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Was Jesus really born on December 25?
Jesus Is Not The Reason For The Season
Why Jesus Was Never IN Christmas To Begin With
“It’s time to put Jesus back in Christmas!” we hear pastors preach and other people sharing such memes on social media, as if Jesus, Mary, and Joseph invented the whole idea of Christmas.
But, what your pastor isn’t telling you is that, well, Jesus was never in Christmas to begin with. The Church just sort of took it over. The reason for why they did so, will probably surprise if not shock you.
Just like the Roman Catholic Church, and later Protestant Christianity as well, attempted to “take over” marriage, an institution that was historically never the purview of religion or the Church from the outset, the early Church attempted to take over a number of other popular Roman celebrations as well.
Most notable are the days of weekly worship and Christmas.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the Christmas season! The fun, the festivities, the lights, the music…
