Pagan Holidays

[brionne]

@BlessedCreator

Okay then so when is the right time to celebrate the birth of Jesus and the Resurrection of Jesus? And do you have a celebration on those dates? ;)

I would say you dont need to celebrate either events.

Jesus never celebrated his birthday, hence why his date of birth is not recorded in the bible. In fact jews of the time did not celebrate birthdays because that was a pagan custom.

And Jesus never asked his followers to celebrate his resurrection. He only asked them to commemorate his death. And that should be done on the same night that he instituted that celebration (the passing of the wine and bread) on passover Nisan 14.

 

[Candidus]

In fact jews of the time did not celebrate birthdays because that was a pagan custom.

In fact, the Jews at the time crucified Jesus. They were wrong about a lot of things!

 

[Josho]

In fact, the Jews at the time crucified Jesus. They were wrong about a lot of things!

And we aren't Judaic either.

 

[Renniks]

Also Santa being an obvious anagram of Satan. Santa giving worldly gifts to who he deems "nice".

Um, Santa came from an actual saint named Nicholas, and has nothing to do with Satan.

 

[theophilus]

Um, Santa came from an actual saint named Nicholas, and has nothing to do with Satan.

That doesn't mean Satan can't use him. Nicholas didn't live at the North Pole and didn't have a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer.

 

[Renniks]

That doesn't mean Satan can't use him. Nicholas didn't live at the North Pole and didn't have a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer.

God did use the actual Saint Nicholas, though. So, like most things it's what you make of it. If you worship Jesus on Christmas, it's a Christian holiday. If you choose to use it for mere pleasure and drunkenness, it's not.

 

[Renniks]

As for Valentine's day, yes it has pagan origins, but there's more to the story, from the Christian side:
Popular legend holds that the Roman Emperor Claudius II executed Saint Valentine of Terni, on February 14 around 278 A.D. His crime? Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies in secret after Claudius II outlawed unions to encourage men to join the army. Supposedly, Valentine signed a farewell note before he was beheaded, "From Your Valentine."

How romantic, lol.

 

[RR144]

If these holidays violate your Christian conscience, then don't observe them.