Xmas! Xmas! Xmas!

I am sure some people are convinced now that Mr. Thomas is going to hell.....Well, if you actually believe that, and about 20-25% of you believe that, well, I'll see you down there then. Because you're no better a Xtian than I am. Your sin is just manifested in a different way.

So, for the last few years the usage of Xmas instead of Christmas has been under attack for the last few years, which brings us to the question.

What seminary did the pastor who came up with this malarkey attend?

Did they not teach Greek?

I know some of you think that the Bible fell from the heavens in English, but it wasn't until about the late 1300s the first English Bible appeared, and even it wasn't very widespread.....Around 1500 the first "common" man Bible appeared the Tyndale Bible....And the Tyndale Bible was condemned and its distribution was stopped by " The Church."

The King James Version which most of you are familiar with wasn't produced until 1611.

So, let's talk a little about Χριστος.

Χριστος is the Greek word for "CHRIST."

In Greek, the first letter for the name of Christ is X, which is actually pronounced with a C/K sound. That funny “p” looking letter is the Greek equivalent of an “r”....( Again, I'm a waste of a seminary education)

In the early Greek manuscripts around 200-300AD of the New Testament,  the word Christ was simply substituted as " X." The first letter of Χριστος.

And the usage of "Xmas" dates back to Europe in the 1100s. Hardy a bunch of people trying to get rid of Christ in Christmas.

By the way, Christmas was originally spelled Christmass. The 25th of December was a Mass celebrating the birth of Christmas.

So, the next time you see Xmas used, don't get all bent out of shape. Remember what it has always meant.

And do a little research people.