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Getting Angry About the Name “Jesus”
Have you ever noticed how incensed people can become over the Name “Jesus”? In fact, the word “God” in general terms brings out the anger in most atheists – at least the ones that I’ve run across. You may recall the leader of an atheist group who was completely opposed to the idea of a cross made of leftover steel beams lowered into the ground at the WTC memorial site. He was seriously offended. His blood probably began to boil a bit, I’m sure.
Now we have atheist groups misquoting Thomas Jefferson to make a point, or grabbing up the spaces that are normally held by nativity scenes during this time of year. I’m sure – so that they are not hypocritical – these atheists do not celebrate Christmas at all, right?
If they do, they would argue that Christians are merely celebrating the leftover vestiges of some pagan festival so Christians are being hypocritical as well. No we’re not. When I celebrate Christmas, I celebrate the birth of my Lord and my God (as Thomas stated in John 20:28). As an aside, please note that Jesus did not prohibit Thomas from referring to Him in such a way, nor did he chastise Thomas for referring to Him as “God.”
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