Do Christians Overemphasize Christmas?

This question is the headline of a thoughtful opinion piece in the December 24 issue of The Wall Street Journal. Written by Christian editor, John Wilson, the article argues that faulty theological reasoning lies behind suggestions the church overemphasizes the Incarnation of Christ at the expense of the Easter event, the reality at the heart of the faith. I agree. There is no crucifixion without an actual body to kill. And there is no resurrection without a physical body to raise in the first place (1 Cor. 15).  Christmas invites us to ask “what kind of a God would come to us like this?” While Christians may certainly under-emphasize Christmas or Easter, how can it be possible to emphasize either too much? As Wilson points out, to relativize the importance of one to the other is like asking which book of the Bible is more important, Genesis or Revelation. This brief article is worthy of the time to read and ponder: