“Shall We Have a Christmas Tree [in our church]?”

God would be well pleased if on Christmas each church would have a Christmas tree on which shall be hung offerings, great and small, for these houses of worship. Letters of inquiry have come to us asking, Shall we have a
Christmas tree? Will it not be like the world? We answer, You can make it like the world if you have a disposition to do so, or you can make it as unlike the world as possible. There is no particular sin in selecting a fragrant evergreen and placing it in our churches, but the sin lies in the motive which prompts to action
and the use which is made of the gifts placed upon the tree.

The tree may be as tall and its branches as wide as shall best suit the occasion; but let its boughs be laden with the golden and silver fruit of your beneficence, and present this to Him as your Christmas gift. Let your donations be sanctified by prayer.

Christmas and New Year celebrations can and should be held in behalf of those who are helpless. God is glorified when we give to help those who have large families to support. — From page 483 of “The Adventist Home” by E.G. White

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One Response to “Shall We Have a Christmas Tree [in our church]?”

  1. I posted a blog entitled, “Should Christians Celebrate Christmas”, that deals with this. Although, I respect your opinion in having a Christmas tree, I do not agree with it. Feel free to read my blog for more. God bless, brother.

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