Playlist: Christmas, Pagan Origins of (topic)
Excusing Paganism in Christmas
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughMost Christmas customs have pagan origins, and December 25 falls in the middle of the Roman Saturnalia, which Roman Christianity hijacked and syncretized along with many other pagan customs. God never commands a celebration of His birth on any date; instead He instructs the commemoration of His death, which is observed through …
What's Wrong With Christmas?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMany people are well aware of the tainted origin and history of Christmas, yet this holiday flourishes in the materialistic Western world, spreading its revelry globally. Despite widespread information on the Internet, in magazines, newspapers, and newscasts revealing its non-Christian background, Christmas remains a quagmire of …
Crazy or Christmas
Sermonette byIs there any truth in Christmas? What is this Christmas spirit, and where does it come from? There is no truth offered in Harper's Bible Dictionary to support the observance of Christmas, and certainly no command in the Bible to support it either. This should tell us which spirit Christmas comes from, and it is not God's. …
Christmas and Sun Worship
Sermonette by Mike FordChristmas, Easter, and Halloween all derive from sex, fertility, and sun worship. Christmas traces to the incestuous relationship of Semiramis and Nimrod.
Is New Year's Eve Pagan?
Sermonette by Mike FordChristmas, with its deep-rooted pagan origins, traces back over 4,000 years to Mesopotamia, where it began as a festival renewing the world for another year. This celebration included the twelve days of Christmas, bright fires, likely the yule log, gift-giving, carnivals with floats, merrymaking, clowning, mummers singing and …
Satan's Pagan Holy Days
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Kim MyersNew Years, Christmas, Easter, Halloween and birthdays all originate in paganism. Satan entices many into accepting these pagan practices through emotional appeals.
Hearing and Understanding the Truth
Sermonette by Cody FordChristmas traces its origins back to ancient Rome. The Romans observed a winter festival called Saturnalia marked by gift giving and feasting near the winter solstice around December 21st. A few hundred years later the Germanic people contributed yuletide. Yuletide added evergreen trees and lights to overcome darkness and evil …
For the Love of the Truth
Sermonette by Ryan McClureChrist has never been in man's holidays, which are built on lies, and which teach children they cannot trust the veracity of their own parents.
Sincerity Without Truth Is Worthless
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMany people today equate sincerity and zeal with truth, yet they reject the knowledge God provides and establish their own forms of righteousness. This pattern appears clearly in the widespread observance of Christmas. The holiday originated as a syncretistic blend of pagan rites and later Christian themes. Romans continued …
Truth-Based Worship Vs Spiritual Confusion
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsPeople return to Christmas after leaving God's church because they prioritize human reasoning and personal desires over divine truth. A Protestant writer acknowledges that Christmas customs carry pagan roots, including the ancient midwinter celebration of a mother goddess with a child, trees, and mistletoe, which produce …
To Be, or Not To Be, Like Everyone Else?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsChristmas originated through the syncretism of pagan practices into Christianity. Two key figures in its origin are Nimrod, the great grandson of Noah and founder of the Babylonian empire, and his mother and wife Semiramis. After Nimrod's death around 2167 BC, Semiramis propagated the belief that he had become a spirit being, …
True Worship of God
Sermonette by Craig SablichAny practice that does not give its loyalty to the Creator and is not devoted to His truth is nothing more than a method of worship created by men.
Prove All Things - Again
Sermonette by Ryan McClureGod's called-out ones must not stop testing, retesting, proving, and reproving all things, even though we may think they have proved everything already.
A Son Is Given
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughChristmas is not found in the Bible but was an early Catholic Church absorption of the widespread heathen winter solstice festival, the Roman Saturnalia, which fell on December 25 under the old calendar before the calendar drifted. That festival originally celebrated the rebirth of the sun, when days began lengthening again. …
Hosea's Prophecy (Part Four)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsChristmas appears within a broader discussion of Israel's fifth sinful cause for God's judgment in Hosea 8: the construction of false altars. Hosea had already shown Israel's folly in seeking help from man rather than God; now he exposes the folly of trying to secure blessing through elaborate shows of religious devotion that …
God Is Writing His Law
Sermonette byGod promises to write His Law on our hearts and minds. When we experience the consequences of our or others' sins, we learn the depth of how bad sin is.
No Longer Brain Dead
Sermon by Mark SchindlerWhen Nancy and I began questioning our Catholic upbringing and searching the Scriptures for truth, we discovered that many customs of mainstream Christianity were not biblical practices but traditions of men, unpleasing to God. One of the clearest examples of this was Christmas. As we studied Jeremiah chapter 10, we came to …
The Torment Of The Godly
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)Among the many sins illustrated in this discussion of Ezekiel's visions, the example of Christmas serves to clarify a crucial requisite for genuine sighing and crying over Israel's abominations: believing God's own definition of sin rather than trusting human sincerity. The point arises in connection with the warning that God …
Azazel: Endings
Sermon by David C. GrabbeOne goat had to die for cleansing; the other goat had to remain alive for bearing the sins away. Jesus fulfilled both roles. Satan's binding atones for nothing.
Beware of False Prophets
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsFalse prophets promote the broad way, giving people what they want to hear. They replace God's truth with human tradition. They are identified by their fruit.
Hosea's Prophecy (Part Two)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsHosea is an account of Israel's unfaithfulness to the covenant with God, and the redemptive work of God to rescue His unfaithful spouse from slavery.
The Wearing Out of the Saints
Sermon by John O. ReidDaniel foretells of a leader who will 'wear out the saints of the Most High.' Though we may feel worn out now, we will prevail in the end if we stay the course.
Is the United States a Christian Nation? (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)America has never embraced true Christianity as its dominant faith, nor has it ever really followed Christ, but has instead embraced a counterfeit.
Christianity Is a Fight! (Part 3)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWe must avoid following the negative examples of our forbears. We have been enlisted into spiritual warfare on three fronts: the heart, the world, and Satan.