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Weekly devotionals from Pastor Mike Fabarez Senior Pastor at Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo, CA and host of daily Focal Point Radio broadcast.
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Christmas
There are several
modern-day Gnostics who, in the name of Christ, seek to dissuade us from
celebrating the birth of Jesus each December. They go to great lengths to
enlighten us regarding the pagan associations of the winter solstice, the worship
of Druid gods, and idolatry related to evergreen trees. They chide us, saying
we are somehow playing into Satan’s insidious scheme by honoring the birth of
Christ with our Christmas traditions. Don’t believe it. This old
“guilt-by-association” argument condemning our celebrations of Christ must be
examined from a biblical perspective (See Rom.14:1-6; 1Cor.5:9-10; 1Cor.8:4-6;
1Cor.10:25-30). To condemn our Christ-honoring praise for the incarnation each
December because of some ancient pagan associations is as ludicrous as
disallowing Sunday worship because “Sunday” was initially designated for the
worship of “Sol” the Sun god. Historically Christians have rightly redeemed
certain days, words and places for the worship of Jesus Christ. As Paul wrote
when facing the critics in Corinth “Eat anything sold in the meat market
without raising questions of conscience, for ‘The earth is the Lord’s, and
everything in it’” (1Cor.10:25-26). So let us utilize all we can to bring
glory, honor and praise to God for the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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"So let us utilize all we can to bring glory, honor and praise to God for the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ." Can this reasoning be used to promote women as pastors/elders?
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