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Bible Question: My sister and I were discussing the origins of Christmas and Easter. Is there anyone who has the info regarding their pagan origins. Did the christian community really adopt the pagan celebrations and add Christ to it? I know that in Acts 12:4 King James translated Easter into the context of the Scripture. What does the original Greek say? Easter or Passover? Thanks for the help. I am really enjoying the Forum...Peachy |
Bible Answer: Peachy, C. S. Lewis recognized the existence of two different Christmases, calling secular Christmas a "commercial claptrap" and what an apt phrase that is! He further observed with typically wry British humor that it is a time when one friend or family member gives to another some useless and outrageous gift that no rational human being would ever dream of buying for himself. But he also allowed for the Christmas that commemorates the blessed time when nearly two thousand years ago God gave the world the greatest of all possible gifts, the gift of His one and only Son, so that whoever believes on Him may not perish but have eternal life..... Christmas for Christians should be a Christ-centered time of especial joy and thanksgiving. I believe that the Christian's crucial answer to "What did you get for Christmas" is "Christ." And to "What did you give for Christmas?" is "Thanks and praise to God for giving so precious a gift as His Son." ....... P.S. Christian Easter is about considerably more than bunnies and colored eggs, but we'll plan to talk more about that next spring! I'm happy that you are enjoying the forum, and you and your family have a blessed Christmas season. --Hank |