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Would Jesus celebrate Christmas?
Luke 2
The day of Jesus birth was proclaimed by angels and shepherds. They gave glory, honor and praise. This was a moment to celebrate on Heaven and on Earth.
Was He born on December 25th? We don’t know. But it doesn’t matter. Some complain that it was a pagan holiday, but these events were redeemed, conformed, changed to a celebration of Jesus birth. We now celebrate the Son of God coming to Earth.
Wherever Jesus is in the center of a celebration, He is honored. praised and lifted up.
John 2 – A wedding. At the wedding, Jesus completely changed the situation.
John 2: 13 – The Passover. Jesus cleansed the temple, and He sanctified the day. The attention was changed from the temple and sacrifices to Jesus.
John 5:1 – A feast of the Jews. Jesus changed the focus from the Sabbath to Himself. He healed a lame man and equated Himself with God the Father.
John 7 = The Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus changed to focus to Himself, the living Water.
John 10:22 – The Festival of Dedication. Jesus changed to focus to Himself as the Christ.