We're Not Putting X-Mas Trees Up!

[Baron1710]

After reading the inane raving of those who claim putting a tree in your living room is paganism, I am tempted to put one up even though we will be in California for Christmas.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Well how else would you get the gifts out from under it?

[Brother Price]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

After reading the inane raving of those who claim putting a tree in your living room is paganism, I am tempted to put one up even though we will be in California for Christmas.

To those who are unclean, that which is holy is unclean. To those who have repented, one wants to live as close to God as they can, because of what all He has done for them. This is the essense of being real with God, and I want to be saved. I want no part false or dark in my life.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

After reading the inane raving of those who claim putting a tree in your living room is paganism, I am tempted to put one up even though we will be in California for Christmas.

Your kind words are overwhelming.

[tamor]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Well how else would you get the gifts out from under it?

[Brother Price]

What shall I do on 12/25? I shall wake up, eat a small breakfast, work on my book, and write some articles. I may mow the lawn, and fix a meal for me and Mom, maybe even visit the grandparents. Just another day, while the world celebrates it paganism.

[Brad Murphy]

Originally Posted by Brother Price

What shall I do on 12/25? I shall wake up, eat a small breakfast, work on my book, and write some articles. I may mow the lawn, and fix a meal for me and Mom, maybe even visit the grandparents. Just another day, while the world celebrates it paganism.

Are you sure? I mean that is well over a month away...

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Brother Price

What shall I do on 12/25? I shall wake up, eat a small breakfast, work on my book, and write some articles. I may mow the lawn, and fix a meal for me and Mom, maybe even visit the grandparents. Just another day, while the world celebrates it paganism.

Brother Price,

I hardly know you and have not posted with you much at all. However, I do know your record. If I had changed doctrines as much as you have I could barely show my face much less post like I have advice to give others.

[Brother Price]

Originally Posted by Brad Murphy

Are you sure? I mean that is well over a month away...

I am sure God has called me and all believers to holiness, whether a month away, 6 months, a year, or ten years. And, by the way, regardless of what is said, those who practice paganism and call it after His name, is profaning God, and will not be held guiltless before Him.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

EB, I can make any day glorify God. It's a matter of perspective.

When we lived in LA, we never celebrated Mardi Gras for various reasons. Partly because of what it is STILL associated with, rather than it's origins. We don't make a huge deal out of Halloween, although the kids do participate in the church "Trunk or Treat" and dress in non-scary costumes.

So the rest of the planet who knows the origins of these festivals mean nothing to you. You just let Paul bark away, while you sit down with the Gentiles and eat meat offered to idols? You go girl!

Peter must of had a big hunk of boudin in his mouth while Paul blasted away, and was asking why Peter wanted to be a Jew, but yet lived like a Gentile.

Whatever!

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

So we do draw the line where we deem it necessary.

Sounds like you do as you please, as your own mind dictates. Go to a Christopher Hitchen's book sigining and explain all that to him, he can use it in his next article.

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

I just don't happen to find it necessary to draw the line at Christmas.

Yes, but of course.

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

It's such a conglomerated holiday anyway, with bits and pieces from different eras and cultures and places,

Mithra, Cebelle, Anat, Woden, Semeramis, and a host of others.

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

including a large measure of Christian traditions

Show us in the Bible where the above is found?

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

and culture, that I feel you can pretty much take it and make whatever you want of it.

"Just bring in the golden calf Bubba, and place it in the middle of the living room! Get those flashy lights around the horns Edith"

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

I still can't imagine not celebrating birthdays.

If you were born in India, you would be a Hindu, if you were born in Iran, you would be a Muslim, if you were born in Italy a Roman Catholic. Sister, you can't imagine, because it's part of your cultural up bringing, even if the Bible doesn't deem it applicable to your faith, it's part of your culture. As is jewelry, make-up, women wearing pants, etc. Therefore because it's cultural, you cannot see a world without it. It's that simple.

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

We have a family dinner on every birthday, and each child gets their favorite meal (+ cake). We tell them stories about their birth and when they were little, and they LOVE it, even though they've heard the stories lots of times. I can't think of any reason not to carry on that tradition.

That is your own personal family tradition, that is not across the board with every person within your culture. I didn't do that growing up nor did anyone else I knew. So were we the less for not having the same family traditions?
Birthday celebrations are not missed around this house. So, how long does your tradition continue on? Until your children grow to what age? If their spouse objects to the practice then what? Does it now become an issue?

In Jesus name

Brother Benincasa

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