Yours in Christ,
Wade
Many people, including me, celebrate Christmas on December 25th. Some people question whether it is legitimate to do so. Like the second coming of Christ, Scripture does not predict a date nor even a time of year Christ would be born. Nor does it state an actual date nor time of year when He was born. The birth of Christ is not tied to any Old Testament feast as is true of His Death on the cross which happened at Passover.
Some claim there is historical indication that the early church decided to celebrate the birth of Christ on December 25th because the pagans were celebrating the winter solstice about that time. They were worshiping their false gods and it was thought if Christians were to celebrate the birth of Christ about the same time it could interest some of the pagans in Christianity. Does that mean that to celebrate Christ’s birth on December 25th a person is somehow sinfully worshiping the false gods of long ago?