If Christians believe the Truth, then why do they believe in celebrating Holidays?

Question

I totally believe in finding the truth, but I am with Jehovas on only this, not celebrating Holidays and this is why: They are all wrong. Why do you celebrate the Passover as easter? with stupid bunnies and eggs? has nothing to do with God and what about Christmas, uh oh, I know there are some emotions stirred with this one. Christmas has nothing to do with Jesus and you are blind if you think it does. Jesus was not born in the winter, the pictures are wrong, study your bible. Why do we give presents to family & friends, it isn't our birthday. Should we rather do some kind act toward others to be a gift to Jesus. Wow. I believe in God but I think it is astounding how so many christians are even blind to the Worldly ways.

Answer 1

Yep, I'm sure Jesus is wildly dissapointed when I give my mother the hiking boots she's wanted and my father the wok he's been eyeing. What a thoughtless, unkind thing to do.

Answer 2

The Bible nowhere instructs us to celebrate Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, birthdays, anniversaries, etc. This leads some to refrain from observing these celebratory days. However, at the same time, the Bible does not speak against participating in holidays. The Bible mentions several “celebrations” that the Israelites observed; Passover, Pentecost, Purim, New Moon, etc. The difference between these Biblical holidays and the modern holidays celebrated today is that our modern holidays have pagan or even anti-Christian origins. Christmas and Easter began as attempts to redefine a pagan holiday with a Christian meaning, i.e., the Easter bunny, the Christmas tree, giving gifts, hunting for eggs, etc.

That leaves us with a difficult decision – should we continue a practice that was started as a pagan religious ritual? Here are a few things to consider: (A) Does the holiday in any way promote false doctrine or immorality (Galatians 5:19-23)? (B) Can we thank God for what we observe on a holiday (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). (C) Will celebrating the holiday detract from your Christian testimony / witness (Philippians 2:15). This is a decision a Christian family needs to make together. Pray to God, asking Him what He would have you to do (James 1:5).

Answer 3

A little judgmental are we? I celebrate Christmas in honor of the birth of Christ. It doesn't matter what date I celebrate, as long as I have one day to celebrate the birth of Christ. People give gifts on birthdays. Jesus isn't physically present on earth now, so we give gifts to our love ones (as He taught us to love each other). I don't have any "Santa" decorations. I don't celebrate Easter with the Easter bunny either - and I don't color eggs or have baskets. I remember it as a time to honor Jesus for His sacrifice and for His teachings. The Passover and Easter are also not the same holidays and are not celebrated at the same time. In John 7:24 Jesus said, "Stop judging by the way things look, but judge by what is really right."

Answer 4

sufferingdaily:
That's like asking why do Atheists use money if they don't believe in God.
Because it's the only game in town, that's why. When you are brought up with celebrating holidays from the time you were born then isn't that what you are going to do because society does it? Why do you believe in Jehovah's Witness? Because you were brought up that way I suppose, right. A lot of people know that Jesus was not born on Dec. 25th but they go along with the national holiday anyway because the rest of the world does mostly and the fact that their work place is probably closed.
After I post this answer and read the other answers I will be surprised if someone has not asked you, Why you ask ridiculous questions? Because you can that's why, because you just can.

Answer 5

You're suggesting that Christians celebrate Easter with bunnies? Do you know many Christians? Christmas is the day we've decided to celebrate Christ's birth. True, it wasn't His actual birthday, but why can't we celebrate it on the day we've chosen? It seems like you're telling people what their own motives are, and that's an immature way of looking at things. That's like telling someone they're happy when they really aren't feeling that way. Jesus gave us a gift, any day that we choose to celebrate that is a good day, even if we do it by showing people we care through gifts.

In the Bible (OT) God commands His people to have regular celebrations. He wants us to relax and enjoy living. What's wrong with holidays?

Answer 6

Thank you, Ebeneezer Scrooge, for your insightful testimony!

Feel free to celebrate Christmas in September from now on.

Easter still falls pretty close to Passover, but you can call it Resurrection Day.

Go ahead an set up your own calendar, with as many holidays as you like ... or none.

Then you can come out with a whole new line of greeting cards for them.

What a refreshing concept!

Answer 7

A simple answer is that Christians are human just like everyone else and as such reconize the value of a good party to breakup the monotany of life and as for christmas in winter, remember thaat 90% of all businesses close that day therefore there is very little reason (at least in the U.S.A.) to go much of anywhere.

Answer 8

You are misusing the word "Christians". Christians accept Jesus Christ as their LORD and Savior. However JWs do not accept Jesus Christ as their LORD and Savior.

I haven't yet read all of the answers but I saw some very good answers to your question.

It sounds to me like you are generalizing and making mountains out of molehills.

If you are seeking the Truth then read the Bible from cover-to-cover instead of looking at imperfect people.

I dislike the commercialization of religious holidays but life is much too short to spend time fighting battles that you can't win. Find something worthwhile to do with the life your heavenly Father has given you.

Obedience belongs to us - Judging belongs to God.

Answer 9

There is no dictate in the Bible preventing the celebration of holidays. There are plenty of directives to celebrate God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit). A special holiday dedicated to the worship of Christ is in line with the Biblical perspective.

Atheists first proposed the theory that current Christian holidays are leftovers from Judaism or older pagan rituals in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It was an attempt to prove a dictate of Social Darwinism that societies evolve. The claims that Christian holidays have nothing to do with Christianity was an attempt to prove that Christianity was not a true religion and Christ never existed. If you support these theories and refuse to celebrate Christian holidays then you are in support of a 100 year old atheist theory that Christianity is bogus.

Early Christians used eggs as an analogy of the tomb. Although an egg looks like an inanimate object there is life inside. A baby chick comes out of it. Although the tomb looks dead, Christ was alive in it and came out. This was an explanation to ancient farmers.

Also, eggs were very expensive at that time. Remember they didn't have refrigeration. Eggs only lasted a couple of days. People would boil them to make them last a little longer. They were so expensive that people would paint them with elaborate decorations and give them as presents.

Since eggs were used to explain the Resurrection and they were commonly given as gifts, Christians began giving decorated eggs as a reminder of the gift of eternal life given by Christ at the Resurrection. Given this history, I think Easter eggs are a wonderful way of both celebrating Christ and remembering the early Christians.

Why do we give gifts at Christmas time? It's a kindness to others in the name of Christ. Christ bid us to "Love you neighbor as yourself." Giving gifts of appreciation once a year is a nice way to pay tribute to Christ's words.

Christian holidays have become commercialized in the last century. They have been hi-jacked by merchants looking to make a buck. I say it’s about time that Christians reclaimed their holidays. They are a wonderful celebration of Christ. Nowhere in the Bible is this prohibited.

If you want to be an atheist and believe that Christian holidays evolved from earlier pagan rituals, you have that right. If you want to denounce Christianity as a bogus religion, you have that right. If you want to tear down and verbally persecute Christians who are celebrating Christ, you have that right.

However, "As for me and my house, we will follow the Lord."

Answer 10

Christmas and Easter ate to rember our Lord. There are lots of pagen things out there . But we must rember our love for our Lord and his love for us.
On the other hand Oct 31 is another story. The only thing selebrated then is the devil. Teaches our kids to beg , pr to trick. They get so much candy they can't eat it all. So this teaches greed. Soaping windows Huh ! This is a good thing to be taught. Glass in candy oh yes good teaching. The devil sure has fun that day. Dress up like one of his disciples , makes the divle smile. Now I made you mad ! See the devil wins again ! Wake up and stay at home and pray all that day and night.

Answer 11

I was a pastor and one Sunday I spoke a sermon on the evils of Christmas, something I think that Christians need to know. A couple in my church used to be JW's and had converted to Christianity.After wards they came to me and asked since I knew the history of Christmas and its pagan roots why did I not deal with it in the church and get rid of it. My only answer is that if I spent my entire life on a campaign against Christmas and eventually eradicated it from off the face of the earth, what would I have accomplished? There are so many more important issues to deal with in the Church and I personally have not been called to do that. I would rather spend my time teaching truth than trying to dispel evil.