No. Christmas was a pagan holiday "inherited" by the roman catholic church. It has nothing to do with the supposed birth of Jesus other then it celebrates it.

It never says that and neither does it tell Christians to celebrate the birth of Christ!

The Bible offers no real evidence of the date of Jesus' birth. The date was chosen to overlay a pagan holiday in an effort to get pagans to acknowledge the birth of Jesus. Some scientific research indicates the date was probably in the summer.

Nope, Jesus was born probably sometime in the summer months. It was moved to winter to coordinate with the pagan celebration of winter solstice (Dec 21st) in an attempt to try and popularize the celebration.

Nope, since there was no concept of dates before his death, people did not go on to say tommorrow will be 25.12.50 AD

No theres not, actually from the time it describes, is the warmer months, maybe the end of Sept. or early Oct.

i personally dont care who was supposedly born on this day - it's a good excuse to party for a lot of ppl - i like celebrating anything during the winter and decorating and having family over and eating a lot and lighting candles and opening presents LOL

Is this a deliberate entry into the dumbest question of the year contest?

The possible date of the birth of Christ is on the last week of September or the first week of October. The information was given by Luke in chapter 1 of the book of Luke. It tells us that saint Elizabeth became pregnant when Zechariah, her husband, was serving in the temple. And the probable date that Zechariah’s (who belongs to the tribe of Abijah) service in the temple is on the fourth month of the Jewish calendar. In 1 Chronicles 24:10, we know that his tribe was called to serve on the temple in the one year cycle. They were the eight tribe out of twenty-four, so he must be there on the fourth month of the Jewish calendar. If Elizabeth became pregnant that month, and if her son, John the Baptist, is six months older than our Lord Jesus Christ, then the Lord must have been born fifteen months after — and that will fall on the last week of September or the first week of October.

Its the day set aside for christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus, not the date he was actually born.

Holidays that exalt humans or human organizations are not acceptable to Jehovah. (Jeremiah 17:5-7; Acts 10:25, 26) Keep in mind, too, that orgin of religious celebrations has a bearing on whether they please God or not. (Isaiah 52:11; Revelation 18:4)

Jesus was not born in December.

Christmas was not Christian to be begin with, but is a product of Rome's attempt to appease pagan "convert" with a "Christianized" version of Saturnalia, which was during the Dec. 25 time period, and as the Shepard's were not likely to be in their fields at that time, it is unlikely that was the time of Jesus birth. God does not need help from distinctly pagan elements, and the Bible does not support Christianizing of such, but God makes a new creation (2Cor. 5:17). The Bible also reproves the liturgical annual observance of "days, and months, and times, and years" (Ga. 4:10; Col. 2:16), except for the first day of the week (Act 20:7; 1Cor. 16:2). And the basic requirement to keep the Christmas feast is a form of legalism, "Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men" (Mark 7:7). Thus those who wish to worship in freedom of the Spirit are usually censured by those who are devoted to Christmas. Why would otherwise Holy Spirit-led pastors bow down 4 months out the years to observe the Christianized pagan festival, instituted by a false church? We are to come out of Rome, Egypt and Babylon, not go back into them. The celebration of Christmas is like the idolatrous high places of old, which Jews sometimes turned into places of Jehovistic worship, but God wanted them destroyed, and such "Christianizing" perpetuated their places, allowing them to the more easily to revert back to their original form. ikewise Christmas has become today. Christmas is a charade, a party to which Christ is not invited, and is tree that the Father has not been planted, which is to be cut down, and it is legalism and bondage to basically require us to observe it (members are persecuted if they do not). Instead, let us "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage "(Gal 5:1), and let us worship God in spirit and in truth, as He leads. http://forums.christiansunite.com/index.php?topic=17759.15

I think it's looking at the positives and accepting the negatives. The Bible can be taken "literally" in many ways- which is why we have so many Christian sectors. (Think KKK! They're white Christian supremists who were originally started against Catholics!) With the different sectors are varying political and social views as well as religious ones. ("They" are overgeneralized, like the idea that all gay men are queens.) Some churches are more liberal. I also think it's a good and healthy thing to think ahead to CONSEQUENCES, if that's what you meant by "worriying about punishment." Weighing out the consequences of your action whether positive or negative would be the logical, adult thing to do. I think doing so generally goes hand-in-hand with "taking responsibility for your actions." (It sounds like you have a lot of animosity towards organized religion.) I personally don't believe in judging anyone based on their faith... None of us will really know until we've passed on.

It shouldn't be too difficult to determine the actual month or time of the year. After all, the Romans had called for all to be registered in the city of their ancestors, a census. Surely someone has cross-referenced that historical event with Jesus's birth. " 1In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3And everyone went to his own town to register. " - Luke 2:1-3

Far from it! Scripture specifically says that the Shepherds were out in the fields tending their sheep as it was the "Spring Lambing Time" and sheep are totally helpless just as a newborn child (the Lamb of God)!!! There are many theories out there mainly for computing the "End Time", but U could go Nuts playing that game! Suffice it to say Christ Fulfilled the Cannon of Scripture so we can have Eternal Life! John

The Bible does not indicate December 25th or any other specific day. It was most likely a pagan holiday that was converted to a Christian observance in the early days of the religio licita (legal religion) of Christianity. But this is a good time in which to remember the importance of Jesus' birth. He entered the world of sinners (all humans except for Jesus) and made himself into a man the very nature of a servant, he became nothing that we might have everything. He was born and lived perfectly under his own law, he died innocently at the hands of sinners, and he rose on the third day to assure us that we are forgiven and that on the Last Day we too will rise from the dead to eternal life in heaven.

it was to the advantage of the catholic church that december 25, be accepted as a christian celebration. it made it easier for the romans who were so used to observing that day as the saturnalia. if you do your research you can come to find out that all the customs that are part of christmas were originally rooted in this pagan festival. in no way does it honor the birth of christ or his father who sent him. even so people just don't care. abandoning these practices among others is something most will not accept.

Forgetting all of the issues with paganism and catholism, and other influences, --- If you look at all the descriptions of the descriptions of the envrionment, it is NOT inconsistent with typcial weather in December in israel. And while we may not be able to know the exact date, Decmeber certainly isn't inconsistent with the events described.

No it doesn't.

no , no exact date given..But ,I don't celebrate it because I like to remember HIM everyday, and spread joy and peace everyday too...But I do not have anything against those who do and I try in no way to make them stumble...as Jesus told the Apostles when they complained of one casting out demons in HIS NAME.."Leave him alone, HE is doing in MY NAME, and that is good." this man could bring to HIM....

It is well known that Dec 25 was chosen as a convenient date to provide a christian alternative to Yule and Saturnalia (and probably more) Nowhere does the exact date appear in the scriptures. Or even the approximate date.

The Bible does NOT. Jesus never made a big thing about his birthday. Even though when he was born was a special event, it was because of the impact Jesus would have on all our lives...Not because of any date. Jesus was born when the shepherds were in the field with their flocks...and December in Israel is midwinter. The two facts do not match. The Bible says that Jesus was " about 30" when baptised. But very specific when he died...Nisan 14. This is about March/ April in our calendah. On the full moon. Jesus preached for 3 1/2 years. So if you go back 33 1/2 years from any March/ April, you get the date of SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER... Not December 25.

No Jesus was not born on Dec 25th. He was conceived on Dec 25th. ------ It is documented in Luke using John birth knowing that John was 6 months older that Jesus. -- http://www.biblestudygames.com/biblestudies/christmas.htm

I don't think anyone knows the exact date. The odds are 1 in 365 that this is the correct date. Dec 25th was just a convenient time to celebrate His birth.