A popular Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Chinenye Oluoma, has disclosed why Christians all over the world celebrate Jesus on the 25th of December.
Oluoma’s disclosure was a reaction to the statement by the general overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Daniel Olukoya, that Christmas is “unbiblical”.
The Herald gathered that Reverend Oluoma disagreed with Olukoya, saying Christmas is celebrated by Christians as a mystery of the birth of Jesus Christ. The cleric, in a Facebook post titled Where Is It In The Bible?, further explained that there were many practices in Christianity which were not recorded in the Bible.
Oluoma stated that there are many other festivities such as mother’s day, attendance vigils, etc. that Christians engage in but are not in the Bible, adding that the scripture is not against their celebration.
According to him, “Easter as a term is not in the Bible but we celebrate easter because it’s an event and a mystery recorded in scripture. Same with Christmas, it’s not the term or calendar date we celebrate but the event and mystery,”
Oluoma also mentioned that there are many things Christians do that are not in the Bible and “God isn’t angry at all”. He added that such practices as December 31at cross over vigil, birthday parties, wedding anniversaries are also not in the Bible.
