DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND XMAS

I see many Christians typing “Xmas” instead of Christmas, even on our page; many are ignorant of this and some are living outside of Christ.

Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Christ among Christians worldwide; as we celebrate Christmas, Christ is set as the priority and the center of the celebration, so it is more than secular or social celebration, but a Christian celebration with in-depth meaning in our relationship with God. That God love us so much that He sent His only begotten Son for us; that Jesus Christ was born for us, for our salvation, IMMANUEL! Christmas also signifies that the world is recognizing and calling Jesus the Christ, that the Messiah of the world; it is a witness to pass message to the world that Christ has been born and you are called to be born again in Christ.

But along the way, the devil was not happy as the word “Christmas” was circulating around the world everywhere even in the official, secular and social places, people calling Jesus Christ; and so people under the control of Satan moved to cancel Christ from Christmas, to remove Christ from the December 25th celebration, and you know when Christ is left from a celebration, when Christ is not glorified in whatever you are doing, it become idolatry.

So, in subtle and modern English, they cancelled Christ from Christmas and replaced it with Xmas. In English, X is another sign of cancelling, removing or wronging something. A symbol of approval may look like this √ or to mark something right but to cancel something, to disapprove something, you can use a symbol of X. This is the Xmas you have today, where Christ is removed and cancelled = Xmas. So where is the Christ in the Christmas we are celebrating today?

HISTORY
If you search the history of the word “Xmas” online, you will see different answers. They said that in Greek letters, X stands for “Chi” but since 'X' is not Chi in English, we read the word as X-mas and see no connection with Christ. In the United States, in 1977 New Hampshire Governor Meldrim Thomson sent out a press release saying that he wanted journalists to keep the 'Christ' in Christmas and not call it Xmas--which he called a 'pagan' spelling of Christmas. An American Evangelist and Missionary Franklin Graham told CNN journalist Roland Martin in an interview: "For us as Christians, this is one of the most holy of the holidays, the birth of our saviour Jesus Christ. And for people to take Christ out of Christmas. They're happy to say merry Xmas. Let's just take Jesus out. – allafrica.com

CHRISTMAS
Christmas is celebrating the birth of Christ into the world, and more than that, it is celebrating your birth in Christ, being born again, or how will you better celebrate Christmas without you being genuinely born again? That is useless! John 3:3

Christmas is remembering the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and renewing our commitment to His service – living for Him and sharing the Good news to all men - evangelism! John 3:35, 36

Christmas is remembering the sacrificial giving of God, and practise the giving. “For God so loved the world that He gave His begotten Son” John 3:16. Giving is part and parcel of Christmas, sharing with others, no matter how small. You celebrating Christmas without sharing is an empty Christmas.

XMAS
Xmas is a manipulated type of celebration by the unsaved, though claimed to be Christians. It is a pagan way of calling Christmas, they are scared to called “Christ” or they show they reject Jesus as the Christ of their lives, or they see writing “Christmas” as too long and lonesome.

Xmas is celebrating on December 25th without genuine salvation in Christ.

Xmas is celebrating Christmas in a way that will not glorify Christ.

Xmas is celebrating Christmas without Christ as the center.

WHICH ONE DO YOU CELEBRATE?
With the clear differences listed above, you can clarify which type you have been celebrating or you are celebrating today. The genuine celebration of Christ begins the day you are genuinely born again, and on the Christmas, you make Christ the center of your celebrating, you do everything that will glorify Christ, you use the period to share the Good news of the birth of Christ.

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NOTE 2: If you have been saved, you need to recommit yourself to serve God better and share His Good news more than ever before. The end is nearer than before. And do not join the pagan to call or type Christmas as Xmas.

God bless you and Merry CHRISTmas!

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Corporal Punishment In Schools: What Does The Law Says?

Would it be out of place to state that some teachers are impatient
with children entrusted in their care and as such, government
should establish laws to regulate discipline in schools? Kuni Tyessi
takes a look at corporal punishment and Nigeria’s educational
system
Schools are social institutions and sometimes religious which have
been formed and accepted by various communities due to life-
time lessons they impart in the lives of children and adults alike.
These lessons have become necessary and sometimes mandatory
especially the formal education which is an open door to all of
life’s verisimilitudes.
Schools cannot function without teachers just like farmlands
cannot function without the farmer and his tools. With this
established fact, the question then is: What kind of teachers do
proprietors of schools employ these days? It was in the news last
year that a teacher in Edo State beat up a pupil with a bunch of
broom, simply because she failed arithmetic. As if that was not
enough, she had accused her of being a witch and was responsible
for all the problems in the school and in the life of the teacher. In
the process of flogging the girl which reports says started with a
cane, and then a bunch of a broom, the right eye of the girl got
damaged and medical experts in the country have said is beyond
repairs. The minor through her family is demanding for a
compensation of 100 million naira.
Teachers used to be the role models of many children but this is
not the case anymore. Some might say thanks to the stipends
paid to teachers at the end of each month. But that is not the
case as teaching is a noble profession that should be appreciated
and admired if only Nigeria can take a cue from other countries.
But what could have made a teacher, a married woman and
supposedly a mother to beat up a girl to the extent of damaging
an eye? Carelessness, wickedness, transfer of aggression, and the
list continue to grow, will likely be the reasons for such. However,
there should be a searchlight that should be beamed in all the
carnies as there might be more than meets the eye.
Already, it is no longer news to say that our public schools have
become mere dumping grounds for house helps and children of the
less privilege. This is not necessarily because of the low standard
of education when compared to private elitist schools and also
based on the tuition fees. But because of the lack of facilities and
deplorable conditions which in turn affects the psyche of teachers
and students as well as pupils alike. But should this reason, as
convincing as it looks be a reason for such?
A close study at our educational system has revealed that many
teachers pass through our tertiary institutions but do not allow
the classical dictates that serves as the foundation of the
establishments of the institutions to pass through them, as this
has proven that some of them cannot effectively communicate in
the imperial language referred to as English, the language of
power. That is not all. Some of them lack the basic principles to
teach and train the children in their care. With these short
comings, how then can they be effective in dispensing knowledge
as they cannot give out what they do not have and to make
matters worse, if they are being corrected by the children in their
custody?
A chat with an educationist with the Nasarawa State government
who pleaded anonymity disclosed that the rules of education
concerning discipline states that students must be corrected in
love and understanding which is basically what the Holy books
propagate. He revealed that punishment of any kind must be
documented in a punishment register as even the administration of
discipline must be done with some form of order. But as it is,
many educationists forget this rule/lesson as soon as they start
teaching.
He further said that in the ethics of the profession, teachers were
not permitted to discipline students as it was only the principal or
head teacher who had the right to do so and whenever
punishment was to be administered especially if a cane was
involved, the hand of the principal or head teacher must not be
above arms length.
By and large, he was of the opinion that counseling most of the
time provided and yielded better results than corporal punishment
which if not properly administered could lead to low self esteem in
the student which will invariably affect the performance of the
student.
Every day we hear about the constitution, its amendment in part or
in whole, fundamental human rights that has to do with women
and children who suffer double oppression in every society, acts,
bills and sections and all the balderdash that has to do with
having a good and vibrant society which is devoid of crimes based
on the laws that govern the Nigerian society. With all of these, the
constitution cannot be said to be complete as the issue of
teachers and how they discipline their students whether in passive
is not been mentioned.