The Shocking Truth About Christmas!

[@metaouroboros6324]

The only time skeptics, gnostics, and fundamentalists agree... "Christmas is pagan" Turns out their common ground is false.

[@snopespeerreview]

"fundamentalists" Most fundamentalists celebrate christmas so are you just using it to describe people who do le bad

[@r.a.panimefan2109]

​@@snopespeerreview There are fundamentalists that don't. I.e.puritans. Mormons Hebrew roots

[@zereimu]

It's actually surprising how this needs to be repeated every year. And make no mistake, it NEEDS to be repeated every year because so many people won't learn.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Yep!

[@rj_corvo]

@@InspiringPhilosophy Glad you do though. Otherwise people would think they've won: Proverbs 26:5-Answer a fool as his foolishness deserves, So that he will not be wise in his own eyes. Great video, keep up the great work.

[@jeremybeavon4476]

Maybe it needs to be made into a catchy Christmas song that gets played endlessly for about a month every year before Christmas. 😄

[@zereimu]

@@jeremybeavon4476 I would die fulfilled if Michael ever made such a song.

[@TitusCastiglione1503]

@@rj_corvo I’m going to have to remember this verse

[@johnblackstar4390]

Alternative title : Christian philosopher dressed as Steve Jobs teaches you the true meaning of Christmas

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

hey!

[@moosechuckle]

😂😂😂😂

[@RandomManIncorperated]

Now Watches As He Reveals The New Jesus 14

[@junesept234]

Haha

[@imawildman]

Not even close! Jobs wore sneakers and a turtleneck.

[@DarkBlade37]

I hope this gets more views than every “Christmas is pagan” video combined.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Share it around so it does.

[@ceebee7707]

What modern christmas traditions are found in the bible?

[@ceebee7707]

Christmas is a holiday that has been celebrated for centuries, but its origins are widely debated. While some Christians celebrate the holiday as the birth of Jesus Christ, there is no mention of Christmas in the Bible. In fact, there is no evidence to suggest that Jesus was born on December 25th. Historical records indicate that Christmas was originally a pagan holiday to celebrate the winter solstice and various other gods and goddesses. The Bible does not mention any of the traditions associated with Christmas, such as the Christmas tree, decorations, and gift-giving. The Bible does mention other holidays, such as the Jewish festivals of Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. These holidays were celebrated in the time of Jesus and may have been the inspiration for few of the traditions of Christmas. The celebration of Christmas as we know it today is largely an adaptation of pagan rituals and traditions.

[@ceebee7707]

Some scholarly resources: 1. Fast, Friedrich, and Hermann Leberecht Strack. "The Relation of the Old Testament to Christianity." Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, edited by James Hastings, vol. 6, T. & T. Clark, 1923, pp. 478-485. 2. Greenberg, David F. "The Christianization of Christmas." A History of the Holocaust, edited by Yehuda Bauer et al., vol. 1, Rowman & Littlefield, 2004, pp. 206-210. 3. Jones, Prudence. "Christmas and the Pagan Year." A Dictionary of Nature Myths, edited by Tamra Andrews, Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 62-64. 4. Lutzer, Erwin W. "The Pagan Origins of Christmas." Christianity Today, vol. 50, no. 12, 2006, pp.36-37. 5. Maier, Paul L. "The Pagan Foundations of Christmas." Christmas in America: A History, edited by Penne Restad, Oxford University Press, 1995, pp. 13-15. 6. Rose, Carol. Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 1996, pp. 41-42. 7. Stearns, Peter N. "Christmas." Encyclopedia of European Social History, edited by Peter N. Stearns et al., vol. 1, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2001, pp. 700-705.

[@Bunni504]

@@ceebee7707 There are historical evidence that suggest otherwise.

[@siddharthabanerjee6155]

Mewwy Chwismas Mike! I came to Christ just a month ago, and I must say, your videos were a driving force in leading me unto Him! You are an amazing KZbinr, and your videos are not just some of the best on topics with regard to topics surrounding Philosophy, History and Theology, but they are some of the most well-researched videos I've ever watched on KZbin. Keep up your amazing work, you're helping people more than you think.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Thank you so much, I am glad I could help.

[@aericabison23]

I recently realised that Christmas is actually celebrated in the Bible- the angels of heaven were the first to do it: “glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth unto all who have received His favour”.

[@Stephen_Parker]

Amen!

[@andjelko1999]

How is that connected to christmas lol

[@RomanPaganChurch]

So did the Bible celebrate it 33 times?

[@aericabison23]

@@RomanPaganChurch well, not really, but just because the Bible is silent on something doesn’t mean that it’s necessarily forbidden or allowed for us.

[@RomanPaganChurch]

@@aericabison23 it doesn't approve it either. So much for Sola Scriptura.

[@Seaal_777]

I was on the “Christmas is Pagan” boat but you sir have changed my opinion. (Including some other opinions) and I have learned a ton in the past year or so I have been watching your videos. I thank you for all of your hard work IP.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

That makes me so happy!

[@RomanPaganChurch]

It is Pagan.

[@chacehui6393]

@@RomanPaganChurch did you watch the video?

[@RomanPaganChurch]

Not only have I seen this one, but also previous one's where he makes the same arguments. Next time you give Catholics a hard time for worshiping Mary, remember your seasonal idols you defend dearly. It's better to acknowledge pagan roots and address it than pretend otherwise and deny it.

[@wojteks.5132]

@@RomanPaganChurch what would be the pagan roots of Christmas? 🤔 or do you perhaps have a source to direct to?

[@PresbyterianPaladin]

Sharing your "insert holiday here" is not pagan videos has become a holiday tradition for me, lol. Merry Christmas IP.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Good!

[@torpenhigalak5909]

Can't have paganism root when you've already erased their existence entirely right?

[@vinroycrossman-walker6465]

@@torpenhigalak5909 Assuming this refers to the videos topic, do you have sources of your own to backup your claim?

[@vinroycrossman-walker6465]

@@torpenhigalak5909 Assuming this refers to the videos topic, do you have sources of your own to backup your claim?

[@fareflight2029]

@Torpen Higalak Ah yes the argument of "the evidence of my insane claims were just destroyed". I can make that claim of anything.

[@JustUsCrazyBoyz]

"Should Christians celebrate The Birth Of Our Lord? " What kind of question is this?

[@CaptainBars]

Indeed. In fact, did you know that out of all the appearances made by angels in the Bible, the Birth-of-Christ story is the only one where they appeared in a great multitude giving praise and glory to God in the presence of humans? For even in the accounts of Christ’s resurrection, only two angels appeared to the women to give the Good News, and even then, oddly enough, they said nothing about giving praise and worship. We can further observe that in all other accounts of angelic appearances to humans (not counting prophetic visions and dreams), the angel either appeared by himself or came with only one other, and they likewise never made praises to God. So when seeing how Christ’s birth is seemingly the only event which the angels made a big splashy production out of, should we not follow their example and celebrate the event likewise? Now some critics may respond to this by arguing that if God wanted us to celebrate the events surrounding Christ’s birth, lavishly or otherwise, He should have clearly spelled it out for us somewhere in the scriptures. Well please forgive my bluntness, but are they really so dense that they can’t read between the lines of a passage like Luke 2:7-20 and see that we shouldn’t need to have something like this spelled out for us? In fact, I might go as far as to say that we ought to feel insulted if God felt the need to spell out something like this more clearly. Merry Christmas, y'all!

[@JustUsCrazyBoyz]

@@CaptainBars And A Happy New Year!

[@joshuamelton9148]

@residue junkie Can you prove it using Primary sources

[@CaptainBars]

@residue junkie Regarding the topic of birthdays in scripture, did you know that the children of Job, who was one of the godliest men in the Bible, celebrated their birthdays with grand feasts? See Job 1:4 which says that “his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day, and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.” For evidence that the phrase “his day” in Job 1:4 is indeed referring to the day of one’s birth, observe the use of the same phrase in Job 3:1 (KJV) and the speech that follows. Also, in verse 3:4 of that speech, we can get the impression that God Himself had been regarding the birthday of Job up to this point. If God was against the celebration of birthdays, then you’d think Job would have known this and taught his children that too. Are you now going to argue that Job was a bad father? Now some critics of course might attempt to refute the above argument by recalling how Job made burnt offerings to God following these birthday feasts just in case any of the children sinned during the celebrations (Job 1:5). This, however, is a very weak argument if trying to claim that birthday celebrations are bad. For if Job actually felt that way, then why would he allow his children to celebrate their birthdays at all? Further, since every member of the human race practically sins every day, the odds of sinning during someone’s birthday party aren’t much different from the odds of sinning during a religious feast like Passover.

[@CaptainBars]

@residue junkie In your response to my referencing birthdays in the book of Job, you claimed that this book also refers to “unicorns” and "men with breasts full of milk" too and thus can’t be trusted. Regarding the “breast” comment, the only relatable verse I can find is Job 21:24 which refers to GOD having “breast full of milk” (a symbolic metaphor perhaps), but I find nothing that talks about regular men having this. As for the “unicorn” issue, the Bible verses that mention this animal are not referring to the mythical one-horned horse, but rather to a *rhinoceros* which is another beast that usually has only one-horn. Next time, you might want to do your homework first and then double-check it before posting such replies. Merry Christmas.

[@TrevorAndersen]

Looking forward to the people in the comments making arguments you already address in the video.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Oh they will

[@jamesdaviesanswers8751]

It’s already happening lok

[@RealCaptainAwesome]

@@InspiringPhilosophy "didn't watch but your wrong" haha. It's sad that people put so much effort into slamming their brothers in Christ.

[@RomanPaganChurch]

Yes, counter pointing things addressed is how it works.

[@jamesdaviesanswers8751]

@@RomanPaganChurch Lmao cosplaying pagan

[@ActualFaith]

Nailed it! >>>> "What ancient sources show that Christmas is pagan."

[@borneandayak6725]

Lol

[@RomanPaganChurch]

How about the Bible. Jeremiah 10.

[@Bushido1274]

@@RomanPaganChurch You're joking, right?

[@RomanPaganChurch]

@@Bushido1274 you must be

[@Bushido1274]

@@RomanPaganChurch I assure you I am not. Jeremiah 10 does not speak of decorating Christmas trees.

[@samuelflores1419]

Well said Brother! God bless you and your ministry!

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Thank you

[@Sousabird]

All I want for Christmas is people to stop making spurious connections between a holiday celebrating the birth of Christ and random pagan nonsense.

[@ramadadiver7810]

Il let Santa know

[@RomanPaganChurch]

Then we shouldn't celebrate the birth of Christ on winter solstice

[@brentbeatty4171]

Agree

[@DarkBlade37]

@@RomanPaganChurch Christmas isn’t on the winter solstice.

[@RomanPaganChurch]

@@DarkBlade37 traditional winter solstice was. You're welcome

[@arturkarpinski164]

I'm an advocate for keeping (and bringing back) Christ in Christmas. I disagree with the comercialization of it. This is not a cash grab for multibillionaire companies. Keep Christ in Christmas and limit, the frosty the snowman, the little green toymakers and the Rudolph nonsance. On the flip side, kids do love Christmas and a touch of Santa Claus isn't gonna corrupt them. Also, A Charlie Brown Christmas special is very Wholesome and Linus at the end of the show gives the best explanation on the True Meaning of Christmas. Merry Christmas everyone!!!

[@jeremybeavon4476]

I'm from the Southern hemisphere where Christmas is always in summer. So all the mid-winter snow stuff is really weird to me. :)

[@artistforthefaith9571]

@Methodius of Thessaloniki Wtf, I hate Rudolph now.

[@cecilspurlockjr.9421]

@@artistforthefaith9571 why ?

[@artistforthefaith9571]

@@cecilspurlockjr.9421 Let's just say Jews and I have very different worldviews. My comment was just a joke though, I really don't care about Rudolph. He and Frosty can take a hike, hopefully with their creators in tow.

[@ChrisTian-tz3eq]

Unfortunately... Even Charlie Brown has even duped us all into singing a hymn, in the Praise and Worship of a "Green Tree"! ("O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, How lovely are Thy Branches...") (Gotcha! ) ... (Drats! ) ... ( That Blockhead! ) ; )

[@DanielApologetics]

You know its CHRISTmas around the corner when IP makes his yearly videos on this!

[@Justin-yn5py]

CHRIST MASS

[@catcerson]

@@Justin-yn5py Mass of Christ (mass = lots - CHRIST MASS = lots of CHRIST)

[@theodorecross7705]

Love your videos. Can’t wait for this one to drop. Have you ever addressed your traditional convictions (i.e. denomination)? I’m just curious. I’m a Southern Baptist, but I love my Catholic, Orthodox, Non-denom, and other Protestant brothers and sisters, and I learn so much from their perspectives.

[@mr.starfish4965]

I think he’s Protestant of some sorts, but I don’t think he’s confirmed anything specific.

[@ramadadiver7810]

I'm a Christian who does not affiliate with any denomination and it's because I tend to agree with all of them on some things and disagree on others . I really enjoy listening to all my brother's and sisters in Christ no matter what you label yourself

[@RAFAEL27769]

It's a personal matter of conscience . I respect Christians who choose not to celebrate the holidays and certainly wouldn't dictate to others who do . Personally I don't really care either way .

[@yous.2963]

Merry Christmas. Imagine the darkness of the world now without Jesus.

[@reasonableapologetics]

Michael excellent presentation brother!! No doubt this needs to be viewed every single year. Hope this gets more views.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Thank you

[@Tubby-oq3uu]

Thanks for all your hard work, love your content.

[@MountainFisher]

I always thought Santa Claus has gotten a little ridiculous. I grew up in the 1950s and knew nothing about Christ, but Christmas was about Santa Claus, same for Easter. I never knew that that Easter was about the Resurrection of Christ I thought it was about rabbits and eggs. It wasn't until I became a Christian before I discovered those were Christian holidays. So much for living in a Christian nation, I was 18 years old before I'd heard the Gospel in a way I understood what it was about.

[@MountainFisher]

@Methodius of Thessaloniki Think they know what they stand for?

[@MountainFisher]

@Methodius of Thessaloniki I'm afraid judging by my experience growing up 60+ years ago most Americans probably think they're holidays for kids, especially Easter. At least Christmas has Christ in the name, but I literally was a Christian for several months before I discovered Easter was a celebration about the Resurrection of Christ and I thought what's all this nonsense about? They may not be pagan holidays, but the meaning of the Holy days is hidden from the culture at large when full grown adults living in the culture have no idea what it is all about. Santa has magic powers like God and I still have no idea what the rabbits and eggs are supposed to teach about the Risen Lord, but I never did. Go ask young people randomly what Easter is about and only kids that went to Catechism would know generally. I would say the world took the Holy days back and buried them in all those things that are not pagan, but they are not Christian either. I actually didn't think much about it until now.

[@MountainFisher]

@Methodius of Thessaloniki Even Norway has more reverence during the holidays than the US and Canada do.

[@markskojec863]

I don’t think it’s the traditions around Santa Claus which have gotten a little ridiculous. The traditions are fine, and can coexist with (and even be used to help teach about) core Christian belief. What is ridiculous is that as America has steadily become more secular, it picked and chose what traditions it wanted to keep - and Santa and the Easter bunny made the cut because they were “fun”. But Santa removed from an underlying Christian context isn’t capable of being the same tradition anymore - so what we have now is a Christian minority celebrating a good, beautiful, and true version of the tradition while the secular majority celebrates a distorted, vulgar, and perverted version of the same root tradition. I don’t feel obligated to abandon tradition just because others now celebrate a distorted version of it - I feel obligated to teach my kids the truth and beauty of the tradition within its Christian roots and context so that the traditions can survive through future generations intact.

[@kimosabehmar1671]

I was never taught Christmas was about Santa and his flying reindeer It was about celebrating our Lord and savior Jesus Christ's birth

[@airkami]

I'm really glad you mentioned that Adam added that it was forbidden to touch it because he thought his rule would add protection.

[@MeanBeanComedy]

Incredible work, Michael. You were born for this!

[@TrevorAndersen]

What do you think is behind the anti-holiday sentiment coming from some Christians?

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

I'll actually answer that in the video.

[@loreman7267]

Anti-Catholic sentiment?

[@TrevorAndersen]

@Methodius of Thessaloniki You could also just call them pagans.

[@Beefy_McWhatnow]

People just want to be "woke" so bad

[@Bullheadrecords]

@methodius--9405you’ll be surprised it comes from other smaller Protestant churches, even those with Trinitarian views sometimes think this way.

[@jilljames4_7]

I get pulled into these things sometimes because satan really does steal things and most around us celebrate "Christmas" with no recognition of Christ. That makes me sometimes get mad at how the world ruins things. This video was a good reminder to never let satan steal anything. It's where our hearts are focused, period!

[@kimosabehmar1671]

Over here in India we don't really care about the tree, we celebrate our savior Jesus Christ's birth in every church

[@ollybolly2881]

Tysm for making this vid IP! This content is great for countering misinformation and I have used some things that u mentioned in ur vids on this topic to show that the evidence that the anti-Christmas crowd give for Christmas having a pagan origin is pathetic.

[@DietSugar0]

No it isn't

[@TitusCastiglione1503]

@@DietSugar0 if you don’t want to believe reason and evidence you are legally allowed to stick your head up your butt. Just don’t bother the rest of us.

[@DietSugar0]

@@TitusCastiglione1503 Calm down. Don't forget, pride is a sin. Get over yourself

[@TitusCastiglione1503]

@@DietSugar0 this less a issue of pride and more an issue of truth. People who wangst about how Christmas is pagan are arguing utter nonsense, and should be treated as such.

[@RomanPaganChurch]

It's literally described in Jeremiah 10. Tree worship is DEFINITELY pagan.

[@DarkBlade37]

A pro-Christmas video on the Feast Day of Saint Nicholas.

[@TalkProphetic]

Makes me want to cry, no mention of saturnalia, no mention of winter solstice festivals around the world. No mention that Jesus did not give us these traditions, no Jewish feast days are connected to astral events but this man comes and tells us “hey be as worldly as you like! Don’t stand out and be different! Just enjoy!”

[@misterauctor7353]

Did you watch his videos?

[@TalkProphetic]

@@misterauctor7353 yes I watched this video and a few others, I had hope because I believed this man to be more level headed than most “Christians” but this video is just looking for a justification to follow the vain traditions of this world, why can’t we as “Christians” stand out by not engaging in this vain solstice festival. Abstain even from the appearance of evil.

[@TalkProphetic]

@@NickNameMatters where did u find out the Egyptians presentation of an infant for the newborn sun?

[@tanyi003]

The only people who stood out were the peculiar people, the Israelites..not supposed to do like the heathens..

[@theeternalsbeliever1779]

IP falls into the category of the kind of con artists Jesus prophesied about in Matt. 24: they come in His name and they preach lawless doctrines using His name. The fact that his channel name is "Inspiring Philosophy" shows he is all about placing human reasoning above what is clearly dictated in the Bible.

[@johncollins7465]

I am so glad you cleared this up for me. Thank you!

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Glad to help

[@summersun2828]

Putting the pagan thing to one side, I'm thinking of the bible verse that talks about worshipping God in 'spirit and truth'. Given that 25th of December is not scripturally the birth of Jesus then how are we worshipping the one true living God in 'spirit and truth'? If Christians are, indeed, to celebrate Christ's birth then why not celebrate it in the month that the scriptures point towards? (the shepherd's were out tending their flock, for example so it was not winter/December). The fact that Jesus said that we were to be separate from the world whilst still in it, indicates to me, that whatever the world celebrates/observes is not what Christians should join in doing themselves. Should we not stand out as being different to the world and its traditions and so called 'religious' practices?

[@dewaldt8104]

Sheep can survive in minus 2 degrees Celsius.

[@tincantu1244]

@@dewaldt8104 don’t forget the Roman census, that’s when taxes were around. It would not be efficient to be collected in winter.

[@dewaldt8104]

@@tincantu1244 except they used it to determine taxes. So they had to do the census a few months or weeks in advance before they could start taxing.

[@laurelthomas5215]

FWIW, "Jesus celebrated Hanukkah. Why aren't you?" is sometimes an appropriate/germane argument. (John 10:22-23) Festival of Lights/Festival of Dedication

[@deejay3776]

Excellent message! Probably the best I’ve heard on this topic.

[@MrWackywilson]

You kinda answered this 6 years ago With some excellent videos

[@davidlara993]

Do you think people who try to make arguments against Christmas see these kind of videos? Truth is not what people want to look for, nowadays.

[@stephengray1344]

@@davidlara993 Some of them will, and some of those will learn the truth. It's only a small impact, but it's better than having no impact.

[@davidlara993]

@@stephengray1344 Indeed. The problem is that there are accounts of alleged "rational" atheists, pagans, (or whatever, even Christians) whose best display of intellectually is repeating and widespread the same lies again and again. And those are the ones promoted on internet, I am afraid.

[@codeuniverse8826]

Good video!! IP...I hope people would spend a little more time worshiping God on Christmas and not forget the reason we celebrate it for.

[@GhostBearCommander]

It comes down to why you celebrate. If Christ is the center of your holiday celebration, weather the holiday had any influence from paganism or not becomes irrelevant if you don't partake in worshipping pagan deities/spirits. I mean, the word "Thursday" used to be "Thor's-day", a day named after the Norse deity Thor. We don't see Fundamentalists freaking out when we use "Thursday" on the calendar.

[@danabattisto7634]

If your children are worried about being on the naughty or nice list and not the BOOK OF LIFE you will be held accountable

[@FozzyBBear]

Thank you Michael, that was an important, timely, and easily shareable lecture. You used the correct scriptural supports to make your case. Simply top-notch content. Bravo!

[@Jesusisourlordandsavior36]

Thank you for this!! Very well done 👏 Merry Christmas 🙏🏻✝️🥰

[@legodavid9260]

I didn't know you preached so well, Michael! If you were the pastor at any church, I'd attend it on every Sunday just to hear your sermons! Keep spreading and defending the Word of God, brother!

[@stephengray1344]

You should judge somebody's ability to preach based on the way they handle the scripture(s) they are preaching on. In this video Michael isn't preaching from scripture, so you really shouldn't use it to judge his ability to preach. That said, Michael's videos where he does handle scripture show that he's competent at interpretation. Though I don't think I've ever seen him do anything akin to the application part of a sermon.

[@legodavid9260]

@@stephengray1344 He did bring up a few verses from scripture in this video as well though...

[@jonathanhernandez7957]

He wasn’t defending the word of god, he was defending a holiday.

[@ninjason57]

This is great info! Loved listening to it! Keep up the good work!

[@marinegirl4860]

And we still have the “Christmas is pagan” crowd in the comments

[@tincantu1244]

Well, it is.

[@marinegirl4860]

@@tincantu1244 except it’s not. Keep trying.

[@tincantu1244]

@@marinegirl4860 no… no it is 😄, December 25 is NOT the date of Jesus’s birth, we also have no evidence it was in winter. The Roman census was near his birth so we know it isn’t winter, so this date was not calculated at all. So, since we know you can not conclude that Jesus was born on December from the Bible then that means there was clear influence from something outside, Paganism and their December 25th.

[@marinegirl4860]

@@tincantu1244 lol 😂. And when is Jesus Birth then?

[@marinegirl4860]

@@tincantu1244 how do you know the Census wasn’t in December? Do you think that Herod really cared about people walking in winter? Also do you know that people back then still traveled during winter months. It is a two day walk from Nazareth to Bethlehem and a two hour walk from Bethlehem to Jerusalem.

[@AlwaysLookCool729-kt4xo]

In Paul’s letter to the Romans, ( Rom 14 ) he mentions the problem of those who were concerned about eating food connected with pagan rituals or keeping special days. Paul’s guidance was that each should be persuaded in their own mind and act according to their faith and conscience, but also in accordance with respect and consideration for the fellow Christian’s conscience. In other words, I have little interest in Santa Claus or Easter bunnies, but I don’t berate my fellow believers or accuse them of anything if they think these are harmless cultural trivia. If they wanted my opinion I might explain respectfully, but otherwise I say nothing.

[@lepterfirefall]

I find it hilarious that so many people comment on a video saying things that are directly addressed in the video, yet ignore it.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Yep

[@kennethcrowelljr8998]

We find it hilarious that fraud teachers don't adhere to sound doctrine! Sound doctrine like being Holy! That means set apart, Not doing everything the world does. Not mixing Holiness with profane things! Christmas is a lie. No fat man comes in out of a chimney with gifts! It's bible mockery! GOD will come ONE TIME WITH HIS REWARD! SATAN MOCKS THAT BY COMING ONCE A YEAR WITJ A REWARD! SATAN AND SANTA ARE THE SAME PEOPLE! THIS TEACHING MAKES YOU A HEATHEN. HOW DOES GIFTING PRESENTS AND DEBAUCHERY PLEASE CHRIST? SANTA EVERY WHERE AT ONE TIME? HE KNOWS IF YOU ARE BAD OR GOOD? LOOKS LIKE SANTA WANTS TO NE GOD! THAT'S A CLEAR CHARACTERISTIC OF SATAN! WOW!

[@marcgregory3290]

My potetential problem with Christmas isn't that its pagan. Its that it is secular.

[@tristanloveday5240]

Businesses will make anything secular for monetary gain. You can celebrate it in a non-materialistic and non-secular way.

[@Judy-lu7ld]

There is no mention of Christmas in the Bible. It is all about us and it was created by man and God gets nothing out of it by people celebrating it. It's not something he wants or tells us we need to do. So, I don't worry about it. No condemnation if I do celebrate it or if I don't celebrate it.

[@Jigglywhiteboy7156]

Your mistake is believing God needs anything from us lol. The day is meant to celebrate Christ and how we are saved, to harden our faith in Him. Christ gave reign to the Chruch afterall

[@RussellRadio]

Thank you so much for this video. You’ve compacted all of the rationale into one accessible place. God bless

[@biblealone9201]

The story of the Christmas tree begins in England, where the very young Winfrid decided to enter a Benedictine monastery over the objections of his parents. Winfrid grew in holiness and piety but yearned to leave the monastery and bring the light of Christ to the pagan Germans just as the monks had brought the Faith to England a century earlier. Boniface steadied the nerves of his friends and as they approached the pagan gathering he said, “Here is the Thunder Oak; and here the cross of Christ shall break the hammer of the false god Thor.”[4] Boniface and his friends arrived at the time of the sacrifice, which was interrupted by their presence. In a show of great trust in God and born from a desire to enkindle the fire of Christ in the German pagans, Boniface grabbed an axe and chopped down the Thunder Oak of mighty Thor. The Germans were astounded. The holy bishop preached the Gospel to the people and used a little fir tree that was behind the now felled oak tree as a tool of evangelization. Pointing to it he said, “This little tree, a young child of the forest, shall be your holy tree tonight. It is the wood of peace… It is the sign of an endless life, for its leaves are ever green. See how it points upward to heaven. Let this be called the tree of the Christ-child; gather about it, not in the wild wood, but in your own homes; there it will shelter no deeds of blood, but loving gifts and rites of kindness.”[5] Awed by the destruction of the oak tree and Boniface’s preaching, the Germans were baptized. Boniface continued his missionary efforts into old age when in 754, he left for a trip to Frisia with fifty monks. Their work was successful and many pagans agreed to receive baptism. When the appointed time came to celebrate the sacrament, a large armed crowd of pagans approached the missionaries. Knowing his time to die was at hand, Boniface discouraged his followers from fighting and said, “Cease my sons, from fighting, give up warfare for the witness of Scripture recommends that we do not give an eye for an eye but rather good for evil. Here is the long awaited day; the time of our end has now come; courage in the Lord!”[6] The ferocious pagan attack left Boniface and his fellow companions dead and celebrated as martyrs for the Faith. His later biographer, Othlo, recalled Boniface’s deep love for the people who he endeavored for so long to bring to Christ: The holy bishop Boniface can call himself father of all the inhabitants of Germany, for it was he who first brought them forth in Christ with the words of his holy preaching; he strengthened them with his example; and lastly, he gave his life for them; no greater love than this can be shown.”[7] In the centuries that followed, the Catholic tradition of using an evergreen tree to celebrate the birth of Jesus spread throughout Germany, and German immigrants in the eighteenth century brought the custom to the New World. Although there are many stories, legends, and myths surrounding the founding of the Christmas tree, including the claim that the custom originated with Martin Luther, there is only one story rooted in a real person and a real event: Boniface, converter of the Germans, who destroyed Thor’s mighty oak.😁😁

[@vedinthorn]

Never happened. This bears ALL the marks of a later legend. It's a good story, though.

[@biblealone9201]

@@vedinthorn prove your lunacy

[@bruceleeupk]

People care more about faith in man's holiday and not God. Luke warm. Jeremiah 10: Just let it go.

[@shadowcolorado3668]

Paul said it was ok for some Christians to eat meat sacrificed to idols and not be in sin. There is a principle in Paul's message that applies to the christmas debate. You shouldn't be alluding to believers being lost bc of twinkling lights and decorated pine trees and vice-versa believers shouldn't talk down to you for abstaining from specific activities. 1 corinthians 8

[@aninjathtpwndu]

I haven’t heard anything about the dating of Jesus’ birth being done by 9 months before the day he died. I always say March 25 as the date of the annunciation of Mary and considering that the day he was conceived

[@philipguyott3352]

@Methodius of Thessaloniki I did find some notion of this in Judaism, at least that righteous people die on their birthdays, but this is from a 18th century rabbi and is not a common belief. The rabbi was inspired by a passage in the Talmud which might imply that Moses died on his birthday, but this is open to interpretation. There was also a couple of rabbis who died in the same month (not day) that they were born, which was ascribed to their righteousness. However, the claim made in this video seems to be an apologetics myth, an overreaction to the claim that Christmas is pagan, which I agree, it is not.

[@albertohernandez8721]

@@philipguyott3352 Really? Because I've found some quotes from the Talmud that say the patriarchs died on the month they were born though.

[@ruukibane301]

​@methodius--9405 and that makes any sense why....people die when they die not on their conception date.

[@paulthompson5761]

I was surprised to learn that Santa Clause was made to look more like a Dutch man. I always thought Coca-Cola gave him the red suit in an ad and it stuck. I feel like I learn something new every time you make a new X - isn’t pagan video.

[@TKO67]

It is pagan. How many bible verses did he provide showing Christmas is biblical?

[@kimosabehmar1671]

@@TKO67 yes but no one is worshipping a 🌲 though? We celebrate our Lord and saviour's Jesus Christ's birth in every church not the tree,it is not important it's just a decorated tree that's all

[@TKO67]

@@kimosabehmar1671 really??? why then is it in so many churches.Even in the sanctuary, a central part of worship?

[@kimosabehmar1671]

@@TKO67 I don't know how they do it over there in the west but here in India it's not like that

[@kimosabehmar1671]

@@TKO67 majority don't do those trees things and we don't do all those giftings too,only some not many it's very different here, we celebrate it by going to church praying, singing and listening to sermons till 2 or 3 am and we would have a feast too, that's how we do it here

[@Ancient-Paths]

Does the Bible condemn Christmas? - NO - but maybe it should. What is an idol? It is anything we worship other than the One True God. Do People (including Christians) worship the One True God at Christmas - or do they worship turkeys, tinsel and trees? Idolatry is in the heart. Ask yourself - how much time do you spend on Christmas Day (and all the rest of December for that matter) worshipping the One True God? And how much time do you spend buying presents, writing Christmas cards, buying food, cooking food, eating food, decorating trees, drinking, travelling to meet other people, watching television, lounging around, and recovering from all this excess? Can you truly say you are celebrating the Saviour's Birthday or enjoying just another pagan festival?

[@tryingnottobeasmartass757]

How much time do you spend at work? How much time do you spend sleeping? Can you truly say you are worshiping God if so much of your time is taken up at work and with sleeping?

[@Ancient-Paths]

@@tryingnottobeasmartass757 I am not sure what your point is - but I was considering things we CHOOSE to do with our time. I am retired and spend little time sleeping. Maybe not sleep - but work can actually be an act of worship to God. In fact, everything can be an act of worship to God. But if I spend a lot of time on myself (cooking, eating, drinking, buying stuff, watching TV, playing games) can I call that worship?

[@tryingnottobeasmartass757]

My point is that no one is idolizing Christmas by spending time buying Christmas cards, shopping, decorating their house, or by spending their time at work, or by sleeping. "Whether therefore ye eat or drink, do all to the glory of God."

[@Ancient-Paths]

​@@tryingnottobeasmartass757 I may be wrong my friend - but since God hates worldliness, selfishness and idolatry so much - I cannot see how we can truly be 'worshipping Him' by simply wasting time and money for a whole month - on things that have nothing to do with Christianity. Can they really be done "to the glory of God?" Yes, helping the poor and feeding the hungry at Christmas is God-honouring - but is stuffing yourself til you nearly explode, and watching sordid programmes on the TV? I am not against people celebrating Christ's Mass - if that is what they want to do (and keep it modest) - but I thought it was a good thing to consider the hours we choose to waste in proportion to the actual hours we choose to spend in "worship." Hours that we will never regain. Are we not told to "redeem the time"? I spent my first Christmas as a Christian traipsing around the shops to find a "perfect" tree, then carrying it home, and up three flights of stairs to my flat. Then hunting in the loft for decorations, de-tangling the lights, decorating the tree.. Then three weeks later I had to take the decorations down, pack them away in the loft, find a saw, cut up the tree, bag it, and take it down stairs, round the back of my property, and then clean my flat. Can I honestly say I was redeeming the time the good Lord had given to me? I was not saved until I was 37 years old - and I was so looking forward to my first Christmas Day - as I imagined it was going to be the most exciting day of the year. When I got to church I was so disappointed when I discovered the service had been truncated to about 30 minutes. "Why?" I asked the pastor. "So that everyone can get home to cook the turkey" he replied. We must remember, that many things done in the name of the Almighty are not in the least honouring to His name.

[@tryingnottobeasmartass757]

@@Ancient-Paths, as long as you did those things with a grateful attitude and a cheerful hard, you can indeed say you were redeeming the time the good Lord gave you.

[@d.o.a7552]

From what I've read the 25th is the birthday of mithra and the winter solstice is celebrating saturn as well. Also some argue Jesus was born the 11th of September 3 bc

[@pleaseenteraname1103]

Yeah that’s just nonsense. If Jesus was born on September 3 he would have the same birthday as me.

[@d.o.a7552]

@@pleaseenteraname1103 if your trying to discredit an arguement you gotta explain why

[@pleaseenteraname1103]

@@d.o.a7552 i’m not saying the argument that you’re making is nonsense just the argument that you’ve heard is nonsense, as there’s no evidence that Mithra was born on December 25, I mean if you can really call it a birth because Metra came from a rock fully formed. The Romans did celebrate their feasts on December 25, that’s the closest connection paganism has to Christmas.

[@d.o.a7552]

@@pleaseenteraname1103 schlors argue over when mithra was supposedly born so I cant say its true or untrue but what we can say is the 25th is most likely inaccurate and not Jesus's actual birthday. Christmas has nothing to do with Jesus

[@pleaseenteraname1103]

@@d.o.a7552 then we can’t go in Jesus was born first certain either, i’ve heard many people bites that Mary got pregnant with him in March or February so that would be close to December, but also for life seen in many places in the world like Britain actually celebrated Christmas at one point in early January. And the reason I don’t believe Mithra was born on December 25, it’s because I can’t find any sources before the 1800s that alleged this at all.

[@daviddavenport9350]

Re: the use of the ancient Egyptian obelisk in St Peter's Square....remember that the Church (and several popes) were into preserving and restoring the Fine Art of the past (the collection of Classical statuary in the Vatican is stunning, rare and beautiful).....so the motivation of the Church was not some nefarious reworking of paganism as the neo-Puritans would have you believe....it was more a case of aesthetics and renaissance!!!

[@lisalisaknits1314]

The Catholic Church is clearly Satanic.

[@Talos_The_King]

I've made a habit of watching your videos every holiday with my family.

[@nazar7703]

It’s simple really. If you don’t have the time to search through the history here is something simple you can do. You can ask a simple question. Did the MESSIAH do it? Did Yahusha celebrate Christmas or anything close to it? If he didn’t then the safest bet would be to mimic him. The messiah kept the biblical feast days and observed and lived a sinless life! What is sin as defined the scriptures and not our opinions? “Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.” ‭‭I John‬ ‭3‬:‭4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ So the messiah obeyed the laws of Yah perfectly! He never broke it! The laws are summed up in 2. Love Yah with all your heart and your neighbor as you love yourself but.. and this is a big BUT.. You cannot keep those unless you KNOW the OTHERS!!! Do we really think the creator of all things.. that has put order(law) to everything would give precise instructions on how to operate in his creation?? He created the way the sun rises/sets, the precise makeup of something like water.. Water is only water if it has 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen. If anything is taken away or added then it is no longer water! That is a (law). It is unchanging because he is unchanging. ““For I am (Yahuah)the Lord, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.” ‭‭Malachi‬ ‭3‬:‭6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Are we realistically going to our children a car and not teach them how to drive? A stove and not teach them how to safely use it? Clothing and not teach them how to wear them? You get the point. The creator has a specific way he wants those that are submitted to him to worship him. He has specific “HOLIDAYS” that gives him glory. Is Christmas one of them? Or did he set apart.. Passover, Unleavened Bread, Atonement.. etc The only way we can give the CREATOR WHAT HE WANTS is by submitting our understanding and will to him reading his word and doing things HIS way. ““For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says (Yahuah) the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ The truth is that we all to some degree have been deceived by the enemy and we all have operated in his understanding and his ways willing. Regardless of ignorance we have. Some of those things have brought happiness and a level of unity, but that doesn’t mean that it pleases the father. Videos like this are made to justify people not wanting to examine there relation to the Creator and Word (Yahusha) and to give up that which is not aligned. We are creatures that like to be comfortable. Find your comfort in The simplicity of the Creators word. Not man’s complex opinions. I promise you he doesn’t desire to deceive you by being overly complex 😂. ““Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭17‬-‭19‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.”” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭24‬:‭44‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Who gave the law to Moses? It was ultimately the CREATOR. So who’s law is it really? THE CREATORS! The law speaks of who? THE MESSIAH YAHUSHA!!!! ““If you love Me, keep My commandments.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭15‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

[@HeroQuestFans]

a message that still needs to be shared. oddly enough there are those who will try to turn this all around by saying if you explain Christmas is NOT pagan, you're sinning against those who are afraid of Christmas (invoking 1 Cor. 8) because of bad information! at what point can we correct errors, in their view?

[@markmooney5662]

God bless you IP and a wonderful Christmas to you and all the Christian family. Gilly wife of Mark.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Thank you, God bless

[@theedifyingseerofJESUS4106]

I always thought of Christmas this way too. Thanks Michael

[@5BBassist4Christ]

"Christmas was taken from all these pagan holidays." "Okay, well, actually, here's where this pagan tradition changed to December 25th to coincide with Christmas, and here's where that one did, and here's where the other one did. Oh, and here are my sources."

[@RealCaptainAwesome]

Anti-Christmas Christian: So you're saying they're pagan?

[@RomanPaganChurch]

Except, it is pagan.

[@nickwadson5731]

@@RomanPaganChurch At least heavy metal isn't exclusively the devil's music - thank God for that.

[@ruukibane301]

Christ was not born on December 25. To teach that is a LIE. WHAT DOES GOD HATE, A LIAR.

[@curtpui]

@@ruukibane301 no one is saying that.

[@aletheiaquest]

Brother IP's videos have been paradigm-shifting for me. I'm now coming out of this belief that these holidays were pagan and should not be observed or I'm sinning. I'm thankful for his ministry.

[@philipguyott3352]

I agree with some of your points. However, you said that in the early church that there was this belief that a prophet should die on the same day he was conceived. I decided to do some research on this and it appears to be nothing more then a apologetics myth. Some good scholarly articles debunking this idea, as there is no evidence that the early church believed this. I did find some notion of this in Judaism, at least that righteous people die on their birthdays, but this is from a 18th century rabbi and is not a common belief. The rabbi was inspired by a passage in the Talmud which might imply that Moses died on his birthday, but this is open to interpretation. There was also a couple of rabbis who died in the same month (not day) that they were born, which was ascribed to their righteousness. If you can cite a source for your claim I would appreciate it. With Thanks.

[@vladolenin1345]

Yes please share your source, I'm curious as well because I've never heard that claim before about righteous men dying on their birthdays. What I have heard and read in the Law of Moses (Exodus 12:1-7 📖 Leviticus 23:5 📖) is that the spotless lamb dies at 1 year of age, 2 week into the first month of Nisan/Abib on Passover. 👇 Since Jesus Christ is THE Lamb of God, it makes sense that He died around the time of His birth, in the month of Nisan, which is in the springtime, which is when sheep give birth.

[@tiajennick]

Where does the Bible tell us to celebrate Christmas? If this was important to do, why do we not have this Birth date or tradition examples to follow in the Bible? We are told how to live, how to worship, how to act, etc., yet Christmas celebration is no where to be found.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

It’s in the same passage where it says you can use the internet.

[@tiajennick]

@@InspiringPhilosophy the internet is what your eyes see, what you read, what you subject yourself to when researching, the information you put out to others. There are multiple passages concerning this. Where is the passage stating we are to celebrate Christmas or even to celebrate the birth of Jesus? The importance of celebrations and Praise of multiple times are written. Christmas is not one of them.

[@tiajennick]

@@InspiringPhilosophy the love, joy, thankfulness, attributions to Jesus and what his life and death did for us, and this full meaning of what is now found throughout Christmas should be applied to your everyday life. Praise and worship, treat others with kindness, find that extra bit of joy and forgiveness, fill your home with that sense of warmth and comfort, and attribute all of this to Jesus daily. If you can add things to your life, such as communion with family, prayer, giving thanks, and remembering Jesus is the reason for the season just because it's December, maybe rethink every other month of the year to Praise and worship with Joy and gratitude just as it were December.

[@speedboy6776]

​@@tiajennickJeez, how dare people celebrate the birth of Jesus if it's not in the Bible??? We should only do good if we're instructed to smh...

[@aerialpunk]

So what? It's a perfectly fine holiday, and it doesn't go against the Bible to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Celebrating his birth is a reminder of the historicity of His life on Earth. I also like how we celebrate both his broth and his death and resurrection, cos it gives a nice sense of completion to the whole thing. Just cos something is new doesn't mean it's wrong. It's not like we're expected to never change anything across the entire world forever, and instead to live exactly like how the ancient Jews did. And I mean, Jesus criticised the ancient Jews too, so...

[@joburton1629]

Just celebrate Jesus coming into the world to save us , it doesn’t matter what day it’s done on ; God just wants us to give him the glory, not for us to find every excuse

[@yeshuaislord3058]

i think Christmas is fine if its centered in Christ. i did at one time believe Christmas was pagan but since I've realized that regardless of how society commercializes the day if you are genuinely worshipping Christ then praise God

[@swamiesez9066]

I did the same, but realized how far off base I was to not celebrate Christmas at all. The Holy Spirit was guiding me down a completely different path. I stopped worrying about the details of pagan roots after realizing satan was trying to dupe me again. The real problem with Christmas is that Santa is actually an antichrist spirit. Antichrist means "instead of Christ", not "against Christ". Santa is given divine character, "he sees you when you are sleeping, he knows when you've been good or bad, so be good for goodness sake". We teach our children to love Santa, to be good for him. But, Isn't it God who does those things? God is a jealous God and does not share His throne with anyone. We are warned over and over in scripture, "do not be deceived", "satan appears as an angel of light", satan comes to kill, steal, and destroy. We have been duped by satan into a secular Christmas celebration that actually mocks God. We don't have too much longer on this earth, we Christians should be better at discernment, lest we get left behind.

[@jimbogle3612]

God looks upon the heart - We don't worship the tree, the lights or the gifts. But in the tree, we see the cross, in the lights we see the resurrection, in the gifts we see the greatest gift of all.

[@ceebee7707]

1.Christmas has pagan roots. 2.Christmas is a man-made holiday. 3.Christmas promotes materialism. 4.Christmas promotes idolatry. 5.Christmas has no basis in Scripture. 6.Christmas turns attention away from Jesus. 7.Christmas has been commercialized. 8.Christmas distracts from the true gospel. 9.Christmas encourages sin. 10.Christmas is not a biblical feast.

[@theeleventhhour8959]

1. Wrong. Some possible affiliations but no roots to be found. This is historically backed. 2. Yes, but so what? Abraham threw a feast because his son became weaned, what’s the diff? By your logic here everything manade without God direction should be banned. 3. It does, but do you have to partake in the materialism? No you don’t. 4. No it does not. Are you actively worshipping a tree as a pagan idol? Do you give it food and baths and clothes and parade it around the town square for people to bow down to? You can’t be an accidental pagan. Or are you that afraid of Christ’s power over you not being enough? 5. Luke, chapter 1. 6. Only if you allow it, which it seem you are. 7. Don’t partake in the commercialisation 8. How? A entire month dedicated to the birth of Christ, our saviour, Emmanuel, God incarnate, the month of lights and kindness, the literal epitome of Christlike behaviour. 9. Where on earth do you get that? Where’s the encouraged sin? 10. So? Electricity isn’t in the Bible, neither are birthdays, cell phones, women wearing pants, or the colour pink. Are you that against people embracing the season and having a good time with friends and family, doing good to strangers and actively letting the light of Christ shine through everyone that you feel the need to rain on other people parades? Not to mention the entire “pagan!!11!” thing is historically untrue. Getting your facts from Hislop and neopagans isn’t a good gambit. Signed, a tired former pagan and practising Christian.

[@ceebee7707]

@@theeleventhhour8959 1. The pagan roots of Christmas can be traced back to ancient times. The celebration of the winter solstice was an important part of many ancient cultures, including the Romans and the Celts. This was a time of thanksgiving and celebration as the days began to get longer and the sun returned. In some cultures, this was a time of sacrifice, and in others it was a time of gift-giving. This celebration was later adopted by Christians and turned into the modern celebration of Christmas.

[@ceebee7707]

@@theeleventhhour8959 2. & 3. since Christmas is a man-made holiday, it doesn't have any scriptural significance and should not be labeled as a christian holy day. Ultimately, it is up to each individual Christian to decide whether or not to celebrate Christmas. there is difference between simple celebrations and pagan traditions. The pagan roots of Christmas materialism can be traced back to the Roman celebration of Saturnalia. During this winter festival, which took place around the same time as Christmas, people exchanged gifts and decorated their homes with evergreen boughs and lights. In Northern Europe, evergreen trees were also decorated with ornaments and lights to celebrate the winter solstice. Both of these pagan customs have been incorporated into modern Christmas celebrations.

[@ceebee7707]

@@theeleventhhour8959 4. (multi-layered response)[1.] Many modern Christmas decorations are centered around Santa Claus, a figure who is worshipped as a god-like figure by many children and adults alike. This encourages idolatry, as people are placing their faith in a figure who is not the true God. [2.] Commercialism has taken over the Christmas holiday, with many people spending large amounts of money on gifts and decorations. This puts material things ahead of the supposed meaning of Christmas, which is to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. It encourages people to worship material items, instead of the one true God. [3.] Christmas songs often promote the idea of Santa Claus, making him out to be a larger-than-life figure who brings presents to good children. This encourages people to believe in a figure other than the true God. [4. ]Christmas movies often portray Santa Claus as a magical figure who brings joy to those around

[@ceebee7707]

@@theeleventhhour8959 5.Luke chapter 1 is not telling us to celebrate Christmas. In fact, the passage does not mention Christmas at all. Instead, it tells the story of the birth of John the Baptist and the announcement of Jesus' birth. While Luke chapter 1 is a significant part of the Christian tradition, it is not meant to be interpreted as an endorsement of Christmas celebrations. Christmas is a holiday that has been developed over time and is not EVER explicitly mentioned in the bible. Also, the passage does not explicitly tell us to celebrate it, much less to celebrate it using pagan traditions.

[@bibleman8010]

The idea that Christmas is ‘pagan’ actually comes from die-hard Protestant fundamentalists in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. In those centuries, many Protestants regarded holidays like Christmas and Easter as “Popery” and therefore sought to discredit them by linking them with ancient paganism. The idea that Christmas might be pagan was advanced as early as 1648 in the work Certain Queries Touching the Rise and Observation of Christmas, written by the Puritan Joseph Heming. Later fundamentalist writers took the idea and ran with it. One particularly influential writer was Alexander Hislop (1807-1865), a minister for the Free Church of Scotland who published a pamphlet in 1853 titled The Two Babylons. In this pamphlet, Hislop claimed that Roman Catholicism is really nothing more than re-branded Babylonian paganism and that all the holidays associated with Catholicism are actually ancient Babylonian religious festivals in honor of the heathen gods. Hislop was a zealot, vehemently anti-Catholic, and a crank whose ideas had almost no factual basis whatsoever, but his work became extremely influential among Protestant fundamentalists. It is from Hislop that the concept of Christmas as the “birthday of Tammuz” derives. [Some of the above comes from an article published 8.DEC.21 by D. Armstrong] The above said, there is no denying that some traditions and customs surrounding Christmas are derived from pre-Christian beliefs and practices; the tree (a Germanic tradition), the “plant” traditions - holly, ivy, mistletoe (from the Celts). Indeed, many of our present-day customs and traditions, from the days of the week to the candles you blow out on your birthday cake, have pre-Christian antecedents; but no one really seems to complain about those. In fact, I’d be willing to bet that very few people are even remotely aware of them. Quite frankly, whether one wishes to acknowledge it or not, the “pagan-ness” has been effectively ‘bread out’ of these Christmas traditions for well over 1,000 years now. They have, for all intents and purposes, become completely Christianized. Like other pre-Christian customs and traditions that have become part of our culture, it’s time for some to get over it. The conception that Christmas had pagan foundations started to be viral in the 17th century with the English Puritans and Scottish Presbyterians, who abhorred all Catholic things. They detested the feast days, specifically the Christmas feast with its joyous observances, celebrations and customs. Given that the Bible did not provide specific date of Jesus’ birth, the Puritans contended that it was a sinful device of the Roman Catholic Church that should be eliminated. Subsequently, Protestant preachers like the German Paul Ernst Jablonski attempted to establish unverifiable works that December 25 was actually a pagan Roman feast, and dissuaded that Christmas was yet another example of how the medieval Catholic Church ‘paganized’ and corrupted ‘pure’ early Christianity.😎😎

[@WilliamMoses355]

Supposing that the trappings or date of some holiday were rooted in a pagan culture, that wouldn't matter a lick unless they preserved, in tact, a rite or belief from paganism that is contrary to Christianity. Paul and the rest of the apostles didn't give up their Jewish culture when they became Christians, and they didn't demand it of Greeks, Romans, or the rest of the world. Even if Santa Claus was Odin (which he isn't), the key question should be does he convert and worship Christ with us, or does he still demand we worship him, like the old days.

[@craigmcbride8226]

I asked a woman who made the statement on a Mike Wingers Christmas post that stated ''Christmas was evil and from pagan.'' I asked her if she would provide the evidence to support her claim. She replied that it wasn't about her proving anything. She told me to ''do the research.'' I asked her which claim would she like to examine. She didn't respond.

[@swamiesez9066]

Read my post above, it may shed some light on the topic. God Bless and Merry Christmas.

[@jamesdaviesanswers8751]

Teenagers on tik tok who like to cosplay as Pagans are raging right now 😂

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Yep! I’m fully aware

[@chrais78]

Great video as usual

[@scalibrine3638]

Sermon was good. The impact of Christ being above all and victorious above all other "gods" was important and im glad you ended on that. Im not sure it came accross with as much weight. The sermon felt information heavy and little to hold onto. I personally like this form of talk/sermon but i dont think the majority attach themselves with the call to know this and worship God by telling and loving others with and through this knowledge. Again, a lot of good, i hope to see you refine this message and make it better for next year and the many years God give you after. Thank you for your work and service.

[@DIAZ8979]

Thank you so much Michael for this awesome video ❤️

[@lorenthibodeaux2000]

So my stance on Christmas is its fun time and can be used to get closer with God and your family. I use to think it was Pagan but have since got away from that. My thing is when church tells how important it is to celebrate Christmas when if it was important as they say it was it should be in the Bible. People celebrate Christmas but no scriptural holiday.

[@achristian11]

Christmas is not pagan! Satan\s war against Christmas will not prevail, great video IP

[@RandomManIncorperated]

Christmas Devil Now That Sounds like a Horror i Would Watch.

[@joannejohnson6624]

Christmas is pagan and not to be celebrated if u r a Christian.

[@baberoot1998]

"There is a way which seemeth right unto man; those ways are the ways of death."

[@rlee1185]

I celebrate Christmas on 9/11, then again on 12/25.

[@RealCaptainAwesome]

Dr Heiser has taught you well.

[@rlee1185]

@@RealCaptainAwesome hello there

[@RealCaptainAwesome]

General@@rlee1185

[@philipguyott3352]

I celebrate on the 1st Tishri, which changes each year like Easter does. This year it was the 25th September. Next year the 1st Tishri falls on the 15th September, which is also my birthday! :)

[@rlee1185]

@@philipguyott3352 yeah that's probably the better way to do it

[@sjappiyah4071]

IP Really used a Chad meme in a talk at a church to explain his point...this made my year LOL. Merry Christmas IP

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

It worked 😂

[@jeffreyrodrigoecheverria2613]

Just wondering is Christmas being supposable pagan more about Protestants dislike for Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians than anything else?

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

That is origin of some theories

[@kennystrawnmusic]

It’s actually the neo-Arian cults (Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, etc) that are more likely to believe the myths that Michael debunks in this video.

[@beebarfthebard]

I just paste links to your page instead of arguing now. Thanks for standing on this hill brother. As an ex pagan and then aetheist, I used to say it was pagan all the time just because I heard it online....never did research......I don't like my fb memories, we'll put it that way....so thanks!!! Doing the Lord's work and stuff!

[@basedchump]

21:48 Absolutely beautiful, God gives justice 💪💪

[@starpowerfitness9651]

Jesus is the gold standard of our faith (Eph 2:20)....you never see Him keeping Christmas. that simple. we must the feasts in Lev 23, but in the new covenant way.

[@timothypetit5799]

Christmas is a pagan holiday it derives from paganism

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

There is no evidence for that

[@michaellash4050]

@@InspiringPhilosophy Really this says it all, “And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.” Luke 16:15 NKJV Is Christmas highly esteemed among men? Here is a lifeline incase any of you want to become actual Christians, which is done by identifying with His death and resurrection, not physical birth, which curiously you don’t even know if was in December, much less if it’s the 25th. (Go to The Path of Truth and type “Christmas” into the search bar, read That Devilish Spirit of Christmas) Consider actually reading that before responding. Many, many other points are made there. “1Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. 2Thus says the Lord: “Do not learn the way of the Gentiles;
Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven,
For the Gentiles are dismayed at them.
3For the customs of the peoples are futile;
For one cuts a tree from the forest,
The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.
4They decorate it with silver and gold;
They fasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not topple.
5They are upright, like a palm tree,
And they cannot speak;
They must be carried,
Because they cannot go by themselves.
Do not be afraid of them,
For they cannot do evil,
Nor can they do any good.” Jeremiah 10: 1-5 NKJV What does that speak of if not a Christmas tree? Would not a Christmas tree fall under that umbrella even if that wasn’t what was specifically being mentioned? Or did you skip over the verse? If so, why? When reading someone’s refutation of Christmas do you just sort of skim through it and ignore or outright reject it? Does such a reaction not also say it all? Wouldn’t one not want to be caught celebrating pagan festivals if it wasn’t God’s will? He calls such acts whoredom, prostitution, and infidelity, do you like getting cheated on? Not to mention it brings His wrath. Did Jeremiah not make it simple and clear enough? There’s only one reason you wouldn’t be able to see it… “Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word.” John 8:43 NKJV “He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.” John 8:47 NKJV “According to the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; and according to the doings of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their ordinances.” Leviticus 18:3 NKJV You guys are supposed to come out of Egypt (the world), yet here you are defending it. And not only are you suppose to leave Egypt but you’re also to go outside the camp (“church”), bearing his reproach (Heb 13:13), taking part in His sufferings (Col 1:24). He is a Man Who is acquainted with grief, are you a man or woman of many sorrows? Are you being persecuted for righteousness sake? Or are you too busy eating drinking and being “merry”? “And you shall not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am casting out before you; for they commit all these things, and therefore I abhor them.” Leviticus 20:23 NKJV Is Christmas Egyptian in origin? It sure is! You can find out in less than 30 seconds on Google. Not only is it Egyptian but it’s been influenced by Babylon, the Romans, and almost all nations, doesn’t God hate ungodly mixture? It has filthy ancient stains of old traditions, look into Saturnalia for example, and Nimrod, his wife Semiramis, Tammuz, and the winter solstice of the sun, read Two Babylons, it’s free. And what about modern day with Krampus or magical elves? The evidence is endless. “How about all the paraphernalia… the holly wreath, mistletoe, Yule log, the tree? All pagan. Mistletoe, for example, represents fertility. Why do people kiss under it? Origins of these are easily determined with research and spiritual judgment. What about “Saint Nicholas”? Traditions and origin theories vary, but consider: Are saints elves? Are they obese? Are they endowed with magical powers? (I don’t say “miraculous” because there is a difference.) Do they smoke? If so, they are not examples fit to represent the Lord in what many presume to be the greatest feast unto the Lord. Do saints come by stealth, giving superfluous gifts? You may say that you do not really believe in Santa. Fine. You may think that such fantasy is innocent or harmless. It is neither. A saint is one in whom dwells the Lord Jesus Christ. A saint is not some elf or fairy tale. He or she is a child of God. The things of Christ should never be mixed with fables or lies.” - Victor Hafichuk “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.” Revelation 3:15-16 NKJV If you want to celebrate Christmas, leave Jesus Christ out of it and don’t associate it or yourself with Him. “For the Name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written.” Romans 2:24 NKJV Isn’t this exactly what is happening? I’ve seen endless short clips of atheists rightly confronting compromising Christian’s for celebrating Christmas when indeed its origins and current state are pagan through and through. And so God is more angry with you than with them. Imagine that, the heathen having to rebuke the believers. “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.” Exodus 20:7 NKJV Not being held guiltless means cancer is coming your way, or car crashes or any other catastrophe, not so with God’s children. Visit The Path of Truth, the Lord’s website, and see what He has to say about Christmas. There you will find pages and pages of points and proofs, and more important than historical facts, the spiritual perspective and substance. And truly, Christmas is a small matter, if you can’t give this up what makes you think you’ll be able to forsake all when the time comes? “Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.” Luke 17:33 NKJV “So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:33 NKJV Forsaking is an inner reality, but often manifests externally. You guys can’t even give up evil things for the Lord! Much less would you be willing to forsake good things like Abraham with Issac.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

@@michaellash4050 You've been debunked - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnLSfYybe85lo9U

[@timothypetit5799]

@@InspiringPhilosophy Santa Claus is considered a false Pagan god in Christmas is derived from paganism gift giving the Christmas tree Christmas wreath decorations the yule log and furthermore Jesus's birthday is not December 25th the Catholic Roman Catholic adopted December 25th to mix it with the pagan holiday and claims that Jesus's birthday was December 25th when nobody knows when his birthday is in Catholics they add to and take away from the Bible and Catholic is really not Christian as you can see what's going on overseas now you got Catholic Judaism and Muslim forming a one world religion called chrislam and you trust the Catholic religion on when Jesus's birthday is and that's too bad you trust that unless you're Catholic yourself but everything about Christmas is of paganism I used to celebrate Christmas I used to decorate the tree give gifts until God let me know I should not do that it says in the Bible do not do as pagans do and pagans they decorate the tree put up a wreath gift giving and stuff like that on December 25th so that's your choice if you want to continue to worship Santa Claus but I rather worship the true God Yahweh also known as Jesus the Messiah Jesus the Christ which is God in the flesh it's like that picture people claim to be Jesus is an image adopted by Catholics and that is a Graven image and it says in the Bible you shall not construct or make graven images

[@timothypetit5799]

@@InspiringPhilosophy and it's just like the Catholic Church the Roman Catholic Church that is always playing Sunday to be Sabbath just recently the Pope came out and said they lied Saturday is actually Sabbath and it says in the Bible do not lie no matter how painful it gets and if you want to keep lying to the people you are talking to in the video you will have to stand up in front of God to answer for your evil Deeds come Judgment Day I hope you ask for forgiveness and I hope God has mercy on your soul hope to see you in heaven

[@michaelwyka9585]

Super good stuff, thank you! 😎

[@DarrylCross]

Well said - God owns all things and all days for they ultimately were made by Him, and were made good. The kinds of things those often quoted passages by the anti-Christmas crowd are talking about are when we do acts that corrupt, abuse, or destroy the good - like temple prostitution and human sacrifice.

[@ShepherdsHook]

Loved it. Well done.

[@CHE-Undercover]

Philosophy is pagan, and Inspiring things are pagan. ;)

[@t700e]

@methodius--9405Issa joke

[@c3cxla]

It is, it was invented by a pagan called Pythagoras.

[@CHE-Undercover]

@Methodius of Thessaloniki I guess you missed the obvious sarcasm, and i guess you missed the winking face showing that i was joking, and i guess you missed the the name of my channel... it happens, its okay

[@CHE-Undercover]

@@c3cxla exactly. That's why I avoid triangles at all cost, lest I worship pagan gods. Lol algebra too. Lol

[@theeternalsbeliever1779]

@Methodius of Thessaloniki Contrary to your obviously false assertion, they are not philosophical because they were not inspired by human reasoning.

[@lukeslivkoff9817]

It's that time of year again! Alreasy heard the Christmas slander a couple times and it's not even Thanksgiving yet...

[@PShawtx]

The question is, is God pleased with Christians keeping Christmas ?

[@isoldam]

Why wouldn't he be.

[@baberoot1998]

@@isoldam Because...it came from paganism?

[@joshuamelton9148]

@@baberoot1998 Can you prove it using primary sources?

[@MB-ef2qs]

@@baberoot1998 well someone Skipped the whole point of the Video...yikes

[@theeternalsbeliever1779]

@@isoldam Deut. 12 shows why He isn't pleased. Contrary to Romanist thinking, He is not obligated to accept such a dubious and disgusting manner of worship neither.

[@chris_2208]

God actually did not command the Israelites to build a temple but only a tabernacle. The temple was David's idea and it was realized by Solomon.

[@jrbowers103]

Show us the traditional practice of Christmas including Christ being born on are even close to December 25 out of the Bible. Book chapter and verse.

[@201950201950]

AMEN My God is not insecure. If anyone is insecure it's me.

[@SaintAthanasius_Edits]

Catholic ✝️🇻🇦❤

[@borneandayak6725]

One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic

[@willtheperson7224]

@Methodius of Thessaloniki A Seminarian in New York!

[@jasonvoorheesv1nce904]

Same here, Catholic here ✝️🇻🇦

[@lucienmauricesenghor8216]

Orthodox here ☦️

[@willtheperson7224]

@@lucienmauricesenghor8216 Same ☦️

[@Ephisus]

I have never heard anyone articulate why it would be a problem if it was.

[@racksityentertainment]

The thing is, it might be Christian but is it biblical? Biblically accurate? And what do you consider “Christian”? A tradition following Christ’s teaching or traditions made by followers far later? The pope is a Christian figure with the late interpretation but from the Christ’s teachings, it’s hard to consider the pope a Christian cause he literally goes against several of his teachings.

[@Jigglywhiteboy7156]

Is Christianity about works or grace?

[@cheryls3777]

@@Jigglywhiteboy7156 stop trolling

[@Jigglywhiteboy7156]

@@cheryls3777 bruh

[@cheryls3777]

@@Jigglywhiteboy7156 grow up, what are you 10 yrs old?

[@305thief8]

0:38 Made me laugh thank you IP merry Christmas😭😭😭😭😂😂😂

[@maryelizabethwilliams7037]

The Bible never ask us to celebrate Christmas.

[@onlyechadtherebellious2467]

Does that mean it is sinful though?

[@Floridahehe]

It also never says that we should use phones, did you write this with a banana leaf?

[@therealkingbaldwin]

The bible also doesn’t give you the canon of scripture so how do you know your canon of scripture is correct?

[@ProdigalSon_8]

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[@CreationSGame01]

Imagine being scolded for trying to follow the Bible. It’s ok brother/sister. They don’t understand that we grew up in a Christless Christmas and when we find that gifts, Christmas trees and Saint Nick and slay bells are not in the Bible, they don’t calmly tell us the truth, they scold you for trying to seek it and understand it. But you don’t don’t find the truth in the comment section. Pray you got something out of the video like I did, and maybe you’ll learn more as you go. I did not learn about a prophets death correlating to their birth until recently. Sad, it wasn’t until I was adult that I finally received this bit of information. Asking so many times about their reasoning and all the lukewarm Christians that celebrate the holiday blindly could not answer. Bless the age of information.

[@elteacher6410]

Thank you for the Master Class.

[@TKO67]

His name is Christ not Chris. "But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.” Matthew 15:9

[@Floridahehe]

His name is Yeshua.

[@TKO67]

@@Floridahehe even better

[@danieltinsleykhvsff9622]

Merry Christmas 🎄. You again made another informative video.