ChrlsLmas and Lhe 1en CommandmenLs

WhaL lf ChrlsLmas broke one of Cod's commandmenLs [usL one? Would you sLlll celebraLe lL? Cbvlously
Lhls ls a quesLlon for ChrlsLlans only WhaL lf lL broke more Lhan one? Cr are some of Lhe Lord's
commands noL as lmporLanL as Lhe oLhers?

WhaL lf l Lold you lL breaks LlCP1 Cl 1PL 1Ln?

CommandmenL Cne ?ou shall have no oLher gods before Me"
1he daLe of uecember 23Lh orlglnaLed from Lhe worshlp of Lhe sun god whose blrLhday was uecember
23Lh ln an efforL Lo ease Lhe converLed pagans lnLo Lhelr new ChrlsLlan falLh Lhe CaLhollc church aL Lhe
Llme declded Lo meeL Lhe newly converLed pagans half way" and adopL many of Lhelr cusLoms and
rlLuals lnLo Lhls new hollday 1hus Lhe day changed from blrLhday of Lhe sun god" Lo blrLhday of Lhe
Son of Cod" (8efer Lo Lhls sLudy uoes 1he Lord Approve of Lhe Modern Pollday of ChrlsLmas?)

CommandmenL 1wo ?ou shall noL make for yourself an ldol ln Lhe form of anyLhlng ln Peaven above or
on earLh beneaLh or ln Lhe waLers below"
ChrlsLmas Lrees and sanLa fall lnLo Lhls caLegory 1he use of holly greenery mlsLleLoe llghLs eLc all
orlglnaLed from Lhe pagan rlLuals whlch lncluded worshlp of false gods and Lhelr ldols ln regards Lo
sanLa ?ou say Pe ls noL real lL doesn'L maLLer" 8uL lL does maLLer Lo Cod Are noL all ldols lmaglnary
and made by human hands nelLher speaklng nor hearlng"? Lven Lhough lL seems harmless Lhe Lord
sLlll flnds Lhls deLesLable Also does sanLa lead people away or Lo ChrlsL? lsn'L he [usL an arLlflclal
replacemenL an ldol"? (8efer Lo Lhls sLudy uoes 1he Lord Approve of Lhe Modern Pollday of
ChrlsLmas?)

CommandmenL 1hree ?ou shall noL mlsuse Lhe name of Lhe Lord your Cod"
ChrlsL !esus ls ln Cod and Cod ln Plm !esus sald Pls name ls Cod's name Lhe name Cod has glven Plm
Poly laLher proLecL Lhem by Lhe power of your name Lhe name you gave Me so LhaL Lhey may be
one as we are one Whlle l was wlLh Lhem l proLecLed Lhem and kepL Lhem safe by LhaL name you gave
Me" (!ohn 171112) We should noL assoclaLe Lhe name of ChrlsL wlLh any oLher name Lhan Lhe name
Cod has glven Plm (see furLher down Lo undersLand why chrlsLmas ls a mlsuse of Lhe Lord's name)

CommandmenL Slx More people commlL sulclde durlng Lhe holldays Lhan any oLher Llme (Murder of
self)

CommandmenL Seven Many people commlL adulLery and fornlcaLlon durlng Lhls Llme due Lo
drunkenness and parLles

CommandmenL LlghL 1hefL lncreases durlng Lhls Llme of year

CommandmenL nlne lalse 1esLlmony ls abundanL Lverywhere you Lurn people are lylng abouL Lhls
belng ChrlsL's Lrue blrLhday Lo Lhelr chlldren and Lo Lhemselves SanLa ls a lle lor aloL of people Lhe
pressure of compeLlLlon leads Lhem Lo lle abouL glfLs Lhey've recelved or haven'L recelved money spenL
eLc

CommandmenL 1en We Leach coveLousness Lo our chlldren 1hls ls acLually LaughL Lo Lhem by defaulL
Lhrough lack of any klnd of correcLlon Chlldren learn Lo care abouL recelvlng more Lhan abouL glvlng
and Lhey always wanL whaL everyone else has lor mosL chlldren ChrlsLmas has become an endless
wlsh llsL" noL a day for glvlng back Lo Lhe world buL for Lhe world Lo glve Lo Lhem As for adulLs Lhere
ls consLanL compeLlLlon and envy of Lhelr nelghbor's llghLs decoraLlons new snowblower eLc (wheLher
we admlL lL or noL)

MosL people agree ChrlsLmas ls supposed Lo be abouL ChrlsL and Pls blrLh reLend you are !esus ChrlsL
looklng down from above on Lhls modernday ChrlsLmas WhaL would you see?

- A celebraLlon of Pls blrLhday on Lhe 23Lh whlch ls noL Pls blrLhday buL Lhe pagan sun god's blrLhday
- 1he use of decoraLlons rlLuals and pracLlces orlglnaLlng from pagan worshlp of false gods

?ou would also see slx of Lhe seven deadly slns
- vanlLy (maLerlallsm)
- rlde (maLerlallsm)
- Lnvy (CoveLlng whaL everyone else has or recelves)
- Creed (Love of money Lhlngs)
- LusL (lusLlng afLer Lhlngs and of course chrlsLmas parLles)
- CluLLony (CvereaLlng and overlndulgence)

And all Lhls ln ChrlsL's name ls lL really a mass for ChrlsL" or a blasphemlng of Pls name? ?ou declde

no maLLer how people whlLewash ChrlsLmas or raLlonallze lL lL ls whaL lL ls ln Lhe eyes of Lhe Lord aul
sald Cod wlll sLrlke you you whlLewashed wall! ?ou slL Lhere Lo [udge me accordlng Lo Lhe law yeL
you yourself vlolaLe Lhe law" (AcLs 233) Shall we Lry Lo wash only Lhe ouLslde of a cup leavlng Lhe
lnslde fllled wlLh abomlnaLlons and sln !esus sald Woe Lo you Leachers of Lhe law and harlsees you
hypocrlLes! ?ou clean Lhe ouLslde of Lhe cup and dlsh buL lnslde Lhey are full of greed and self
lndulgence" (MaLLhew 2323)