The Birth of Christ If Christmas was Banned

The Birth of Christ

If Christmas was Banned

The children story How the Grinch Stole Christmas finds its way in real life

In its truest definition Christmas is the celebration of the Birth of Jesus

God sent Jesus into the world to save us from our sin

Not an act of condemnation but love to all people

Those who want to band Christmas do it under the name of “Diversity”

Christmas is all about Diversity

Jesus came because He loved the world, all people groups

The followers of Jesus have built more hospitals and schools

Reached out to more humanitarian needs than any other people group

Not only at Christmas time, but every day of the year

So if you are a follower of Christ Jesus

Celebrate Christmas, the Birth of Christ, with pride

Be proud of all Jesus did

 Be proud of what all the Christians before you have done

Be proud of what you and your brothers and sisters in Christ are doing right now

All over the world, for every people group

It is all done in love with humility because every Christian knows

What their life was like before Christ or would be without Him now

There is a Christmas war, but we do not war as the Grinch  

If Christmas was Banned

In the early 2000’s the term

“War on Christmas” became popular.

The war was to change the word

Christmas for the word Holidays.

Banks and other institutions

banned Christmas trees.

Schools like the one in Virginia, in 2018,

banned the use of the name Jesus in any

songs in the children’s Christmas program.

The war on Christmas flies

under the banner of “Diversity”.

 It is true there are people groups that

do not believe that Jesus Christ is God.

These groups are not as much

ethnic as they are political.

Christmas in its purest definition is the

celebration of the Birth of Jesus Christ.

In another sense it is a holiday of myths

of Santa Clause and traditions (some atheist

accept the Birth of Jesus as a myth).

 So what if Christ was banned from Christmas?

Jesus Christ came into the

world as God to save sinners. 

Jesus came for all people.

Jesus Christ gave a final

command to all His followers…

Go into the world and preach the Good News.

The followers of Jesus have

done that and are still doing it today.

The message is more than words but

demonstration of love to every people group.

Although the message of God

and His love condemns sin…

It does not reject sinners.

Schools, hospitals, and everywhere

there is human need…

 Christians, followers of Jesus Christ, have been

there building the resources to meet those needs.

It is not just at Christmas time that

those who believe in the Birth of Jesus

feed the hungry and take up large

offerings to meet humanitarian needs.

The families of Christians take family serious.

The children who grow up believing

in the Birth of Jesus, grow into adulthood

benefiting all people in the communities they live in.

Why do all these wonderful things happen?

Because Jesus loves all

people and so do His followers.

So banned Christmas?

Remove Jesus?

Remove Christians?

But before you do look at all Jesus came to

do and Christians who follow Him do…

 When you hear those you want to banned

Christmas you will hear a voice of hate.

Hate is becoming louder and louder in our world.

This voice of it is the opposite of the voice of Christmas.

Jesus tells us to love our enemies and to

do good to those who despitefully use us.

Which voice do you want to hear?

Remember Diversity without

Christianity is not Diversity.

 

Jesus and His Church,

the followers of Christ, Christians…

Have shown more love and done more

positive things for the diversity of people

in the world than any other people group.

So if you are a follower of Christ Jesus…

Celebrate Christmas, the Birth of Christ, with pride.

Be proud of all Jesus did.

 Be proud of what all the Christians before you have done.

 Be proud of what you and your brothers

and sisters in Christ are doing right now...

All over the world for every people group.

It is all done in love with humility because

every Christian knows what their life was like

before Christ or would be without Him now.

There is a Christmas war but

we do not war as the world.

For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.

2 Corinthians 10:2-6

Scripture Reading

 2 Corinthians 10:1-6 NIV

10:1 By the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you — I, Paul, who am "timid" when face to face with you, but "bold" when away! 2 I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world. 3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 6 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.