Foundational Podcast

I have been confronted many times for my position on the subject and even accused of being a heretic because I love to celebrate Christmas. I have been asked, “How can you say that you believe in the inerrancy of Scripture and celebrate Christmas? Don’t you understand that it comes directly out of paganism?” Next they remind me, “God said, ‘You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations which you shall dispossess served their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree’” (Deuteronomy 12:2 NKJV). Then they explain how the Roman Catholic Church established the Christmas celebration mixing Babylonian paganism with Christianity. I understand where these good people are coming from. It would probably surprise my children and grandchildren to learn I actually taught these things early in my ministry. I did not always love to celebrate Christmas because of some very negative memories of the Christmas holiday, as a child. Promises not kept; alcohol abuse and angry arguments fi