120 Ways to Celebrate Christmas!

[Bawb]

120 Ways to Celebrate Christmas...

. . .	the LORD condemns using pagan religious practices in His worship (Deut 12:29-31).
. . .	the LORD condemns adding to or taking away from His commandments (Deut 12:32).
. . .	the LORD condemns doing anything under green trees in His worship (Deut 12:1-4).
. . .	the LORD condemns the heathen use of decorated trees at a solstice (Jeremiah 10:1-4).
. . .	the LORD commands us to separate from and not touch pagan religion (II Cor 6:14-18).
. . .	the LORD commands us to come out of Roman Catholicism and her sins (Rev 18:4).
. . .	the LORD condemns turning to the left or right from His commandments (Deut 5:32-33).
. . .	the LORD told the apostles to teach us to observe only His commandments (Matt 28:20).
. . .	the LORD rejected David’s worship for a small detail and killed Uzzah (II Sam 6:1-10).
. . .	the LORD rejected and killed Nadab and Abihu for offering different fire (Lev 10:1-7).
. . .	the LORD rejected Moses from seeing Canaan for a slight modification (Num 20:12).
. . .	the LORD rejected Cain’s worship simply for bringing an alternative sacrifice (Gen 4:7).
. . .	the LORD rejected Saul forever for noble intentions in a modification (I Sam 15:22-23).
. . .	the LORD rejected Uzziah and gave him facial leprosy for a new idea (II Chr 26:16-21).
. . .	the LORD rejected and killed Ananias and his wife for fudging a large gift (Acts 5:1-11).
. . .	the LORD requires reverence and godly fear in worship to avoid His fire (Heb 12:28-29).
. . .	the LORD seeks true worshippers to worship Him in truth, not superstition (John 4:23-24).
. . .	the LORD commands us to earnestly contend for the faith once delivered (Jude 1:3).
. . .	the LORD requires us to esteem all His precepts but to hate all other ideas (Ps 119:128).
. . .	the LORD commands us to prove all things by Scripture and reject the bad (I Thes 5:21).
. . .	the LORD expects us to be noble and search Scripture to know true worship (Acts 17:11).
. . .	the LORD gave Scripture to perfect us, which does not mention Xmas (II Tim 3:16-17).
. . .	the LORD curses any gospel different than Paul’s, and he didn’t preach xmas (Gal 1:8-9).
. . .	the LORD condemns fellowship with men having only a form of godliness (II Tim 3:5).
. . .	the LORD condemns loving pleasure more than God as perilous times (II Timothy 3:4).
. . .	the LORD condemns anything different from His Word as dark ignorance (Isaiah 8:20).
. . .	the LORD abominates anything popular with the world and esteemed by it (Luke 16:15).
. . .	the LORD condemns friendship with the world as becoming His enemy (James 4:4).
. . .	the LORD condemns traditions in His worship as evil and vain hypocrisy (Mark 7:5-13).
. . .	the LORD hates the polluting of His glorious name with pagan idolatry (Ezekiel 20:39).
. . .	the LORD condemns the superstitious idolatry and blasphemy of the Mass (I Cor 11:26).
. . .	the LORD condemns bringing any item of false religion into our houses (Deut 7:25-26).
. . .	the LORD commands us not to set up any image, which He hates (Deut 16:22; Ex 20:4-6).
. . .	the LORD hates religion that goes under green trees (I Kings 14:23; Isaiah 57:5; Jer 3:6).
. . .	the LORD condemns adopting any practices of the pagans around us (Leviticus 18:1-4).
. . .	the LORD condemns sun worship (Deut 4:19; 17:3; II Kgs 23:5; Job 31:26-28; Eze 8:16).
. . .	the LORD endorses only apostolic traditions, and they never celebrated it (II Thes 2:15).
. . .	the LORD is honored by gifts to Him rather than a selfish exchange of gifts (Matt 2:11).
. . .	the LORD teaches us to remember His death rather than His birth (Phil 3:10; I Cor 15:3).
. . .	the LORD gave baptism and His supper to remember His death (Rom 6:3-5; I Co 11:26).
. . .	the LORD resents the hatred of pagans who exchange gifts against His men (Rev 11:10).
. . .	the LORD condemns “the spirit of Christmas” as another spirit He hates (II Cor 11:1-4).
. . .	the LORD condemns a mother and child wearing halos as another jesus (II Cor 11:1-4).
. . .	the LORD condemns a tradition glorifying sun worship as another gospel (II Co 11:1-4).
. . .	the LORD loves us to give up dear things as proof of our love to Him (Matt 10:37-39).
. . .	the LORD did not come to bring peace on earth but rather a dividing sword (Mat 10:34).
. . .	the LORD blessed giving over receiving, but Xmas is selfish exchanging (Acts 20:35).
. . .	the LORD calls Jewish holy days matters of liberty, but not pagan holidays (Col 2:16).
. . .	the LORD calls Jewish holy days matters of liberty, but not pagan holidays (Rom 14:6).
. . .	the LORD considers the birth of His Son worthy of honor rather than folly (Heb 1:6).
. . .	the two chief New Testament ordinances – baptism and the Lord’s supper – pertain to His death, not His birth.
. . .	celebrating Christmas sincerely is identical to Jeroboam’s two calves (I Kings 12:26-33).
. . .	Aaron led Israel to worship the LORD with a golden calf to their judgment (Ex 32:1-5).
. . .	it breaks the first commandment by having other gods – the sun god Mithra (Ex 20:3).
. . .	it breaks the second commandment by having images – a Christmas tree (Ex 20:4-6).
. . .	it breaks the third commandment by taking His name in vain – “Christmas” (Ex 20:7).
. . .	it breaks the fifth commandment by promoting children’s greed over parents (Ex 20:12).
. . .	it breaks the tenth commandment by promoting covetousness to children (Ex 20:17).
. . .	many Baptist martyrs gave their lives to oppose Catholic superstitions and traditions.
. . .	it was a crime to observe Christmas in America, when our country truly feared God.
. . .	it was a crime to observe Christmas in England, when that country truly feared God.
. . .	all the God-hating, Christ-denying, and sin-loving pagans get excited about this day.
. . .	Santa Claus is a pagan mockery of God the Father with white hair, grandfatherly image, eternal, lives in the North, unlimited resources, omniscient of children’s behavior, omnipresent for a night, hears confessions, comes as a thief, blesses children, and distributes judgment for works.
. . .	the name Christmas came from “Mass of Christ,” and Christians hate the Catholic mass.
. . .	every sincere birthday party honors the one born that day rather than all the mere guests.
. . .	a gift exchange dictated by a calendar is not a message of love but a ritual of obligation.
. . .	a gift exchange at the winter solstice was invented by pagans to celebrate the sun god.
. . .	Christianity is giving gifts unexpected without obligation to reciprocate (Luke 14:12-14).
. . .	secular encyclopedias will gladly tell you that Christmas came from pagan sun worship.
. . .	the first state in our Bible-oriented country to make it a holiday was Alabama in 1836.
. . .	a little drummer boy did not travel to the manger to play his drum for the infant Jesus.
. . .	for the two centuries following the Pilgrims, Christians in America called it “popish.”
. . .	English parliament under Oliver Cromwell outlawed it in 1644 and punished violaters.
. . .	loving Jesus Christ is keeping His commandments, not decorating a tree (John 14:15).
. . .	you cannot do unto the LORD what the LORD has condemned (Deut 12:1-4; 12:29-32).
. . .	Christmas is not a matter of liberty left up to our consciences and/or heart preferences.
. . .	true followers of God will not follow a multitude or majority to false worship (Ex 23:2).
. . .	Xmas is most adored by women, whom God calls silly and weak (II Tim 3:6; I Pet 3:7).
. . .	a time of unbridled greed, covetousness, and materialism cannot honor Jesus Christ.
. . .	this unique holy day in the Roman Catholic calendar is exalted by three profane masses.
. . .	the world loves a jesus helpless in a manger, but God’s Christ is the LORD and Judge.
. . .	on Christmas Eve the Pope of Rome conducts a special mass seen by much of the earth.
. . .	godly parents don’t lie to their children about a Roman Catholic myth named Nicholas.
. . .	the Bible is totally silent about using this day or any such celebration to honor Christ.
. . .	the gospel according to Christmas tradition, cards, and plays corrupts the Bible facts.
. . .	the Pilgrims in 1620, seeking to worship God in truth, formally banned the holiday.
. . .	the Puritans in 1659, seeking to worship God in truth, set a 5 shillings fine for keeping it.
. . .	the modern Christmas tree was not introduced to this country by Germans until 1821.
. . .	Jesus was not born in December, for one-half year back from Passover is rather October.
. . .	Jesus was not born in December, for shepherds did not stay in the fields during winter.
. . .	Jesus was not born in December, for taxation would not have been in the dead of winter.
. . .	Jesus was not born in December, for wise taxation would have been shortly after harvest.
. . .	Jesus was not born in December, for careful calculation of the priest’s courses exclude it.
. . .	the Roman feast at the winter solstice was to the sun god Mithras from the Persians.
. . .	the Roman, extended feast prior to the winter solstice was to Saturn, god of agriculture.
. . .	so many consider Christmas a “sacred cow” and beyond questioning or condemning.
. . .	our past lives suffice us for lusts, excess of wine, revellings, and banquetings (I Pet 4:3).
. . .	Emperor Aurelian picked December 25 for this holiday in 274 to worship the sun god.
. . .	pagan sun worshippers had a great festival to the sun at the winter solstice before Jesus.
. . .	it would be wrong to have a golden calf with candles to worship the Lord our Strength.
. . .	the public schools in Boston were still open for classes on December 25 as late as 1870.
. . .	the “birthday of the invincible sun” (dies natalis Solis invicti) was this date in Rome.
. . .	December 25 was chosen by being the date of the winter solstice in the Julian calendar.
. . .	Satan uses this pagan feast to steal glory from the Son of God for ignorant sun worship.
. . .	Christmas American-style is oppression of parents by greedy children (Isaiah 3:1-5, 12).
. . .	Jesus promised that the majority are on the wrong road leading to death (Matt 7:13-14).
. . .	Charles Spurgeon, the most popular Baptist minister, preached against it as late as 1871.
. . .	all the unique customs of Christmas may be traced individually to pagan religious rites.
. . .	Hindus, Jews, Mormons, Pagans, and other cults celebrate it while despising Jesus.
. . .	using Scripture’s silence to justify anything not expressly forbidden will lead to Coke and chips for the Lord’s supper and ouija boards for difficult decisions.
. . .	it creates the most foolish, hectic, stressful, guilt-ridden, and unproductive time of year.
. . .	the LORD is a jealous God and will judge any playing with other gods (Ex 34:12-16).
. . .	New Testament charity may accommodate weakness, but it cannot error (Romans 14:1).
. . .	the moderation taught in the New Testament is temperance or self-discipline (Phil 4:5).
. . .	it would be identical to offering incense to the brasen serpent of Moses (II Kings 18:4).
. . .	the only day observed by the apostles was the Lord’s day (Rev 1:10; Acts 20:7; I Cor 16:2).
. . .	we choose to emulate Jacob, who put away family idols to worship God (Gen 35:1-5).
. . .	we choose to emulate Jehu, who defiled Baal worship to please God (II Kings 10:26-28).
. . .	we choose to emulate Josiah, who defiled all pagan worship to please God (II Kings 23:1-37).
. . .	we choose to emulate Asa, who defiled his mother’s favorite idol (II Chron 15:12-16).

All of these statements/verses accurately describe ways to celebrate Christmas...

Edited December 19, 2021 by Bawb

[Guest]

In other words, “Christmas is bad.”

[The_Patriot21]

Man your seriously hung up on this...made an entire post of 120 scriptures that actually fail to address the real meaning of Christmas....

Lol. Is all i have to say. I just finished reading the Christmas story to the kids at church for the childrens message. Why? Because Jesus is the reason for the season and no amount of scripture twisting is going to change that. So merry CHRISTmas.

[Bawb]

1 hour ago, The_Patriot21 said:

Man your seriously hung up on this...made an entire post of 120 scriptures that actually fail to address the real meaning of Christmas....

Lol. Is all i have to say. I just finished reading the Christmas story to the kids at church for the childrens message. Why? Because Jesus is the reason for the season and no amount of scripture twisting is going to change that. So merry CHRISTmas.

I HAVE addressed the true meaning of Christ-Mass. It has nothing to do with Yeshua and EVERYTHING to do with syncretizing the worship of YeHoVah and Yeshua.

What I do is done out of love. When you know the truth and fail to tell others, then you prove you don't love others.

I'm still not laughing. It is truly sad. You see evidence after evidence in Scripture that tells you not to learn the ways of the heathen/pagan/nations. And not to use them to worship YeHoVah. Yet the scales are still on your eyes. 

Mark 7:7 through 9 - 7They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ 8You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.” 9He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.

One day the children who you read your little story to will truly say:

Jeremiah 16:19 - O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/12/15/is-christmas-a-pagan-holiday/?sh=5ee314092d32 On December 25th, 274 AD, the Emperor Aurelian consecrated the temple of Sol Invictus, creating a holiday called Dies Natalis Solis Invicti – the birthday of the Sun – officially elevating the Sun to the highest position among the gods – nudging a steering current towards monotheism. Wrong day, false god. Yet you still persist. Again, I am saddened...

By the way, have you found any scriptural references to celebrating Christ-Mass in the Bible? I know I've asked you this at least 5 or 6 times, yet you have not answered this question.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 19, 2021 by Bawb

[OneLight]

52 minutes ago, Bawb said:

I HAVE addressed the true meaning of Christ-Mass. It has nothing to do with Yeshua and EVERYTHING to do with syncretizing the worship of YeHoVah and Yeshua.

What I do is done out of love. When you know the truth and fail to tell others, then you prove you don't love others.

I'm still not laughing. It is truly sad. You see evidence after evidence in Scripture that tells you not to learn the ways of the heathen/pagan/nations. And not to use them to worship YeHoVah. Yet the scales are still on your eyes. 

Mark 7:7 through 9 - 7They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ 8You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.” 9He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.

One day the children who you read your little story to will truly say:

Jeremiah 16:19 - O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/12/15/is-christmas-a-pagan-holiday/?sh=5ee314092d32 On December 25th, 274 AD, the Emperor Aurelian consecrated the temple of Sol Invictus, creating a holiday called Dies Natalis Solis Invicti – the birthday of the Sun – officially elevating the Sun to the highest position among the gods – nudging a steering current towards monotheism. Wrong day, false god. Yet you still persist. Again, I am saddened...

By the way, have you found any scriptural references to celebrating Christ-Mass in the Bible? I know I've asked you this at least 5 or 6 times, yet you have not answered this question.

Do you celebrate any holiday or do you see them all as evil?

[The_Patriot21]

1 hour ago, Bawb said:

I HAVE addressed the true meaning of Christ-Mass. It has nothing to do with Yeshua and EVERYTHING to do with syncretizing the worship of YeHoVah and Yeshua.

What I do is done out of love. When you know the truth and fail to tell others, then you prove you don't love others.

I'm still not laughing. It is truly sad. You see evidence after evidence in Scripture that tells you not to learn the ways of the heathen/pagan/nations. And not to use them to worship YeHoVah. Yet the scales are still on your eyes. 

Mark 7:7 through 9 - 7They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ 8You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.” 9He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.

One day the children who you read your little story to will truly say:

Jeremiah 16:19 - O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/12/15/is-christmas-a-pagan-holiday/?sh=5ee314092d32 On December 25th, 274 AD, the Emperor Aurelian consecrated the temple of Sol Invictus, creating a holiday called Dies Natalis Solis Invicti – the birthday of the Sun – officially elevating the Sun to the highest position among the gods – nudging a steering current towards monotheism. Wrong day, false god. Yet you still persist. Again, I am saddened...

By the way, have you found any scriptural references to celebrating Christ-Mass in the Bible? I know I've asked you this at least 5 or 6 times, yet you have not answered this question.

 

 

 

 

 

No...youve just berated people because they wont follow your legalistic approach to it. And you just keep it up. And to date you havent changed a single mind, which begs the question why do you keep it up? Logically at this point it would seem obvious that your wasting your time, that you need to either drop it, change tactics, or admit defeat. I personally dont see the point in running around in circles when your not going to change anyones mind, including mine. So merry Christmas!

[teddyv]

Agree with @The_Patriot21 above. I think at this point you might as consider to take the Biblical mandate to "shake the dust off your sandals". I think most here have very clear consciences on celebration of Christmas.

[Bawb]

20 minutes ago, OneLight said:

Do you celebrate any holiday or do you see them all as evil?

You can find true Holy Days in the Bible. Those are the ones I do my best to celebrate, as those are Scriptural.

Passover occurs on the evening of the 14th day of the first month (called Nisan or Abib) of the calculated Hebrew calendar (Ex. 12:2, 6). While it is not a holy day, Passover ushers in the spring festival season. The first high day is on the 15th, the first day of the festival of Unleavened Bread, which runs a full week. The last day of Unleavened Bread, the 21st, is also a holy day.

In the OT, Passover was celebrated as an annual memorial of God sparing Israel’s firstborn and delivering the nation from bondage in Egypt (Ex. 12). Israel’s slavery was a physical forerunner pointing to mankind’s spiritual slavery to sin. In the NT, we see the fulfillment of this “type” as Jesus is sacrificed as the ultimate Passover Lamb (I Cor. 5:7). Just as the Passover lamb in the OT symbolized God’s deliverance from certain death, Christ, through His sacrifice, has delivered those called into “spiritual Israel”—the Church—from eternal death.

It is evident that Jesus, Who was God manifested in the flesh, instituted the New Covenant Passover—the Christian Passover—on the night of the 14th day of the first month. When Jesus instituted the new ceremony of the Christian Passover, He did not change the day or the frequency of observance. The new ceremony consists of the foot washing, the eating of unleavened bread and the drinking of wine.

Passover reveals the love of God in the giving of His only begotten Son to redeem mankind, bringing remission of sin through His blood (John 3:16-17). Through His sacrifice, the New Covenant has been ushered in, promising eternal life. For those under the New Covenant, the Christian Passover is a time of renewal and rededication of one’s covenant relationship with God the Father and Jesus Christ.

Historically, the Seven Days of Unleavened Bread pointed to the time when God led Israel out of the land of Egypt (Ex. 12:17; 34:18). Spiritually, this festival refers to God leading the saints out of sin as they strive to become “unleavened”—free of sin (I Cor. 5:7-8). Christians are unleavened in Christ, overcoming sin (leaven) by the power of the Holy Spirit. Walking in newness of life, Christians strive to keep the commandments of God (Rom. 6:4; 7:8).

God gave Israel the Ten Commandments at Sinai on the day of Pentecost (Ex. 20). It was also the beginning of God’s Old Covenant “marriage” relationship with Israel (Ex. 19:3-8; 24:8). Anciently, Pentecost was known as the Festival of “Firstfruits”—celebrating the beginning of the barley/wheat harvest (Ex. 23:16; 34:22). As a physical type, this pointed to the spiritual harvest of mankind by God—the firstfruits of which are the Church (James 1:18; Rev. 14:4).

Under the New Covenant, God’s law is being written in the hearts of Christians through the power of the Holy Spirit (Rom. 5:5; Heb. 8:10; 10:16). Thus, it was fitting that on Pentecost, 30 AD, the Holy Spirit was given (Acts 2), beginning the Church age—made up of those who would become the firstfruits of God’s Kingdom through the first resurrection.

Pentecost—meaning “count fifty”—is counted from the wave sheaf offering, which occurs during Unleavened Bread (Lev. 23:15-16). As the 50th day following seven complete weeks (49 days), Pentecost always falls on the first day of the week.

The fall festival season begins with the Feast of Trumpets, which falls on the first day of the seventh month (Lev. 23:24). In the OT, Trumpets pictured a time of war (Zeph. 1:15-16), and thus points to the coming “Day of the Lord”—a time of great calamity and warfare leading to the glorious return of Christ as He triumphs over Satan and the armies of men.

On the 10th day of the seventh month is the Day of Atonement (Lev. 23:27). Anciently, Israel’s high priest figuratively atoned for the sins of the people on this day with animal sacrifices—particularly with a special sin offering, a sacrificed goat (Lev. 16). Moreover, the blame for such sins was symbolically placed on the head of a living goat, which was then released into a “wilderness captivity.” The living goat pictures Satan the devil, the source of all sin, being removed from power and bound at Christ’s return (Rev. 20:1-3); the sacrificed goat pictures Christ crucified. While Christ’s sacrifice was typified by the slain Passover lamb, His sacrifice is yet to be applied to all the world through the symbolic sin offering of the day of Atonement.

Beginning on the 15th day of the seventh month—as the sixth holy day of the year—is the Feast of Tabernacles, or Feast of Ingathering (Ex. 23:16; 34:22; Lev. 23:34). This seven-day festival pictures the period know as the Millennium—the 1000-year reign of Christ and the saints (Rev. 20:4-6). Only the first day is a high day. The name “Tabernacles” reflects back on Israel’s wandering in the wilderness and points to the temporary nature of this life as saints look forward to the age to come; the designation “Ingathering” points to the fact that the Millennium will be a time when all mankind will be brought to salvation.
           
Uniquely attached to the end of the Feast of Tabernacles is an eighth day—the Last Great Day—the final, seventh high day in God’s plan (Lev. 23:36, 39). While related to Tabernacles, this special day functions as a separate high day. It pointed anciently to the bounty of God’s blessings on Israel. Spiritually, it portrays the “great day” when all who have died without an opportunity for salvation will be raised to a second, physical life in the “second resurrection” and offered eternal life (John 7:37). As an “eighth day” it pictures a new beginning—the time of the new heaven and earth, the new Jerusalem, and the beginning of eternity in the presence of God the Father.

 

[Bawb]

16 minutes ago, The_Patriot21 said:

No...youve just berated people because they wont follow your legalistic approach to it. And you just keep it up. And to date you havent changed a single mind, which begs the question why do you keep it up? Logically at this point it would seem obvious that your wasting your time, that you need to either drop it, change tactics, or admit defeat. I personally dont see the point in running around in circles when your not going to change anyones mind, including mine. So merry Christmas!

I berated no one. I quoted scriptures and spoke the truth. And I will persist in this endeavor. Also, how do you know I haven't changed anyone's mind? I do it to plant a seed. Only YeHovah and the Holy Spirit can do anything else. No pagan greetings to you. Just prayer. We are not in the days when YeHoVah will continue to wink at these things.

 

[shodan]

3 hours ago, Rick_Parker said:

In other words, “Christmas is bad.”

We hear it Every year as the Grinch comes out from his world where 'it is never Christmas and always winter"

Key facts: --We don't know date of Christ's birth. --establishing a day was based on religious reasons. --Christ's birth was celebrated in Dec. BEFORE the pagan festival of the sun which was instituted in 274. 

https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php?id=16-10-012-v