On X-mas
Hello James : ) ACTUALLY, the entire X-mas thing is wrong. It is born of the world, NOT of Jesus or the Apostles. What is born of flesh is flesh. There is no “right” way, no matter how clever, sentimental, or compelling, to participate in the world’s filthy use of “the Lord’s Name in vain” during “X-mas” or “Easter”. These are only about materialism, violating the Lord’s Name in vain, selfishness, gift TRADING, and the demon gods of fertility (easter) and the like. There is no way to “fix” it by being more sincere. He wasn’t even born in December. EVERYTHING about it is evil, at its root and core. Should we celebrate mardi gras and Halloween (“All Saints Day”—HA!), the satanic new year, by dressing up like joseph and mary instead of witches and demons (real entities)? Of course not. It is far better to just “avoid the very appearance of evil” and “NOT conform to the patterns of the world” regardless of the pressures and fear of men—and just live out Jesus EVERY DAY. “I fear I have wasted my time on you, because you esteem one day above another” and you therefore have “weaker faith” if you do so, saith the Lord. It’s just not appropriate to try to dress up a sow’s ear as a silk purse, anymore than it would be right to pay people money and entertainment, to “attend services” or “be baptized” as Willow Creek, Vineyard, virtually every denomination and “house church”—and “missionaries” to India and other places are prone to do. To find a “tricky” or “more sincere” way to “have Christmas” is only self deception, or manipulation, or accommodation. Sincere, or not, this is NOT Jesus’ way. So, there are some more thoughts….
Love in Christ Jesus,
12/25/2003
