Here are 4 reasons for some of their choices. Holidays and celebrations the fact that jehovah’s witnesses do not participate in most holiday observances and other celebrations can be somewhat perplexing to a teacher We hope the following helps you to understand why we take the matter so seriously This post was first published december 11, 2012 Meet another man who missed the first christmas Matthew 2 tells his story
Answers to some of the most common questions about popular holidays and celebrations The clear explanations found in god’s word may surprise you. Some were sentimental, saying christmas is a family time, a time for children, and so on Others were humanistic, seeing christmas as a time to celebrate love for one’s fellow man, the spirit of giving, and that sort of thing Others were crassly hedonistic, viewing christmas as just another excuse to party. Let’s go back to john chapter 1 and talk a little bit about the coming of the lord jesus christ, back to john chapter 1
Are you having that experience? Christmas has long been described as a traditional christian festival to celebrate the birth of jesus Many of the customs used in this celebration, however, make us wonder how they came to be associated with jesus’ birth in the first place For one thing, there is the myth of santa claus The best of christmas takes you on a fascinating journey through time to explore the christmas story from a variety of perspectives—all based on the bible, not myth. According to the encyclopedia of religion, europeans decorated their homes “with lights and evergreens of all kinds” to celebrate the winter solstice and to combat evil spirits
“the druids ascribed magical properties to the mistletoe in particular. If you want a truly meaningful christmas this year, you need to understand the true meaning of christmas And that starts with understanding the person of christmas In the jesus of christmas, john macarthur fixes your gaze on the one deserving your full attention at christmas—and every day.
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