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Christmas Conspiracy
By Bryan | December 12, 2008
There are a lot of questions regarding Christmas: Where did we get it? How do we know that what we have is accurate? How do you know that Christmas is about this baby in a manger anyway?
The more people I talk too about Christmas there seems to be a big question mark. Christmas is probably the most controversial date on the calendar.
- Headlines read: a Florida school cancels a play due to the word Christmas
- Christmas break has recently been replaced with a holiday break
- We no longer have Christmas trees but holiday trees
- Instead of hearing Merry Christmas we hear happy holidays
There seems to be a conspiracy out there to rid the world of Christmas. That just brings up the question, why does Christmas bring up that much controversy?
Think about it :
-nobody gets upset over Columbus day right
- nobody gets upset at thanksgiving right ?
- Valentines day , St.Patricks day
What is it about Christmas that is so controversial ?
I believe what makes Christmas so controversial is focused solely on what is placed in the manger .
The controversy of Christmas is about Jesus being born in a manger.
If we are really honest Christmas is really about 2 things:
1) Jesus
2) Us
If it is about Jesus the focus is about Him, but if it is about Us the focus is off of him and onto Us.
If Christmas is about Jesus we live our life one way, but if it is about Us we treat it entirely different. What I have accepted is that Christmas is about Him and Jesus knows it is about Him and rightfully so:
-because a star marked his birth
- strangers showed up telling of an angel proclaiming the messiah
-eventually wise men show up to bring him gifts.
It’s really easy for us to crawl up in there and say it’s about me.
What is Christianty all about?
Ever since Jesus there has been a battle of who would be the center piece ,who will get the focus , who will get the attention at Christmas.
Is it going to be Jesus or us it can’t be both.
If we focus on Us, we blow right past Christmas and can’t believe it’s over, but if you focus on Jesus it’s something that does not end at Christmas it goes with us 365 days a year. When I think about Jesus it’s not necessarily the baby Jesus that is the controversial kid.
Baby Jesus is cute and cuddly, society is down with baby Jesus but I think it’s grown up Jesus that we have a problem with, it’s not cute, cuddly baby Jesus but its big Jesus, not baby Jesus laying in the manger but big Jesus hanging on the cross.
I think for some the problem with Christmas is that baby Jesus grew up
And made statements like :
-“I am the way, the only way to the father”, and when you make a statement like that watch out bullets are going to fly and you’re going to make somebody unhappy
Baby Jesus –cute
Big Jesus – controversial
So today we need to decide is Christmas about Jesus or is Christmas about Us.
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