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 #28

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God was disgusted with unfaithfulness of Samaria and Jerusalem and uses marraige analogy to shame them (Eze 23:1-4). God reviews the sins of the northern kingdom for the southern kingdom (Eze 23:5-10). Northern kingdom had allied with Assyrian and accepted their Gods. Behind every idol is a demon (1Co 10:20). Lust brings sin and death (Jam 1:13-15). 721 BC Assyria destroyed the northern kingdom. God recounts the sins of the Jerusalem (Eze 23:11-21). Articles of the tabernacle instruct about Jesus Christ: (1) alter is sacrifice (Joh 1:29); (2) laver of cleansing (Eph 5:26); (3) lamp stand were perfect provision of light (Heb 1:3); (4) table of show bread is provision of life (Psa 23:5, Joh 6:35); (5) alter of incense is a sweet aroma and perfect satisfaction to God (2Co 2:14, Eph 5:2, 1Jo 2:2); (6) veil is Christ's flesh torn in our place (7) ark of the covenant gold symbolic Deity and three kinds of sins inside (Heb 9:4); (8) mercy seat signifying the meeting place with God (Heb 4:14-16). Israel wanted to be like the rest of the nations and longed for what they saw in depictions of Babylon (Eze 23:11-16). Any illicit relationship or sin contains its own judgment. Israel desired Babylonian idols (Eze 23:17-21).

Scripture References: Ephesians 5:26, Hebrews 9:4, John 1:29, John 2:2, Ezekiel 23:11-21, Ephesians 5:2, James 1:13-15, John 6:35, Ezekiel 23:17-21, Ezekiel 23:5-10, Psalms 23:5, Ezekiel 23:11-16, Ezekiel 23:1-4, Hebrews 1:3, Hebrews 4:14-16