Nothing like a different interpretation to support their view, right?
Yeah! Not to mention more ammunition for the folks who want to cancel Christmas because it’s a pagan holiday.
Jesus meets people where they are at; it’s not to say it doesn’t matter what day He was born, what matters is that God always wants us to have a mind to seek out the Truth no matter what.
(This is part of the reason He gives us the most powerful gift of Free Will.)
If September 11th is the real day Jesus was born, He wants us to do the research and figure it out.
“It is to the glory of God to conceal a matter,
But to the glory of Kings to reveal it.”
We are to exercise our royal or heavenly authority and seek out the truth of a matter, not act like dumb sheep, just going along to get along.
God expects Christians to seek out Truth, because there is ultimate Truth to be found; and once we find it, we also will find the “joy of the Lord, which is our strength” as we marvel at the awesomeness of our God.
This is in stark contrast to nostalgic sentimental Americana regarding how Christmas was once celebrated, or appeared to have been celebrated.
Jesus is not a Hallmark Card icon. He is the Holy One of Israel, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords who was pierced for our transgressions and died an awful, humiliating and tormenting death for our sakes.
This does not mean we are to poo-poo Christmas in December; we are to first marvel and research at whether or not September 11th makes sense in the Word about His birth, and then spread the good and powerful news one person at a time, if we are ourselves convinced.
That is the proper, “Berean” response to this Sept. 11/Christ’s true birthday information, as we would be exercising our free will and seeking out the Truth of a matter, as we are supposed to do.