mizzdy Posted November 30, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 173 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 3,911 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 212 Days Won: 10 Joined: 03/21/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted November 30, 2008 This is an article written by Jack Kelley. It is not my own work. I have posted the link to the article at the end of this post. "Tis the Season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveller Posted December 1, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 827 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 12,101 Content Per Day: 1.50 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 04/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted December 1, 2008 Sam - source? I've had that so long I really don't know where it came from. I did look back in history to see if there was an eclipse in the year they talk about and there was. I've seen this on several web sites and I have no idea which one of them was first. Traveller, A lot of things I post come from books. This particular case the writings from wherever I did download it from come directly from the information contained in this book. If you can find the book it's a really interesting read..... if not you can read it on line here. http://www.askelm.com/star/index.asp The book is "The Star of Bethlehem: The Star that Astonished the World" Thanks sam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Biblicist Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Hi...His-Will-Be-Done....(phew, heavy sounding name you have there) Ok...so you don't want to do Christmas...fine. Maybe you could make allowances for your weaker brethren who do so, not out of rebellion or in response to an idolatrous heart...but through traditions, that now incorporate the story and celebration of the birth of Messiah...and who enjoy a good family get together. Yes there is alot of commercialism involved, and excess...but we don't have to allow ourselves to go overboard...mind you I bet I have too much turkey again! In love...In Messiah. Botz I'm sorry...you consider those who celebrate Christmas as "weaker brethren"? The way I read it, Bibs, I got the impression that Botz used the term 'weaker brethren' not because Botz sees them that way, but because Botz figured His-Will-Be-Done would see them that way. If that makes sense? Thanks Sheya Joie for seeing exactly where I was coming from ...I even indicated I would be amongst them. Thanks for the explination, that's not the way I saw it. To me it's like swearing just because someone else said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Hi...His-Will-Be-Done....(phew, heavy sounding name you have there) Ok...so you don't want to do Christmas...fine. Maybe you could make allowances for your weaker brethren who do so, not out of rebellion or in response to an idolatrous heart...but through traditions, that now incorporate the story and celebration of the birth of Messiah...and who enjoy a good family get together. Yes there is alot of commercialism involved, and excess...but we don't have to allow ourselves to go overboard...mind you I bet I have too much turkey again! In love...In Messiah. Botz I'm sorry...you consider those who celebrate Christmas as "weaker brethren"? The way I read it, Bibs, I got the impression that Botz used the term 'weaker brethren' not because Botz sees them that way, but because Botz figured His-Will-Be-Done would see them that way. If that makes sense? Thanks Sheya Joie for seeing exactly where I was coming from ...I even indicated I would be amongst them. Thanks for the explination, that's not the way I saw it. To me it's like swearing just because someone else said it. We will need to remember that the next time you get misunderstood and try to clarify yourself. We will just assume that you are not being honest and that your words will mean what WE say they mean, not what you say they mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveller Posted December 1, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 827 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 12,101 Content Per Day: 1.50 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 04/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted December 1, 2008 Where did His Will go anyway? I have not seen a post in awhile. To spout his hateful junk somewhere else hopefully? My hateful junk? Look at the context in which I've been speaking and bare wintess if I have said ANY EVIL to anyone on this site. I have said exactly what the word tells us. Whether you see it that way or not, then I only hope the Lord will grant you eyes to see and ears to listen. But I will not call out people individually. That is immature and very carnal. I do not hold anything against anyone, but I apologize to anyone that may have been given the impression that I was being "haughty." My posts are actually tracts that I've put together by God's grace and had intended to see if there were those who may have been interested in receiving copies of them. I've learned from this experience and will think twice in posting tracts on forums. This is the last post I'll make in this thread. Since the OP is not responding to his own thread anymore, it's closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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