We must not observe any religious holiday. We should attach no spiritual, religious significance to any day. Yet, we do not need to act like super-pious religious idiots over a day that has absolutely no religious significance. I would never teach a child that such a thing as Santa Claus exist, or that Christ was born on Christmas day. But, as Paul said concerning idols, Santa Claus is nothing and Christmas is nothing. Did you know that every DAY of the week, every PLANET in the universe, and many of the CARS we drive are named after pagan gods? Yet, we still call Sunday Sunday, Mars Mars, and a Saturn a Saturn. No one would ever dream of calling us pagans for doing so. We worship our God on Sunday, and would laugh at anyone who suggested that we observe the pagan Roman holiday called “Sun’s Day” in doing so. If your car is a Saturn, use it for the glory of God; and laugh at anyone who thinks that you are worshipping the Roman god of agriculture by driving it. We must not, and I trust do not, worship Christmas trees and lights, or even attach spiritual significance to Christmas day. However, I do suggest that we seize this opportunity afforded us by Divine providence to tell people who Christ is, why he came into this world, what he did, and how they may obtain his salvation. It is no accident that once every year every human being in the world is confronted with the fact that the Son of God assumed human flesh and came into the world to save men. Certainly, no one can think that it is wrong for believers, during this season of the year, to express thanks and praise to God for his unspeakable gift, the Lord Jesus Christ. It is never wrong, but always right to think of him, speak of him, and sing his praise. Rather than not singing Watts’ grand old hymn, Joy To The World, we ought to sing it year round.

Don Fortner

Post published:December 20, 2022

Index: Finnish 1938

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23:1 Job vastasi ja sanoi:

23:2 “Tänäänkin on valitukseni niskoittelua! Minun käteni on raskas huokaukseni tähden.

23:3 Oi, jospa tietäisin, kuinka löytää hänet, jospa pääsisin hänen asunnolleen!

23:4 Minä esittäisin hänelle riita-asian ja täyttäisin suuni todisteilla.

23:5 Tahtoisinpa tietää, mitä hän minulle vastaisi, ja kuulla, mitä hän minulle sanoisi.

23:6 Riitelisikö hän kanssani suurella voimallansa? Ei, hän vain tarkkaisi minua.

23:7 Silloin käräjöisi hänen kanssaan rehellinen mies, ja minä pelastuisin tuomaristani ainiaaksi.

23:8 Katso, minä menen itään, mutta ei ole hän siellä; menen länteen, enkä häntä huomaa;

23:9 jos hän pohjoisessa toimii, en häntä erota, jos hän kääntyy etelään, en häntä näe.

23:10 Sillä hän tietää, kussa minä kuljen. Jos hän tutkisi minut, kullan kaltaisena minä selviäisin.

23:11 Hänen askeleissaan on minun jalkani pysynyt, hänen tietänsä olen noudattanut siltä poikkeamatta.

23:12 Hänen huultensa käskystä en ole luopunut, hänen suunsa sanat minä olen kätkenyt tarkemmin kuin omat päätökseni.

23:13 Mutta hän pysyy samana, kuka voi häntä estää? Mitä hän tahtoo, sen hän tekee.

23:14 Niin, hän antaa täydellisesti minulle määrätyn osan, ja sellaista on hänellä vielä tallella paljon.

23:15 Sentähden valtaa minut kauhu hänen kasvojensa edessä; kun sitä ajattelen, peljästyn häntä.

23:16 Jumala on lannistanut minun rohkeuteni, Kaikkivaltias on minut kauhistuttanut.

23:17 Sillä en menehdy pimeän tähden, en oman itseni tähden, jonka pimeys peittää.”

Index: Finnish 1938

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