• Some observe it as Jesus’ birthday.
  • Some observe it as a legal holiday.
  • Some say it is a sin to observe it in any way.
  • Which is correct?
  • The question that needs to be considered is:
    • Can a Christian do some things without religious significance that others do with religious significance?
  • I Corinthians 8:4, 8-11
    • A Christian could eat meat that had been sacrificed to an idol if:
      • He knew the idol was nothing; thus, did not eat it with any religious significance.
      • In eating he did not cause a weak brother to stumble.
    • A Christian can observe December 25 if:
      • He knows the day is nothing; thus, does not observe it with any religious significance.
      • In observing it he does not cause a weak brother to stumble.
    • I Corinthians 10:25-29, 32
      • A Christian could eat whatever was sold in a meat market if:
        • He did not eat in service to an idol.
        • A non-believer invited him and did not declare it to be in service to an idol.
      • Romans 14:2-3, 13-15
        • A Christian could at meat that had been forbidden under the law if:
          • He ate it as food without religious significance.
          • In eating he did not cause a weak brother to stumble.
        • A Christian can observe December 25 if:
          • He does it as a custom without religious significance.
          • In observing he does not cause a weak brother to stumble.
        • Acts 21:17-26
          • Many Jews circumcised and kept the customs as a service to God.
          • Paul taught against this. He never practiced it. But he never taught the Jews to forsake the customs as customs. Paul so observed the customs.
        • Who places religious significance on the day?