Reasons Not To Celebrate Christmas

We Don’t Celebrate Christmas Because:

the LORD condemns using pagan religious practices in His worship (Deuteronomy 12:29-31).
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the LORD condemns adding to or taking away from His commandments (Deuteronomy 12:32).
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the LORD condemns doing anything under green trees in His worship (Deuteronomy 12:1-4).
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the LORD condemns the heathen use of decorated trees at a solstice (Jeremiah 10:1-4).
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the LORD commands us to separate from and not touch pagan religion (2 Corinthians 6:14-18).
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the LORD commands us to come out of Roman Catholicism and her sins (Revelation 18:4).
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the LORD condemns turning to the left or right from His commandments (Deuteronomy 5:32-33).
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the LORD told the apostles to teach us to observe only His commandments (Matthew 28:20).
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the LORD rejected David’s worship for a small detail and killed Uzzah (2 Samuel 6:1-10).
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the LORD rejected and killed Nadab and Abihu for offering different fire (Leviticus 10:1-7).
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the LORD rejected Moses from seeing Canaan for a slight modification (Numbers 20:12).
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the LORD rejected Cain’s worship simply for bringing an alternative sacrifice (Genesis 4:7).
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the LORD rejected Saul forever for noble intentions in a modification (1 Samuel 15:22-23).
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the LORD rejected Uzziah and gave him facial leprosy for a new idea (2 Chronicles 26:16-21).
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the LORD rejected and killed Ananias and his wife for fudging a large gift (Acts 5:1-11).
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the LORD requires reverence and godly fear in worship to avoid His fire (Hebrews 12:28-29).
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the LORD seeks true worshippers to worship Him in truth, not superstition (John 4:23-24).
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the LORD commands us to earnestly contend for the faith once delivered (Jude 1:3).
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the LORD requires us to esteem all His precepts but to hate all other ideas (Psalm 119:128).
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the LORD commands us to prove all things by Scripture and reject the bad (1 Thessalonians 5:21).
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the LORD expects us to be noble and search Scripture to know true worship (Acts 17:11).
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the LORD gave Scripture to perfect us, which does not mention Xmas (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
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the LORD condemns fellowship with men having only a form of godliness (2 Timothy 3:5).
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the LORD condemns loving pleasure more than God as perilous times (2 Timothy 3:4).
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the LORD condemns anything different from His Word as dark ignorance (Isaiah 8:20).
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the LORD abominates anything popular with the world and esteemed by it (Luke 16:15).
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the LORD condemns friendship with the world as becoming His enemy (James 4:4).
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the LORD condemns traditions in His worship as evil and vain hypocrisy (Mark 7:5-13).
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the LORD hates the polluting of His glorious name with pagan idolatry (Ezekiel 20:39).
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the LORD condemns the superstitious idolatry and blasphemy of the Mass (1 Corinthians 11:26).
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the LORD condemns bringing any item of false religion into our houses (Deuteronomy 7:25-26).
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the LORD commands us not to set up any image, which He hates (Deuteronomy 16:22; Exodus 20:4-6).
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the LORD hates religion that goes under green trees (1 Kings 14:23; Isaiah 57:5; Jeremiah 3:6).
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the LORD condemns adopting any practices of the pagans around us (Leviticus 18:1-4).
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the LORD condemns sun worship (Deuteronomy 4:19; 17:3; 2 Kings 23:5; Job 31:26-28; Ezekiel 8:16).
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the LORD endorses only apostolic traditions, and they never celebrated it (2 Thessalonians 2:15).
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the LORD is honored by gifts to Him rather than a selfish exchange of gifts (Matthew 2:11).
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the LORD teaches us to remember His death rather than His birth (Philippians 3:10; 1 Corinthians 15:3).
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the LORD gave baptism and His supper to remember His death (Romans 6:3-5; 1 Corinthians 11:26).
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the LORD resents the hatred of pagans who exchange gifts against His men (Revelation 11:10).
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the LORD condemns “the spirit of Christmas” as another spirit He hates (2 Corinthians 11:1-4).
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the LORD condemns a mother and child wearing halos as another jesus (2 Corinthians 11:1-4).
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the LORD condemns a tradition glorifying sun worship as another gospel (2 Corinthians 11:1-4).
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the LORD loves us to give up dear things as proof of our love to Him (Matthew 10:37-39).
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the LORD did not come to bring peace on earth but rather a dividing sword (Matthew 10:34).
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the LORD blessed giving over receiving, but Xmas is selfish exchanging (Acts 20:35).
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the LORD calls Jewish holy days matters of liberty, but not pagan holidays (Colossians 2:16).
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the LORD calls Jewish holy days matters of liberty, but not pagan holidays (Romans 14:6).
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the LORD considers the birth of His Son worthy of honor rather than folly (Hebrews 1:6).
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The two chief New Testament ordinances – baptism and the Lord’s supper – pertain to His death, not His birth.
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celebrating Christmas sincerely is identical to Jeroboam’s two calves (1 Kings 12:26-33).
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Aaron led Israel to worship the LORD with a golden calf to their judgment (Exodus 32:1-5).
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it breaks the first commandment by having other gods – the sun god Mithra (Exodus 20:3).
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it breaks the second commandment by having images – a Christmas tree (Exodus 20:4-6).
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it breaks the third commandment by taking His name in vain – “Christmas” (Exodus 20:7).
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it breaks the fifth commandment by promoting children’s greed over parents (Exodus 20:12).
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it breaks the tenth commandment by promoting covetousness to children (Exodus 20:17).
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many Baptist martyrs gave their lives to oppose Catholic superstitions and traditions.
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it was a crime to observe Christmas in America, when our country truly feared God.
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it was a crime to observe Christmas in England, when that country truly feared God.
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all the God-hating, Christ-denying, and sin-loving pagans get excited about this day.
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Santa Claus is a pagan mockery of God the Father with white hair, grandfatherly image, eternal, lives in the North, unlimited resources, omniscient of children’s behavior, omnipresent for a night, hears confessions, comes as a thief, blesses children, and distributes judgment for works.
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the name Christmas came from “Mass of Christ,” and Christians hate the Catholic mass.
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every sincere birthday party honors the one born that day rather than all the mere guests.
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a gift exchange dictated by a calendar is not a message of love but a ritual of obligation.
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a gift exchange at the winter solstice was invented by pagans to celebrate the sun god.
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Christianity is giving gifts unexpected without obligation to reciprocate (Luke 14:12-14).
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secular encyclopedias will gladly tell you that Christmas came from pagan sun worship.
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the first state in our Bible-oriented country to make it a holiday was Alabama in 1836.
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a little drummer boy did not travel to the manger to play his drum for the infant Jesus.
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for the two centuries following the Pilgrims, Christians in America called it “popish.”
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English parliament under Oliver Cromwell outlawed it in 1644 and punished violaters.
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loving Jesus Christ is keeping His commandments, not decorating a tree (John 14:15).
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you cannot do unto the LORD what the LORD has condemned (Deuteronomy 12:1-4; 12:29-32).
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Christmas is not a matter of liberty left up to our consciences and/or heart preferences.
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true followers of God will not follow a multitude or majority to false worship (Exodus 23:2).
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Xmas is most adored by women, whom God calls silly and weak (2 Timothy 3:6; 1 Peter 3:7).
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a time of unbridled greed, covetousness, and materialism cannot honor Jesus Christ.
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this unique holy day in the Roman Catholic calendar is exalted by three profane masses.
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the world loves a jesus helpless in a manger, but God’s Christ is the LORD and Judge.
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on Christmas Eve the Pope of Rome conducts a special mass seen by much of the earth.
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godly parents don’t lie to their children about a Roman Catholic myth named Nicholas.
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the Bible is totally silent about using this day or any such celebration to honor Christ.
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the gospel according to Christmas tradition, cards, and plays corrupts the Bible facts.
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the Pilgrims in 1620, seeking to worship God in truth, formally banned the holiday.
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the Puritans in 1659, seeking to worship God in truth, set a 5 shillings fine for keeping it.
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the modern Christmas tree was not introduced to this country by Germans until 1821.
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Jesus was not born in December, for one-half year back from Passover is rather October.
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Jesus was not born in December, for shepherds did not stay in the fields during winter.
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Jesus was not born in December, for taxation would not have been in the dead of winter.
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Jesus was not born in December, for wise taxation would have been shortly after harvest.
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Jesus was not born in December, for careful calculation of the priest’s courses exclude it.
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the Roman feast at the winter solstice was to the sun god Mithras from the Persians.
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the Roman, extended feast prior to the winter solstice was to Saturn, god of agriculture.
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so many consider Christmas a “sacred cow” and beyond questioning or condemning.
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our past lives suffice us for lusts, excess of wine, revellings, and banquetings (1 Peter 4:3).
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Emperor Aurelian picked December 25 for this holiday in 274 to worship the sun god.
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pagan sun worshippers had a great festival to the sun at the winter solstice before Jesus.
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it would be wrong to have a golden calf with candles to worship the Lord our Strength.
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the public schools in Boston were still open for classes on December 25 as late as 1870.
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the “birthday of the invincible sun” (dies natalis Solis invicti) was this date in Rome.
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December 25 was chosen by being the date of the winter solstice in the Julian calendar.
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Satan uses this pagan feast to steal glory from the Son of God for ignorant sun worship.
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Christmas American-style is oppression of parents by greedy children (Isaiah 3:1-5, 12).
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Jesus promised that the majority are on the wrong road leading to death (Matthew 7:13-14).
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all the unique customs of Christmas may be traced individually to pagan religious rites.
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Hindus, Jews, Mormons, Pagans, and other cults celebrate it while despising Jesus.
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using Scripture’s silence to justify anything not expressly forbidden will lead to Coke and chips for the Lord’s supper and ouija boards for difficult decisions.
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it creates the most foolish, hectic, stressful, guilt-ridden, and unproductive time of year.
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the LORD is a jealous God and will judge any playing with other gods (Exodus 34:12-16).
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New Testament charity may accommodate weakness, but it cannot error (Romans 14:1).
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the moderation taught in the New Testament is temperance or self-discipline (Philippians 4:5).
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it would be identical to offering incense to the brasen serpent of Moses (2 Kings 18:4).
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the only day observed by the apostles was the Lord’s day (Revelation 1:10; Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2).
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we choose to emulate Jacob, who put away family idols to worship God (Genesis 35:1-5).
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we choose to emulate Jehu, who defiled Baal worship to please God (2 Kings 10:26-28).
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we choose to emulate Josiah, who defiled all pagan worship to please God (2 Kings 23).
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we choose to emulate Asa, who defiled his mother’s favorite idol (2 Chronicles 15:12-16).