It is all well and good for people to remember Jesus Christ during Christmas to celebrate His birth.
However, American evangelist Billy Graham believes it is very important to honour the Saviour not just once a year but every day throughout the year.
"Just as we celebrate our children's birthdays
every year, I believe it's entirely appropriate for us to celebrate the birth of God's own son, Jesus Christ, every year. Why not join every year with the shepherds on that first Christmas, 'glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen' (Luke 2:20)?" he writes on his advice column for the Kansas City Star.
At the same time, Graham stresses that people should not just celebrate Jesus' birth at Christmastime and then forget about Him the rest of the year.
"After all, just because we celebrate our children's birthdays doesn't mean we forget them or ignore them the rest of the year!" he says. "They are an important part of our lives, and our relationship with them [...]
What is Christmas? Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. It is observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.
Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated religiously by a
majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season centered around it. Although the month and date of Jesus' birth are unknown, by the early-to-mid fourth century the Western Christian Church had placed Christmas on December 25, a date that was later adopted in the East. Today, most Christians celebrate on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar, which has been adopted almost universally in the civil calendars used in countries throughout the world.
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