See: Book of Jeremiah 10:1-5
2006-11-19 13:50:16 · 22 answers · asked by taotemu 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Of course it is, but so is Christmas. December 25 has always been a pagan holiday. Early Christians did not celebrate birthdays only pagans did and John the Baptist lost his head during Herod's birthday celebration. Santa Claus, gift giving and all the yule tide traditions are very pagan in origin.
Christianity today is very much engulfed in pagan traditions.
As a pagan myself I think it is ironic that Christians keep our holy days when the bible condemns them.
2006-11-19 14:11:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No they aren't. They are simply a decoration. Jeremiah is talking about cutting a tree down and making a wooden sculpture, coating it with melted silver and gold. The Christmas tree was unheard of at the time. Martin Luther actually popularized it.
In a sense, it is an imitation of a fruit tree. But we can take a good lesson from it: Because the "fruit" doesn't come from the lofe of the tree, it is not useful, just pretty to look at. In the same way, if your love, joy, peace, etc. are just things you put on, and not the fruit of the Spirit of God within you, then they are not really useful either. They are artificial.
2006-11-19 21:55:48 · answer #2 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Jeremiah was talking about people worshiping idols here. In those days they did not have Christmas trees. Now if you bow down during Christmas you bow down and worship the Christmas tree, maybe Jeremiah may have been talking to you.
2006-11-19 21:59:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jeremiah 10:2-4
Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. [3] For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. [4] They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
If this doesn't sound like a Christmas tree...
learn not the way of the heathen...
"for the customs of people are vain..."
2006-11-19 22:04:34 · answer #4 · answered by n9wff 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, its not anti Christian, unless you think that the whole reason for Christmas is worshiping the tree. The Christmas tree is a decoration.
2006-11-19 22:00:01 · answer #5 · answered by Daphne 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Christmas itself is anti-Christian as it has no Scriptural backing and the traditions come from pagan customs. Pagan Romans brought things like garland and trees into there homes to ward off evil spirits, they also exchanged gifts and celebrated the solstice during December and the Roman Catholic Church adopted that time to celebrate the birth of Jesus to try to bring the pagans into the church but instead contaminated Christianity.
2006-11-19 21:56:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No since the tree used for a Christmas Tree is an Evergreen, I would say it depicts the doctrine that Christians never die.
2006-11-19 22:07:55 · answer #7 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
CHRISTMAS is anti-Christian; Christians are just too ritualistic to realize it. It's not mentioned in Scripture; everything about it is based on pagan traditions; & Christians think it celebrates the birth of their Diety.
Can you say "Saturnalia"?
2006-11-19 21:55:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes they are. I found out by reading Jerimiah 10 to. All things that man do are contrary to the word of God. Do you go to church on the sabth day. Are you a christian.
2006-11-19 21:53:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
We were taught in Sunday School that it is a Christian symbol originating from the 'tree of life'.
2006-11-19 21:54:35 · answer #10 · answered by Zoey 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋