Christmas: Christian or Pagan? 1 of 7 (Jim McClarty of GCA)


Pastor mcclarty takes a look at the various Babylonian and Celtic religious influences that are found in our Christmas traditions.

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25 Responses to “Christmas: Christian or Pagan? 1 of 7 (Jim McClarty of GCA)”

  1. Liebhabaer1974 04. Mar, 2010 at 9:40 pm

    John 10: 14-16
    14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
    15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
    =>
    16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

  2. jforsy: I have a long email but you have friend lock on, so accept friend invite.

    You have to read entire passage. Do not confuse the title of minister with what you see on TV or in a church. Those are not true ministers for they are trained by man and serve money (Luke 16:13). Only YHWH can ordain a minister and give one his title. So those preaching are sinners and why many will soon die at that pulpit. Some already have.

  3. jforsy: Gladly. Will answer you in email so we don’t over run the comment section.

  4. The part about the minister I will have to disagree with, on this comment and the one above.

    The Bible is clear that those who sin are of the devil, how much more those who preach sin is ok from the pulpit. Anyone who says we can not overcome sin is a wolf in sheep’s clothing and change grace into license for sin.

    I believed the lie that everyone sins for 10 years in a baptist church until I learned the truth. I couldn’t believe someone in a pulpit would twist God’s Word like that.

  5. Thank you so much for that information QuietBuck! I have only been a Christian for about 8 months and I was not aware of many of these things. Thank you for helping me understand more of what He wants.

    Can you help me though? I dont understand why a picture of a cross is wrong even after reading those scriptures. Isnt that about carved idols? I am only trying to serve Jesus?(Yahweh? Yeshua? Elohim? Sorry, I dont know the proper name?) Are you saying the word Lord is wrong?Thanks again

  6. jforsy:
    Romans 13:4
    For he is the minister of YHWH to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword (aka word) in vain: for he is the minister of YHWH, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

    signed…. a minister of YHWH

  7. jforsy: The microscope you asked for.

    Cross on your page (Deut 4:16-19 & 4:23, Habakkuk 2:18). You use the false name Jesus, sorry it is barely 300 yrs old (John 5:43). Study more (2Tim 2:15). You call upon Lord aka Ba’al, you should re-read OT again. You talk a lot on your channel yet show few passages (Ephesians 5:6). You forget to give credit to a minister that came by (Romans 13:6-7, Heb 13:7, 13:17). You judge a man improperly (John 7:24). Maybe you should read Matthew 7:5.

  8. “Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?”

    “These things I write to you that you might not sin.”

    “Beware brethren…lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.”

    “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord”

    He will say to many in that day “depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!”

    “as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct”

    “Beware false teachers…in sheeps clothing”

  9. jforsy: I have to agree with dili, you are grasping at invisible straws. Obvious you have either other motives or just a chip on your shoulder with this man. If you want, let us put you under the same microscope in all you say, type and do. I bet within 5 mins you will fail. Recall what scripture says? No one is perfect, not even the son, only Father. Should we also talk about the beam in the eye passages? Or the first stone cast ones?

  10. Whatever, there is a difference in endorsing something and saying you came across something channel surfing… basic language comprehension that you seem to not be able to grasp.

    Would you say that you endorse YouTube and what is on it by way of your viewing and leaving comments here?

  11. Endorse: To give approval of or support to, especially by public statement

    He said VH1 was something he watched, FROM THE PULPIT!

    Anyway, thats beside the point. The real issue here is TV is evil. There is not a single channel that glorifies Jesus. Even the religious channels are full of false teaching.

    We know Him if we keep his commands. 1John3. Can anyone say they keep His commands when they pay to have lust, greed, covetousness and the world’s ideals brought into their home?

  12. That’s about as silly as saying you endorse YouTube. Please look up endorse in the dictionary.

  13. Hi Diligente,

    Around 1 minute he says “I have satellite TV, so I hit the little guide to see what’s on and I saw that VH1 was just playing christmas music, so I said ok let’s see what that is”

    He endorsed it by saying that, as a pastor, it is ok to turn to such channels; as well as pay $50-100 a month to allow the world’s message to be braodcast into your home.

    TV generates lust and greed. Can anyone say they have turned from sin while paying for cable? Do not be deceived, friend.

  14. Hi Jforsy01,

    Can show me where Jim endorses VH1? or are you simply bearing false witness?

  15. It amazes me that a pastor who realizes that christmas is evil is still so blinded to the evil of television. I am sure VH1 that he endorses from the pulpit is full of graphic sexual images just as the rest of cable tv is and yet he acts as though its ok while condemning other things.

    Why does this happen? The fear of God is not taught. Sin is not shown as the enemy of God but something that we cannot overcome. Once saved always saved is the lie behind hypocrisy. Sinners are not Christians!

  16. Tonight 12/11/09 The feast of Dedication
    began at sunset: John 10:22…
    Christ Mass is of Pagan origins.

  17. TheInvisiGyrl 05. Mar, 2010 at 3:48 am

    I loved this, thought it was pretty good. One thing left out… The transition from St. Nicholaus to Santa Clause to rolly-polly fat guy was made in the 1900’s by a graphic artist who while working on a Coca-Cola ™ ad, fattened up the 1800’s St. Nick and made him the jolly guy he is today, gave him the white trim which i think may have originally been an animal pelt on the 1800’s figure – in the name of advertising. ONLY 100 years later, look at where we are. WAKE UP

  18. dude the most high going to tell the pagan people who celebrate man holidays to depart from me i never knew you.the most high has his days to celebrate and the devil has his days and those days are christmas,easter,halloween,new years etc,etc.the most high days are sabbath,passover,blowin of trumpets,purum,feast of unleave bread,feast of the taberncal people dont celebrate the most high days instead they celebrate man holidays/satan

  19. thanks for the link I will check it out

  20. Indeed jdnmlm, but to God be the Glory that he opened your eyes and now you see. I was raised in Romanism before I was delivered and saved by God’s grace so I did the whole x-mass gig also. You are correct; many kick hard against the pricks even when shown the truth about the evil day. It is wrong from every angle I have examined it. You can find a lengthy study I did at thehouriscoming d_o_t c_o_m. I traced the day all the way back to Babylon. Blessings to you and hold fast to God’s word!

  21. stecmgarret”

    Same.

    I am angry that it took me till I was an adult to know I was celebrating something that God wouldn’t like. I sat through all the Christmas plays and went to church plays and my parents told me of Santa and pushed these things without even researching them.

    And even when I tell them that it is wrong and they can read it for themselves, they say, “Oh that was then in the old testament, we are in the new testament now!”

    They surely love the day more than God.

  22. Amen – you are spot on. Good to hear of others who are holding fast to the word and not bending knee to paganism and romanism.

  23. magicmischief”

    Are you sure it doesn’t matter? At what time does God approve of idolatry? If it says don’t do it in your Bible then maybe we shouldn’t do it.

    Jeremiah 10:1-8 talks about the traditions and idolatry associated with Christmas. Remember Jeremiah wrote about 1000 yrs before these traditions came to be associated with God. He says, “learn not the way of the Heathen…They cut down a tree in the forest and deck it with silver and gold etc”

    It is a don’t do!

  24. Morning Has Broken was wriiten by Eleanor Farjeon not Cat Stevens. He only covered it.

  25. Some parents play Santa Claus, and some parents play God….I know which one I’d Choose!

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