Christian Holidays; Christmas and Easter

In Contemporary…………

(My views)

by Godfrey Babu

                        Christmas (Dec 25^th) is an annual commemoration Christians celebrate when they remember the birth of their savior Jesus Christ while Easter is a remembrance of the most profound tenet of Christian belief entailing the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which falls around (March 21^st and April 25^th).

These old Mega churches’ festivals affirm our enduring faith in God through Christ as Christians that;

                                   “God sent his only begotten Son and in his immeasurable devotional Love he assigned him to die for the sinners of human kind but on the third day he however rose him from the dead during Easter.”

            

                         In traditional celebration of Christmas and Easter, it’s a call to Christians to retrieve, (while meditating their purposes and calls God bestowed to accomplish) they engage in power prayers and well-doing by confessing their sins and be baptized by the Holy Spirit in replenishment and refilling.

 As a church and family, Christians should recite prayers and sing joyful songs shouting victory, it is the foundation of our belief and cornerstone of Christian theology. It is our refuge and our only Hope. In Christmas, we testify the foretold promise of the birth of Messiah and In Easter, we witness the fulfilling of Salvation.

In Christmas we discern, Jesus is Immanuel (God with us) and In Easter we comprehend Jesus is God when he rose from the dead and ascended back to his Glory with the Father.

But what is the authentic Celebration of these festivals?

                  The nature on the approach for Christmas and Easter has been twisted and adopted a total new picture. The Christian point of view has been decapitated. There is hardly celebration of these festivals with incorporation of Christ but rather between families, neighbors, relatives and friends.

Christmas is NEVER a festival based solely on exchanging gifts between families and friends without accepting Christ as the Lord and savior of our lives.

 The contemporary meaning of Christmas and Easter conceals the authenticity and divinity of the true historical Christian meaning of these festivals. They insist on decoration of a Christmas tree and Santa Claus, decoration of eggs, extreme makeover and vacations, drinking liquor and gifts, sex with friends and painting homes, purchase of home furniture and sleepovers.

But is it wrong to buy new stuffs during Christmas and Easter?

There is absolutely NOTHING wrong when celebrating the birthday of the messiah and his resurrection if it requires purchasing new stuffs, but do you restore the integrity of Christmas and Easter?  Is there a Christian motive heartedly in your approach? How?

Children should be taught what Christmas is in Christian perspective, teenagers, young adults and elders should celebrate in Joyful noise with great shouts and praising songs that our triumph Is born lived and conquered the grave.

When its Christmas or Easter, mankind are to hear the word of promise, healed, touched, rescued, lead and filled with Holy Spirit through Salvation of Jesus Christ.