The Angels of the Lord were sent to tell the Shepherds that the Son of God has been born and they should go and see him: “An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone over them.” And, “the shepherd’s said to one another; ‘Lets go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us.’” (Verse 2 lines 8-15 of Luke’s Gospel) Mary saw the Shepherds and thought about what the angel had told her, the Shepherds saw the child and sung to God for everyone to hear.
The birth of Jesus is very important to Christians because it is the incarnation of God becoming a human through his son, Jesus. All of the stories within all the Gospels show that people can make mistakes and the most important thing is to believe in God and trust in him; these thoughts of many Christians are shown in Zechariah’s song in Luke’s gospel. This passage shows that God is with us at all times.
Explains why celebrating Christmas is important
to Christians.
Christmas is a very important time for Christians because it is a celebration of the birth of their saviour, the Son of God. His birth was a start of a new covenant and the fulfilment of the old one. Christmas is to celebrate the birth; a new life this time is a chance for Christians to re-new their faith. “This very day in David’s town your Saviour was born – Christ the Lord!” (Verse 2 line 11 of Luke’s gospel)
Christmas is also a time for giving and receiving gifts from the people around who you care for and care for you. This tradition was picked up from the very beginning when the Shepherds brought gifts for baby Jesus. Not only the Shepherds gave gifts but later in Jesus’ life he gave himself to save the people from their own sins: “The Son of Man will die as God has decided.” (Verse 22, line 22 of Luke’s gospel)
The birth of Jesus is very important to Christians because it was a time that God saw all men equal; he sent for the wises men and the local Shepherds to see his son. This shows that anybody can be a Christian, rich or poor. Furthermore it was the time that God was incarnated through Jesus; therefore this is significant because God became a mortal.
Finally it is a time for Christian to show agape love to those around them. It is a time to put family problems aside to celebrate a miracle of a birth and the arrival of the Christian Messiah. “Jesus said: ‘Forgive them, Father! They don’t know what they are doing.’”(Verse 23, line 34 of Luke’s gospel)
Christmas should be celebrated one day a year. Do you agree? Why and explore different points of view.
Christmas day is in our calendar and everyone looks forward to the day; but is it the idea of having the people you love around you or is it the expensive gifts people look forward to?
Many people feel that Christmas is too commercialised and people have lost the true meaning of Christmas and therefore should be limited to one day a year: “This very day in David’s town your Saviour was born – Christ the Lord!” (Verse 2, line 11 of Luke’s gospel) Personal I feel that I am not one of these people I feel that a true Christian should celebrate the birth of Jesus everyday and should not wait for a certain day to do so: "I'm of the opinion that Christmas should be celebrated seven days a week, 24 hours a day all year round," he said. "That's what I'm waiting for. People should have the same attitude they have at Christmas all year round." Taken from Rev. James Wallbridge.
The Christmas holiday really begins on the first day of Advent, which represent the four disciples: Mathew, Mark, Luke and John. It is also a count down to the four weeks until Christmas; when each week passes a candle is lit.
There are Christians who refuse to celebrate Christmas, because they believe it is unbiblical. Other Christians cannot imagine not celebrating Christmas. Still others feel that Christmas is for Christians only and non-believers should not be allowed to celebrate the holiday because they don’t know Christ.
