Does It Even Matter if Christmas Is Pagan?

Christmas

Dec 25, 2025

Should Christians keep Christmas?

While Jesus never addressed Christmas directly in the Bible, He did have a lot to say about the right way to honor Him (and the wrong way). Today, we look to Scripture to hear Jesus describe His “love language” in His own words, and to read a few examples of Christ’s followers who paid dearly when they tried to honor Jesus their own way.

If you want to follow Jesus with your whole heart, this episode invites you to reconsider Christmas and rediscover the Holy Days God Himself established.

FIND A CONGREGATION
https://www.ucg.org/congregations 

DIVE DEEPER
•WATCH | "Quitting Christmas". https://www.ucg.org/watch/beyond-today/beyond-today-television-program/…;
•READ | "Holidays or Holy Days: Does It Matter Which Days We Observe?". https://www.ucg.org/beyond-today/bible-study-aid/truth-behind-christmas?s=2&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=16789270&gclid=CjwKCAiA9aPKBhBhEiwAyz82J1Ai4SkpCg7TFARSn5oP-8PAKLLbZV4SD_B006fJDmjiDRvM4d2M8hoCfsIQAvD_BwE

SCRIPTURES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE
2:38- John 14:15
3:00- Genesis 4:3–5; Luke 18:10–12; Exodus 25; 2 Samuel 25
3:22- Genesis 4:11–15; Luke 18:13–14; 2 Samuel 6:6–7
3:41- 1 Samuel 15
3:54- 1 Samuel 30:1–2
4:03- 1 Samuel 15:15
4:12- 1 Samuel 15:22–23
4:40- Mark 7:9
5:13- Leviticus 23

COPYRIGHTS
•"Merry Old Santa Claus" by Thomas Nast, 1863. https://isuspecialcollections.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/…;
•"Sylvester I and Constantine" by unknown artist, 1247
•Flagrant Clips. (2025, May 13). "Christian Pagan Myths DEBUNKED by Bible Expert Wesley Huff". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqyXUHG_QeY&t=198s 
•NBC News. (2025, November 28). "Millions search for Black Friday deals as consumers feel worse about economy". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QTotHmGoY 
•On Demand News. (2019, November 29). "Black Friday Madness: The Best Funny Moments Caught on Camera!". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s9zoZMUVJc 
•"Cain and Abel Offer Their Sacrifices". By Gustave Doré - Doré's English Bible, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10858086 
•"The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector" by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.
•"David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem". by Fontaine, Nicolas, 1625-1709
•"The Death of Agag". By Gustave Doré - Doré's English Bible, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10732034 

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