Do you celebrate Christmas?

[TEXASGRANDMA]

I personally cannot wait for Christmas. I love celebrating Christmas.

betty

[Guest yod]

Wouldn't you love to have the cross that Jesus died in front of the Apostolic See? We don't have that, but we have the obelisk. Everytime you pass it, you can remember the price paid to bring the Gospel to us. Not only that, but it is taught that passing it before entiring Church is walking by paganism, symbolizing the leaving of the pagan world behind and entiring what is God's.

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yeah...we could worship it like the jews did with the brass serpent!

Actually that kinda creeps me out.

I personally cannot wait for Christmas. I love celebrating Christmas.

betty

Me too. It will be great to gather with family and tell them I love them. What could be a greater witness of Yeshua than that?

And Hanukkah starts on that night also this year!!!

[artsylady]

God started it. God created each and every day and the calendars too. He didn't divey up the days to give a few to give to the devil. Why does it seem like this is what you want to do? For the life of me, I can't understand where you're coming from.

No, that is like saying that G-d invented child sacrifice. G-d created days, but He did not create pagan holidays.

You are comparing apples to oranges, with your comparison to child sacrifice which isn't comparable at all because God did NOT create child sacrifice, nor are Christians wanting to adopt it.

I'm glad you agreed that God created days. So it was the LORD'S day first, correct?

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If we had no holiday celebrating Christ's birthday, would you look at a calendar first to make sure it didn't interfere with a Pagan holiday?

The only religious holidays I celebrate are the ones G-d gave us. Why do we need more? Moreover why do most seem to be so gung-ho about rejecting those He gave us in favor of those man gave us?

What holidays do you celebrate?

Are you anti Martin Luther King day? Are you anti Independance day?

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Would you really care? Do you think that they have certain powers on that day and we should fear that? If yes, why?

No, as I have stated multiple times already, we are supposed to be set apart.

In what way? By allowing them to celebrate on certain calendar days?

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Was it their influence that made you change your mind about Christmas?

You have to be very careful who you associate with. Your pagan friends have fallen for lies. Don't fall for theirs.

No, I stopped celebrating Christmas years before I met them.

Do you believe your Pagan friends would like to see the so-called Christian holiday returned to what you believe are it's Pagan roots?

[M45510G1C]

You are comparing apples to oranges, with your comparison to child sacrifice which isn't comparable at all because God did NOT create child sacrifice, nor are Christians wanting to adopt it. 

I'm glad you agreed that God created days.  So it was the LORD'S day first, correct?

Yes, you could look at it that way, so let us profane by adopting pagan tradition in His Name.

What holidays do you celebrate?

I celebrate the feasts as mandated by G-d according to scripture, there are seven of them. That number does have some signifigance, you may want to think and pray on it.

They are:

Pesach (Passover)

Matzah (Unleavened Bread)

First Fruits

Shavuot (Pentecost)

Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets)

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

Sukkot (Tabernacles) (My personal favorite)

Are you anti Martin Luther King day?  Are you anti Independance day?

As I stated in my previous post the only religious holidays I celebrate....

In what way?  By allowing them to celebrate on certain calendar days?

I am not certain I understand this statement.

Do you believe your Pagan friends would like to see the so-called Christian holiday returned to what you believe are it's Pagan roots?

To be honest, I don't think they really care, they just think it's weird for Christians to celebrate Christmas and Easter.

Again, I must ask a question that has yet to be answered despite my repeatedly asking.

Wh do you reject the festivals given by G-d in favor of festivals invented by men?

[artsylady]

You are comparing apples to oranges, with your comparison to child sacrifice which isn't comparable at all because God did NOT create child sacrifice, nor are Christians wanting to adopt it.

I'm glad you agreed that God created days.  So it was the LORD'S day first, correct?

Yes, you could look at it that way, so let us profane by adopting pagan tradition in His Name.

Your answer is confusing. You agree that God created all of the days, so they were all His, originally?

I'm not sure where you're coming from. I thought you didn't like celebrating the birth of Christ because of the day it fell on. Am I misunderstanding you?

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What holidays do you celebrate?

I celebrate the feasts as mandated by G-d according to scripture, there are seven of them. That number does have some signifigance, you may want to think and pray on it.

They are:

Pesach (Passover)

Matzah (Unleavened Bread)

First Fruits

Shavuot (Pentecost)

Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets)

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

Sukkot (Tabernacles) (My personal favorite)

That's great. No one is going to judge you for that, but why do you begrudge us for God sending us the greatest gift to mankind? I'd rather celebrate Jesus than unleavened bread.

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Are you anti Martin Luther King day?  Are you anti Independance day?

As I stated in my previous post the only religious holidays I celebrate....

So it's okay to celebrate Martin Luther King's death, but not Jesus Christ's birth?

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Do you believe your Pagan friends would like to see the so-called Christian holiday returned to what you believe are it's Pagan roots?

To be honest, I don't think they really care, they just think it's weird for Christians to celebrate Christmas and Easter.

Yes, it's weird for us to celebrate Jesus birth and ressurrection. If they understood it, they'd be Christians and celebrating too.

Again, I must ask a question that has yet to be answered despite my repeatedly asking.

Wh do you reject the festivals given by G-d in favor of festivals invented by men?

I personally don't reject festivals given by God. I don't know much about them really. Let's go with the feast of Unleavened bread. Where is it in the Bible and what is it about? What date is it on?

Do you celebrate these by yourself or do you celebrate with other Christians?

[M45510G1C]

Your answer is confusing. You agree that God created all of the days, so they were all His, originally?

I'm not sure where you're coming from. I thought you didn't like celebrating the birth of Christ because of the day it fell on. Am I misunderstanding you?

It is not only the day, but also the traditions associated with Christmas.

That's great. No one is going to judge you for that, but why do you begrudge us for God sending us the greatest gift to mankind? I'd rather celebrate Jesus than unleavened bread.

Your response here demonstrates your lack of understading regading the Feasts of the L-rd, no offense.

The unleavened bread is one of many pictures of Messiah present in the festivals. I will start another thread in General Discussion about the feasts for this purpose.

So it's okay to celebrate Martin Luther King's death, but not Jesus Christ's birth?

No, there is nothing wrong with celebrating ANY aspect of Messiah.

Yes, it's weird for us to celebrate Jesus birth and ressurrection. If they understood it, they'd be Christians and celebrating too.

They understand our desire to celebrate such a thing, it is the way in which it is commonly celebrated that they find strange.

[artsylady]

So for you, it's not the date, but the traditions. Is this like Santa or what? I'm not sure which traditions you mean.

[M45510G1C]

So for you, it's not the date, but the traditions.  Is this like Santa or what?  I'm not sure which traditions you mean.

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It is both. Santa, elves, trees, commercialism, Dec 25, all of it.

I belive that G-d gave us those 7 feasts for a reason. Seven is a signifigant number, oftentimes denoting completeness. I believe that this is an indicator that the feasts we have been given are complete, we don't need any more or any less.

I am purely speaking religiously. I generally do not have a problem with having a birthday celebration or a mothers day dinner, or anything of a non-religious nature. IT is just that I believe G-d gave us all we need with regard to holidays celebrating Him.

[Gerioke]

If they choose to be pagan, then let them be confused.

Some christmas traditions that I know of:

Giving and recieving gifts

Singing christmas carols

gathering with family and friends

Christmas church service

Decorating the Christmas tree

Yes I see were this all looks strange and evil

[M45510G1C]

If they choose to be pagan, then let them be confused.

Some christmas traditions that I know of:

Giving and recieving gifts

Singing christmas carols

gathering with family and friends

Christmas church service

Decorating the Christmas tree

Yes I see were this all looks strange and evil

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I never used the word evil.

Giving and receiving gifts, fine.

Carols, sure.

Family n friends, great.

Church, fine.

Tree, bad.

Doing these things to commemorate the birth of the Son on the same day the pagans commemorate the birth of the sun....bad.