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1 | Resurrection Sunday or easter? | Acts 12:4 | Makarios | 113229 | ||
Greetings Sir Pent! Good post! It is true that the message of the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ "turned the world upside down" (Acts 17:6), and the first Christians, who were devout Jews, accustomed to worshipping the Lord faithfully on the seventh day of the week, now began meeting instead on the first day, since that was the day of the Resurrection. Similarly, their greatest annual observance was the Passover, but this soon became "The Lord's Day" or "Easter" for them, as they realized that Christ had fulfilled the Passover, dying as the Lamb of God, and then rising again from the dead. Therefore, the observance of "The Lord's Day" or "Easter" can be traced back to the time of the apostles. So, should we therefore adopt a new Calendar that does not seek to glorify Roman gods and goddesses? I do not believe that it is necessary to do away with the Calendar or to staunchly protest Resurrection Sunday being called "Easter", even though I do believe that it may be a bit more appropriate to call Resurrection Sunday "The Lord's Day" as opposed to "Easter." But I am in no wise in a hurry to change the name, then I am to spread the true message of what Easter is all about. :-) Easter and Christmas are both times that Christians can take advantage of for evangelism, and by insisting on changing its name over that of our mission (The Great Commission) would be a great loss and misuse of our time and talents in this secular world. But for the Christian, "The Lord's Day" or even "Resurrection Sunday" would be a bit more appropriate of a 'title', in my opinion. Even so, the translators of the KJV "goofed" by substituting "Easter" where they have rightly put "Passover" in every other place, and that was the point that I really wanted to drive home in my 2nd post in this thread. :-) Blessings to you, my friend! Makarios |
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2 | Resurrection Sunday or easter? | Acts 12:4 | Sir Pent | 113261 | ||
Personal Note................................................... Hello my forever friend, I think that your post reflects wisdom and balance. I like the name "Resurrection Day" myself, but I agree with you that it's not worth worrying about. Instead we should focus on spreading the news of what Easter means in our lives and can mean in the lives of the people around us. |
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