Can we be certain that Jesus Christ was born on December 25th? The Bible gives no exact date for His birth, so why celebrate on a date tied to pagan traditions? 🎄
The first recorded instance of December 25th being celebrated as Christ's birth comes from a Roman calendar in AD 336, long after it was used to celebrate Dies Natalis Solis Invicti (the “Birthday of the Unconquered Sun”). This date is speculated to have origins in ancient Babylon (approx. 2000 BC), marking the birth of Tammuz, and is celebrated after a woman’s typical gestation period following the pagan fertility festival of Easter. By aligning Christ’s birth with this pagan festival, we risk blending the worship of God with sun worship, which the Bible condemns (Romans 1:25).
Let’s also remember the abominable practices described in Ezekiel 8:16-18, where the people were worshipping the sun in God’s temple—an act of rebellion against God. As Ecclesiastes 1:9 reminds us, “There is nothing new under the sun”, and such practices persist even today.
Additionally, Jeremiah 10:2-5 warns against the customs of the nations, such as cutting, fastening in place and decorating trees with silver and gold—practices still reflected in today’s December 25th tradition. This mirrors an ancient pagan ritual that elevates the tree to the status of an idol.
In Deuteronomy 12:29-32, God specifically commands His people not to adopt the worship practices of other nations, emphasizing that worship must align with His word in Bible scripture, not with man-made traditions.
If you love the LORD God, flee from this pagan festival and don’t justify it for the sake of family. Jesus said, “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me” (Matthew 10:37 ESV).
We are commanded to worship God in spirit and truth. If the world or your family opposes you, rejoice, for your reward in heaven will be great. As they persecuted the prophets, so they will persecute you. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you, to Him be the glory, now and forever.
He's right though. According to OUR Church Fathers, Christ was born on 25th of December and this has been the Christian tradition since the IVc. I'm not sure who made you the authority on this one and how does your interpretation trump that of the Church Christ established Himself?
"Our" church fathers?
December 25th isn't in my Bible.
Beware of stapling shit to the back of your Bible, Fren.
That was a jab at you saying "our religion". I don't believe we share a religion too, fren. My religion is Christianity within the historic apostolic Church Christ established. You know, teh Church that gave you the Bible you do freestyle interpretations on.
Where in the fuck does your Bible say December 25th? Where does it say to believe everyone who dresses like a pastor? Where does it say that ANYONE has some kind of spiritual authority to step outside the Bible?
And NO, the church did not provide the Bible. GOD DID THAT.
Take your claims of a church that has the authority to step outside the Bible and SHOVE IT
Did God handed down the book to you or did it grow on a tree? Do you know what the Bible canon is and how it was decided what texts would go into the Bible? Or when was the Bible compiled and who kept it for centuries so that you can eventually get a printed copy? Do you know anything about Church history at all? Do you understand how stupid and unjustified Sola Scriptura is?
The Church tradition preceded the Bible. Christianity is a living tradition, the Church is the body of Christ indwelled by the Holy Spirit Christ sent to the Apostles on Pentecost. The Bible is a liturgical text of that tradition, not a book you read in your closet and interpret on your own.
To answer your question, the early Christians celebrated Jesus's birthday on the 25th around the 3rd c. and eventually the Church accepted the date officially after it was confirmed by scripture itself. Here's what St. John Chrysostom wrote about it:
John the Baptist was conceived during the Feast of Tabernacles (23 September). According to Luke 1, Annunciation was 6 months after that on 25 of March + 9 months of pregnancy = 25 December.
"Where does the Bible say..." is a stupid argument because not everything is spelled out there. The same argument is applied to Christ not being God because "He never said so" or God not being Trinity because the word is not in the Bible. It's all there but you need to be able to interpret it correctly and the only true interpretation is within the Apostolic Church that Christ established.