At about this time every year, the question arises in various circles as to what role the celebration of the Christmas season should play in the experience of Seventh-day Adventist Christians. There are those who believe that because of the holiday’s pagan origin and commercial exploitation, Christians should have little or nothing to do with it. In my ministry I have occasionally encountered devout souls among us who piously—and no doubt sincerely—insist that they don’t “do Christmas” in their homes or families.
Read MorePagan influence and demonic doors
Every now and again I meet an earnest Christian that is concerned regarding some relic of paganism that has crept into his church or home. From neckties to Easter bunnies, from Christmas trees to concrete pineapple statues, from Egyptian-themed wallpaper to a rosary kept for illustrations, the influence of a pagan past was felt in the present.
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