Tonight I had the kids all sit down with me and watch the Gospel of John. It's a movie that is the Gospel of John word for word. I wanted them to see it hoping the visual would help them understand it better.
As we are watching it, I see Jesus on the TV on my right and to the left I see our Christmas tree and presents and stockings.....I just wondered "How did this (Jesus face on the screen) become this (the tree and presents)?"
It is sad.
The USA has taken Christ out of Christmas. I am ashamed I feel obligated to play along with the secular christmas.
Tonight was wonderful! I think of John chapter 3 and John 14:6 and John 19:30 and thank GOD for what He has done.
I am not only sad about the secular christmas, but also how many places the church has gone sooo wrong. (John chapter 6 for example) It is a huge problem that robs Christ's glory and totally misses what He did for us. So many ways we must let go of the physical things and traditions of the church so we can return to the pure and true faith that clings to the promises of God and not the things of man.
Ephesians 2:8-10 Lord burn in our hearts and bring us to pure and true faith!
In Christ's name, amen
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Jason- I agree with you when you say that we have taken Christ out of Christmas. In school we were always reminded to not get caught up in the material side of Christmas that has developed. We were taught that the tree with the star symbolized the shepherds following the star to Bethlehem and that the gifts symbolize the gold, frankinsense and mhyr that the 3 kings presented to baby Jesus.
Anyway, it is true, in the world today people get caught up in the gifts and the food and all of these material things and forget to remember that we are celebrating Jesus coming to save us from our sins.
-Kacey :)
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