How many christians believe that christmas is not a true christian practice?

I'm just curious. Taking a survey. When I say not a true christian practice I mean that it didn't originate from christianity.|||I'm a Christian, and am fully aware that Christmas has pre-Christian (i.e., Pagan) origins. I don't have a problem with that. I've known this since childhood, and first learned about it in the Christian schools I grew up attending. It's not as if it's a secret.|||The way we celebrate Christmas is not Christian at all.|||ACtually 99.9% of all relgious practices in all faiths are not really part of that faith it is just a way and excuse for people to get together|||Well Christmas obviously originated from Christianity but the timing of the holiday and many of the customs originated before Christianity even existed..|||not in western culture. . . . it was never about staying home opening presents|||I am a Christian and I definely do not think it originated from Christianity.|||I don't, the fact it's called christ-mas speaks for itself really :P|||I celebrate Christmas everyday. The public christmas thing has nothing to do with Christ.|||it didn't. it originated from the pagan ways. some pagans decided to join the christian church and brought along Christmas with them. and btw Jesus was not born on Dec 25, he was born on Sept 11 believe it or not.|||Which Christmas are you talking about?








The one abouty Jesus' birth





Or the one about getting everything you want?|||I do not know about others but I celebrate Jesus' birth at Christmas





Some so called Christians have another Jesus and another gospel|||It is not. Christmas has nothing to do with Christianity. It is simply a product of Hallmark. Christmas was even banned in some of the States in U.S. until the 1930's. Christmas was just a Pagan pratice to celebrate winter.|||I've heard some preachers on TV say that the Bible doesn't instruct believers to celebrate the birth so they say it shouldn't be celebrated regardless of the day. These preachers say Good Friday is the only holiday instructed in the Bible.|||I believe that. I did some research before this season got here. Carolling and a lot of other so-called Christians practices actually come from a pagan celebration of the sun god. His birthday was on Christmas day, not Jesus'. The trees come from worshipping the tree god, but believers put them up because of the light symbolizing the Light of Christ. There's a ton of information on the origin of Christmas on wikipedia. That's where I started.





We exchange gifts only because our family will come unglued if we don't. We do a tree because of the lights and the angel. Santa doesn't bring gifts for our daughter. We don't gorge ourselves on feast and we don't drink. We don't fight in the aisles over the "perfect" toy or gift.|||I know many true Christians who practice Christmas. You can't take the Christ out of Christmans, even if you write Xmas. Because 'X' is the first Greek letter for the word Christ %26amp; so 'X' is symbolic of 'Christ'.





Really, there are many packages we just haven't opened yet. Because we don't trust the gift giver enough. How can we trust the gift is from our Lord? Shall we just look at the gift %26amp; not open it up. Wait a while %26amp; see if it blows up or something?





Personally, I more than practice opening Christmas gifts. Because the gift has the name on it who it is from. And so if you know the gift giver, then you know you can receive the gift.





Every good %26amp; perfect gift comes down from the Father of Lights!





Christmas timing originated in the future. The time the Star of Bethlehem stopped (not called Christmas Eve yet being BC) was the night before Christmas. And the Magi found Jesus as a toddler in a house. And they brought the young King of Israel gifts.


But the conception (life starts at conception) is believed to have happened in September ?11th (constellation Rev.12) %26amp; the birth in June (bright %26amp; glorious day). I believe the star appeared to move the whole time until it stopped above the house Jesus was in. And Jesus was old enough to receive the gifts %26amp; realize how nice they were.





Also, God wrote Christmas in the stars. And the future came first before the past. God gives us memories of the future. And so, the devil has copy cats of Gods Holy Days. But Gods Christmas came first. And I don't think it is any coincidence that when the star stopped it was the Night before Christmas.|||It just so happens to be Jesus' b-day. But the Christmas was not named for Christ but rather Christianity. There was a lot of Irish and Pagan influences when the English Christians took over for a while. Mostly a winter celebration that took place in December. There is controversy and history rewritten so we may never know where all the hub bub came from. I celebrate the birth of Christ on Christmas and as the wise men came bearing gifts, so do I. Soooo Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays for all the others.|||Christmas was never a true Christian practice. Still isn't. Virtually all of its traditions are of pagan origins, including the time of year it is observed. The Bible has little to say about the exact time of Christ's birth other than indicate it was probably during the fall - and quite possibly (likely) on one of the annual Holy Days of the Fall Festivals. There is also no scriptural instruction or examples (outside of the original event) to observe it, unlike His instruction to His followers to observe the memorial of His death with the NT Passover/Lord's Supper.





Christians tend to overlook the fact that God had instructed his people in the past not to worship Him using the methods of the pagans (Deut 12:30-31). In the NT, an important principle is stated in 2 Co 6:14) "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?"





I would suggest that marrying false pagan traditions and methods with the worship of Christ is simply not worshiping God in truth, despite our good and sincere intentions. We are forcing together two opposite ways that God did not desire to have mixed when it comes to worship of Him.





Originally, the real "reason for the season" had nothing to do with Christ. As it turns out, the way it's observed today is probably not that far from its original purpose. |||No, Christmas is not a true Christian practice. It predates Jesus Christ's birth by many, many years.|||NO. Christmas is not a true Christian practice. It was syncretised into Catholicism from the Satunalia, Brumalia pagan practices of the Romans.





Holidays or Holy Days 鈥?Does it really matter which days we keep?


United Church of God


http://www.ucg.org.au/





God lists His True Holy Days in Leviticus 23.





|||Christmas clearly does NOT come from the Bible. There just is no date given or even hinted at for Jesus' birth. And the appearance of the "Wise men" isn't even connected with the time of Jesus' birth. Nowhere in the Word of God is the birth of anyone annually celebrated (except Herod).





Christmas is clearly of heathen origin. And God's Word also clearly commands that what the heathen do to worship their gods, Christians are not to do in worship of the one true God.





So, yes, Christmas did not originate from Christianity; and no, I do not celebrate it. Obedience to God is greater praise than any amount of ungodly celebration.





What's amazing with all the people who know that Christmas is pagan in origin, but say "They are not bothered by that," is that they do not at all seem concerned that God is bothered by it.


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