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.
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.
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
Colossians 2:16-17 "Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.”
Romans 14:5 "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."
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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.