Posted by
John Cord on Monday, December 08, 2008 12:51:55 PM
I am preparing a new article on all this recent hoopla that has deeply insulted Bill O'Reilly involving an Atheist placard in the Washington State Capitol rotunda. It strikes me funny how year after year O'Reilly plays the same broken record and never once lifts The Way of the Spirit that does not fear the truths surrounding the man-made holiday of Christmas. O'Reilly may be fair and balanced when it comes to discussing politics—I am not a political pundit—but he is clearly unfair and unbalanced when it comes to his precious love for traditionalist Christian lies that go as far back as the birth of Corporate Christianity nearly seventeen centuries ago.
Yes, it is that time of year again to honor the following great scripture, given by Jesus.
Matthew 28:21-25:
21) Thou shalt lie about my unknown date of birth, worshiping that day as holier over other days;
22) Ye shall worship the 25th day of the 12th month, already made famous as the day of the greatest pagan festival celebrating the birth of the sun-god;
23) And ye shall call it the birthday of the Son of God;24) And ye shall commercialize the hell out of my name and lie to little children.
As an introduction to my next blog, here is the short section from my newest book that I wrote in response to the "War On Christmas" that Bill O'Reilly has been shouting about for years now. I sent O'Reilly and his producers copies of the book, directing them to read the following section and, of course, as with my previous book submissions, my intelligent, scripturally-sound work remains ignored, naturally, as it exposes the lies of traditionalist Christianity. If Corporate Christianity had built itself upon The Way of the Spirit instead of rejecting it ('the stone the builders rejected') then my years of writing would have no reason to exist.
THE "WAR ON CHRISTMAS"
There is nothing wrong with enjoying religious holidays, except when we hold the holiday dearer to us than The Way of Selfless Love. We are to understand scripture in Spirit and in truth, so where is it revealed that Jesus was born on December 25th? Just because something is a religious tradition does not make it true. "Christ Mass" or Christmas was a marketing tool created by the Catholic Church to draw pagans into their fold by taking the great annual pagan holiday of the birth of the sun-god and turning it into the birthday of the Son of God.
Acts 10:34-35
34. Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
35. But in every nation that feareth him and worketh righteousness is accepted with him.
As God is no respecter of persons, all of whom have souls, He is certainly no respecter of days. Isn't any day just as holy in God's eyes as December 25th? When does the Bible instruct humans to create a "holy" day and call it "Christmas?"
We are to celebrate the birth of Christ by giving birth to the Spirit of Christ every day. Every day is the Lord's Day in the lives of those who personify The Way of the Lord (Spirit of Selfless Love).
Some will go so far as not buying from retailers who wish them "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas." Don't they know that "Happy Holidays" means Happy Holy Days? Such is Christmas-idolatry that denies The Way of Christ by punishing those who do not perform the religious work of saying Merry Christmas instead of Happy Holidays.
Galatians 4:8-11
8. Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
How is it that when you did not know God, you worshiped gods of nature that were not gods? For example, Christmas was birthed of an ancient holiday that celebrated a natural celestial event—the Winter Solstice—the shortest day of the year, usually happening on December 21st or 22nd. The lengthening sunlight was substantively noticeable about three days later, thus December 25th became the birthday of the great sun-god due to the "birth" of sunlight after the darkest day of the year.
9. But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
Now, after you have known God and know that He is watching, how is it that you descend back into lower spiritual functioning ('weak and beggarly elements'), worshiping things of the world and desiring enslavement to them?
10. Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
11. I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labor in vain.
Apostle Paul is alarmed of them, concerned his teachings have been worthless.
Matthew 15:7-9
7. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias (Isaiah) prophesy of you, saying,
8. This people draweth nigh (near) unto me of their mouth, and honoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
They preach about Jesus, but do not personify His Spirit.
9. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
They worship Christ in vain through man-made religion.
No, friends, I do not hate Christmas. Just all the lies. Why can't we enjoy Christmas without all the lies? HA! That'll never happen.
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