Should A Church Decorate For Christmas?

I am sure that most of you have all of your Christmas decorations up in your homes. Whether you did it before or after Thanksgiving is really of no consequence unless you are one of those people who have their Christmas lights on your house all year long. I know for my family, we love decorating our tree with all the ornaments we have collected over the years. We love going to a certain part of town where many houses have lights that cover almost every inch of their property.

There has never been an argument, at least that I am aware of, for Christians not to decorate for Christmas. I am sure there are many debates over whether or not churches should decorate for Christmas. I have been to churches that did and some that did not. Why they did or did not is irrelevant. So, we will tackle the question, if churches should be decorated or not.

We all know that Jesus did not say remember my birth or any of the Apostles told the church to remember the birth of Christ. We are to remember His death on the cross till He comes again. However, we still remember the miracle of the incarnation because Jesus is the fulfillment of the promise the Father gave His people that a Messiah would come, which is why we celebrate Christmas.

Now some churches will have garlands, wreaths, and Christmas trees, which to be honest, I do not see a big issue with that. Some of you may disagree and that is okay. I don't think there is anything wrong with decorating a worship center to celebrate this time of year. Now, if you have a manger in the front with a Baby Jesus in it, that could be a problem.

One thing about Christmas is we tend to sing about the Baby Jesus. Did Jesus stay a baby? Of course not. Why would we sing about the Baby Jesus, when we should be singing about the One who took our place and is now seated at the right hand of the Father?

I think a church does have the freedom to decorate for Christmas if they want to as long as it does not make it in an idol. However, if a church does not want to decorate for Christmas, they also have the freedom not to. The same applies for Christian individuals. Some say the fight for Christmas should not be happening because they do not believe it should be celebrated. That is their freedom even though you may disagree with them.

Brothers and sisters, do not pass judgment on those churches who have decorated for Christmas and to those who do not.