12/16/2023 0 Comments Christmas jehovah witness beliefs![]() Those Christians who do celebrate Christmas often see the occasion as an opportunity to proclaim Christ as “the reason for the season” among the nations and to those trapped in false religions.Īs we have seen, there is no legitimate scriptural reason not to celebrate Christmas. But that is the same argument made by false religions that deny Christ altogether, as well as cults such as the Jehovah’s Witnesses who deny His deity. Some Christians say that since the world celebrates Christmas-although it is becoming more and more politically correct to refer to it as “the holidays”-Christians should avoid it. Some see this as proof positive that God didn’t want us to celebrate the birth, while others see the Bible’s silence on the issue as tacit approval. None of these points are without a certain amount of conjecture, which brings us back to the fact that the Bible doesn’t tell us when Jesus was born. December 25 may not be even close to the time Jesus was born, and arguments on both sides are legion, some relating to climate in Israel, the practices of shepherds in winter, and the dates of Roman census-taking. The passage in Jeremiah cannot be taken out of its context and used to make a legitimate argument against Christmas trees.Ĭhristians who choose to ignore Christmas point to the fact that the Bible doesn’t give us the date of Christ’s birth, which is certainly true. The passage often cited is Jeremiah 10:1-16, but this passage refers to cutting down trees, chiseling the wood to make an idol, and then decorating the idol with silver and gold for the purpose of bowing down before it to worship it (see also Isaiah 44:9-18). ![]() Bells are played to ring out the joyous news, candles are lit to remind us that Christ is the Light of the world (John 1:4-9), a star is placed on the top of a Christmas tree to remember the Star of Bethlehem, and gifts are exchanged to remind us of the gifts of the Magi to Jesus, the greatest gift of God to mankind.Īnother argument against Christmas, especially having a Christmas tree, is that the Bible forbids bringing trees into our homes and decorating them. While there are definitely pagan roots to some traditions, there are many more traditions associated with the true meaning of Christmas-the birth of the Savior of the world in Bethlehem. Bells, candles, holly, and yuletide/yule decorations are mentioned in the history of pagan worship, but the use of such in one’s home certainly does not indicate a return to paganism. Searching for reliable information on this topic is difficult because the origins of many of our traditions are so obscure that sources often contradict one another. ![]() One argument against Christmas is that the traditions surrounding the holiday have origins in paganism. First, let’s look at the reasons why some Christians do not celebrate Christmas. ![]()
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