today i'm blogging a bit early if u noticed. the reason being i overslept for work today. lol. yeah didnt really wanna go to work after i woke up either. sides, dont think they need many packers in Terminal 2 anyways.
well today i was reading an article on Christmas which my friend from church passed me (i like to read during my free time), while my GE was down - still fixing it btw. It's about the origins of Christmas. Many may not know this, but Christmas isn't actually a Christian festival at all. It originates from the pagans and the jewish (read the bible or history books to find out who they were).
"The word 'Christmas' means 'Mass of Christ'. It is prinounced 'Christ-Mass'." - Interesting fact to know that Jesus Christ wasn't actually born on the 25th of December. This 'Mass of Christ' had nothing to do with Jesus Christ however.
You see, in the old days, people did not celebrate their birthdays; they didnt throw feasts and banquets like we do now. Only the sinners like Pharaoh and Herod used to do it. Thus if it is the birth of Christ, they would not celebrate it that way. Many authorities claim that Christmas was not celebrated by first century Christians either. The Western Churches had later ordered it be celebrated forever, on the day of the Old Roman Feast of the birth of Sol as people did not know exactly when Jesus was born. (Sol means 'sun' and not 'son') Their excuse for calling it the birthday of Christ, the birthday of the sun-god ----> birthday of the Son of God.
Very interesting topic considering almost the whole world celebrates it; and many presume its a christian festival. These days, when it comes to religion, people are gullible and easily fooled. At times one must question the truth behind each teaching to see if it really true. 'Test everything. Hold on to the good,' [1 Thessalonians 5:21] It is easy to fall prey to customs and traditions simply because we 'do it cuz everyone else does it', and we forget the meaning of each tradition. Even i was naive (look at my posts below) cuz i PRESUMED Christmas was a christian festival without asking or looking into it - my mistake.
To quote the bible, This is what the LORD says: "Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by them. For the customs of the peoples are worthless" - Jeremiah 10:2-3
There is nothing wrong celebrating it, just as long as it doesn't involve religion in that matter. Origins of Christmas did not have anything to do with Christ. A thought provoking issue here right? well at least to me it is. Any question u can ask me personally, through MSN or watever. I even know the origin of the christmas tree! lol.
thats all for today i guess, GE is back up.
aj
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