Bible Question:
Limited protestant? Why some doctrine and traditions of catholic accepted by the protestant? Ex. Christmas. in first 330 years it was celebrated january 6. after 330 years of catholic religion, christmas date designated every 25 of december the very exact date of celebration of pagan god of rome satur "saturnilla" ---source catholic encyclopedia volume II page 607 Is there any apostle in the bible that celebrate the said events, is there any doctrine that give by the apostle that there is Christmas "the mass of Christ" and christian has to celebrate it or is this a truly invention of man: Ec 7:29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. Paul mentioned "that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, 1Co 4:6 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another. Also scripures is complete why source from traditions whic is not in the bible Isa 34:16 Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them. Ec 7:29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. I would like to get the comments of the members of the forum. |
Bible Answer: Johnny: You wrote: "Why some doctrine and traditions of catholic accepted by the protestant?" Because not everything in Roman Catholicism is wrong, from the classical Protestant point-of-view. The Reformers saw themselves as not re-establishing the church, but in correcting the wrong turns she had made during the Middles Ages (hence the Term "Reformation" rather than "Restoration"). You wrote: 'Is there any apostle in the bible that celebrate the said events, is there any doctrine that give by the apostle that there is Christmas "the mass of Christ" and christian has to celebrate it or is this a truly invention of man' Christmas isn't mandated, but I wouldn't say that there is any serious reason for forbidding it, either. Not every invention of man is an affront to God. For example, do you sing only Psalms at your church, or do you sing hymns that are not included in Scripture? If you sing hymns, you are engaging in something created by men. Now these hymns may be God-honoring, theologically accurate, and very traditional, but John Newton wrote "Amazing Grace," and not the Holy Spirit. I always find it interesting that those who want to throw every tradition out solely because it is not apostolic want to keep other things that came along much later than Christmas. Ecclesiastes 7:29 is not talking about liturgical traditions, but rather the wicked schemes that men devise despite the fact that "God made mankind upright." That having been said, I do think that there are a lot of "new traditions" out there which do dishonor Christ and run counter to Scripture, out of harmony completely with the traditions of the apostles. However, I am not convinced that Christmas is one of them. --Joe! |