Xmas decorations

[wwolverine]

If you’re a Xian what kind of Xmas decorations do you use? Are most of them Christ-centered?

Mine aren’t, to be honest. I have a wonderful nativity that I inherited, and there are several religious ornaments on our tree, but most of what I decorate with isn’t specifically Christ-centered. The tree itself and all other greenery, of course, has specific christian symbolism.

My ornaments are symbols of our lives. Baby’s 1st Xmas, Grandchild. Reindeer. Santa Claus. There’s even a leg lamp. lol

What do you think of Xmas decorations? Should they be predominantly Christ-centered?

Jesus Christ sacrificed Himself for us to redeem us and bring us closer to God. The ultimate sacrifice. Here we are reducing it all to a simple X. Isnt that hurtful? I would request all Christians to refrain from doing so and use the full word for Christmas and not Xmas. Thanks

Now regarding the celebration, yes, we have gone astray and are promoting all that Jesus never wants. He wants our hearts to be clean and to Love God with all our heart, mind and soul, but here we prefer in decorating our houses, and informing pagens what Christmas is, full enjoyment, lots of food and gifts. Ultimately giving our wealth to those business people who may not even believe in Jesus.

 

[kalt]

Jesus Christ sacrificed Himself for us to redeem us and bring us closer to God. The ultimate sacrifice. Here we are reducing it all to a simple X. Isnt that hurtful? I would request all Christians to refrain from doing so and use the full word for Christmas and not Xmas. Thanks

Now regarding the celebration, yes, we have gone astray and are promoting all that Jesus never wants. He wants our hearts to be clean and to Love God with all our heart, mind and soul, but here we prefer in decorating our houses, and informing pagens what Christmas is, full enjoyment, lots of food and gifts. Ultimately giving our wealth to those business people who may not even believe in Jesus.

X isn’t crossing (Xing) Christ out. I use it at Xmastime only, because we type it so often that it’s a great time saver. Do you know why we use X?

Do you decorate your house?

 

[Rence]

Our Christmas decorations are predominantly Christian in theme. We have a big nativity scene on the living room table, front and center. We add a piece every year, so it’s gotten kind of big. Then we’ll decorate with bowls and vases with potpourri and some ball ornaments for celebratory colors. We haven’t had a tree in a while, but when we did, ornaments had family as well as religious meaning and were colorful to add to the festivities.

But we try to steer away from the conventional commercialization of Christmas. We make the focal point the nativity, though as stated above, they’re not the only decorations.