Daniel Kolenda is a missionary evangelist, who has led more than 22-million people to Christ face-to-face through massive open-air evangelistic campaigns in some of the most dangerous, difficult, and remote locations on earth. As the successor to world-renowned Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, Daniel is the president and CEO of Christ for All Nations - a ministry which has conducted some of the largest evangelistic events in history, has published over 190 million books in 104 languages and has offices in 14 nations around the world. He also hosts an internationally syndicated television program and is an author of eight books including the bestsellers, 'Live Before You Die’, and ‘Slaying Dragons.’
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Daniel Kolenda is a missionary evangelist, who has led more than 22-million people to Christ face-to-face through massive open-air evangelistic campaigns in some of the most dangerous, difficult, and remote locations on earth. As the successor to world-renowned Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, Daniel is the president and CEO of Christ for All Nations - a ministry which has conducted some of the largest evangelistic events in history, has published over 190 million books in 104 languages and has offices in 14 nations around the world. He also hosts an internationally syndicated television program and is an author of eight books including the bestsellers, 'Live Before You Die’, and ‘Slaying Dragons.’
Episode #11 - Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?
Daniel Kolenda: Off the Record
1 hour 34 minutes 42 seconds
2 years ago
Episode #11 - Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?
Should Christians Celebrate Christmas? In the latest episode of OFF THE RECORD, Daniel Kolenda will discuss the controversial viewpoints surrounding Christmas by asking questions such as, “Is Christmas a pagan holiday?” “Where did the ideas of Christmas trees and Santa Claus come from?” and more!
Watch or listen now as Daniel takes you on a journey of the historical context of Christmas since the reformation in various countries, the evolution of Christmas and early church traditions, if it even matters, and what revelation we can glean from Scripture on this subject.
Show Notes:
0:00 Introduction
3:34 An overview of subjects to discuss
7:40 Four Winter Celebration in the 4th Century Roman Empire
8:10 Saturnalia (#1)
9:54 Sol Invictus (#2)
13:02 The birth of Mithras (#3)
13:29 Kalends (#4)
15:23 Influences on Christmas traditions today
20:47 Christmas replaces pagan holidays
24:00 Why December 25th was chosen for Christmas
31:41 The risk of parallelomania
34:22 Christmas from the Reformation to today
36:10 Christmas in Germany
38:29 Christmas in England
44:58 Christmas in Early America
47:52 The Modern Evolution of Christmas
51:29 From Saint Nicholas to Santa Claus
59:57 Christmas Tree Traditions
1:05:49 Traditions of mistletoe, holly and poinsettias
1:07:52 Recapping and the dangers of superstition
1:21:24 Paul's example in Scripture for avoiding pagan practices
1:29:55 The Mystery of the Magi
1:33:08 Conclusion
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Daniel Kolenda: Off the Record
Daniel Kolenda is a missionary evangelist, who has led more than 22-million people to Christ face-to-face through massive open-air evangelistic campaigns in some of the most dangerous, difficult, and remote locations on earth. As the successor to world-renowned Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, Daniel is the president and CEO of Christ for All Nations - a ministry which has conducted some of the largest evangelistic events in history, has published over 190 million books in 104 languages and has offices in 14 nations around the world. He also hosts an internationally syndicated television program and is an author of eight books including the bestsellers, 'Live Before You Die’, and ‘Slaying Dragons.’
