting the set aside holidays in the bible (OT) only to formulate our own (traditions of men) and worshipping it! I have nothing against my brethren, we are one! i only hope you also come to the revelation and see the light just as I did. Shalom.
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
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@patsamuel94728 ай бұрын
You’re 💯percent correct and December 25th is the sun goddess birthday which is pagan that’s who they’re celebrating,these preachers are leading the congregation the wrong way , nowhere in the whole bible says that Jesus was born on December 25th
@seekingthetruth98968 ай бұрын
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Invictus
@teejahb54488 ай бұрын
Beautifully stated. Minus the Christmas part. JESUS was not born on Christmas.
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
The theology is most important. Christmas is a time to focus our attention to the great gift of Jesus entering the world. The actual date is not important if the intention of the heart is in the correct Biblical place.
@rudolphferdinand36348 ай бұрын
I agree with what you have stated, but the evidence of the early church celebrating Christmas, the birth of Christ Jesus. Is there ANY evidence of that event celebrating His birth? It is totally up to each believer whether he or they will celebrate the birth. Even if NO evidence exists, yes, one can still celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. I have chosen to celebrate the birth as I pick the day since there is no actual day or month… the whole month of December, or better, the month of October 1980, is the month of my rebirth.
@arhabersham8 ай бұрын
@QuietlyContemplatingwhat would you suggest, instead?
@paulwiederhold76298 ай бұрын
@@arhabersham maybe the Feast of Tabernacles
@ajwtubeful8 ай бұрын
Well, He actually was born on Christmas, for that's what Christmas is--His birth! But our date for Christmas is not the same date of his birth, simply the date we commemorate it.
@adaolisa18 ай бұрын
I believe as Christians what should matter most to us is our faith. I dont think we should focus on who started/why/how and all that with regards to Christmas, it is about the miracle it represents and the love of God for us. Christ left his golden throne and came down to earth in simplicity(born in a stable and laid in a manger), "Emmanuel- God is with us". Yes with all the festivities wrapped around Christmas, I focus more on the important things such as the coming together of families,sharing gifts and spending quality time together above all sharing Love which comes from the joy and happiness of the presence of our Savior in our lives. The message is to not forget what matters most and remember within this time to take a moment of solitude and reflect on what God did for us.
@createinmeacleanheartohgod68718 ай бұрын
I know, most anti-christmas christians are actuaully legalistic christians. It is the faith that matters. Legalism is a abomination to God.
@bobklen42328 ай бұрын
Christ is to be honored each day. Christmas is a doctrine of men, not biblical and not on December 25th. which we are warned in scripture to avoid. Many say but it’s the birth of Christ we are celebrating this day and that’s the important thing. Those that think that way where you mix the Lord with the world….what was God’s reply when Aaron made a gold calf while Moses was in the mountain with God and said we will offer up an offer to God Exodus 32:1-9 NASB95 - Now when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us a god who will go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” 2 Aaron said to them, “Tear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” 3 Then all the people tore off the gold rings which were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. 4 He took this from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool and made it into a molten calf; and they said, “This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.” 5 Now when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD.” 6 So the next day they rose early and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. 7 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, “Go down at once, for your people, whom you brought up from the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. 8 They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it and have sacrificed to it and said, ‘This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!’” 9 The LORD said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold Because we put some gold coating on things, does not make it acceptable to our Lord. What would you think if we celebrated your birthday when ever we chose to, not when you actually were born.
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
Israel was actually worshipping the calf, not God. They created their own god. This is not remotely equivalent. I believe God is glorified in multitudes of His true children praising and worshipping Him for His graciousness given to them in Jesus Christ. It is the normative and regulative debate.
@NazSBG8 ай бұрын
So sad that the church is more interested in trees, decorations, copious amounts of food and drink and presents than the real meaning of CHRISTmas!
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
Many churches are. My own church is not. We are celebrating the coming of Jesus as the major move of God in the spiritual war that God declared in Genesis 3. Christ has the VICTORY! Thank you!! For this comment. Sad but true. Please subscribe for more videos like this one in your feed. We exist to glorify God, share the Gospel, and educate the Saints. Your support by subscribing, clicking the notification bell, and watching until the end helps push our Biblical content to others. May God bless you!
@createinmeacleanheartohgod68718 ай бұрын
My Church celebrate Christmas with praise and worship, 7 services in one day. I celebrate Christmas with thanksgiving, praise and worship.
@veler60498 ай бұрын
There's nothing Christ about Christmas. Christianity needs to discard it instead of arguing about how to celebrate it
@createinmeacleanheartohgod68718 ай бұрын
@@veler6049 If there is no Christ in Christmas, why do satanists, atheists, Jehovah's witnesses, muslims and other non-beleivers hate it?? They don't even wanna hear the word Christmas. They hide during Christmas.
@veler60498 ай бұрын
@@createinmeacleanheartohgod6871 you're wrong. The world loves Christmas. Even as Christianity continues to be hated Christmas is as popular as ever. If it was Christian it would be hated by the world Also show me a single verse telling us to celebrate Christ's birth or that it happened on a pagan day of celebration.
@mrvampire418 ай бұрын
I looked up the suffix (mas). It means an appointed holiday. The prefix is Christ. The meaning of the Word is literally Christ's Holiday. X is a symbol of Satanism, look up it's meaning. Even though the customs are Pagan and we can throw all kinds of Scriptures to the argument. Bottom line, the Gospel is preached. The Name Christmas means Christ's Holy Day. The Devil tried snuffing it out by replacing Christ with an X, his mark. The Devil wars against The Day. In my heart I can say that Romans 14 applies. Careful of our consciousness and watch our own souls. God's Grace is sufficient. We worship Jesus the Christ of Nazareth and we all have our sins forgiven by His Blood. ❤❤❤
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
Thanks for adding to this discussion, brother. Well said. Please subscribe If you haven’t for more videos like this one in your feed. We exist to glorify God, share the Gospel, and educate the Saints. Your support by subscribing, clicking the notification bell, and watching until the end helps push our Biblical content to others. May God bless you!
@mrvampire418 ай бұрын
@@AlwaysReforming1 praise the Lord. Thank you.
@paulwiederhold76298 ай бұрын
Wait, wait. Don't know where Voddie is completely going but, didn't Jesus say Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad, John 8:56. Can we not say in Exodus 24:10 Moses, Aaron, Nada and Abihu & 70 elders saw the God of Israel ( maybe Jesus) and under His feet was a pavement of sapphire? Do we not have the story of Jacob wrestling with God; again, maybe Jesus in bodily form - Genesis 32:22-32. So, it would be an interesting study to do to see if all these occurrences these people had was some form of Jesus.
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
The Christophany is definitely something that’s should be studied. I believe they had the son manifested in passages you’ve mentioned, but that still were waiting for the FULLNESS of Time. They looked forward to the day where Christ’s victory would be realized. Great comment! Please subscribe. Appreciate taking the time to add to this discussion. Please subscribe for more videos like this one in your feed. We exist to glorify God, share the Gospel, and educate the Saints. Your support by subscribing, clicking the notification bell, and watching until the end helps push our Biblical content to others. May God bless you!
@fortunatecarter42368 ай бұрын
Santa has the same letter has Satan there is no way on the planet that this holiday is to celebrate the birth of JESUS no where in the Bible does it tells us Dec 25 is His birthday, this is a pagan holiday Jeremiah 10 please read.
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
No one is even slightly defending santa on this channel or this thread. Its not about the 25th or ancient holidays that were called something else. The focus is on Jesus Christ's advent and His victory. That is the theme of this channel. Christians have redeemed this day to celebrate the greatest gift of Christ given to the world. You can choose to not celebrate, and I won't judge you. Thanks for the reply. Please subscribe for more videos like this one in your feed. We exist to glorify God, share the Gospel, and educate the Saints. Your support by subscribing, clicking the notification bell, and watching until the end helps push our Biblical content to others. May God bless you!
@createinmeacleanheartohgod68718 ай бұрын
Santa is just another name of St. Nicholas.
@therighteousrighthand8 ай бұрын
Divide and rule is the tool of the devil and Christians are easily giving in to these theologies..... we are one body and we celebrate Christnas as one body.
@ArthurTheLibraryDetective8 ай бұрын
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@eastofthegoodones.13918 ай бұрын
The subtitles aren’t accurate…fyi
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
Thanks for the reply! I apologize about that. The long form content is more difficult to make sure everything lines up well, but I’m going to attempt to make sure that those are more accurate. Thank you for the feedback. I REALLY appreciate it. Please subscribe for more videos like this one in your feed. We exist to glorify God, share the Gospel, and educate the Saints. Your support by subscribing, clicking the notification bell, and watching until the end helps push our Biblical content to others. May God bless you!
@eastofthegoodones.13918 ай бұрын
@@AlwaysReforming1 Thank you for your response, and please don’t take my comment as trying to be mean or just critical. I just noticed as I was watching, so I wanted to make it clear to someone else watching…my eyes tend to watch the words, even when I try to ignore them😂, so just wanted to make sure people knew. I can only imagine how tough it is to transcribe the sermon!!
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
I didn't take it negatively at all. This is very helpful. When things get missed, please let me know. Even with all of the AI advancements, nothing beats human eyes for editing. Thanks for helping make this small channel a little better! Putting subtitles on the check list! @@eastofthegoodones.1391
@brendab59438 ай бұрын
God is self created Jesuit came from God and he is God .He have No Birthday .Was you there Job .Stop It
@AlwaysReforming18 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment. Jesus is self existent, not created at all. He does have a birth day as a man in the incarnation. He has not always been a man.