It’s Merry Christmas! Find Out What Xmas Really Means But do you really know what is meant by using the Term Merry XMas?
It’s Merry Christmas! Find Out What Xmas Really Means
Maybe even what the letter X is in Greek or even what the labarum or Chi-Rho is? #Xmas #Labarum #ChiRho
I guess this just gets to me to be forced to say Happy Holidays, Seasons Greetings etc. Or even saying Merry Xmas. Christmas is more that just a holiday. It is about the virgin birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
In my opinion, these other sayings remove Christ from it. Let’s stand up as Christians and still say …
Merry ChristMas!
Don’t be shamed. Stand up for God. He is after all the one we have to answer to in the end. I am more afraid of dishonoring God than man.
What is Xmas? ΧΡ
Using Xmas dates back to the 16th Century.
The X, known as the, labarum, often called Chi-Rho. This is a Christian symbol and claims to be a symbol that means Christ (Χριστός – ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ). In order for it to become a labarum, it must have two Greek letters that overlap each other, such as the “ΧΡ”.
Χχ (Chi) & Ρρ (Rho)
The letter “Χχ” comes from the Greek word Chi. Which is the first part of Christ. The word -mas is from Latin word mass. Then Christ was either written XP or XT. The letter “Ρρ” is Rho. Together those letters for the labarum, as shown in this blog post.
Even now some people will say Merry Christ-Mas, saying Christ and mas instead of Chris and mas. Nevertheless, I still prefer to still call out Christ in Christmas. That is the most important part of it. The first 6 letters … CHRIST!
I like how this church sign reads you cannot spell Christmas without Christ.
Also note that when we say Happy Holidays we are actually saying Happy Holy Days!
But for me, I will always and prefer to say Merry ChristMas. I just wanted everyone to know what Xmas meant. When ever you hear someone wish you a Merry XMas remember they are trying to do Greek for Christ. They might even know that the “Χχ” is short for Christ in Greek.
I even wrote about this in my 2010 issue of Patterson Post. (Post 2010) But felt led to share in my blog about this. This was also posted December 5, 2013 on Courageous Christian Father and also last republished/updated December 12, 2023.
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It’s ok for you to celebrate your birthday by “giving food to food banks” but not ok to celebrate our Saviors birthday?
So when you celebrate Jesus’ birthday how do you choice to help
The very foundation of the Christmas holiday is a lie. The Messiah was not born December 25th. He did not ask us to celebrate his birthday. He did not say to set up a tree in our house and decorate it and our houses with anything. Santa Claus does not exist. He doesn’t have reindeer that fly and he isn’t going to come down anyone’s chimney on December 25th and leave any gifts. Everything is a lie.
1Corinthians 10:21 – You cannot drink the cup of Yahweh and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of Yahweh’s table and of the table of demons.
We cannot mix the profane with the holy, and we cannot mix lies with truth, and we cannot mix the table of Yahweh with the table of demons. We must choose one, or the other
He did not ask us to celebrate or commemorate or do in rememberance…….He did not tell us not to…just pointing that out…..as for what the non believers do..that is not what christians do….same with easter…….
Yes, I get what you are saying…….I am blessed this year anyway as christmas day is Preperation Day followed by Sabbath…..I don’t have to worry about christmas lol.
Think of it this way wonder Jesus celebrate Christmas? Only 3 more shopping days for Christmas. lol
3 more for Sabbath….Jesus knows where some of us will be..with Him.
Who started the Christmas celebration with the “feast of the Nativity?”
I dunno troy to be honest.
There are so many versions of stories around about how things started etc..and one would not know who to believe.
The same ones that changed the fourth commandment ….
It is factual history.
Troy do u read E.G. White?
Yes I do ….
Have you read all that she has had to say on it? I have read some….that’s why i am not anti this time of the year.
I have read a lot of what she had to say about Christmas …. Honestly I don’t know if I have read everything she had to say on the subject. It amazes me though that many are familiar with the RCC’S “influence” on Christianity ….. But not the extent.
Well, they may have changed something to do with christmas..like they did the 4th commandment..but we still celebrate the sabbath…the difference between the 2 is the bible says nothing at all about one..and a lot about the other. we do not have to do things in any way that they have done..we could listen to mrs white and take her counsel……
Maybe we need to go back to what she has said…..
And maybe we need to get back to what God says about adopting customs and celebrating like the heathens ….
Amen Troy lets bring the bible back,
Well I don’t see true believers doing that……and that is what she said..there is so much assuming of believers in some of the comments here…..those who do like the heathens would not be true christians or counted in the remnant now would they..I have been trying to talk about TRUE christians….the ones who actually keep Gods commandments and dietary laws…etc. Not one of us does anything 100 per cent perfect..and we should all be mindful of assuming and pointing fingers lest some be pointed back.
Our Savior didn’t like the traditions of the Scribes and Pharisees because they transgressed Yahweh’s clear commandments. How is Christmas in line with what Jesus says?
Matthew 15:7 – “Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
8 `These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with [their] lips, But their heart is far from Me.
9 And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
We have to truly submit to obey and transform to do ALL things in Christ …. I’m not attempting to pass judgment on anyone. I cannot see through using my Bible how Jesus has anything to do with Christmas.
How is it not Cindy..if we are talking about how true christians celebrate? You keep putting commandments in there as a weapon..but it was NOT talking about christmas..or easter..or anything else other than commandments….commandments of men no less..and christmas is not a commandment..of God……
Troy we can do that every day..and we should……no different than working in a job not run by believers..and doing things perhaps should not be done by the believer….how can the believer ignore any of it? What does He do?
Anyways…these holidays are not encouraged by my church…they are acknowledged…as it is hard to ignore them…..and hard to get away from them as a family get together…when not all family are believers…………..and those participating strive to do things to honour Jesus..things He approves of….things people don’t get to do unless it is a holiday and they have time off work etc.
So was God pleased when Aaron decided to dedicate a “feast” to God, fearing the loss of Moses, with their best man-made intentions? It’s just another way of Cain. Golden calf anyone?
Exodus 32:5-6 (KJV)
5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the Lord.
6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
The Apostle Paul says: “God forbid that I should glory in anything except in the cross [not the manger] of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Gal. 6:14). We find no salvation in the birth of the Lord Jesus by itself, for salvation was only made possible through His death (i.e., His shed blood) and resurrection. Our focus should be on the cross and our ascended Saviour, not in a cradle
Glory to the manger? So saying the story of His birth etc is giving glory to the manger? If there was no birth there would be no salvation…..He had to come to die….and I have bever heard anyone do anything except say he was born and what his bed was..nothing more..then the focus was on Him and who he was etc etc etc….
Troy and what was that all about? Moses would not come down so that is what they did..they could not wait….it’s ok….people are still free to believe the way they want..there is no golden calf in christmas and the true believers make it about Jesus…the bible does not discuss christmas…and most things said are about the heathen practices…not one has mentioned that what true christians do is wrong….just about what others do…but hey, maybe you do other feasts…that were done away with….one acknowledges cousins day…that is what she taught me from her fb page..i never knew that day existed. I learned nothing about Jesus from her site…no truths….and Troy the weird thing is that you have confused me…you said this……….”We have to truly submit to obey and transform to do ALL things in Christ ..” and yet don’t all TRUE christians strive to do that EVERY day??? You guys are not focussing on anyone other than people calling themselves christians but emulating the heathen in many respects….you are making no distinction between anyone…..perhaps I have learned a few things after all…..
Guess we will just have to agree to disagree about Christmas. I use to belong to a church that was so heavy into Christmas. Because there is no Biblical warrant, precedent, nor precept for remembrance of the day of Christ’s birth as a day of special religious celebration I will not go down that path. I am a true christians.
I simply want to encourage all who strive to follow Christ to simply examine the historical facts in conjunction with thorough and prayerful Bible study to properly understand how Christmas/Easter got it’s start. Come out of her my people (Rev.18:4) ….. I think it’s going to be quite difficult for those who “Christianize” known Babylonian, among many others, ways and customs to extract themselves from. Well-meaning is not always well doing …. Just my humble opinion in attempting to share and not judge anyone. 🙂 As I’m sure you know Alli …. this is quite a divisive topic in the SDA Church today.
Good night all. Yah Bless!
I am not aware of that being a devisive topic at all Troy….it may be where you are..but not where I am…I have not heard it mentioned as we all know that its something we do not do like the world….but we are not in everyones homes so we don’t know what people do there. But, it is not sda or any other particular church that will save anyone…and we will all be coming out of even our homes sooner or later…I doubt anyone will be going to a church….
Night..God Bless.
Can someone point me to scripture showing how many disciples of Messiah celebrated Christmas?
There aren’t any. Christmas wasn’t suppose to be Celebrated like we do now.
Jdg 17:6 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. View more
Jdg 21:25 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. View more