Mahmoud Reda Morad Abu Romaisah Language: English | Format: PDF | Pages: 45 | Size: 1 MB
This message is for every Christian who
is welling to search for the truth with a sincere desire, and a broad
mind to provide him with answers to questions that would otherwise take
him long time to find.
Since you are a Christian, have you ever
thought of the origin of Christmas; or how genuine is Christmas? Or, do
you consider Christmas a social tradition or a ritual? If you consider
it a social tradition, then there is no room for it in you faith. If it
as a ritual, then it should hav:e. an origin in your Bible. If it does
not have an origin in your Bible, then, either the Bible is false or
Christmas is. It is time you should know the truth about Christ and
Christmas. Here is what Britannica Encyclopedia has to say about
Christmas:
Christnlas (Old English “Christ’s Mass”)
Christian festival celebrated on December 25, commemorates the birth of
Jesus Christ and is also a popular secular holiday. According to a Roman
almanac, the Christian festival of Christmas was celebrated in Rome by
AD 336.
The ecclesiastical calendar retains
numerous remnants of pre-Christian festivals-notably Christmas, UJhich
blends elements including both the feasts of the Saturnalia and the
birthday of Mithra.
The development of legends
Legends developed in Christianity because
of a need to answer questions posed by the less intellectual
Christians, the need for stories of exemplary Christians, and the
transference of the deeds of pagan gods and goddesses in popular piety
to those zuho are of saints and martyrs. Many Christians UJere not
satisfied with the gaps in the narration of Christ’s life in the
canonical Gospels. There thus developed several apocrypha,l often
influenced by Gnosticism, that provided legendary accounts of Christ’s
life, as well as those of the Apostles.2
Since you are a fellow human being, first
and foremost, we are concerned about your spiritual welfare;’ hence we
have prepared this message for you.
Mankind belong to one single father,
Adam, and have one single God, Allah, Who has brought them into
existence, and provided them with their means of substance in order to
worship Him alone. It is inconceivable that the God Who created the
universe and every thing in it to need help; let alone taking a son or a
spouse, or a partner. He was all by Himself when there was nothing in
existence; then He created mankind and the rest of the creation for one
single purpose, that is to worship Him.
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1 A group of 14 books, not considered as
canonical, included in the Septuagint and the vulgate as part of the Old
Testament. (the Random House Dictionary of the English Language.)
2 Encyclopedia Britannica, (Micropedia) vol. II, p. 903
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Contents:
Foreword
The divine purpose
Who deserves to be worshipped
The birth of Mary
The birth of Jesus
The infant speaks
People’s reaction
Jesus’ privileges and miracles
The reaction of the Children of Israel.
What is more difficult and miraculous,
the creation of Adam, or the birth of Jesus?
Cross-Examination
Important points to remember
Check and compare
The Last Supper
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