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Originally Posted by TRFrance

It says nothing about making sure to NOT observing Jesus's birthday either, so... I think the scriptures I posted previously still apply here. (Rom 14:5-6, Col 2:16-17)

Of course, "God" doesn't have a birthday per se, but the Son of God obviously did. And if Christians choose to use December 25th to observe/commemorate his birth, why would that be a a problem?


Again, it says nothing about watchnight/New Years Eve services either.. but most Apostolic churches observe that annually. Is that wrong ?

And the bible doesn't tell us to observe birthdays either, but most apostolics observe that too. Is that wrong?
As a matter of fact, it seems that most Apostolic churches even make it a point to take time out during a Sunday morning service to honor their pastor and pastor's wife when their birthday comes around. I guess you could consider that to be the "unbiblical observation of something the bible doesn't tell us to observe" ... and I guess you'd be right.
Still I think some saints make a bigger deal over this stuff than God does.

The difference is that the Bible clearly warns against adopting pagan practices and then doing them unto the Lord. If Christmas had no connection whatsoever to Jesus then I wouldn't have such an issue against it. God doesn't have a birthday and the only thing He said to do in remembrance of Him was communion, not set a day aside to celebrate the day He came to Earth as a man. He certainly never gave instructions to anyone to take pagan practices and call them Christian, as some method to win more converts. Any way I look at it, celebrating Christmas as a Christian holiday blatently goes against God's Word.