"feast to the Lord" Do you think that this has anything to do with us celebrating the pagan Holiday Christmas and calling it a day for the Lord?
Can someone who celebrates Christmas please explain Jeremiah 10:1 to me? Why is it okay to celebrate a day that has been proven that Jesus was never born on? Does it bother you that December 25th is the same day that the Romans celebrated the birth of their God Mirtha?Christmas is on the same day at which the Moabites wouldhave public child sacrifices where they would trun their pot bellied God Chemosh into a fiery hot furnace and recite their long list of desires after putting their infant children ito the red-hot lap of their god with his phrygian cap.
Now on Christmas.....we have our children make endless lists to the cherry-red, pot-bellied god of prosperity, and then we place our children in the lap of this god who wears his Phrygian cap and sits on his throne in the shopping mall......Don't believe a word I say, instead go look it up
2006-11-19 14:25:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
sigh...
all pagan holidays should be avoided, but as long as you are not worshipping a tree, there's no reason you cannot decorate one and celebrate the birth of Christ
peace
2006-11-19 14:28:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think you've gone over the deep end, I don't know of anyone who would or has ever called Santa Clause god. He is just a jolly fat man that brings toys to kids, he's mythical and at a certain age, kids stop believing in him.
As for the first question, no. We actually do celebrate Christmas as Jesus' birth, haven't you seen the Manger Scenes? It's just been over commercialized over the years.
Jeremiah 10:1 Here ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel.
God is telling the people of Israel to listen to Him.
Or rather the writer of Jeremiah is telling the people of Israel to listen to the Lord, God. Abide by his commandments.
2006-11-19 22:41:16 · answer #2 · answered by creeklops 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually it makes no difference to me. If somebody wants to celebrate the birth of Jesus on Aptil 15th, or on August 10th, I'll be happy to join them. The important thing is that Jesus, God incarnate, was born.
Jeremiah 10:1? has absolutely nothing to do withit.
On one thing I agree with you: encouraging children to write letters to the cherry red god of prosperity to demand expensive gifts. Lying to children is wrong.
But Chemosh has nothing to do with it.
Edit:
Oh - I forgot to fill in the blank of your question. The word would be "orgy". They were having an orgy to this golden statue, and calling it a feast to God. And yes, some "christian" feasts, or the way people celebrate them, are sometimes like orgies, and I don't think God is really too thrilled about that.
So - have a merry Christmas anyway, whenever you want to celebrate it! And have a merry every other day of your life, full of the joy of Christ.
2006-11-19 22:31:04 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you that Jesus was very probably not born on the day we call Christmas. But I don't think it should be a divisive issue that some make it. In the book of Romans the author deals with exactly this subject and states that there may be people who place special significance on certain days and that's ok. We need to get along as Christians.
Rom 14:4-6
4 Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
5 One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
6 He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord.
NIV
I was raised to not give special consideration to Christmas day as the day of Christ's birth. As I have matured, though, I have found it comforting and a pleasant reminder of Jesus coming to earth so I allow myself to think more deeply on this issue during the Christmas season and feel comfortable with remembering His birth at Christmas.
2006-11-19 22:47:02 · answer #4 · answered by yagman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just learned today that Temple Mount (Jewish) where the Muslim Dome of the Rock is located has been a holy site long before the Jews arrived in Canaan.
Modern religion is clearly built on previous religions and religious structures are built on sites previously considered holy.
So, if there is an obvious connection between modern and ancient religions, why do believers insist that their particular religions are separate from the others and true. If "pagan" religions are considered false, what makes modern pervasive religions true?
2006-11-19 22:34:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
See this is a date set by certain people, and we cant be sure which day they celebrated the feast, and as you know God frowned upon this as he had told them not to make idols. And also Christmas Dec. 25 is a set date by ppl, and we cant be sure of when Jesus was born.
2006-11-19 22:29:55 · answer #6 · answered by govind b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is pagan, it has a history of pagan beliefs attached to it. Not only that, but what are you teaching your children when you lie to them about the jolly fat man in a red suit. God says persons who lie will not inherit his kingdom. Did you ever notice that if you just slide one letter in Santa, the N to the end of his name you get Satan? So you can see Santa Clause as Satan claws, cool huh! Satan walks around like a roaring lion waiting to devour someone.
2006-11-19 22:31:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
*yawn*
Another brilliant refutation of Christian traditions by citing pagan antecedents.
Next?
2006-11-19 22:32:35 · answer #8 · answered by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Imagine if this girl studied something useful!
2006-11-19 22:36:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need religious counsel go to another website
2006-11-19 22:28:24 · answer #10 · answered by vanessa 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋