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1 | Christmas-Is It Christian? | NT general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 106816 | ||
Greetings AO! May I offer a clarification and a comment? First, as a clarification, the reason I mentioned cars and such was not to suggest that society has changed, but to point out that we 'use' and 'do' things which all the time which are not 'specifically' mentioned in Scripture. You are currently using a computer, but there is no specific command in Scripture for you to do so. For the comment, it goes hand in hand with the above. Aren't you 'adding' words when you create prohibitions which are not specifically stated in Scripture? There is no specific command to 'not celebrate' the birth of Christ, yet you 'add' one. Aren't you just as 'wrong' as those who condemn for celebrating Christmas? ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Christmas-Is It Christian? | NT general Archive 1 | Aspiring Overseer | 106917 | ||
Tim, I understand your viewpoint that it is lawful for a Christian to use something that is not specifically prohibited in Scripture. Computers and cars certainly could not be mentioned in the bible, as well as, vaccines, airplanes, submarines, etc. as they did not exist. Did anyone of that day know Jesus birthday? His mother assuredly did, maybe some of His apostles, maybe even Paul. They all lived for many years beyond the start of the Church, yet they seem to have had little influence over establishing a celebration of His birth. Could God have caused to have been written something about His desire for us to honor His son’s birth? Do you think this was an oversight on God’s part? Maybe Paul forgot to include this in his example to the churches of the day? We would have only needed one example to make it a command (unless we are talking about baptism, of course! :-)). Maybe we should approach the issue of whether it is acceptable to observe Christmas from the other direction. Is it specifically prohibited? What does scripture tell us? 1 Cor 10:14 14Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. NAS Is idolatry acceptable during the Christian age? How would we classify nativity scenes, passion plays, angels, decorated trees, yule logs, mistletoe, December 25th, the worship of the Virgin Mary, etc.; the list is long of items not only missing from scripture, but having the distinction of “graven images”. Many will still stand by the doctrine of “Once Pagan, But Now OK”, but does God share this perspective? AO |
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3 | Christmas-Is It Christian? | NT general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 106925 | ||
Greetings AO! I don't know of anyone who has every prayed to or worshipped a nativity scene! :-) Until such a time as you can produce Scripture which forbids us to celebrate the Lord's birth, I will continue to joyfully do so my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | Christmas-Is It Christian? | NT general Archive 1 | kalos | 106927 | ||
"You shall not bow down to them or serve them" Tim: Thank you for bringing common sense to this discussion (as others in this thread have also done). The commandment says ""You shall not bow down to them or serve them". To suggest that anyone bows down to or serves a Christmas tree borders on the absurd. Exodus 20:4-5 (ESV) "You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. [5] You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, Peace, kalos |
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