When Was CHRIST Born?

 When Was CHRIST Born?

No living human knows when CHRIST was born.

So since GOD did not save the date for us to celebrate, why do we?

I’m not saying it is bad or wrong to celebrate CHRIST’s birth.

CHRIST’s birth was the second step of GOD’s plan of salvation for humanity.

The first was that He ordained that CHRIST would be crucified as The Lamb of GOD for the sins of the world before He created the world. (StudyJohn 1:1-4, 3:15-21; 1 Peter 1:20; Revelation 13:8)

The final step was CHRIST’s crucifixion and resurrection; the process completed CHRIST returned to Heaven.

We celebrate CHRIST’s birth, death and resurrection which is our salvation!

They should be celebrated together! When we celebrate one event we should give the same emphasis to the other events.

Joining in the world’s celebration of CHRIST’s birth (CHRIST’smas) and His resurrection (Easter) is not wrong as long as we emphasize CHRIST over what the world is celebrating. At least at Easter we emphasize His crucifixion as much as His Resurrection.

CHRIST’smas and Easter are not about an overweight man who never dies, travels the  whole earth in one night on a snow sleigh pulled by reindeer; or a rabbit that lays hardboiled chicken eggs and candies.

They are about GOD in the flesh (Son of GOD and Son of Man) who lived a sinless life so He could be crucified for our sins, then raised from the dead to give us eternal life, and now seated at GOD The Father’s right hand waiting for The Church - His Body in the earth to make disciples of the nations.

This is what we should be celebrating! Merry CHRIST’smas!