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Since the Holy Bible is the only rule of life and faith for a Christian…

And since a Christian who chooses to celebrate Christmas must do so in a manner consistent with the Bible…

And, since the Bible says whatever a Christian does must be rooted-in their faith. (Whatsoever is not of faith is sin.)…

Then the guiding principle must be this: Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do it all to the glory of God.

The traditional American Christmas celebration includes much that cannot possibly be for God’s glory.

Those traditions which necessitate disobedience to God’s Word cannot be part of a Christian’s Christmas.

Just three questions need be honestly answered to determine the appropriateness of any element of a Christmas celebration:

1. Is what I am doing fully obedient to the Holy Bible?
2. Am I doing this because of my faith in God?
3. Am I doing this for the glory of God?

A “NO” answer to any of the three questions demands avoidance of the matter being considered.

Now, take time to read these few excerpts from the sermon of an old English pastor on the subject of a Biblical Christmas observance:

“I wish everybody that keeps Christmas this year, would keep it as the angels kept it.

There are many persons who think the birth of Christ should be celebrated like the orgies of Bacchus. They would not consider they had kept Christmas in a proper manner, if they did not verge on gluttony and drunkenness. They think Christmas cannot possibly be kept, except there be a great shout of merriment and mirth in the house, and added to that the boisterousness of sin.

We will attach nothing more to this day than to any other day: believing that every day may be a Christmas. Yet we must try to set an example to others how to behave on that day; and especially since the angels gave glory to God: let us do the same.

The angels said, “Peace to men:” let us labor if we can to make peace.

Do not try to keep Christmas without keeping good will towards men. Find something wherewith to clothe the naked, and feed the hungry, and make glad the mourner. Try, if you can, to show good will at this special season; and if you will do that, the poor will say with me, that indeed they wish there were six Christmases in the year.

Go home to thy friends, and tell them what the Lord hath done for thy soul, and that will make a blessed round of stories at the Christmas fire. Oh, what a happy Christmas that will make! What more shall I say? May God give you peace with yourselves; may he give you good will towards all your friends, your enemies, and your neighbors; and may he give you grace to give glory to God in the highest. I will say no more, except at the close of this sermon to wish every one of you the happiest Christmas.” – Charles Spurgeon, London.

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