The Theology of a Christmas Tree - Skip Heitzig
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- What does a Christmas tree have to do with celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ? Some people would say absolutely nothing-that Christmas trees are a pagan tradition. In this Communion message, Skip Heitzig explains where the Christmas tree originated, what it demonstrates, and how it can point you to another tree: the cross of Jesus Christ.
This teaching is from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Church
Lots of Pharisee-like comments. We’re all sinners yet Christ loves us anyways. Skip is a beacon of joy and hope for the community. Thank you Pastor, Merry Christmas to all. 🎄✝️🙏🏻
Listening from the Philippines. I am a pastor of a Calvary chapel church in Amlan, negros oriental, . Shalom.
I am grateful to say that I am a born again Christian and have been since I was 19.......yes indeed i enjoy listening to this dear man of God Pastor Skip Heitzig and I much pray God's peace and comfort on him and his family each and everyday and that God uses him and his ministry mightily to much glorify and lift high the king of kings and the lord of lords!!!!!! to God Be All The Glory!!!!! Great Things He Hath Done!!!!!! and all hail king Jesus!!!!! the king of kings and the lord of lords!!!!!! however folks these days are getting darker and Christ is coming soon and if you don’t know Christ as your savior then it burdens my soul to think that you are headed for a terrible place called Hell where the Bible says the fire is never quenched and the worm dies not! Folks you are not promised tomorrow! If you want to know how to be saved from this horrible reality then please by all means don’t hesitate to comment right back so I can lead you to the savior! 2 Corinthians 6:2 clearly states “now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation!” And Hebrews 3:15 clearly states, “Today if you hear his voice don’t harden your hearts! it is not me but the Holy Spirit that I pray reveals to you the truth of his precious gospel......John 3:16 says for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes on him will not perish but have everlasting life! V 17 says then V 18 says whoever believes on the son is not condemned but whoever does not believe on the son is condemned already because he has not believed on the son whom God has sent! Also Acts 16:30-31 what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house I am not threatening anyone but just warning them what will happen if they reject this precious gift of eternal life! Christ died a horrible criminals death! He was beaten brutally mocked spit upon and endured countless hours of torture pain for all of our sins! Ppl go to hell because they reject that pardon for their sins! And Jesus is saying to them in Matthew 25:41 depart from me you cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels! Hell was only prepared for Satan and his angels! It is not God who threatens anyone it is the craziness of rejecting the free pardon of salvation! It’s like if you’re in court you’ve committed a crime say you murdered someone! Now if you say to that Judge hey I know I’ve done a terrible thing of murdering that person but I hear you’re a good judge and so I know you’ll be fair to me...... the judge is going to reply well yes you’re right about one thing I am a good judge and because I’m a good judge I’m going to see to it that you’re punished and that justice is served! Well then all of a sudden someone you don’t even know comes forward and says you know what I know he’s committed the crime he’s committed and he deserves to go to jail but I really don’t want to see him go to prison so I’ll just go to prison for him so he can go free! So if you accepted that offer you’d be free to leave the courtroom but if you didn’t well you’d be crazy and go to prison yourself! Well that’s exactly how it was 2,000 years ago! He is God in human flesh and he came to this earth lived a perfect sinless life and even though he knew that we had sinned and because of our sins deserved to die miserably but he said no I don’t want to see them suffer so I will go and take their punishment for them! Even though he did absolutely nothing wrong still he chose to take the punishment for our sins so we can be set free from the power bondages and consequences of our disobedience to God! Romans 5:8 says For God commends his love toward us that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us! 1 John 2:2 says he was made to be the propitiation for our sins! And not just for our sins but the sins of the whole world! 2 Corinthians 5:21 He who knew no sin became Sin for us that we would be made his righteousness! The truth is if you had to get to Heaven by your own effort then you cannot do it! Because Romans 3:10 says there is not one that does good! No Not One! Romans 3:23 says For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God! Romans 6:23 says For the wages of sin is death! But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our lord! But the good news is Romans 10:9 If we confess with our mouth and believes in our hearts that Christ died for our sins then was raised from the dead we will be saved! V 10 For it’s with the heart we believe and it’s with the mouth confession is made unto salvation! God gave us 10 commandments to follow and we’ve broken every one of them! And because God is a good God he cannot allow our disobedience to him to go unpunished! Well then like I just mentioned above his son Jesus stepped forward and said no I don’t want to see them punished so I will take their punishment for them! And also like I said he died a terrible substitute criminal’s death for us on a cross so now all we have to do is accept that payment for our sins and we can escape the terrible wrath of God that is to fall on them who do not accept this atonement that was sacrificed for our sins! Praise the lord Romans 10:13 says Whoever calls on the name of the lord shall be saved! And 1 Peter 1:4 you’re an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you! Christ clearly said in John 14:6 I am the way the truth and the life and no one comes to the father but through me! Acts 4:12 clearly states that there is no other name given unto Heaven or earth by which we must be saved as there is salvation in no other! Jesus clearly states that there is clearly only one way to Salvation and it’s him that’s it! There is no other way! God Bless everyone who reads!
I have just recently discovered Skip Heitzig's Bible Studies teaching & preaching and am thankful. I can understand and follow his teaching. I'm currently listening to the studies re Numbers. Thank you Skip Heitzig for your abilities/gifts for sharing the Word !
PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME!!! PRAISE JESUS CHRISTS NAME!!!!
Praise God for the Cross
Blessings from Pakistan. Love to hear this beautiful message
Amen God Bless you Skip
Thank you!!!
God bless you more
Thanks Skip I am from India
I love this 🎄
When I was a child we put candles on our Christmas tree
Love your shoes!! Thank you for the message!
Good info. The Christmas tree is a tradition. It is neither Godly or pagan, but a worldly symbol that can direct you to God or distract you from God.
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Thank you Pastor Skip for putting a deeper perspective on the Christ/mas tree... the Cross ...
Your teaching is the best I've heard and enables us to share the season with a different heart.
Although we do not know exactly when Yahshua/Jesus was born, we can use this season as an opportunity to engage in conversation with non-Christians (sowing the seed) and let the Lord stir the hearts of the hearers of the message of The Gospel.
Bless you Pastor for you biblical teachings, bless your family and all the brothers and sisters.
In the blessed life of Jesus Christ / Yahshua Hamashiach 🙏🙌💞💗❣
Mr Heitzig should help us here. In the first place,are Christians supposed to celebrate a day called Christmas Day? I am not finding it anywhere in Scripture that the first apostles and the earliest churches celebrated it.The apostle Paul never mentioned it in any of his epistles.
The bible also doesn't say to not celebrate your birthday or anniversaries, and is mute on the accomplishments of the early church. The bible doesn't have an index, nor claim how to interpret itself.
It is interesting that we are told to believe the truth and live by it. Is there a reason for adopting the traditions of men , which may or may not be rooted in pagan festivals?
@@HHP50 the bible alone is a man made tradition. It was created by Martin Luther.
The same could be said for faith alone. Nowhere in sacred scripture does it say that either.
It does say one is NOT saved by faith alone......
Amen God Bless our pastor Skip and the Church
Thank you
Hallelujah praise Jesus!!!! Our church in Burbank Ca is still closed 👎
Arthur! I’m so sorry. God bless you brother
So sad we need to open up. Listen to God word not man word. Suicide killed more people per a state than covid 19
@@jesussaves7973 Many, many more blessings to you and yours 🙏
@@tammygordon8699 oh my !! How sad 😢
There are churches in TN who never closed.
Just to let you know, I was born in the Netherlands and Sinterklaas, did not show up at Christmas but on the 5th December, as that was his birthday, and he gave presents to the poor on HIS birthday, he is still in the Netherlands and now, thanks to commercial businesses they also have Santa claus...both.....Nickolaas was a bishop, a real person, santa claus is not and never was.
I enjoyed your Christmas tree message so very much. Just wanted to bring attention to the closed captions is all lower case script. That's Ok with me except for the G for God is not in Upper. It is a lower case g. Is there a reason??? Thank you again!
If satan was an Angel of God and one of his names is “morning light”? Then how is he the representation of darkness? If God saw him worthy to hold that “name title” “morning light” that’s during sunrise. when i was friend i growing up we didn’t learn about satan at all except that he was a liar and never listen to him, So I can see why that would be confusing can you elaborate
Maybe preach a sermon on why christmas is celebrated at the winter solstice instead of when Jesus was born
House of YAHsrael this is what Jeremiah 10 is talking about...LEARN NOT THE WAY OF THE HEATHEN.... FOR THE CUSTOMS OF THE PEOPLE ARE VAIN!!! Please read scriptures for yourself and become wise to the foolishness of this world. SHALAWAM!
its a Yule tree. come on now.
Amen!!! My pastor says we gonna stay open too!!! Have been !!
We have decorated real trees too!!
Thank you for explaining this scripture. Ugh. So sick of pagan ism being spewed too like other lies and hate ...
Thank you Lord for Jesus!!
I just don't see any connection to Christ and a Christmas tree when believers and unbelievers celebrate the same thing the exact same way to me it doesn't make any sense at all its just a traditional event that most people don't know the origins of Christmas or Christ-mass I think I learned about four or five years ago about the origins of Christmas and it is very pagan even on today.
They are pegan no matter how you cut it, along with 90% of what Christmas in. I listen to much of your messages which are great but it’s disappointing that Christianity fails to see where they have failed. Continuing to teach man made holidays created by organs over God’s Holy Days which not only. Focus on things of the last he wants us to remember, but celebrations of what’s to come.
It's time for the church to come out of idolatry. It won't until the leaders come out and tell the truth. The stories are cute but not Bible based at all. Teaching traditions of man instead of the commandments of God. I have enjoyed Skip's teaching but he missed the mark on this message.
Amen brother!
What do you guys think about celebrating Christmas?
Should christians celebrate Christmas at all? Or should we celebrate/use it to reach that might be open to hear the gospel in this season?
@@sermonesbiblicos1967 Jeremiah 10:1-4 God HATES Christmas and all the festivals of pagan heathens.
@@sermonesbiblicos1967 There is always more visitors that come out on Christmas and Easter. I believe you have to catch a fish before you can scale it. I believe we should use those days to preach the Gospel. If they only come on Holidays then we must know they aren't believers. We can use those times to tell them the blessings of the Gospel. I believe that you can't draw flies with vinegar so it's not important to preach the holiday as pagan to unbelievers that message is for the believers who are ready to grow.
Skip came to my attention a few days ago. I have listened to a few videos of his and I must say I have been blessed. But this Christmas Tree issue,I am not convinced at all about how and where it originated.
It still just a tradition of man with no bible foundation at all.
Jesus was not borned on december 25, it was winter and cold,
Besides show me a verse in the bible where Jesus commands us to celebrate his birth,he just told us to celebrate and remmember his death.
Chrisrmas is a commercial wordly tradition and the Church had bought into it.
It is just a mix of tradition with religion,!
It’s a pagan holiday, these wolfs will spit out words to deceive you. History does not lie, history does not change. Do some research and learn the word of your Heavenly Father.
SATAN IS THE TREE OF GOOD EVIL THATS THE ONLY REASON WHY WE ARE ENCOURAGED TO PUT UP A TREE
It’s ok to celebrate Christmas with CHRIST as focus. However, A TREE may have turned into a pagan religion BUT GOD turns anything evil to ultimately JOY! God loves us & I believe HE loves our tradition because he turned it to GOOD.. pls, let’s NOT judge this messenger! Also for example We do not worship a flag but it represents freedom. CHRIST WAS A CARPENTER; GOD designed gold, silver. HE DESIGNS BEAUTIFUL ITEMS; we are not to put HIS beautiful designs above Him. GOD LOVED PURITANS, PAGANS.. RELAX if your argument finds everything evil.