Reply #4: A comment I made this morning in my city's paper concerning Christmas:

[elocs]

elocs said on: December 21, 2010, 7:32 am

Christmas aside, it would be nice if more believers would put Christ back into Christian because far too many of them are anything but Christlike in their words and actions, lacking both compassion and empathy.

Would that more Christians lead their lives by the words of Christ in the book of Matthew:

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

Yes, it is virtually certain that Jesus was not born in December and there is no Biblical admonition that Christians celebrate his birth. It's too bad that more Christians do not know and live by the words of Jesus.