Romans 1:22-23 (NIV) 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
The Christmas tree, Frosty the Snow Man, Reindeer, Santa, Polar Bears and a variety of other secular symbols have taken the place of the Mary, Joseph and the Christ Child in too much of our modern Christmas observance. —Adapted from Earl Riney in Church Management.
Christianity Today, Vol. 36, no. 15. Elesha Hodge, comp., Today's Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "CHRISTMAS".
