Only a fool says "Happy Birthday Jesus" on Christmas day
I know it is a harsh thing to say that “ a fool says, "Happy Birthday Jesus" on Christmas day ”, and I am one of those fools as well. But as I was doing theological reflection and praying, I came to realise that it is foolish to Box Jesus in something so absolutely silliness as “Happy Birthday”. And the reality is that how often have we heard the silly statement on the 25th of December, where people would say or post “ Happy Birthday Jesus ”. These words are so theologically incorrect and absolutely a silly thing to say, with hidden theological dangers in that statement. Maybe we need to explore this a bit more. When we reflect on some of the Old Testament texts, some of the authors give exact dates, for example in Ezekiel 1:1, the author gives the date as follow “In my thirtieth year , in the fourth month on the fifth day , while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.” But now, when it comes to the birth of Jesus, we do ...