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Xmas is Even Easier to Spell
Saw this church marquee online. Am I to understand that I should celebrate Christmas because it’s easier to spell than Hanuk.. Hanuck.. Hanneka… oh forget it, where do I hang my stockings?

Is this the right message the church should be giving? Celebrate Christian events because they’re easy to spell.

If “easy” is the goal, what does this church do with concepts like “sanctification,” “justification,” the “eucharist,” “appropriation,” “Christology,” “soteriology,” “hermeneutics…” I’ll stop there because my brain is starting to hurt.

Personally, I think being a Christian is hard. We can never seem to get it right. The Apostle Paul never seemed to get his life in order. He said, “I don't really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don't do it. Instead, I do what I hate.” (Romans 7:15, NLT). Even Paul, one of the Church’s greatest leaders, struggled.

You may think me mad, but I don’t think the church should tell people being a Christian is easy as a tactic to get you to celebrate Christ. Jesus didn’t. He said just the opposite. "You can enter God's Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose the easy way.” (Matthew 7:13)

Then again, nothing beats a good marketing campaign. Maybe next season, I’ll try to outdo Cross of Christ and have a sermon series on Xmas.



　

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