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Title: Xmas


1
Xmas
  • Researched by
  • Jerry W. Sanders

2
  • X-mas commercialized?
  • Earliest days of Church history
  • Followers of Christ Greeks
  • Greek for Christs name Xristos (Christos)
  • Fish - symbol denote churches Christian
    gatherings
  • X (chi) symbol of Faith
  • X marked the place of martyrs
  • X ultimate symbol of devotion and sacrifice
  • Xmas wasnt existed
  • 3 ½ centuries later
  • not widely recognized after the designated date

3
  • Christs name abbreviated
  • Almost all documents in ornate style (X)
  • Ink and paper were scarce
  • saved times
  • saved resources
  • Knowledge of Greek language early history of
    church
  • Word of power
  • devotional value
  • Honored martyrs and Savior
  • Xmas word by the church
  • reminders
  • Christs birth
  • Cross

4
  • Reasons in 1800s
  • Saved print space
  • Many Americans couldnt read
  • Todays culture in America
  • Knowledge of English
  • lack of knowledge of first use by the church
  • Disadvantages for early Greek believers
  • Couldnt celebrate Christmas openly
  • Paid for their faith with their lives
  • X The ultimate statement of faith
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