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“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows”
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Christmas Season - celebrates
December 25th birthday of Christ
Happy time of year
Gifts exchanged
Can we celebrate?
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I. Observations
No proof of December 25th
Exact year, month, day is not revealed
Adopted in 3rd century
Luke 2:1-14
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Christians can enjoy as Christians can enjoy as National HolidayNational Holiday
Phil. 4:4 “Rejoice in the Lord always”
We may give and receive gifts
July4th
Memorial Day
Labor Day
Valentine’sDay
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“But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.”
Rom. 14:23
Christian Liberty
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II. Not a Holy Day
“Christmas” not in Bible
Catholic “Christ Mass”
Not observed in early church
No command in Bible
Rev. 22:18-19
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“You observe days and months and seasons and years. I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain.”
Gal. 4:10-11
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“So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.”
Col. 2:16-17
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“observe all things that I have commanded.”
Matt.28:20
“speak as the oracles of God” 1 Peter 4:11
We must not “go beyond what is written” 1 Cor.4:6
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“And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread” Acts 20:7
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Dates Suggested For The Birthday of Christ
January
6 March
25
January
10
May
20December
25
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III. What We Know Matt.Luke
Caesar Augustus
Virgin Mary
Bethlehem of Judea
Wise men from East
Fullness of time - Gal. 4:4-7
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Birth was not His beginning
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.” Jn. 1:1-2
His Spirit pre-existed His body
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“This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man which is preferred before me: for He was before me.” Jn. 1:30
Jesus pre-existed John
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“Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.”
Jn. 8:58
Jesus pre-existed Abraham
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“without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually.”
Heb. 7:3
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His physical birth did not bring Him into existence
Likeness of a man - Phil. 2:6-8
“word was made flesh” Jn.1:14
“Immanuel” = God with UsMatt. 1:18-23
Incarnation
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Birthdays celebrate one’s beginning.
Christ had no beginning !
To celebrate His birthday would detract from His deity.
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In all of this, we do not want to In all of this, we do not want to take away the importance of Jesus’ take away the importance of Jesus’ birth, and the appreciation we have birth, and the appreciation we have to God for sending Himto God for sending Him
ApplicationApplication
It is because of His birth that He It is because of His birth that He could die for the sins of the world. could die for the sins of the world. We remember Him every first day We remember Him every first day of the week (I Cor. 11:23-26)of the week (I Cor. 11:23-26)
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In Christ
= SAVED
Baptized (Gal.3:27)
Confess (Rom.10:10)
Hear (Rom.10:17)
Believe (Jn.8:24)
Repent (Lk.13:3)