Christmas With No 'X'

Imagine the alaphabet with no 'X'

Published on December 7, 2007 By hamartanō In Religion

The English alphabet consist of 26 ordered letters and none without significance, both vowels and consonants, when put together with rhyme and reason they make up syllables and words that allow us on jU to banter back and forth. What I would like for you to consider is our alphabet with no ‘X’ . The 24th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant may not seem like a very important letter but a very necessary part of our communication. Consider if it were removed from our alphabet?

There would be no eXperiments. No Thomas Edison. No Bill Nye the Science Guy. What if there were no eXperimentation of thoughts or ideas, either I would think like ‘Little Whip’ or she would think like me! Worse than this we would all think like Aeryck? eek…… Imagine a world where we were forbidden to consider and eXperience new and different thoughts, or even the liberty to voice them, jU would not be what it is today?

We could never have eXtras. No eXtra ice cream (no pun intended your majesty) and pie. No eXtra pay for working over and above the expected time… no snooze buttons on the alarm clock, because there no time for eXtra sleep in the morning; not even 10 minutes? eek!

We would never be able to ‘X‘ -out anything. If something was written or said, it would be permanent. We could not go back and take it back and say I am sorry. Scary, for most all of us have said things in the past and would give anything is we could take back.
No ‘X’ marks the spot….. Life without the all important ‘X’.

For some the day could pass and we could avoid the ‘X’….. but consider how important it is for the illiterate….. it is a mark of the ‘X', made instead of a signature by a person unable to write. It becomes ones legal identity. What is the seeming symbol of uneducated shame becomes the very being of the individual on paper.

The greatest and saddest of all is there would be no Christmas… It became common place for many in society to tag on the ‘X’ to-mas. Then it became very un-cool to even mention the word Christmas so now it is only appropriate to say “Happy Holidays”. So what is the Holiday we are celebrating? The birth of Christ? But some will say, we are not celebrating the birth of Christ but Santa Claus bringing gifts to good girls and boys. I don’t believe in this Jesus. How ridiculous would it be to take your Santa Claus out of your picture? Or maybe it should be X-claus or maybe santa-X….. oh, I forgot the ’X’ has been taken out, it is no longer available. Imagine a world with no ‘X’, it never belonged in Christmas and now we can’t put it there because it has been taken out of the alphabet?

My point is this, I do not do a real good job of adhering to political correctness, as a preacher of the gospel, I believe in Jesus Christ and Christmas is a celebration of His birth…. He ‘Christ’ belongs in Christmas not the ‘X‘. I also believe the ‘X’ needs to stay right where it is at and hope no one ever takes it out of the alphabet.

Christ is the reason for the season so I would like to wish you all ’both friends and foes’ a very Merry Christmas.

God Bless
hamartano

Comments (Page 4)

KFC Kickin For Christ

on Dec 10, 2007

Well, at least I'll be famous I guess.

hahahahaha hey Zoo, I'd say "infamous" but I guess it all comes down to which side you're on.

There's still time to change your mind you know. It's not over until it's over.

hamartanō

on Dec 10, 2007

hahahahaha hey Zoo, I'd say "infamous" but I guess it all comes down to which side you're on.

To count it a light thing for one who dabbles with demons is not wise my friend. I work with a guy who frequents Bloody Mary's Church in New Orleans. His perception is that it is nothing more the mere entertainment. For the enemy of the cross, he counts it but joy.

One can not dance with the devil or his demons and not come away with some element of stench. Evil like perfume will wreak upon ones character.

hamartano

Zoologist03

on Dec 10, 2007

To count it a light thing for one who dabbles with demons is not wise my friend

Now I'm a demon conjurer? Heh...you give me too much credit.

Wow, I guess you're a lot of things when you're not a fanatical Christian...didn't know God was so uptight.

~Zoo

Adventure-Dude

on Dec 11, 2007

Wow, I guess you're a lot of things when you're not a fanatical Christian

Anytime you're not like them.

lulapilgrim

on Dec 11, 2007

All religions have one goal ? And that would be ?

Hamartano posts:

To supplant the truth of God's word with their traditions and doctrines, thereby beguiling unstable souls as they allure through the lust of the flesh. Religion attempts to fill a very broad void in the soul of humanity. The sad thing is that it masquerades itself as the truth but cannot carry one to eternity with Christ.

Only false religion fits this description.

No one can deny the need for true religion which objectively speaking is the voluntary acknowledgment of man's dependence upon God through acts of homage. Religion is therefore an act of justice by which we render to God both privately as individuals and publicly as social beings the honor, gratitude, worship, and obedience to Him in the way prescribed by Him.

The practice of true religion is necessary for God has definite rights which no man is justified in ignoring. God definitely commands us to to adore and serve Him. "Thou shalt love thy God...this is the first and greatest Commandment." A person with no religion who never worships God, never says a prayer to HIm, is far from fullfilling this commandment of love. It is not enough to admit off-hand that God exists, and then ignore His definite claims.

aeryck

on Dec 11, 2007

...didn't know God was so uptight

Which uptight are you referring to...?

uptight (overachiever) as in 'tense, nervous, or uneasy'

or,

uptight (conservative) as in 'rigidly conventional'

If it is the latter which I suppose, please remember that you are talking about the one who wrote ten commandments into stone with a finger of fire.

aeryck

on Dec 11, 2007

It is not enough to admit off-hand that God exists, and then ignore His definite claims.

Like..."What does God say about other gods?"

Zoologist03

on Dec 11, 2007

uptight (conservative) as in 'rigidly conventional'

If it is the latter which I suppose, please remember that you are talking about the one who wrote ten commandments into stone with a finger of fire.

That's the one. Also, if God has a finger of fire, is it so hot that he can't pick His nose without a finger of ice follow up?

~Zoo

Adventure-Dude

on Dec 11, 2007

That's the one. Also, if God has a finger of fire, is it so hot that he can't pick His nose without a finger of ice follow up?

aeryck

on Dec 11, 2007

That's the one.

'For our God is a consuming fire.' (Hebrews 12:29)

'For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.' (Deuteronomy 4:24)

Though Adam Clarke's Commentary seems to be a little bit extreme, it certainly makes a valid point:

'The apostle quotes Deuteronomy 4:24, and by doing so he teaches us this great truth, that sin under the Gospel is as abominable in God’s sight as it was under the law; and that the man who does not labor to serve God with the principle and in the way already prescribed, will find that fire to consume him which would otherwise have consumed his sin.'

What does this God say about other gods?

Aeryck.

hamartanō

on Dec 11, 2007

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

They shall most assuredly call one day.... He shall laugh! Sad, so sad.

hamartano

lulapilgrim

on Dec 11, 2007

It is not enough to admit off-hand that God exists, and then ignore His definite claims.

What does God say about other gods?"

God tells us not to have 'strange' gods before Him.
That would be by making dress, money, honor, society, power, or pleasure our god and sinning for their sake, thus making them god.

How do we adore God?

What are God's definite claims?

God has told mankind very clearly why He created man, what is the destiny of man, and what man must do in order to attain that destiny. He sent the Prophets to teach His will, after that He sent His own Divine Son, Jesus Christ, and Christ sent the Catholic Chruch a Church still teaching with the infallible authority of God in our very midst.

God has revealed very definite prescriptions and moral obligations. If is for us to accept them if we are to have any idea of pleasing GOd.

dynamaso

on Dec 12, 2007

I heard a preacher say one time that it is wrong to put up a Christmas Tree. He based his doctrine on the text found in Jeremiah 10-

"Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people [are] vain: for [one] cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not."

I am of the opinion that the text in Jeremiah is not referring to the Christmas tree, although it could be something of equal spiritual import. The trees that were mentioned in Jeremiah were idols of worship (pagan if you please). The Christmas tree can be of the same sort, but not of necessity, for Jeremiah went on to say "Forasmuch as [there is] none like unto thee, O LORD; thou [art] great, and thy name [is] great in might."

Wow, see this is the problem I have with Christianity and, particularly, the subjective interpretations of the bible. The above tract sure sounds like it is talking about a Christmas trees, i.e. 'deck it with silver and with gold', yet you are 'of the opinion' he is not talking about Christmas trees. Hmmm, very subjective indeed...

aeryck

on Dec 12, 2007

Christ sent the Catholic Chruch

Jesus does not need a Chruch(crutch)

aeryck

on Dec 12, 2007

Wow, see this is the problem I have with Christianity and, particularly, the subjective interpretations of the bible.

Yeah, the Bible is like a spirit level used in building. The problem is that some folks are so crooked that eventually they start trying to alter the spirit level and mainly cause the Scripture is able to pierce our thoughts and motives, so unless we receieve it like a child, we do end up pushing it away, like a baby pushes away the food that will sustain it. It is a hard pathway and not many stay the distance, for certain things they just will not accept because of the crookedness of the heart, and the unwillingness to be changed by the Spirit of God who inspired the Word of God.

Aeryck.

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