Is Christmas, or Christ-Mass Carnal?

I want everyone to understand the spiritual reasoning that should be used in choosing whether or not to celebrate Christmas, or Christ-Mass. I know that this is now being studied and looked into more and more by saints who really are searching the will of God. This is why I want all saints to read and consider what I have to say.

We will start with the true biblical facts of Jesus' birth and not the traditional teachings of the Catholic Church. Their version, which is not backed, by the word in scripture, has infiltrated every denomination. Their version of the birth of Christ is taught in the oneness churches.

There are no records, in the word, of gifts being given to Jesus at his birth. The shepherds were present after the birth of Jesus, but the wise men were not there. The wise men found him when he was two years old. Our facts as apostolic believers should be precise when we teach the word.

(Luke 2:8 KJV) And there were in the same country SHEPHERDS in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. (Luke 2:9) And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. (Luke 2:10) And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. (Luke 2:11) For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:12) And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the BABE WRAPPED IN SWADDLING CLOTHES, LYING IN A MANGER. (Luke 2:13) And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, (Luke 2:14) Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. (Luke 2:15) And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the SHEPHERDS said one to another, Let us NOW GO even unto BETHLEHEM, and SEE THIS THING which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. The Shepard’s went and worshipped him. The Shepard’s found him as a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger, notice that it expressly says BABE.

Now let us give the true account as to when the wise men came. (Mat 2:1 KJV) Now when Jesus WAS BORN in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came WISE MEN from THE EAST to Jerusalem, (Mat 2:2 KJV) Saying, Where IS HE THAT IS BORN KING OF THE JEWS? for we HAVE SEEN HIS STAR IN THE EAST, and are come to worship him. (Mat 2:3 KJV) When HEROD THE KING HAD HEARD THESE THINGS, HE WAS TROUBLED, and all Jerusalem with him. (Mat 2:4 KJV) And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. (Mat 2:5 KJV) And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, (Mat 2:6 KJV) And THOU BETHLEHEM, in the LAND OF JUDA, ART NOT THE LEAST AMONG THE PRINCES of Judah: for OUT OF THEE SHALL COME A GOVERNOR, that shall rule my people Israel. (Mat 2:7 KJV) Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, INQUIRED OF THEM DILIGENTLY WHAT TIME THE STAR APPEARED. (Mat 2:8 KJV) And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. (Mat 2:9 KJV) When they had heard the king, THEY DEPARTED; AND, LO, THE STAR, WHICH THEY SAW IN THE EAST, went before them, till it came and STOOD OVER WHERE THE YOUNG CHILD WAS. (Mat 2:10 KJV) When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. (Mat 2:11 KJV) And when they were COME INTO THE HOUSE, they SAW THE YOUNG CHILD WITH MARY his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they PRESENTED UNTO HIM GIFTS; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. (Mat 2:12 KJV) And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. (Mat 2:13 KJV) And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and TAKE THE YOUNG CHILD and his mother, and FLEE INTO EGYPT, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will SEEK THE YOUNG CHILD to destroy him. (Mat 2:14 KJV) When he arose, he took the YOUNG CHILD and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: (Mat 2:15 KJV) And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. (Mat 2:16 KJV) Then Herod, WHEN HE SAW THAT HE WAS MOCKED of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and SLEW ALL THE CHILDREN that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, FROM TWO YEARS OLD AND UNDER, ACCORDING TO THE TIME which he HAD DILIGENTLY INQUIRED OF THE WISE MEN.

The wise men saw a YOUNG CHILD, not a BABE in a manger. The wise men came into the HOUSE, and not a STABLE. Herod asks according to the time that the star appeared, and killed all children from TWO YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER. Herod had been told the star had appeared two years ago. Herod knew Jesus was approximately two years old according to when the star appeared, and killed the children starting at that age and down.

The reason, the wise men brought gifts, was to make it possible for Joseph to take the YOUNG CHILD TO Egypt. Joseph had to have money in order not to work. Joseph needed a way to supply the needs of his family while traveling through the wilderness to Egypt. The whole story of the nativity, or pagan Yuletide scene is incorrect according to the scriptures.

There are many, many, references that you can find concerning the beginning of Christmas in history. I will give you Uri’s where you will be able to read these historical facts later in this writing. I want in this writing to reflect on the spiritual reasons why Jesus placed significance on the Passover, and did not place significance on his birth.

Jesus gave unto the Apostles the precise teachings of the things that he wanted them to keep. Jesus told them to keep the Lord’s Supper, or Passover. He did this for a very important reason. It is the spiritual body, flesh of Christ, the church, and the spiritual birth that we should rejoice in. The Lord’s order is the opposite of man’s order. The Apostles always celebrated the Passover, which, after Christ, represented the death burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

When we celebrate the Lord’s Supper we also celebrate his birth, the spiritual body, and flesh of Christ Jesus. It is through the resurrection of Christ that the birth of Christ is celebrated. We must be born again. We must be born of the water and of the spirit. (John 3:3 KJV) Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, EXCEPT A MAN BE BORN AGAIN, he cannot see the kingdom of God. We must become flesh of his flesh, and bones of his bones. (Eph 5:30 KJV) For we are MEMBERS OF HIS BODY, of his FLESH, and of HIS BONES.

The spiritual flesh is the important birth, not the natural birth, or natural flesh. We want to stay out of the carnal flesh, but we want to become the spiritual flesh of Jesus. Through the body, Jesus being the head is the way that we can come unto God. We come to Jesus by a new and a living way. We come to God through the veil, or through his flesh. The church has become his flesh and through this veil you must come. We, through becoming the veil, return to being the covering cherubim. It is by the preaching of the word that all have been saved. All must be saved through the word that has been made flesh. We, the church, are the body, bones, and flesh of Jesus Christ.

Praise God that the Apostles knew the true order and pattern of God. These three things must take place in order for Christ to be born, death of the (OLD MAN) burial of (OLD MAN) and the resurrection of the (NEW MAN). The resurrection is the celebration of the birth of Christ, the church, or the body. (Rev 12:5 KJV) And she brought forth a man-child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. From the shed blood of Jesus there came life (BIRTH) unto all that drink it. The river of life or blood that flows from the throne brings forth life, and gives birth unto God’s children.

The blood of Christ Jesus is death to Egypt (THE OLD MAN) but the blood of Jesus is life unto Israel (THE NEW MAN). Light always comes from darkness. God’s order is the reverse of man’s order. Out of darkness God spoke light. (Gen 1:3 KJV) And God said, LET THERE BE LIGHT: and THERE WAS LIGHT. (Mat 4:16 KJV) The people, which SAT IN DARKNESS SAW GREAT LIGHT; and to them which sat in the region and SHADOW OF DEATH LIGHT IS SPRUNG UP. (John 12:24 KJV) Verily, verily, I say unto you, EXCEPT A CORN OF WHEAT fall into the GROUND and DIE, it abideth alone: but IF IT DIE, IT BRINGETH FORTH MUCH FRUIT.

Jesus, in the spirit, was from the beginning without natural birth. This is why that Hebrews explains the ORDER OF THE PRIESTHOOD. The spiritual order of the priesthood of Melchisedec is the spiritual ORDER that God wants us to understand. This priesthood is the spiritual priesthood of Christ Jesus from the beginning. It is never the natural creation that is to be glorified, but the spiritual creation.

The spiritual priesthood of Jesus is explained by these verses in the book of Hebrews. Melchisedec priesthood is the spiritual order of the priesthood of Christ Jesus, from the beginning in the heavenly realm. (Heb 7:3 KJV) WITHOUT FATHER, WITHOUT MOTHER, WITHOUT DESCENT, having neither BEGINNING OF DAYS, NOR END OF LIFE; but MADE LIKE UNTO THE SON OF GOD; ABIDETH A PRIEST CONTINUALLY. Are we that are oneness, blind to the plan and the spiritual order of the priesthood that was from the beginning?

Jesus our God does not want us to give any glory to the flesh of the old man, in the natural. Jesus did not come to glorify himself, (IN THE NATURAL FLESH). Jesus came only to glorify the father of the natural flesh (THE SPIRIT, GOD ALMIGHTY). The spirit of God, Holy Ghost, spirit of Christ, the spirit of the High Priest is without father, mother, descent, beginning of days, or end of life. (Heb 10:7 KJV) Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) TO DO THY WILL, O GOD. (Luke 2:49 KJV) And he said unto them, how is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must BE ABOUT MY FATHER’S BUSINESS? Jesus was always about the business of the spirit. Jesus never glorified himself only the spirit, or father. The natural flesh of any man is never to be glorified by him. The spiritual flesh, spiritual body, or church will always be glorified of the spirit of God

Christmas gives glory unto the flesh of the man, and not glory to the birth of Christ in us. As usual man always wants to worship the natural creation and not the creator. (Rom 1:25 KJV) Who CHANGED THE TRUTH OF GOD INTO A LIE, and WORSHIPPED and SERVED the CREATURE MORE than THE CREATOR, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

The natural flesh of Jesus was a sacrifice. That natural flesh was presented as a sacrifice when it was returned unto the father (THE SPIRIT) the true high priest (1 Cor 15:24 KJV) Then COMETH THE END, when he shall have delivered UP THE KINGDOM TO GOD, even the Father; WHEN HE SHALL HAVE PUT DOWN ALL RULE and ALL AUTHORITY AND POWER. Jesus was to do this till after the last enemy death was destroyed. (1 Co 15:25) For HE MUST REIGN, till HE HATH PUT ALL ENEMIES UNDER HIS FEET. (1 Co 26) The LAST ENEMY that SHALL BE DESTROYED IS DEATH.

At the resurrection of Christ Jesus, death was destroyed. When Jesus ascended the sacrifice of that natural body was accepted. The natural body died that the spiritual body could be born. This was the birth of Christ Jesus, the body, the church, and his flesh. The birth took place through the order and the plan of God. It was through the eternal order of the priesthood of Melchisedec. This was the plan of the eternal high priest God Almighty from the beginning.

Upon the birth of Jesus, in the natural, the name of God was given unto the world. Jesus came in his father’s name. This man Jesus was given all power in heaven and earth while he was here. He had all power over death, over sickness, over all of the devils, and all of the evil spirits. He raised the dead, he healed the sick, and he cast out devils in the name of his father. (Luke 4:18 KJV) The SPIRIT of the Lord is UPON ME, because he hath ANOINTED ME to PREACH the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to HEAL the brokenhearted, to preach DELIVERANCE to the CAPTIVES, and recovering of SIGHT to the blind, to set at LIBERTY them that are bruised. The Holy Ghost was upon him with all power as it is upon the church now, and always has been. (Luke 11:20 KJV) But if I with the finger of God CAST OUT DEVILS, no doubt the KINGDOM OF GOD is come upon you.

Upon the death of Jesus, he as a man laid down his power and kingdom here. Jesus wanted his kingdom not to be of this world, but it would be the kingdom of his father. His kingdom would be a heavenly kingdom.

The Jews truly killed their King that had all power on earth. Jesus truly was a king greater than Solomon. Jesus had the power to have had a greater natural kingdom here than Solomon had. Satan really offered Jesus nothing, just as Satan has nothing to offer us. Jesus already owned all of the kingdoms of this natural world, but was not interested in the things that appealed to the flesh. Jesus, as King of the entire natural world, laid down the natural in order to obtain the spiritual. Jesus could have come down from the cross. Jesus had ALL POWER TO DO ALL THINGS. All power had been given unto Jesus. (Mat 28:18 KJV) And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, ALL POWER IS GIVEN UNTO ME IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH.

At the resurrection of Jesus all of his enemies were placed under his feet. While he was here the kingdoms of the worlds were his. All Jesus had to do was to speak and it would have been done. Jesus did not worship nor desire the natural things, or the kingdoms of men. Jesus Christ, the son of the living God desired the spiritual things of our Father. (1 Cor 6:20 KJV) For ye are bought with a price: therefore GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR BODY, and in YOUR SPIRIT, which are God's.

We, the church, should never teach in anyway that the natural flesh of Jesus should be glorified. We know that Jesus himself only came to glorify the father, and not his flesh. It is the birth of the father; his spirit in us, that Jesus wants us to celebrate. Believers are doing something that Jesus himself never did. The spirit of CHRIST- MASS glorifies the natural flesh. All that the spirit of CHRIST- MASS does is to glorify the things that are natural, and the things of this world.

Let us really be honest about the CHRIST- MASS holidays. As a child what was the most important thing in your life at CHRIST- MASS. Was the most important thing the birth of Christ, or was it the presents? Did I see the resurrection and birth of Jesus, or did I see just a man-child being born? Does CHRIST- MASS feed the flesh of our children, or the spirit? Does CHRIST- MASS teach a selfish spirit more than a giving spirit? Does CHRIST- MASS teach our children if there is no money for gifts, it is a lousy CHRIST-MASS? Does CHRIST- MASS teach our children it is all right to over spend, and go into debt? Does CHRIST- MASS teach our children that pagan customs are all right to mix in with the birth of Christ? Is Santa Claus a lie? Is December the 25th the day Jesus was born? Was not December the 25th celebrated because of the pagan worship of the SUNGOD? Are not there more suicides, killings, and greed, lying, stealing, robbing, drinking, and partying at CHRIST- MASS than at any other time?

The spirit of CHRIST- MASS is a lying spirit that fuels the desires of the flesh. In no way is Jesus the reason for this season of flesh worship. There is no greater time of year that the lusts of the flesh is upheld more before our children, in the church, than at CHRIST- MASS.

How did a pagan tradition of a tree get connected with the so-called day that Jesus was born? Why was December 25th picked as the day for CHRIST- MASS? What is the history of Mass and where did it come from? Are we to be partakers of things offered to idols? Are we to be partakers of decorating idols of pagan worship? Does it matter that most do not think of these things? Ask yourself these questions and then study them out.

(Jer 10:1 KJV) HEAR YE THE WORD which the LORD speaketh unto you, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL: (Jer 10:2 KJV) Thus saith the LORD, LEARN NOT THE WAY OF THE HEATHEN, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. (Jer 10:3 KJV) For the CUSTOMS OF THE PEOPLE ARE VAIN: for ONE CUTTETH A TREE out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the ax. (Jer 10:4 KJV) THEY DECK IT WITH SILVER AND WITH GOLD; they FASTEN IT WITH NAILS and WITH HAMMERS, that it move not. (Jer 10:5 KJV) They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.

Everything that CHRIST- MASS represents is the way of the heathen. What do our children learn first? That greed, that the lust of the eye, and that the lust of the flesh is foremost in the birth of Christ Jesus. How do they learn this? By what determines whether it is a good CHRIST- MASS, or not. To them being young, and carnal, the presents and what they receive determine it all! If you sow to the carnal mind you will reap what you sow. When do you start teaching a child the truth? At birth! We, the church, should start teaching our children at their birth in the Lord.

Most Christians say I do not worship the Christmas tree, but you know that they feel it would not be much of a Christmas without one. These other things sure make it more Christmas like to most, holly, mistletoe, Yule logs, and wassail bowls.

Where are the Holy Ghost filled men in the apostolic denominations that can rightly divide the word of God? How and why have these apostolic denominations received Trinity interpretations of the scriptures? How can so many dismiss the mixing of paganism with the birth of Christ as irrelevant. Why are we allowing our children to learn the way of the pagans? Their doctrines and there teachings are in every oneness denomination. Just how Apostolic are you? Can you imagine Paul taking part in this thing?

Oneness denominations allow the books of prophesy that have been interpreted by Trinitarians to be sold at their conferences. All of this infiltration of paganism is intended by Satan to lead us away from Jesus Christ, and make us worldly, and carnal minded. It is the little foxes of men's tradition that seem trivial that destroy the vine. It all comes down to feeding the flesh of the old man.

Are you not glad that the saints, who pitched the natural tabernacle, were so very precise, and followed God's pattern in every detail that God instructed Moses in? Are you not glad that there was an accurate schoolmaster that brought us to Christ Jesus? How much more are we to keep this tabernacle of God pure, and rightly divide the word?

We can honestly make this statement. There is no time of the year that all Christian denominations, pagans, sinners, witches, and the countries of the world are more in the same spirit, than at Christmas time. It is a holiday celebrated by most everyone. Ninety eight percent of the people in America celebrate CHRIST- MASS.

I do not rejoice that the so-called Christians have become like the world. How sad most people feel it would be to deny our children this celebration of the flesh. No gifts, no Santa Claus, no CHRIST- MASS tree, how terrible not to allow a child to have these fantasies, after all they are just kids. Out of fun we teach our children delusions that are not of God. The oneness denominations at CHRIST- MASS certainly have become like the nations around them through these pagan customs.

All I need is Christ born in me. He is the reason for the eternal season. Without this birth and this hope I would feel like Paul. (1 Cor 15:19 KJV) If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. I want my children's hope to be in the new birth, and the blood of Jesus. I do not want their hope to lie in the celebration of the birth of an infant, and his natural flesh. God bless all! It is important to have the spiritual mind of Christ. I pray that you will lean toward the spirit and not the flesh. How can anyone sing ole Christmas tree, Ole Christmas tree?

For historical facts concerning these topics visit this URL.

http://www.thunderministries.com/pagan/christmas/why.html - Christmas History

Daniel

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