It Must Be Close To Bashing Time

So here we go again . As we near Christmas it will be very time to bash not only Christmas but Jesus . Already I have read the tiresome ,well you know the whole Christmas theme was borrowed from pagan sources foolishness , as if Pagan religions had any coherent writings (not)  . Plus as real historians have pointed out over ad nauseaum , Pagan influence within the early Church is not there. Christianity rose form its Jewish roots and once one honestly investigates , you see the other legends emerge later , even 100's of years removed . It is more likely they were influenced by the Christians. Plus there evidence that early Christians began to celebrate around 200 ad  some form of celebration of the birth of Christ. Yes , many customs over the years have been incorporated but as with anything Christ touches , it has been transformed . So give no quarter to the pagans on this matter .

Then we have the utter blasphemy,  the ridicule and hostility leveled towards Christians, the Church and Jesus . From a movie that I will not mention here but has scenes so depraved and portraying our Lord in a totally offensive way that it comes from the pit of hell . Then you have "holiday" comedy special running on a Canadian network, that is full of irreverent humor and disrespect towards the story of Christmas ( What the Tolerant Must Tolerate you read about it here) .  The point is each year over the last while the attacks , the disrespect  and disdain is growing. From schools dropping the name "Christmas" concert so as not to offend to stores running "holiday" specials. Christmas has become a dirty word .

I still recall a time as a child , that even though being raised in a non-christian home , that the respect and reverence was still witnessed. That I recall singing songs about Jesus at our school concerts and even a visible nativity scene on display, boggles my mind now. There was no question that even with all the "other" trappings and traditions borrowed , the celebration had religious significance at its core. Much has changed within less than 40 years.

We in the west have been spoiled rotten. In other places in the world the gospel , the message of the cross has been attacked and persecuted fiercely. Our shores have been a quiet place. One could practice a safe belief for a long time . But with the emergence of atheism that is very strident and hateful , along with the push to except the depravity of homosexuality as normal , we are seeing a rise of hatred against the Church and Jesus we have never seen in my lifetime. But we should not be surprised . Jesus said that the world hated Him first and if we are in Him and are His disciples , it will hate us as well.

So brace yourself and know what you believe , stand firm and be not afraid . For it is a great honor to enter into suffering for Jesus sake . For He is worth it . So stand up and prepare for a spiritual war . But know we have the truth of the gospel of Christ and it will expose the deeds of darkness and bring glory to  God .