Every year, the same claim resurfaces: Christmas is just a rebranded pagan holiday. But when you examine the historical evidence, this popular narrative falls apart completely.

In this special Christmas Eve episode, Pastor Nate Brown walks through the real history of December 25th, tracing how early Christians arrived at this date through theological reasoning and scriptural chronology—not by borrowing from Roman festivals.

What You'll Discover:

✅ How Luke's Gospel intentionally roots Jesus's birth in verifiable history with real rulers, real geography, and real events

✅ Why shepherds raising Passover lambs in Bethlehem were chosen as the first witnesses to the Lamb of God

✅ The integral age concept that connected Christ's conception on March 25th to His birth on December 25th

✅ Historical testimony from Tertullian, Hippolytus, Sextus Julius Africanus, and Augustine—all confirming the December date before Constantine

✅ Why the Saturnalia and Sol Invictus claims don't hold up under scrutiny

✅ The real story of Saint Nicholas and how generosity became associated with Christmas

✅ Practical steps to center your family on Christ this Christmas and pass down the story to the next generation

Pastor Nate emphasizes that Christmas wasn't invented to counteract paganism—it emerged from genuine Christian reflection on the incarnation. The church has remembered this reality for nearly 2,000 years, and now it's our turn to steward and pass down this story faithfully.

📖 Scripture References:

📖 Isaiah 9:6 – "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given..."

📖 John 1:1-14 – The pre-existent Word became flesh

📖 Luke 2:10-14 – The angel's announcement of good tidings to all people

📖 Romans 10:9-10 – Salvation through confession and belief

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