WHAT!?! No Christmas???

[TGBTG]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Not pressing you or anything... but if you feel so inclined to comment I was wondering what your thoughts were on the following...

How do you feel our present day use of worship methods of heathen origin differs from those times in the Bible that God found such things so offensive?

What kind of methods would you be referring to?

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by TGBTG

What kind of methods would you be referring to?

Oh any of those that we know of today that come from pagan origins... such as...

The christmas tree
Easter eggs
The Yule log (less popular these days)


etc...

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

1. Was Jesus born on December 25?
2. Does Jeremiah the prophet say something about fastening a tree to a platform and decking it with silver and gold?
3. Does YHWH say learn not the way of the heathen?

1. We don't know perzacly when He was born.
Some people using a time for Zehariah's ministering, figuring Elisabeth got pregnant within the next day or two, then figuring that Mary conceived 6 months later have determined that Jesus was born during the feast of Sukkot which would not have been December. Some of these same folks have His death at Passover, His burial during the days of unleavened bread, His resurrection at the feast of First Fruits, His Spirit outpoured at Pentecost and His second coming to be at the feast of Trumpets. This way we can know when He was born and when He will return

2. I don't think Jeremiah mentioned a platform.

3. Of course we are not to "learn the way of the heathen." That's why the holiest of us do not use heathen names like Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday, and we do not wear birth stones or observe any type of recording or celebrating or remembering our time of birth.

[Sam]

Well, time for the annual Christmas bashing by the more spiritual and holy among us.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Sam

Well, time for the annual Christmas bashing by the more spiritual and holy among us.

Now Brother Sam...

Why be like that?

Who has said or acted like they felt they were more spiritual than another?

That was a completely unwarranted statement IMO.

[pastor RICK]

christmas is pagan as halloween. started by british druids worshipping the sun god . the catholics adoptin git and makeing it christs birthday ..i dont kno when JESUS was born but it wasnt in decmeber for sure. as shepards were keeping flocks in the fields.

i just cant celebrate that holiday , i have no problem giving people gifts for sure getting them lol.. but i wont do it then . we celebrate thanksgiving the way folks do chrsitmas ,minus all the paper wrapped gifts . but we have no trees , and we tall no lies to our kids or others. now you can bash me for haveing garlic on i guess lol

[Ferd]

Pastor Rick, I am sorry but neither your nor anyone else walking the face of the Earth have a clue what the Druids believed. their knowlege and religion died with them.


get a clue and give me a break.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Ferd

Pastor Rick, I am sorry but neither your nor anyone else walking the face of the Earth have a clue what the Druids believed. their knowlege and religion died with them.


get a clue and give me a break.

I also disagree with the druidic connection. The customs long pre-date the druids and the British.

[Sherri]

I love Christmas time!! We never told our kids that Santa was real - we told them that he was just like a comic book character, but that the holiday was about Jesus.
Call me carnal, but I love this whole season - the decorations, the cooking, the gift giving, the CHEER!

[Truthseeker]

Christmass is such a scam.