Am I being a very bad Christian?

[Harmone]

For personal reasons I cannot state here (they're very personal , and I've social anxiety), I cannot celebrate Christmas day and Easter day for the next few years. I personally think I'm being a bad Chirstian and that I even do self-harm. I feel very depressed cause of that. I do not think I'm even worthy enough to be saved by the Lord I'm insulting by calling myself a Christian and being forced to not celebrate Easter day and Christmas. I personally feel very sad.

 

What can I do? Am I being  bad Chirstian? Do I deserve to be saved by my Messiah? Am I insulting Him by not celebrating His resurrection day? ... I just feel as if I'm insulting the Lord.

[ncn]

For personal reasons I cannot state here (they're very personal , and I've social anxiety), I cannot celebrate Christmas day and Easter day for the next few years. I personally think I'm being a bad Chirstian and that I even do self-harm. I feel very depressed cause of that. I do not think I'm even worthy enough to be saved by the Lord I'm insulting by calling myself a Christian and being forced to not celebrate Easter day and Christmas. I personally feel very sad.

 

What can I do? Am I being  bad Chirstian? Do I deserve to be saved by my Messiah? Am I insulting Him by not celebrating His resurrection day? ... I just feel as if I'm insulting the Lord.

 

Christ's resurrection is something that should be celebrated every day, not just once a year

Rom 6:4  

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father,

even so we also should walk in newness of life. 

 

1Co 11:24  And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 

1Co 11:25  After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it,

                   in remembrance of me. 

1Co 11:26  For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. 

 

Psa 31:1  To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. 

Psa 31:2  Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. 

Psa 31:3  For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. 

 

[Harmone]

How can I celebrate His resurrection day? 

[ncn]

How can I celebrate His resurrection day? 

 

Joh 3:16  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Joh 3:17  For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

 

Gal 2:20  I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

 

Everyday read HIS Word, Pray and thank GOD for every blessing you have.

 

1Jn 2:4  He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

 

A true Christian is a person who has put faith and trust in the person and work of Jesus Christ, including His death on the cross as payment for sins and His resurrection on the third day.

 

Show the love that HE showed for you on the cross to others.

[Fez]

How can I celebrate His resurrection day? 

Spend the day talking to Him. Spend every day talking to Him.

[Tristen]

Hey Harmone

 

There is no such thing as a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ Christian. The Christian covenant is a covenant of grace. Grace means unmerited favour – i.e. it cannot be earned or forfeited through our actions; it is the free “gift of God” (see Ephesians 2:8-9).

 

No human has ever been “worthy” of God’s favour. Our condition is utterly lost and depraved.  This is why we need a Saviour – we cannot earn our way to righteousness; we cannot perform any act of super-righteousness to make up for our depravity. We cannot save ourselves from the just consequences of our sin. We are utterly reliant upon God’s provision of a Saviour.

 

Yet God’s awesome love is demonstrated toward us in that “you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled ²² in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight”

(Colossians 1:21-22)

 

“¹⁶ For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

 

The Christian covenant is between Christ and God the Father. So you can make a freewill decision to reject it, but having entered into it, you can’t break it. God sent us a Saviour because He knows our state – that we cannot justify ourselves through our own actions. Our weaknesses do not surprise Him. Our imperfection has been dealt with by Christ through His vicarious sacrifice (i.e. He suffered the consequences of our sin on our behalf so that we wouldn’t have to). That makes us clean in the eyes of God; regardless of our weaknesses. God has deemed that the sacrifice of the perfect Son of God is worthy to account for all of our sins. If your faith confession is sincere, then you have been perfected by the sacrifice of Christ; that is, His sacrifice is more than sufficient to cleanse you from any trespass you may commit.

 

“¹⁴ For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.”

(Hebrews 10:14)

 

So that now we can “come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16)

 

Recognise that we can now approach the “throne of grace” “boldly” – not timidly, as if unworthy (not because we are worthy in ourselves, but because Christ’s sacrifice has made us worthy). Also note that we can come to God to “obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need”, i.e. not just when we are feeling righteous.

 

The covenant through which Christians worship God is a covenant of grace – not law. Christians are not obligated to a specific set of rules (such as celebrate God on a specific day).

 

“¹⁶ So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, ¹⁷ which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.”

(Colossians 2:16-17)

 

“⁵ One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. ⁶ He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it.” (Romans 14:5-6)

 

Those who choose to celebrate Christmas and Easter do so to honour God for themselves, but there is no Biblical obligation for any Christian to do so. The sacrifice of Christ has made us free from such ritual obligations.

[other one]

For personal reasons I cannot state here (they're very personal , and I've social anxiety), I cannot celebrate Christmas day and Easter day for the next few years. I personally think I'm being a bad Chirstian and that I even do self-harm. I feel very depressed cause of that. I do not think I'm even worthy enough to be saved by the Lord I'm insulting by calling myself a Christian and being forced to not celebrate Easter day and Christmas. I personally feel very sad.

 

What can I do? Am I being  bad Chirstian? Do I deserve to be saved by my Messiah? Am I insulting Him by not celebrating His resurrection day? ... I just feel as if I'm insulting the Lord.

i don't see any way of answering your question without more details...      I don't understand what you could have a problem with that would just keep you from celebrating Easter and Christmas....    I personally don't celebrate either of them in much of any way because I personally think most of what people to to celebrate them is heathen paganism....    However I celebrate Christs resurrection every day as some have said.

 

If you are doing things that you know are wrong, it should affect things beyond these two holidays....    so understand that I am confused as to the problem.

 

What can you do????      Confess that Jesus is the Lord of your life and believe that the Father raised him from the dead.....    If Jesus is really the Lord of your life, you should read and study about what he has told us to do and how we should live our lives and do what everyone must do if they have a Lord.......   do what that Lord says.    It's really simple on the surface, but not always easy to follow up doing what he has told us.

[RobertStone]

Well, first of all, Christmas Day and Easter Day are just arbitrary days chosen by the Catholic church in the 4th century A.D. It's not like these are the actual days of Christ's birth and resurrection. Second, there is no commandment to celebrate or make these events a sacred day. Now in our world today, these are mainly commercialized days for the corporations to make money, so maybe we are better off not celebrating them! Focus on what matters my friend, LOVE.

[kwikphilly]

Blessings Harmon

     Do you deserve Salvation,absolutely not..........not one of us do,that is what the Grace of God is all about as Tristen posted in much detail.But it is very simple,there is nothing we can do to make ourselves Worthy of being reconciled back to our Heavenly Father,Christ did it all & it is finished!If you have confessed with your mouth that Jesus is your Lord & Savior(believing with a sincere heart that He is Who He said He is & rose on the 3rd day)then indeed,it is finished!

     I don't understand what could prevent you from celebrating( as you seem to have a desire to)for a few years????It is not mandated to celebrate specific man made holidays & the guilt you are experiencing is just the enemy & his old sin condemnation tactics.............Everyday God grants us is a celebration,Salvation is a celebration, Our Savior is a celebration,,,,,,,,,,the celebration is the Joy of our Lord in our Hearts & Minds EVERYDAY!!!!

      Faith comes by hearing ,hearing the Word of God.............pray,seek God earnestly,read His Word.....Faith will replace your fears,ask the Lord to help you,His Holy Spirit will council & comfort you,give you wisdom & understanding..............but you must read His Word,the Holy Spirit brings remembrance to us.....He cannot remind us of something we have never heard

      God Bless you,there is no such thing as a bad Christian,the statement is like an oxymoron..........you are a Christian or you are not a Christian

                                                                                                                                                                                 With love-in Christ,Kwik

[Tristen]

Well, first of all, Christmas Day and Easter Day are just arbitrary days chosen by the Catholic church in the 4th century A.D. It's not like these are the actual days of Christ's birth and resurrection. Second, there is no commandment to celebrate or make these events a sacred day. Now in our world today, these are mainly commercialized days for the corporations to make money, so maybe we are better off not celebrating them! Focus on what matters my friend, LOVE.

 

 

Hi Robert,

 

I generally agree with your sentiments, but not all of your information.

 

 

 

You said “Christmas Day and Easter Day are just arbitrary days chosen by the Catholic church in the 4th century A.D. It's not like these are the actual days of Christ's birth and resurrection”

 

These days are not as “arbitrary” as you claim.

 

According to the Bible, Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection occurred around the Hebrew Passover festival. This is a known date (3 days starting the 14^th day of the Hebrew lunar month of Nissan). The classical Hebrew calendar doesn’t exactly coincide with the western calendar, so we generally choose the weekend closest to the full moon of that time (late March, early April).

 

The earliest record of Christians celebrating the birth of Christ on December 25 is 202AD (Hippolytus of Rome - "Commentary on Daniel"). Subsequently, Sextus Julius Africanus noted the celebration of Christ's birth in his "Chronicle" of the year 221AD – [Notably; earlier than any evidence of pagans using this date (Dies Natalis Solis Invicti - celebrating the birth of the sun god, Sol in 274AD – as recorded in the Phonecian Calander of 354AD)]

 

The Bible does not specify the date of Jesus’ birth. This date was probably chosen because of a Hebrew tradition that prophets lived perfect lives; with conception and death occurring on the same date. No educated Christian considers this date to be absolute – it is simply the date we have chosen to celebrate His birth; in the absence of direct information.

 

 

 

“there is no commandment to celebrate or make these events a sacred day”

 

Absolutely true. Some of us choose to celebrate the Incarnation, Crucifixion and Resurrection of our Lord on these days because of the importance of these events to our faith. But there is no obligation on any Christian to follow suit. Neither position makes one a better or worse Christian (or more dedicated, or more mature in their faith, or more pleasing to God etc.). It is purely a personal choice.

 

 

 

“in our world today, these are mainly commercialized days for the corporations to make money, so maybe we are better off not celebrating them! Focus on what matters my friend, LOVE”

 

I think it is possible, for those who so choose, to celebrate these events and focus on “LOVE”. It is true that the meaning of these festivals is lost on many who participate, but that doesn’t mean that we personally can’t celebrate in truth; from a sincere faith.