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The Encyclopedia Americana, 1944 edition, says: "Christmas .... It was, according to many authorities, not celebrated in the first centuries of the Christian church, as the Christian usage in general was to celebrate the death of remarkable persons rather than their birth ...." (The "Communion," which is instituted by New Testament Bible authority, is a memorial of the death of Christ.) "... A feast was established in memory of this event [Christ's birth] in the fourth century. In the fifth century the Western Church ordered it to be celebrated forever on the day of the old Roman feast of the birth of Sol, as no certain knowledge of the day of Christ's birth existed."
God isn't impressed with all the "good works" and pagan holidays some who are religiously proud and stubborn insist on doing and keeping, contrary to His commands, making up every excuse under the sun to do their own thing (self-willed) rather than submit Father knows best and fulfill His Will. God rejects such "good works" and pagan holidays - such religious sacrifices - because they're done in REBELLION by workers of iniquity.
1 Samuel 15
22 “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices ["good works"],As in obeying the voice of the LORD?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
And to heed than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft,
And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the LORD,
He also has rejected you...
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