Brian Schwertley
What is the most popular holy day of the year? Is it Christmas, Easter, Kwanzaa, or the Christian Sabbath? In America, by far the most popular, honored day is not the Lord's day but Christmas. Why is Christmas so sacred to so many people? Do we find it commanded by God in the Bible? Was it celebrated and honored by the apostles and the early church? Is there biblical justification for such a holy day anywhere in Scripture? The answer to all these questions is no. Christmas did not even become a holy day in the church until the fourth century. Further, its adoption was not based on God's word, but was a pragmatic move to induce more pagans to join the church.