{"id":6954,"date":"2014-12-22T13:27:39","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T18:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?p=6954"},"modified":"2021-12-17T22:06:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T04:06:55","slug":"podcast-67-is-christmas-a-pagan-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-67-is-christmas-a-pagan-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"podcast 67 &#8211; Is Christmas a pagan holiday?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8717\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6954-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities067.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities067.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities067.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities067.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=6954-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities067.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"trinities067.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7FuUF9DZM3zhtN41n6RJ6l\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6955\" src=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/no-christmas-tree-symbol.jpg\" alt=\"no christmas tree symbol\" width=\"383\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/no-christmas-tree-symbol.jpg 526w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/no-christmas-tree-symbol-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/no-christmas-tree-symbol-420x428.jpg 420w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/no-christmas-tree-symbol-460x469.jpg 460w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/no-christmas-tree-symbol-90x92.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><strong>Is it a sin to celebrate Christmas, because Christmas is pagan in origin?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In <a title=\"trinities podcast episode 67 Is Christmas a pagan holiday?\" href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities%20067%20-%20Is%20Christmas%20a%20pagan%20holiday.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this episode<\/a> I discuss this disputed question, discussing the term &#8220;<strong>pagan<\/strong>,&#8221; the issue of <strong>idolatry<\/strong>, the origins of Christmas traditions, the historical <strong>origin<\/strong> of a practice vs. the current <strong>function<\/strong> of it, and what I believe <strong>the apostle Paul<\/strong> would have to say about this ongoing dispute between Christians.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Links for this episode:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Jeremiah 10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Jeremiah+10&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeremiah 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>an anti-Christmas youtube video &#8211; <a title=\"anti-Christmas video\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/y-_v6whv3PM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Shocking But True &#8211; &#8220;Is Christmas Christian?&#8221;<\/a> by an Arkansas church with <a title=\"their statement of faith\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pointsoftruth.com\/Q&amp;A\/Q&amp;A3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quite unusual theology<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Warning: neither the historical information nor the theological arguments are to be accepted uncriticially<\/em>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"sermon by Steve Katsaras\" href=\"http:\/\/redwordschurch.com\/2010\/12\/12\/christmas-message-you-dont-want-to-hear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a sermon by Steve Katsaras<\/a> which contains an argument that Jesus was really born in September<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"trinities posts on Christmas\" href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?s=Christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previous trinties posts on Christmas<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thomas Belsham&#8217;s <em><a title=\"The Epistles of Paul the Apostle, Volume I\" href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/1116537737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Epistles of Paul the Apostle, Vol. I<\/a>\u00a0(<a title=\"free pdf at google books\" href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=pXQ_AAAAYAAJ&amp;dq=belsham%20The%20Epistles%20of%20Paul%20the%20Apostle%2C%20Volume%20I&amp;pg=PR3#v=onepage&amp;q=belsham%20The%20Epistles%20of%20Paul%20the%20Apostle,%20Volume%20I&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free pdf<\/a>) <\/em>&#8211; the translation of Romans 14-15 used here.<\/li>\n<li>the musical selections in this episode are by <a title=\"United States Marine Band - holiday music selections\" href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/United_States_Marine_Band\/Holiday_Music_Selections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the United States Marine Band<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it a sin to celebrate Christmas, because Christmas is pagan in origin? 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