BRAZIL. – Christmas is coming and many families are preparing to decorate their houses with lights and theme trees. In the evangelical milieu it is common to hear that the Christmas tree is a legacy of ancient pagan cults, and that is why Christians should avoid them. But, in the opinion of Pastor Renato Vargens, everything is just exaggerating.
Vargas published an article on the subject and stated that “The ability of some evangelicals to demonize Christmas is to leave anyone speechless.” «I have heard every nonsense that you cannot imagine. “I have already heard people saying that the devil hides in the Christmas tree and that the believer gives legality by putting it up in his residence,” added the pastor.
According to Renato Vargens, the thought is an “aberration”, since it comes with a built-in teaching that “Christmas trees are gateways to hell”, and that Christians set up one in their home ” let the devil make the party in the life of all those who reside in it».
«In fact, the number of evangelicals who decided to fabricate doctrines whose base is not founded on the Scriptures is impressive. Unfortunately in the name of God, the shepherds have prohibited their sheep from celebrating Christmas with their families. “I know of cases in which the damage caused by that nefarious teaching was irreparable,” lamented Vargens.
«Another day he learned of a pastor who forbade the members of his church to meet with their relatives on the night of December 24. For him, whoever did so, would be in rebellion against spiritual authority,” he added, contextualizing his outrage.
Renato Vargens emphasized in the article published on the Pleno News portal that no pastor “has the right to interfere in the common life of anyone’s home”, despite the fact that his intentions are not bad, «No pastor has the right to prohibit Christians from celebrating that date. However, whether or not to celebrate Christmas is in the field of personality. Therefore, if you want to get together as a family or celebrate God with your church on that date, no one has the right to condemn you.“, he assured.
As for the claim that the devil hides in Christmas trees, I respond by saying that there is no biblical basis for it. I end this message with a quote from Pastor Luiz Sayão who once said: ‘On the one hand, some Muslims are Shiites, on the other hand, some believers are chaatos’”.
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