Merry Christmas
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will there be sales on xmas? more importantly, will there be gangrapes all over starkville? but in all seriousness, merry xmas and merry xmas-like holiday to the rest of you!</p>
taking the Christ out of Christmas.... I suppose it is fair to think one long word shouldn't be abbreviated.
like a town in Scotland that gets together every Christmas to beat the tar out of each other. All so they can touch a ball to a wall or throw it in the harbor.
don't include any intention of taking Christ out of Christmas. X is the English transliteration of the Greek letter "chi" (looks like an English X) which is the first letter of Christ in Greek. So Xmas started as an abbreviation for Christmas. Of course, in the Bible there is no command to celebrate December 25 as Christmas. The Incarnation, whatever the date of Christ's birth is most worthy of celebration. So, Merry Christmas to all!</p>
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mabtsdawg said:
Perhaps.
But, there is also no scripture directing us to celebrate Christ's birth at all. On December 25th or otherwise. We can say that it is "most worthy" in our opinion, but there is no scriptural basis for doing so.
You're correct of course, concerning the date and the historical "Christ mass." There is no scriptural basis for this or any special holiday celebrating Christ's birth. But opinion has little to do with the objective message of Scripture, particularly the New Testament, which is from beginning to end a record and explanation of the Incarnate Word and His accomplishment: salvation for sinners-which, according to Scripture, will be celebrated for all eternity. Philippians 2:5-11, which describes the Incarnation and the Father's response to the work of the Son, is an example. Whether or not we should celebrate the historical Christmas holiday is a personal matter, but the value of the Incarnation is the message of the Bible.
