We're Not Putting X-Mas Trees Up!

[StMark]

Originally Posted by Neck

I am for celebrating the birth of Christ.

I celebrate it as his traditional birthday.

As we do not have the accurate records of this birthday...

But do you think that trees and presents are pagan practices?

[StMark]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

Do they have a website? I like him, but he never called or emailed me.

They don't. He's super busy, owns a business ( he's a barber) plus pastoring and adjusting to the merger.
I think he told YOU to call HIM

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by StMark

They don't. He's super busy, owns a business ( he's a barber) plus pastoring and adjusting to the merger.
I think he told YOU to call HIM

We exchanged numbers... hmm.. that's too bad. I lost his number..
He was dropping hints.. saying he could drive to pick me up for church... and drive me back home.

[holinesswoman]

Good to see folks who stand for true holiness here. There has never been any tree bowed to in the home of this holinesswoman.

[Evang.Benincasa]

IT IS TRUE that the first evidence of Christians celebrating December 25th as the date of the Lord’s nativity comes from Rome some years after Aurelian, in A.D. 336, but there is evidence from both the Greek East and the Latin West that Christians attempted to figure out the date of Christ’s birth long before they began to celebrate it liturgically, even in the second and third centuries.

Here is where the writer allows us to see that Decmber 25th comes some YEARS after the date of Aurelian's dating a Sol Invictus. Then he goes on to say BUT, there is "evidence" from both Western and Eastern churches that they what? That they ATTEMPTED to FIGURE OUT? Whatever.

In Jesus name

Brother Benincasa

www.OnTimeJournal.com

[Antipas]

Originally Posted by StMark

But do you think that trees and presents are pagan practices?

No. A pagan would be insulted that we don't worship and honor the tree...we only use it as a pretty decoration. LOL

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by holinesswoman

Good to see folks who stand for true holiness here. There has never been any tree bowed to in the home of this holinesswoman.

Only Renda bows to the christmas tree...
Tamor waters her tree... something about giving the idol it's life..

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by holinesswoman

Good to see folks who stand for true holiness here. There has never been any tree bowed to in the home of this holinesswoman.

Praise the Lord! Keep it going strong and teach it to your children, and there children.

[Antipas]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

IT IS TRUE that the first evidence of Christians celebrating December 25th as the date of the Lord’s nativity comes from Rome some years after Aurelian, in A.D. 336, but there is evidence from both the Greek East and the Latin West that Christians attempted to figure out the date of Christ’s birth long before they began to celebrate it liturgically, even in the second and third centuries.

Here is where the writer allows us to see that Decmber 25th comes some YEARS after the date of Aurelian's dating a Sol Invictus. Then he goes on to say BUT, there is "evidence" from both Western and Eastern churches that they what? That they ATTEMPTED to FIGURE OUT? Whatever.

In Jesus name

Brother Benincasa

www.OnTimeJournal.com

Benincasa, you're being ignorant. Sweep it all under the rug. Close your eyes, tuck your tail, and run away from the complexity of the issue.

[StMark]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

We exchanged numbers... hmm.. that's too bad. I lost his number..
He was dropping hints.. saying he could drive to pick me up for church... and drive me back home.

you're in TX now - if you move back, go visit