Rev.
3:6 KJV He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith
unto the churches. [N.B. This
admonition in these words is given to each of the seven churches in
Asia in Revelation 3 and 4.]
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All of us, at times, can be in the wrong spirit, but ...
President
Obama Leaves Christ Out of Christmas
pjmedia.com
[/] By Tyler O'Neil December 5, 2015
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This
year, the ABC network television special “A Charlie Brown
Christmas” (which first aired on CBS) turns 50, and ABC had a party
to celebrate. When it was Obama’s turn to speak, he explained
Christmas by saying -- and I quote -- “tiny trees just need a
little love, and that on this holiday, we celebrate peace on earth
and goodwill to all.”
Good
Grief! Even Christmas is about the environment? Is nothing sacred
from politicking? Granted, conservatives sometimes go overboard when
it comes to the “War on Christmas” -- with the non-scandal of
Starbucks’ Christmas cups as an egregious example. What Donald
Trump was thinking by giving it legitimacy, no one knows. But this
statement by Obama -- this really is a travesty.
Obama’s
Statement
Here
is Obama’s full statement, in case a patriotic American hoped that
our president did not just remove Jesus Christ from the “true
meaning of Christmas”:
President
Barack Obama: “Hi, everybody! We’ll be brief because we know that
adults all sound like “wa, wa, wa, wa, wa,” especially here in
Washington.”
First
Lady Michelle Obama: “Good Grief!”
Obama:
“But, we want to wish a happy 50th Anniversary to one of our
country’s most beloved traditions, 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.'”
Michelle:
“For half a century, people of all ages have gathered around the TV
to watch Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, and the rest of the gang, teach
us the true meaning of Christmas.” (HERE IT COMES, FOLKS)
Obama:
“They teach us that tiny trees just need a little love, and that on
this holiday, we celebrate peace on earth and goodwill toward all.”
Michelle:
“Because, as Linus knows, that’s what Christmas is all about.”
The
Charlie Brown Version
Oh
really, Miss First Lady, Linus would beg to differ. Here he is, on
the first Christmas Special, telling Charlie Brown what Christmas is
all about:
“Sure,
Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about. Lights
please!”
“And
there were, in the same country, shepherds, abiding in the field,
keeping watch over their flock by night,” Linus narrates, quoting
from Luke 2, the old King James Version. “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.”
“And
the angel said unto them, fear not! For behold, I bring you tidings
of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this
day in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord! And
this shall be a sign unto you -- ye shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.”
Linus
continues, “And suddenly, there was with the angel, a multitude of
the heavenly host, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the
highest, and on earth, peace, goodwill toward men.'”
Simply
and humbly, Linus concludes, “That’s what Christmas is all about,
Charlie Brown.”
The
True Meaning of Christmas
There
it is. The true meaning of Christmas, according to the Christian
tradition, is Jesus Christ. This remarkable person is the reason for
the season -- the Son of Man, who is fully God and miraculously fully
a human being, like you and me. Christians celebrate Christmas (the
Mass of Christ) because we believe something truly incredible -- that
God became Man, and dwelt among us.
Next
to the Resurrection, this is the most important doctrine in
Christianity. It is the reason why Christmas hymns celebrate “Joy
to the World - the Lord is come,” and “Hark, the Herald Angels
Sing - Glory to the Newborn King!” In a little stable in the
backwater town of Bethlehem in the outskirts of the Roman Empire, a
baby was born. That baby is the Creator of the universe, the one true
King of all humanity, the Word by which God spoke all things into
being.
In
Christian doctrine, all men and women have sinned and deserve death
and hell. God, by sending his Son Jesus Christ, and by allowing Him
to die upon the cross, gave sinful human beings a way to atone for
their sin, and live forever in heaven with Him. Only a perfect
sacrifice could atone for sin, and so the redeemer had to be perfect,
and He was.
Christmas
for over 1,000 years has been about the miracle of Jesus Christ’s
birth. “Peace on Earth” and “Goodwill to Men,” as Linus said,
are made possible through the birth of Jesus. And even the Christmas
tree is a celebration of Jesus, not nature.
Obama,
by contrast, emphasized the tree, the peace, and goodwill, without
one mention of God, Jesus, or the story that clearly inspired “A
Charlie Brown Christmas.” While the TV special quotes scripture in
detail, the president mentions one tradition or two, and then his
wife triumphantly declares “that’s what Christmas is all about!”
No,
Mister President, Christmas is not about green energy, your efforts
at world peace, or the politically correct replacement of the
Anglo-Saxon word “men” with the Norman word “all.” The trees,
the peace, and the goodwill have one source -- and that is none other
than Jesus Christ. Obama says he’s proud to be a Christian, but
statements like this make him seem ashamed of the Gospel, and
encourage Christians to feel ever more isolated in the political
realm. [My emphasis.]
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