If Christmas is pagan, should Christians be involved?

Should Christians get involved in supporting or celebrating Christmas? Have you ever heard that argument? Why in the world would Christians want to get involved in something that was really a “pagan holiday,” that we the Church co-opted? So for those critics, I have three points.
Number one: Do you give your kids birthday gifts? You celebrate your kids birthdays, why not celebrate the birth of the Savior? If we’re not going to do it now, when would you decide to do it? That would be a question.
Secondly, in 1st Corinthians 9:22, Paul says, “I became all things to all men, that by all means I may win some.” I can’t think of a time, and I doubt that you could think of a time in the year when there is more focus on the birth of Jesus Christ. Once a year, the world is confronted with the reality of His coming. And I think that’s great!
The third point is in Matthew 16:18,where Jesus said, “On this rock, I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” The idea is not that we are holding out against the world. The idea is that we are assaulting a world and they cannot overwhelm us. They cannot withstand the assault of the Church. The very fact that you and I are here, 2000 years after the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, is evidence of that. The world has done everything it can to squash the message, destroy the Word, and intimidate believers. Yet, all around the world today there are those who are singing praise, spreading the Word and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. So, if we co-opt or take over Christmas, that’s what we’re supposed to do. We’re supposed to seize the gates of the enemy. This is why we’re here and why this season is so important.

Gene Cunningham - September 25, 2003

Ezekiel #7

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Ezekiel Chapter 6 gives us an explanation of his actions. The Jews thought they understood God and did not. Jerusalem is called by many names: "The throne of God" (Jer 3:17); "The city of the great king" (Psa 48:2, Mat 5:35); The perfection of His beauty" (Lam 2:15, Psa 50:2); "The holy city" (Neh 11:1); "City of truth" (Zec 8:3); City of God" (Psa 46:4, Psa 87:3); "Sodom and Egypt" (Rev 11:8). God's terrible arrows refer to: lightning (Psa 18:14); "instruments of death" (Psa 7:13); "famine, plague, and sword" (Eze 5); discipline (Psa 38:2); believers and their children (Isa 49:2, Psa 127:4-5). Ezekiel has a proclamation against the prophet of the mountains (Eze 6:1-3; Preaching to inanimate objects is often done because people are not listen (Isa 1:2, Mat 3:9). On the mountains ancient Canaanites practiced religion - sex cult, where children were burned alive (Jer 17:2). "Idol" use for the first time; God gets rid of them (Eze 6:4-6). Dead bodies would defile travelers (Num 9:6-10). Whatever you turn from God to will become the instrument of your judgment. Ezekiel is shone in a vision of the sex goddess Ishtar, animals, and sun worshipping (Eze 8:5-16). God's purpose in judgment is to bring people back around to Him (Eze 6:7, Eze 6:10, Eze 6:14). God's judgments reveal Him as much as His gifts (Rom 2:4, Rom 11:22). God's name was proclaimed throughout the earth when he judged Egypt (Rom 9:17-18). God's purpose is to have a people that calls on Him (Zec 13:8-9). The remnant is first mentioned as is the broken heart of God (Eze 6:8-9). God is serious about judging idolatry (Eze 6:10-14)

Scripture References: Psalms 7:13, Ezekiel 6:10-14, Matthew 3:9, Psalms 50:2, Ezekiel 6:10, Psalms 18:14, Ezekiel 6:8-9, Isaiah 1:2, Lamentations 2:15, Ezekiel 6:7, Revelation 11:8, Zechariah 13:8-9, Ezekiel 6:1-3, Matthew 5:35, Ezekiel 8:5-16, Psalms 87:3, Romans 9:17-18, Psalms 127:4-5, Psalms 48:2, Numbers 9:6-10, Psalms 46:4, Romans 11:22, Isaiah 49:2, Jeremiah 3:17, Ezekiel 6:4-6, Zechariah 8:3, Romans 2:4, Psalms 38:2, Jeremiah 17:2, Nehemiah 11:1, Ezekiel 6:14