Short YouTube commentary by Justin R. Lester explaining that 'Xmas' is a historically grounded abbreviation of 'Christ' derived from the Greek 'Christos' (the letter X/chi used in manuscripts), arguing that the letter 'X' does not remove Christ from Christmas and that materialism and greed are the real threats to the holiday. The speaker encourages viewers to prioritize Jesus and to say 'Merry Xmas.'
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You can say Merry Xmas, and here's why. I'm sure we've heard, even thought to ourselves, that Xmas is another way to cut Christ out of Christmas. But really, the true meaning of Xmas ain't that deep. Remember, the New Testament was not written in English, but in Greek. So our English word Christ comes from the Greek word Christos, written like this, which means Messiah or anointed one. In fact, this is how Christ is abbreviated in New Testament manuscripts. You see the X. There are different examples of different forms of Exodus going back as far as 1021 AD. So literally, for a thousand years, Christians have used the shorthand to represent the name of Christ. The use of Xmas is not some corporate conspiracy, because a real threat to Christmas is not the X, it's you. Materialism and greed are a greater threat to taking Christ out of Christmas than the use of Xmas. Where's your focus? Materialism? Greed? Purchases? Or are you creating space for Jesus to be born? Sing that stuff out to bring Christ back in. You like content like this? Be sure to like and subscribe and share this with someone. Tell them, Merry Xmas. It's okay.