Today we want to share on “CHRISTMAS, A FAULTY FOUNDATION!” Psalm 11:3 says, “If the FOUNDATIONS be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
Amongst other faulty foundations like the name you bear, another striking one is the events you celebrate – events like Christmas.
The Bible declares, “Beware (watch out) that no man takes you captive by Philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ” (Col. 2:8).
At this time of the year, people all over the world gather from far and near to their various ancestral homes to celebrate “Christmas.”But is the word “Christmas” found in the Bible? No! It is not found anywhere in the Bible.
Now, if Christmas is not Scriptural, why then do people including Born-Again believers celebrate it?
Here is the problem: Most people never reflect on why they believe what they believe or do what they do.
Here is the truth: We live in a world filled with customs, but few ever seek to understand the origin of those customs. We generally accept them without question.
Nearly all aspects of “Christmas” observance have their roots in Roman custom and religion. In the year 325 AD the Roman Emperor Constantine tried to do away with paganism so that he can make Christianity the major religion in the world.
In a bid to make Christianity the most powerful religion on earth, Constantine incorporated this heathen festival into the Roman Catholic Church.
People celebrate Christmas on December the 25th because it was a pagan sun-worshipping holiday that the Roman Catholic Church incorporated in order to convert the heathens to Catholicism. So, Constantine said, “Since everyone is already celebrating it at this time, let’s make it the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.”
He therefore, slammed the Roman Catholic holiday on the pagan holiday so that it will be easier for people to convert to Catholicism.
Prior to that time, the biggest festival in the land was that called Saturnalia, a harvest festival that marked the time the sun stands still in the sky.
What then is Christmas all about? From the above information, we can see that Christmas is all about worshipping a false god called Saturn.
In Exodus 23:2 God said, “You shall not follow a crowd to do evil.” Don’t do something just because everyone else is doing it.
What is the meaning of Christmas? It is the combination of Christ and Mass. Therefore, we can say that Christmas is the Mass or a religious service to mark the birth of Christ.
Here is the point: It is not bad to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, but it is absolutely ungodly to celebrate it in a shrine.
Why is Mass bad? Mass is bad because it is “an abomination to God.” Why is Mass an abomination to God? Mass is an abomination to God because it is a heathen practice that began during the reign of Emperor Constantine of Rome in 325 A.D. It is celebrated according to the Roman custom, and not according to the custom of Christ – the living Word of God.
What then is Mass? Mass is the ritual of chants, readings, prayers, and other ceremonies used in the celebration of the “Eucharist” in the Roman Catholic Church.
What is the Eucharist? The Eucharist is the sacrament of Holy Communion; the Lord’s Supper. Here is the point: Anything outside the Word of God is not the will of God and it is coming from the pit of hell.
Now let us consider what happened at the opening of the Vatican II: At the opening of the Vatican II, Pope John XXIII reaffirmed his belief in the doctrines of the Council of Trent (Ad Limina Talks, p. 68).
In this meeting, the Council of Trent maintains that Mass is “A true propitiatory sacrifice.” But the Bible says that Jesus Himself is the propitiation for our sins.
“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins” (1 Jn. 4:10).
Look at some of the laws of the Roman Catholic Religion: Generally speaking, they state that the little wafer used in communion (or Mass) and wine is Jesus Christ Himself and contains His “whole divinity.” But Jesus Christ cannot be limited to a tiny wafer and most certainly not to something made with human hands. Jesus Christ is infinite and omnipresent.
Look at Canon law 1: Canon 1 says, “If anyone denies that in the Sacrament of the Most Holy Eucharist are contained truly, really and substantially the body and blood together with soul and divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ, and consequently the whole Christ, but says that He is in it only as in a sign, or figure, or force, let him be anathema” (Canons and Decrees of the Council of tent, Original with English translation., by Rev, H. J. Schroeder, O.P., B. Herder Book Co., 1960, p. 79: Canon 1).
What about Canon law 6? Canon law 6 states that the Roman Catholics must worship and adore the wafer and bow down to it (Ibid p. 80).
As you see from Canon law 6, the Roman Catholics bear the wafer about in procession and everyone bows down to it as it passes and worship that wafer which is now their “Jesus.”
The wafer itself is in the centre of the monstrance, which is the “sun burst” golden container carried by the Roman Catholic priest. The wafer in the “sun burst” is also worshipped during Benediction which is usually on Sunday evenings.
Also, a wafer is usually in a box called a tabernacle at the front (or an accessible place) of every Roman Catholic Church. People bow down before this box. And when they do this, they are worshipping the wafer. Since this wafer is really not the true Jesus, they are actually worshipping a demon!
They are worshipping the three idols of Egypt [IHS – Isis, Horus and Sepp]. This is witchcraft! It is idolatry! The Roman Catholic Canon laws clearly imply that the Mass is actually a sacrifice of Jesus Christ each time it is celebrated.
It is believed that each time Mass is celebrated, Jesus Christ is sacrificed afresh - He is worn the crown of thorns afresh; He is nailed to the Cross afresh; and He dies afresh. If this were to be true, then when Mass is celebrated twice in a day, then they would have sacrificed Jesus twice in a day. They sacrifice their “Jesus” over and over again each time Mass is celebrated.
But what does God’s Word say? God’s Word declares that Jesus was sacrificed ONCE and for all times (Heb. 9:24-26, 28; 10:10-14).
Here is the main point: When you join in this idolatrous worship (custom), you’re simply saying that God is a liar. Christmas is a Roman custom catholicized by the Roman Catholics. This is exactly why you should not celebrate this Christianized pagan holiday. God forbids Christmas because it is a heathen festival. It is idolatry!
What is idolatry? Idolatry is the worship of idols or false gods. Idolatry provokes God to anger, and causes God to visit that sin with extreme judgment, and the consequences are left many centuries after. Idolatry produces many evil consequences in a family line. For instance,
1. A family with an idolatrous background suffers multiple sorrows (Ps. 16:4).
2. Families with idolatrous foundations suffer a lot of setbacks in life (Isa. 42:17).
3. The source of the curses/judgments that devastate the people of God is idolatry (Ps. 78:58).
4. A foundation of idolatry could result in premature deaths in a family (Ps. 78:62).
5. In some families, the men appear to be tormented by an unseen fire (Ps. 78:63).
6. In some families, their ladies do not get married easily (Ps. 78:63).
7. Even the priests from such families die in such a miserable way that their widows cannot mourn them (Ps. 78:64).
8. In some families, their married daughters and/or ladies married into the family have so much difficulty in conception and delivery (Hos. 9:11).
9. In some families, the death of babies is very common during delivery or in latter months/years (Hos. 9:12).
10. God’s angry visitation due to idolatry continues even to the bones of dead men and the survivors of such a family (Jer. 8:1-3). These people worshipped idols contrary to God’s warnings in Deuteronomy 4:19.
11. Idol worshipers will not enter Heaven (Rev. 22:14-15).
12. All idol worshipers shall find their place in the lake of fire (Rev. 21:8).
Conclusion: Christmas is a PAGAN CELEBRATION declared by man to be the birthday of the Messiah. Hence, we warn everyone that wants to make Heaven to BEWARE OF CHRISTMAS!
Watch out for the next edition of Good News from the pulpit.
- · Your friend, I. I. Madubunyi (Senior Pastor, HOG) 17.12.2023
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