As we now enter another Christmas season I here make my prediction as to what will take place among some churches of Christ.  Some of our brethren will sully the name of Christ by their involvement in activities that have no place in the Lord’s church and cannot be supported by the teaching of the New Testament.  Some will put up their nativity scenes – live or otherwise.  Some will lend their full support to inter-denominational Christmas services, preach their Christmas sermons and sing their Christmas songs.  Some will run articles in their bulletins announcing December 25th as the birthday of Jesus Christ.  Some will become especially benevolent because at this time of year “Scrooges” become “saints.”  They will announce that now is the time to spread “Christmas cheer” by warming up our stone-cold hearts and entering into the spirit of giving, sharing, sacrifice and service.
     They will do all of this while at the same time ad-mitting that we do not know exactly when Christ was born.  An admission like that is the same as saying that there is no New Testament authority for what they are doing and they know it, but are going to do it anyway!  They will justify their actions by saying that we should not get caught up in condemning the world for celebrating the birth of Jesus.  In all of this I would like to be wrong and proven a false prophet.  The past, however, serves as a pretty accurate in-dicator of what will be this year and for years to come.