Spurgeon on Christmas

Sherry Christian Life

“We have no superstitious regard for times and seasons. Certainly we do not believe in the present ecclesiastical arrangement called Christmas: first, because we do not believe in the mass at all, but abhor it, whether it be said or sung in Latin or in English; and, secondly, because we find no Scriptural warrant whatever for observing any day as the birthday of the Savior; and, consequently, its observance is a superstition, because it is not of divine authority.”
-Charles Spurgeon, Sermon on Dec. 24, 1871

“When it can be proved that the observance of Christmas, Whitsuntide, and other Popish festivals was ever instituted by a divine statute, we also will attend to them, but not till then. It is as much our duty to reject the traditions of men, as to observe the ordinances of the Lord. We ask concerning every rite and rubric, “Is this a law of the God of Jacob?” and if it be not clearly so, it is of no authority with us, who walk in Christian liberty.” -Charles Spurgeon’s Treasury of David on Psalm 81:4.

Spurgeon stated: “How absurd to think we could do it in the spirit of the world, with a Jack Frost clown, a deceptive worldly Santa Claus, and a mixed program of sacred truth with fun, deception and fiction. If it be possible to honor Christ in the giving of gifts, I cannot see how while the gift, giver, and recipient are all in the spirit of the world… It is as much our duty to reject the traditions of men, as to observe the ordinances of the Lord.”

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  1. Reblogged this on quotes and notes and opinions and commented:

    Today is the day that churches cancel their services so they can play the harlot with the pagan/papist/traditions of men Christ Mass of Rome… 😦

    !2/25/16 fell on a Sunday thus putting the Lord’s Day in the backseat, so to speak, for this “holy” day that God hates because of the paganism used to worship Him with.

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