CHRISTIANITY.

  I am aware of the fact that officially the Seventh-day Adventist church does not observe Christmas as a religious event. This is mostly because of the Pagan and commercial influences on the holiday. Individual churches however may have Christmas themed sermons around this time. That is my only objective today. Through the centuries some have argued for doing away with the observance of Christmas completely. Oliver Cromwell tried to ban Christmas in Britain after the beheading of King Charles the First. That attempt to abolish Christmas didn’t last long. My question I want to propose to you today is rhetorical. I am not looking for an answer, but the question I do have is, “Since the majority of the civilized Christian world today recognizes Christmas, why not use it as an evangelical tool?” I personally do not and never did buy into the commercialism of the Holiday.   Even as a young child, I found it disconcerting that many people didn’t attend church at...