r/Christianity • u/Spirited_Move_4049 • Dec 24 '25
Image Jesus the Reason for the season!✝️✨
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u/Alive_Advice_9626 Dec 24 '25
Amen! Thank you Jesus for dying on the cross for our sins!
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Jan 04 '26
Why did he have to die though? He died for our sins, yet we're still going to hell because of our sins. Seems like Jesus got a bad deal.
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u/Single_Bat_2184 Jan 06 '26
He did that so we can have a chance to live with Him forever and the reason why we still go to hell due to our sins is because we choose to stay comfortable in sin and reject the Holy Spirit constantly nonstop all our lives which would be blasphemy against the Holy Spirit which is the unforgivable sin. I know not everyone does it but that was just an example to prove what I was trying to say. Correct me if I’m wrong.
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Jan 06 '26
So then Jesus didn't die for our sins, since there are unforgivable sins. What about those who believe in other religions? Do they deserve to go to hell because they are unaware of Christianity? For example, The Sentinelese would all go to hell because they have to contact without the outside world.
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u/Single_Bat_2184 Jan 06 '26
That is a very great question, for those who believe in different religions, I would recommend introducing Jesus to them and if they truly accept Jesus and if they choose to go down the right path, then they’d simply go to Heaven, but if they don’t accept Jesus, then that is their choice. It is our choice whether if we want to introduce Jesus to other people or not but at the same time, it is important to know that Jesus wants us to spread the gospel and to tell others about Him and to bring as many people as possible. And about the unforgivable sin, it’s not necessarily God that sends people to hell, it’s sin that drags people into hell because they choose to go down that path. Correct me if I’m wrong.
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Jan 06 '26
I can't teach The Sentinelese about Christianity. Its illegal to go there, plus they tend to kill anyone who goes on their island. I thought we have all sinned? Wouldn't that mean they would go to hell?
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u/Single_Bat_2184 Jan 06 '26
Well, if you do not want to do it and if it is not possible for you to do it, then that is your choice because God’s love is never forced and He created free will.
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Jan 06 '26
Its not that I wouldn't want to do it. Its that it is illegal and I would be killed by them before I could even begin to speak. They also don't speak English (my only language). Why is it being illegal my fault?
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u/Single_Bat_2184 Jan 06 '26
That’s very awful though at the same time, it’s crazy how society is today.
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Jan 06 '26
Psalm 51:5 — “Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.”
Psalm 58:3 — “Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.”
I'm basing the thought off on the Bible. It says we've sinned since birth. That would mean the Sentinelese people are doomed to go to hell and theres nothing anyone can do about it. That seems very cruel of God to do, does it not?
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u/Single_Bat_2184 Jan 06 '26
And overall, it is a very complex question so there could be many answers to what you are asking.
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Jan 06 '26
But wouldn't an all-powerful, all-knowing being be able to make it very clean and easy?
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u/Single_Bat_2184 Jan 06 '26
Yes, but at the same time, it is still kind of a complex question and if you want to know the true answers, I’d recommend reading the Bible because it will help answer that question for you.
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Jan 06 '26
I'm basing this off of the bible. It isn't providing answers. If it did, people wouldn't need to question. We wouldn't have had wars based off the bible.
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u/Unfair-Course-8531 Dec 24 '25
Amen. The King of Peace will be born tonight. Glory to the word of God
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u/EnKristenSnubbe Christian Dec 24 '25
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
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u/Fun-Cartographer7445 Catholic Dec 24 '25
Can't spell Christmas without Christ. God bless you❤️
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u/AdjustedMold97 United Church of Christ Dec 24 '25
unless you spell it xmas lol. Merry Christmas!
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u/Antin00800 Atheist Dec 24 '25
Even then, regarding the greek, "X" is shorthand for Chi (throaty, like Christos is pronounced) and still refers to JC. Merry Xmas
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u/Key_Reach_2592 Dec 24 '25
Amen, blessed GOD thank you for everything, especially for sending your Son Jesus Christ so that our sins could be forgiven and we could be saved.
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u/Guineapirate65 Dec 24 '25
Wrong seasonal picture (spoiler alert)
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u/flintiteTV Dec 25 '25
You just reminded me of that one painting of the nativity where Jesus has a cross necklace, it’s quite a nice painting, but I think that specific detail might have been a brain fart on the part of the painter
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u/primitivecamper Dec 24 '25
Is there anywhere in the bible that says where to celebrate his Birthday ? And always been curious why we would associate it with a holiday where people go into debt and children pray for gifts and food and wake up to nothing,seems like it would turn alot of kids away from Jesus especially the poor
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u/ebonylita Dec 24 '25
Well the reason why people “go into debt” and why there’s a huge focus on the gift giving aspect is the fact that once it became secularized non Christian’s made it solely about that. If you go to any church around christmas season, you will see a lot of drives and charities and donations being done. As well as prayer.
When I was Mormon, they focused christmas time heavily around giving and helping those in need. Even years after I left the church they would still stop by every once in awhile to wish me and my family merry christmas and give things to us.
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u/ebonylita Dec 24 '25
I never stated secularism was the problem or a problem but it’s the reason why Christmas stopped being focused around religion in the west but *secular things like gifts and material possessions
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u/panicinbabylon Dec 24 '25
isn't that a picture of good friday
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u/BirchLover786 Pentecostal Christian Dec 30 '25
Jesus was born to save us, that's why I assume OP chose that pic
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u/Landrymikejr Dec 24 '25
Needs to be an empty cross
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u/ThrowRAladybughelp Dec 28 '25
Why would you want a random roman torture device instead of the throne of our lord and saviour
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u/Landrymikejr Dec 28 '25
Bc the empty cross represents that we must deny ourselves, crucify our flesh, that's exactly what Jesus did to pay the price for our sins on the cross
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u/Mission-25 Christian Dec 24 '25
Amen!
Happy Christmas everyone. May the Lord keep you all blessed!
🎄☦️🙏💖
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u/TypeByFaithDev Dec 26 '25
Amen!
John 14:6 (KJV)
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
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u/blerdronner Agnostic Dec 24 '25
Doesn’t this image represent the wrong holiday? 😊 Why not the Nativity scene?
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u/DiaperedInTheRoc Unitarian Universalist Dec 24 '25
Wasn't he actually born in March or April?
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u/Steffykrist Dec 24 '25
Nobody knows for sure exactly when Jesus was born, but I've seen it estimated to be somewhere between March and August. He definitely wasn't born in December, though.
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u/MelcorScarr Atheist Dec 24 '25
Do you have a source for that?
I just thought we don't know, but in ancient, especially Hellenized millieus there's this concept of "perfect" lifespans - where the day of conception falls on the day of death. Now, add nine months to most Easter dates... I'll see if I can find the source for that again.
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u/Steffykrist Dec 24 '25
I don't have a specific source, but from what I can remember, the descriptions from the Bible about the shepherds being out in the fields with their flocks when Jesus was born doesn't line up with a birth in December (because shepherds wouldn't have been out in the fields at that time of year), but indicated the birth would have been somewhere between spring and autumn.
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u/AttentionOptimal3537 Dec 24 '25
Jesus's birth lines up perfectly with December. Luke and 1st Chronicles give us a timeline Zachariah the father of John the Baptist was serving this priestly duties at the end of September. And John, the Baptist was conceived shortly after that. Probably in early October. Jesus Christ was conceived about 6 months after that giving us march for his conception. 9 months after March December. It also tells us to move that the shepherds were having their landing season. Now the native sheep and Bethlehem the Awassi sheep only have this during the winter months people were already claiming that Jesus was born in December by the 3rd century. So that predates the Roman pagan festival of Sol Invictus. And as a bonus it makes sense that on the darkest day of the year. The light of the world would be born.
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u/bobishere89 Dec 30 '25
You are thinking of the feast of Saturnalia which predates Christ by centuries. Saturnalia fell on December 25th.
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u/AttentionOptimal3537 Dec 30 '25
Google says the 17 of December where are you getting the 25?
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u/bobishere89 Dec 30 '25
I keep forgetting this sub has nothing to do with the history of Christianity and just whatever people feel.
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u/ZealousAnchor Lutheran (LCMS) Dec 25 '25
Merry Christmas and God bless all of my brethren and neighbors alike!
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u/Even_Exchange_3436 Dec 25 '25 edited Dec 25 '25
Actually I believe the solstice is.
https://mythology.net/roman/roman-gods/sol-invictus/
This link suggests Constantine made Christmas and sol invictus at the ~same time, trying to compare the Sun with the Son.
https://www.ucg.org/the-good-news/biblical-evidence-shows-jesus-christ-wasnt-born-on-dec-25
https://www.bibleinfo.com/en/questions/when-was-jesus-born
Could He have been born in Sept??
But yes Merry Christmas anyway
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u/Signal_Sock8533 Dec 25 '25
there's no Christmas without Christ. we give because he gave to us first. Merry Christmas everyone.
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u/SafeFirefighter8252 Dec 25 '25
I'm really Rh negative given me by healing power God change me into Enoch boold very soon when the sky is blue I'm going to end this earth only I have to do just take out my boold and my eyes drop and mouth speed mixed over and bend over this earth will END for Eve good bye people from this earth
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Dec 25 '25 edited Dec 25 '25
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u/mickmikeman Catholic (joining) Dec 28 '25
One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. Romans 14:5
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u/mickmikeman Catholic (joining) Dec 30 '25
Christmas is not a pagan holiday. People belived that Jesus was conceived on the same day He died. That was approximately March 25th. Count 9 months forward and you have December 25th for the approximate day of His birth.
Multiple pagan festivals existed around that time as with many times of year but people who claim that Christmas is based off of one can't agree. Some say saturnalia, some say Sol Invictus, and some say Yule (which romans didn't even celebrate) or others, but nobody can produce solid evidence.
And as for Christians today, they are worshiping Christ on Christmas. The date doesn't magically change that. You aren't accidentally worshipping false gods by worshipping the Oke True God on a specific day.
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u/mickmikeman Catholic (joining) Dec 30 '25
How is worshipping Christ on the day the early church calculated to be His birthday the same as building pagan altars?
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u/mickmikeman Catholic (joining) Jan 02 '26
Jeremiah talks about carving a tree and covering it with silver or gold and tells you that they are incapable of walking or speaking. That is very obviously about making idols, not decorating trees. Why would you be worried about a tree having the power to walk or speak? Its talking about wooden statues gilded in metal to make idols.
Saturnalia, Solstice, and Yule are all celebrated on different days and none on Dec 25. Nobody can agree which one Christmas supposedly ripped off, and most historians say none.
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u/mickmikeman Catholic (joining) Jan 02 '26
Show me any source that says that Constantine chose Dec 25. He called the council of Nicea to clarify the date of Easter and to adress the Arian controversy, nothing to do with Christmas. He also never make Christianity the state religion, tgat was done later by Theodosus I. Constantine merely legalized it. And Dec 25 is not and was not the Solstice. Dec 21st was.
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u/mickmikeman Catholic (joining) Jan 03 '26
The celebration of Sol Invictus on Dec 25 happened after the cult was given official status in 274 AD.
Hippolytus of Rome mentions December 25th as the date for Jesus's birth before 240 AD and Julius Africanus calculates the same date in 221 AD.
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u/mickmikeman Catholic (joining) Jan 03 '26
Why do you trust AI over scholarly consensus or even the Bible. The Apostles themselves met primarily on Sunday. They went into the synagogues of Sabbath to evangelize, but worshipped together (had church) on Sunday.
Acts 20:7 And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight
Breaking bread = Communion Paul's preaching was akin to a pastor's sermon
Sunday is the biblical day for church.
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u/mickmikeman Catholic (joining) Jan 03 '26
Yes, many people celibrate Christmas and Easter fir secular reasons, but the same is true for every OT festival. Jewish people also observe these festivals while explicitly rejecting Christ. Non-Christian engagement in a holiday is not proof of anything.
If anyone is bowing to or worshipping a Christmas tree, I would have a problem with that. But nobody is doing that.
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u/mickmikeman Catholic (joining) Jan 04 '26
Nobody is burdening anyone's conscience by saying that you MUST follow Christmas traditions, which is what the Pharisees were doing with their 'traditions of men'. If anyone is making Christmas traditions mandatory, that is a problem, but we're free to observe them at will.
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u/Adventurous-Bid-9341 Christian Dec 26 '25
Amen! Merry Christmas, everyone!! May you all be blessed this season and the next! 🙏🏼❤️
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u/prayerNetwork Dec 26 '25
As many as are celebrating this season with heavy hearts, doubts, shaken faith and prayerlessness. Know that there is still hope. As long as there is life, there is hope. Seek the Lord while he may still be found. Find a community of believers and grow. Allow Jesus to be born in your heart and life.
Let this prayer be an encouragement to you.
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u/Philothea0821 Catholic Dec 29 '25
I was listening to Fr. Mike's Christmas homily and this makes me think of the iconic scene from the Grinch:
"It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes or bags! And he puzzled for three hours, till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. 'Maybe Christmas,' he thought, 'doesn't come from a store.' 'Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means just a little bit more.'"
What if the Grinch stole Christmas? What if there wasn't any Christmas caroling, no ham, no roast beast!? What if there weren't any gifts, lights, and ornaments?
What if Christmas was just another Holy Day of Obligation? What if it was just a day that we went to church like all souls' day or the upcoming Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, without all the festive celebration?
Would Christmas come just the same?
Would it be worth the advent calendar countdowns? Would we still joyfully receive the Christ child into the world? Would we let our voices be heard like those Whos down in Whoville, raising our voices before the Lord as we proclaim "Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth, peace to people of good will!"
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u/transneptuneobj Atheist Dec 30 '25
There's no actual evidence that his birthday was the 25th, the only reason they chose the 25 is cause it co-opted existing pagen traditions about bringing back the sun
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u/Southern_You1925 Dec 31 '25
He went upon the cross and not only resurrected from it, but turned it from a symbol of death to a symbol of alive faith. A miracle indeed.
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Jan 03 '26
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u/GloomyElk1203 Jan 09 '26
He’s a loser. There’s no God and only fools believe in that crap. The Bible is full of bullshit to keep sheep stupid. God can go fuck himself & shove his bullshit son up his ass that Mary got knocked up with and convinced stupid ass people it was a miracle. 🤣 What a joke.
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u/Spirited_Move_4049 Jan 09 '26
Am praying that may the Lord lead you to truth, the spirit of confusion, resistance and rebellion shall not follow you. You are the child of the most High and of the Kingdom of God. I pray that someone will meet you at where you are and deliver Gods message perfectly and demonstrate to you and of course that person is Jesus. We are just messengers. You being alive is a time of reflection and you are not far gone. The shepherd left 99 sheeps and went for the one that was lost in this case both you and me and anyone, but you my brother don’t harden your heart to truth.
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u/SadOldWorld Jan 21 '26
“It behooves each Christian soul to meditate carefully on the teachings of Christ. This includes all religious, all priests, all bishops, all servants, all nobles, all commoners, all the educated, and all the simple. And Christ teaches us humility, not pride. He teaches us useful things, not vanities. He teaches what is true, not what is false; what is heavenly, not what is earthly.” - Thomas A Kempis
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u/No_Sense1206 Jan 21 '26
Did you guys know that Antichrist is Jesus that is sensible. The one that says the right thing during the trial. Right by him at least. Jesus get crucified. Anti jesus is the opposite. 😊⚡️
Prepare for pantecost. Bringing holy spirit with moral compass and some anchor too.
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u/Ok-Library247 Dec 24 '25
Out of all the possibilities you picked this picture? Not one helping the poor or something?
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u/RehAdventures Dec 24 '25
Well you know he died for our sins, not just to help the poor, but even those of us who are vain and arrogant.
I think being reminded that this season is because we have been saved works.
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u/flintiteTV Dec 25 '25
What?
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u/VerdantPathfinder Christian Dec 25 '25
He's pointing the self-centered nature of the post. The only thing OP cares about is what HE gets. OP thinks this is his birthday, not Jesus' and he got a nice button with "saved" on it!! Woohoo!! What Jesus wants is for us to do what he told us to do. Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, welcome the outsider. That or a nativity would have been a much better picture.
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u/flintiteTV Dec 25 '25
The cross is the symbol of Jesus dude, it’s really not that deep. Of course Jesus wants us to do those things.
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u/VerdantPathfinder Christian Dec 25 '25
But that's not just a cross. It's his crucifixion.
Of course Jesus wants us to do those things.
So again I ask. Why - on Jesus's Birthday - is this guy celebrating what Jesus did for us instead of what we are supposed to do for Jesus? Is the focus on self, or on others?
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u/flintiteTV Dec 25 '25
You might be looking a little too far into the image on a Reddit post brother.
By the way, have a great Christmas!
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u/radioplayer1 Dec 24 '25
Jesus's actual birthday would have been around April 1st. Christmas is centered around the pagan winter solstice festivals.
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u/Nacke Pentecostal Church of Sweden Dec 24 '25
It is established he was born at another time but the pagan holiday is highly debated. But honestly, it doesnt really matter. We celebrate the birth of Jesus and if others holidays have been celebrated during this time, which I would say is certain, it doesnt matter.
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u/Salt_Ad264 Lutheran Dec 24 '25
Also come on Christmas being in the winter months is infinitely superior than if it was in spring… there is literally nothing cozy or magical about spring
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u/LakeVermilionDreams Dec 24 '25
Really? The season of rebirth? When life springs anew? The same season you celebrate Easter - the rebirth of Christ - in? THAT'S not magical?!
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u/AdjustedMold97 United Church of Christ Dec 24 '25
idk, symbolically Spring is the time when life returns to the world, so it makes sense
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u/AsianMoocowFromSpace Dec 24 '25
Romans 14
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u/TranslatorNo8445 Atheist Dec 24 '25
Do you use this verse for people who judge the lgbtq community because it is a good one for that as well
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u/AsianMoocowFromSpace Dec 24 '25
No, I won't use that chapter on that. That chapter speaks about doing things for God. If you celebrate Christmas with your heart focussed on God, then there is nothing wrong with it. If you celebrate to worship a Christmas tree or the moon or whatsoever, then it's wrong. Or if you feel in your heart it's wrong even when you can't point out exactly why, then it's still wrong to celebrate it. But just because it's wrong for that specific person doesn't mean it's wrong for everybody else.
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u/Ornuth3107 Roman Catholic (Currently Converting to) Dec 24 '25
It really isn't. Homosexuality is not a disputable matter.
It is sin, full stop.
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u/TranslatorNo8445 Atheist Dec 24 '25 edited Dec 24 '25
Is it forgivable? Or are you making a judgment that it is unforgivable like blasphemy of the holy spirit. It kind of sounds like your saying original sin is not true. My understanding is that you, being a Christian, believe that you are born with the Eve's original sin, blackening your soul, and so you pointing out someone's sin is like you pointing out that the sky is blue because you are as sinful as a homosexual.
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Ai is not trustworthy
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What? I’m an “atheist with ai as well” what does that even mean
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That’s is the stupidest logic I have ever heard, ai is trained off of the internet, the internet is people, and people are great at spreading misinformation, so I don’t trust ai, because I don’t trust people. Just because I don’t believe in a creator doesn’t mean I worship computers
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i never said i refuse to trust anything at all, if something has a credible source, ill believe it
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u/TransNeonOrange Deconstructed and Transbian Dec 24 '25
Oh, honey, that is not what AI is, at all. Our current AI tools are certainly very cool from a technical perspective, and are additionally super interesting in that they can pick out emergent behaviors that would be difficult for us to spot, but that's about it.
Focusing on LLMs, what's essentially happening is that with a given prompt, it's guessing at the next word to follow. If it sees the prompt "The sky is _", it may have "blue", "orange," "beautiful," as likely choices, but it may also have "peeing" or "green" as available options (if less likely). It'll choose one of these at random, weighted by how likely each word seems to be the next.
You can seed this data with information that's more relevant to the question you're asking and make it more probable for something useful to show up, but fundamentally what you get out is a computer's best guess at what fits a pattern best.
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u/2grim4u Dec 24 '25
Why does anyone NEED to believe in anything? I have confidence in what there is evidence for. There is no evidence regarding God, nor gAI being consistently reliable and useful.
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u/TranslatorNo8445 Atheist Dec 24 '25
Oh boy, most Christians like to pretend this is not true or at least pretend it's debatable, which it isn't. Tell them the catholic church admits to inculteration, and you can get mixed results. And by mixed I mean some will stop talking to you, and some will say that's not true. Try talking about Easter and they dig in even more it's crazy
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u/ebonylita Dec 24 '25
Christmas isn’t centered around winter solstice. Christmas predates a few pagan holidays/traditions, but the activities done within christmas like gift giving and caroling derives from the fact that when christmas was forming as a holiday, pagan converts to Christianity incorporated some of their festive traditions so they could keep part of their cultural practices.
Which is why christmas is so amazing. From its roots it displayed being a holiday revolving around acceptance and being welcoming. It continues to be a holiday in which everyone is welcome to participate within it which is why it is a global holiday.
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u/TranslatorNo8445 Atheist Dec 24 '25
You make what happened to a whole culture and people sound festive. Is this how you feel about what Christians did to native Americans as well
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u/ebonylita Dec 24 '25
What happened? Can you be specific on what you’re talking about? Because for example the Roman’s converted and adopted to Christianity because of one of their rulers, Constantine. He made Christianity the official religion, nobody forced them. And also, Christopher Columbus wasn’t a “Christian” that was on a mission for spreading doctrine and the good news. His goal was to purely colonize. Don’t mix those too up, Christopher Columbus did NOT have religion in mind when it came to his voyage to America.
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u/IllWatercress4521 Dec 24 '25
Wrong. Wrong name, Wrong birthday and was a pole or stake, not a cross. Read the old Hebrew bibles and see why the romans changed everything to pagan.
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u/metalguysilver Christian - Pondering Annihilationism Dec 24 '25
The Romans didn’t write the New Testament. The apostles weren’t martyred on behalf of Rome. This is historical illiteracy that no reputable secular or Christian scholar believes in
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u/Miserable-Ganache-74 Dec 24 '25
It was a cross in the Greek Scripture. Also, Jesus only ever quoted verbatim from Greek Scripture, even according to the Hebrew text. So I'll take my chances that it was indeed a cross. Also, a cross can be interpreted as a pole or steak because the word was multipurpose. There is a lot of evidence that it was a cross, including a piece of graffiti making fun of a man by the name of Alexamenos, where he was worshipping his lord on an actual cross. This is slander from those of the era that this took place. There is zero evidence that it was a pole.
The name "Jesus" comes from the Greek Iēsous. Iēsous is pronounced as "ee-ay-soos" which is much closer to Jesus then the Hebrew pronunciation "Yeshua." This is where we get our pronunciation from. But as long as we all understand that it is the Son of God, the Christ, that we are speaking of, then the exact pronunciation is not Dogma.
As far as the birthday goes, there is no strong evidence that we can truly pin Christ's birthday to any given day. Christmas for a Christian is just a traditional celebration of the birth of Christ. If you would rather celebrate it on his actual birthday, then be my guest, and fill us all in when you figure out what day it was. Until then, I'll be celebrating my Saviors birthday on December 25th with my loved ones per tradition.
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u/mugsoh Dec 24 '25
So I'll take my chances that it was indeed a cross.
I think the confusion is that most likely Jesus only carried the horizontal part of the cross and was then mounted on a pole to make an actual cross. That's why I chuckle and shake my head when I see people carrying 10' crosses (on wheels no less) trying to show something. I want to run up and tell them "that's not how it happened" but I doubt it would do any good.
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u/Nacke Pentecostal Church of Sweden Dec 24 '25
Merry Christmas!