I woke up with a message in my inbox this morning informing
me that just because I’d mentioned Christmas in some interview or another, I
was now on a one way, non-refundable trip to the bowels of Hades itself, wherein
I would be the enemy’s footstool for millennia on end.
That was it! My fate was sealed, I was doomed, and I would
evermore suffer the torments of hell itself because I dared to utter the word
Christmas, and even intimated that people should have a merry one. How dare I?
How dare I wish people a Merry Christmas?
Just for the sake of context, I said nothing about Santa,
Christmas trees, presents, egg nog, reindeer, yule logs, stockings, or other
such accoutrement usually associated with Christmas by those who fail to grasp
that it’s about the birth of Christ, and nothing else.
I actually went back and listened to what I said, and all I
said was that it was a good time of year to be more introspective, and meditate
upon what the birth of Christ meant for mankind, as well as it being a good
opportunity to share Christ with those who as yet to do not know Him.
I was going to let this go, as is the case with most of the
negative correspondence I get from individuals who have taken to being one-man
outrage armies, but this caught me on a bad day, so here we go:
If you’re myopic enough not to see that sentencing people to
hell for celebrating the birth of Christ, even if He wasn’t really born on
December 25th, is a bit rash if not outright nutty, then you are
likely doing more harm to the body of Christ than any atheist who mocks and
insists that there is no God.
If you’re myopic enough not to see the forest for the trees
and refuse to acknowledge that you are attempting to dishearten the hearts of
the righteous by your insistence that if they don’t get in line behind you and
say as you say they are somehow disqualified from the Kingdom, then there is
evil in your heart that needs to be repented of.
If you’re myopic enough not to see that self-sensor regarding
speaking the name of Christ, and sparking a conversation regarding His sovereignty
no matter the context is counterproductive to the mandate of sharing Jesus with
one and all, then you are helping in the decline of Christianity in the western
world.
Churches are closing down by the thousands, atheists, witches,
warlocks and all manner of evil are seeing a swelling of their ranks, but yes,
the hill we should all be willing to die on is sending anyone who would utter
the words ‘Merry Christmas’ to hell. Good job! Well done! No wonder the church
is in the shape it’s in.
Oh, and by the way, Merry Christmas!
With love in Christ,
Michael Boldea Jr.
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