Today, many are engulfed in celebrating December 25th, ostensibly, in recognition of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. However, the main focus, as my Chinese friend observed, is on Santa Claus, evergreen trees, mistletoes, worldly merriment, and gift giving one to the other.
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Baby Jesus with Mary and Joseph
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A recent survey from the well recognized LifeWay Research organization addressed this issue. It revealed that 8 out of 10 Christians believe that Christmas should be more about Jesus. The implication is that not too many see much of Jesus in Christmas. Yet others refuse to have anything to do with Christmas because of its pagan roots. Many faith groups have, or are moving away from Christmas as they could see no Biblical basis for it. Their basic argument is, recognizing the birth of Jesus is one thing; but Christmas is quite another.
Few, even among Christians, fail to recognize why He came. But, for what purpose did He really come? Find out here.