CHRISTMAS AND SABBATH-KEEPING

The most common objection I get when discussing Sabbath- keeping with Christians, is an objection to doing something that was commanded in the Law. If we observe the Sabbath day, then we have made null the grace of Christ – that is the objection.

Let us think about this for a moment. Every believer who I have ever known who has raised that objection, observes Christmas. Religiously, when December 25th rolls around, they set aside the day as a holy day. The Church is getting ready to observe Christmas. What will she do on it?

• Businesses remain closed (and do so, no matter what day of the week Christmas falls on, every year);
• Most family providers do not go to work, but set aside the day to rest;
• Friends and families gather together;
• Houses are decorated and made festive;
• Special (and often expensive) food is prepared and lots of it;
• Drink flows;
• Gifts are given;
• Games and merry making are planned;
• Special music commemorates the day.

In keeping Christmas, the Church sets apart a holy day, to honor it, remember it, and keep it holy. The Church knows how to sanctify a holy day to do no work on it and to keep it holy. They do it every year, for a holy day which was not ordained by God, but by man.

It is a matter of record that Jesus was not born on December 25; however, it is the date from antiquity – from the Tower of Babel rebellion – that the rebirth of the sun god has been set apart as a holy day.

There are God-ordained holy days, such as the Sabbath and the Feast days of the Lord (Lev 23) and there are man- ordained holy days, such as December 25.

Christians may continue to object to setting apart the Sabbath day, or the other Feast days of the Lord, to keep them holy, but if they do so on the basis of religious obligation to observe God’s Law, then why do they submit to a religious obligation to observe days of man’s law?

I cannot imagine that God wrings His hands over our day off work, parades, picnics, and fireworks every July 4th, or other days we honor. But since we are already setting aside holy days to honor them and keep them holy, then let us set aside God’s ordained holy days of Sabbath and His Feasts which proclaim the Gospel of grace.

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