Well its only the start of November and already we are being brain washed with adverts for Christmas. The first Christmas trees and decorations are already in the shopping malls, supermarkets have everything you need for the perfect Christmas. But this has nothing whatsoever to do with the birth of Christ. In fact Christ is not even in the picture because Santa is the main man at Christmas. That big cuddly red suited guy with the red suit (which at one time was GREEN until a certain coke company changed that forever) and white beard.
Why is it that Christian have bought into this, the season to be merry?
Why is it Christians preach all year about Christ but sell out at Christmas?
In fact I have noticed that there is only one of the main stream "Christian religions" that don't sell out (JWs) but we the Christians are ready to attack them for their beliefs, yet at the same time we are the ones that sell out year after year after year.
This reeks of loving God when it suits us and jumping on the pagan bandwagon so that we all fit in to the worlds ways, that world that we preach is running blindly to hell.
Yes what a kill joy I must seem.
No Christmas tree
No Christmas decorations
I do not advocate we all become JWs but I respect that they stand true to what they believe and in fact I respect any religion that stands true to what they believe.
We the light of the world have lost our shine but does it really matter. Hey its only Christmas and we can say we do it because Christ was given gifts when he was born but in all honesty its a pagan celebration.
When you are tucking into your Christmas dinner and opening your pagan gifts (that's after you have asked God to bless the meal and your time with family and friends) ask yourself, is Jesus truly sitting with you at that table.
Just a thought
There are 1000s that have nothing and live in poverty all year. I wonder if as Christians we gave all that money to a local charity within our community would that not be a better way to make an impact.
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