Is it ever acceptable to incorporate Pagan religious rites into the worship of the true God?
7. Doesn’t Romans 14-15 tell us that Christians are free to celebrate any holiday they want as long as they do so in faith unto the Lord and that other Christians should not condemn them for doing so? 8. Can Christmas be considered a Christian holiday? Should Christians practice Christmas? 1. Is the celebration of Christmas ever mentioned in the Bible? Well, certainly Jesus’ birth is recorded in the Bible but the annual celebration of that event is neither instructed nor practiced in the Bible. A simple Concordance search will prove this fact. The only new holiday practiced in the Church was the Lord’s day, a weekly remembrance of the first day of the week, the day on which Jesus rose. 2. Was Christmas practiced by the early Church (the Ante-Nicene Church)? When did the celebration of Christmas begin? No. Before 200 AD, the early Church taught about the birth of Christ discussing such things as the recorded history of it, the prophecy of it, and the virginity of Mary. But there is no m