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 5)

aeryck

on Dec 12, 2007

God tells us not to have 'strange' gods before Him.

Are there actually other gods ? not the man made variety....now according to the Bible, God is one...(then one reads the first commandment). Can we earthlings keep it ? No. Do some try ? Yes. Do they keep it perfectly ? No. Then comes Jesus and says, a new commandment, by which all men shall know we are his disciples...love one another as I (THE SON OF GOD) have loved you. Man, this is EVEN HARDER. Can we do it? No! What is God trying to do to us ? Send us all to hell in a hand-basket ? God is not really under any obligation to save anyone, for we are all law breakers. Why does He choose some and not others ? I think Romans 9, explains that, not that it is something one understand but rather accepts. God is the Potter and is able to make decisions about us that are completely just, simply because that is what God does.

Aeryck.

aeryck

on Dec 12, 2007

Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

Yes, there does seem to be this matter that some will not come unto Him that they might have life (Zoe = Christ's life in them = eternal life - 1 John, not John 1). Yet some do come to the Saviour, those whom the Father draws to Him and none shall pluck them out of His hand, and the Son's hand. Pretty safe. How does one know that one is safe in the hands of God? For He has given us of His Spirit. How do you know you have His Spirit ? How can you not know ? A pregnant woman knows that she has another life inside her, a person who has GOD ALMIGHTY living in them by His Spirit is certainly going to know this, if not it is pretty certain they do not have the Spirit of Christ.

Aeryck.

aeryck

on Dec 12, 2007

Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. (Jeremiah 2:11)

Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. (Galatians 4:8)

Adventure-Dude

on Dec 12, 2007

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.

so are you of the opinion this isn't the case?

aeryck

on Dec 12, 2007

so are you of the opinion this isn't the case?

Many Sunday School teachers make a fine job and interpreting Scripture but without the Spirit of truth, they soon distort the truth and even suppress it. You see unless there is a change inside the person, it matters not how good a scholar you are. Yes, the interpretation was subjective, but good grammar and comprehension though useful are not enough to keep one in the truth.

Aeryck.

Adventure-Dude

on Dec 12, 2007

The point though is that those who have not the Spirit of truth

and do you have this 'Spirit of truth?'

aeryck

on Dec 12, 2007

and do you have this 'Spirit of truth?'

lulapilgrim

on Dec 12, 2007

Christ sent the Catholic Chruch

Jesus does not need a Chruch(crutch)

Aeryck,
I didn't say Christ needed a Church, I said He sent a Church. There is Scripture galore which bears this out.

Once one finds that God has revealed a particular form of religion and the Church that Christ sent, then one must accept it. I serve God who in His Infinite wisdom declares that His religion is necessary.

My consideration was that everyone is capable of making subjective interpretations of the Scriptures. The point though is that those who have not the Spirit of truth are more inclined to eventually run up hard against the truth and even suppress certain truths of the Scripture even inspite of attempting to make an objective interpretation. There is more to it than grammar and comprehension, the human heart in rebellion will find itself rejecting even that which it might accurately interpret. etc. etc.

You make an interesting point.

There is only one Holy Spirit and only one Truth and that's why there is no possible way that every individual's private interpretation of Sacred Scripture can be incorrect. Scripture itself states that it is insufficient of itself as a teacher, but rather needs an interpreter. The Holy Bible calls the Church and not itself, the "pillar and ground of the Truth.

lulapilgrim

on Dec 12, 2007

There is only one Holy Spirit and only one Truth and that's why there is no possible way that every individual's private interpretation of Sacred Scripture can be incorrect.

Sorry. This should read, There is only one HS and only one Truth, and that's why there is no possible way that every individual's private interpretation of SS can be CORRECT.

SanChonino

on Dec 12, 2007

The point though is that those who have not the Spirit of truth

and do you have this 'Spirit of truth?'

Of course he does.

And you and I don't, you bastard.

Adventure-Dude

on Dec 12, 2007

But the spirit of truth can't answer? Why?

Adventure-Dude

on Dec 12, 2007

And you and I don't, you bastard.

stupid milk man.

aeryck

on Dec 12, 2007

a Church

You said, 'sent the Catholic Church'

The Holy Bible calls the Church and not itself, the "pillar and ground of the Truth

Oh, you are so close. Your Church indoctrination will not let you see that there is a difference between the body of Christ and church and that unless you are born of the Spirit and guided by the Spirit you will not be taught of God. In time Lula, in time, you will understand.

Aeryck.

aeryck

on Dec 12, 2007

And you and I

Today......?

lulapilgrim

on Dec 12, 2007

a Church

You said, 'sent the Catholic Church'

Yes, I most certainly did. I cite Scripture as a most reliabe source of info regarding this for Scripture tells us that Christ established His Church upon Simon Peter and promised He would be with His Chruch which He sent to teach all nations until the consummation of the world.

Your duty is to inquire and find the Church Christ actually established. The CC alone can lawfully make this claim. The truth of the CC can be proved historically. Also, it can be proved historically that Christ lived, that He was/is God, and that He founded an imperishable Chruch which was to be one, holy, catholic and apostolic. Find that Chruch and you will have the true religion of Christ. A good place to start is by the writings of Church Fathers.

God gives the seeker sufficient intelligence to be able to believe and reason tells that Christianity teaches mysterious things (the Blessed Trinity, God Incarnate, or the Virgin Birth for example). Almighty God has revealed certain extraordinary doctrines and Christ gave His Chruch His own authority to teach those in His name. The Chruch is therefore guaranteed by God as a safe and authentic teacher in religious matters (faith and morals). All this can be reasonably verified.

It remains that Christ justified His claims to be the Divinely sent Teacher and that He sent His Apostles and their legitimate successors to teach all nations and that He laid upon all nations to the obligation of being taught; and that once His teaching has been sufficiently been put before them, men are guilty if they presume to reject it.

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