Christmas

"For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel. They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter" (Jeremiah 10:2-4, New International Version).

Incorporating traditions used in worship of the pagan gods Mithra and Saturn (among others), Christmas has its roots in just about everything but Christ's birth. Find out where Christmas really came from and what God thinks about people observing it.

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The Facade of Christmas

It's starting to look like Christmas! The music, the decorations, the shopping, and the traditions all for the birth of Christ? But is Christmas biblical? Where did it come from, and would God the Father and Christ be honored? What…

A young woman looking out a window as snow falls.

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Our Time to Shine

Winter's holiday season doesn't have to be a dreary, dark time we long to get through.

A man sitting in a chair across from a Christmas tree.

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Why Some Christians Don’t Celebrate Christmas

Many feel that Christmas marks Christ’s birthday and that it honors Him. After all, can 2 billion professing Christians be wrong? At the same time, some few Christians don’t observe Christmas, believing that Jesus didn’t sanction it and that it...

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Introduction to the Christmas Season

At this time of year is a good time to examine why we don't observe the Christmas holiday and to develop strategies for responding to common statements, questions and salutations we may encounter at this time.

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Compass Corner: Winter 2017

As I write my column for this issue of Compass Check, we have just returned a couple of weeks ago from observing the Feast of Tabernacles and Eighth Day. It was a fantastic Feast for all of us.

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The Good, the Bad and the Mixing of the Two

We are sometimes given heroes in our movies who aren't quite as good as they might seem at first. Is there any good in being bad, and can something be good if it has a little bad in it? Does…

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Why Don’t We Keep Christmas

What is the big deal about avoiding Christmas traditions? We must have a balance when it comes to dealing with the world and Christmas beliefs. We must have a balance, but we cannot compromise with this holiday rooted in paganism…

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Origins of Christmas

Gordon Brauchla looks at the origins of Christmas and how the world does not know the true Holy Days.

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Christmas: What Is Wrong With This Picture

Christmas is the world’s most widely celebrated holiday. But do its traditions agree with what we actually see in the Bible? In this sermon we examine how many of the common Christmas assumptions and traditions simply aren’t in the Bible…

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The Craziness of Christmas!

How did so much of the world get involved with such a dramatic and costly celebration like Christmas, and why? And, what's wrong with it?

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What Is Spiritual Adultery? God Is a Jealous God

Just a few weeks away is the annual holiday called Christmas followed by New Year’s eve celebrations. Why is it that we will not be celebrating these days? Is it because we are cheap? Anti-social? Mean and cruel to children…

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Christmas: What’s Wrong With This Picture?

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Christmas, a Celebration Designed to Deceive

The deception of Christmas, and our responsibility as Christians

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An Open Letter to Those Who Want to Worship Christ This Season

You may think Christmas honors Christ. But I'd like you to rethink the holiday and your relationship with God.

A person standing in the snow looking out over a town.

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Why Our Family Doesn't Celebrate Christmas: And What We Do Instead

Christmas traditions don't point to God's plan for us. But there are festivals that do.

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The Christmas Challenge

Is the worship of Jesus Christ on Christmas really a biblical thing? Do you really know what you worship?

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How Can You Kick the Christmas Habit?

If you’ve been reading Beyond Today magazine or watching the Beyond Today TV program for long, you’ve probably come to see what the Bible says about Christmas. So what do you do now?

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