2006-12-07 12:49:51 · 21 answers · asked by muslim 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's right after the part where they celebrate Ground Hog's Day.
2006-12-07 12:51:44 · answer #1 · answered by WHITE TRASH ARMENIAN 4 · 2⤊ 4⤋
The birth of the Lord Jesus Christ as presented in Luke 2 earlier quoted (courtesy of St. Mike) tells us that the Nativity is marked by a great celebration in heaven. Would not the earth rejoice with heaven?
In the Old Testament, God decreed that His visitation of Israel - whereby His people are freed from bondage - is of an everlasting memorial celebrated with solemnity and festivities. And such was only "a shadow of the good things to come" (St. Paul to the Hebrews, 10.1) in Christ.
Besides, you can not disprove Christmas celebration by putting forward the LOST Protestant argument of 'Sola Scriptura" (Scriptures alone) by Martin Luther. St. John the Apostle teaches: "there are also many other things which Jesus did; which, if they were written every one, the world itself, I think, would not be able to contain the books that should be written" (21.25). True Christians know then that Scriptures ALONE is a doctrine contradicted by the Holy Writ for the same Sacred Scriptures says that it is the Holy Spirit Who will teach ALL THINGS (John 14.17; 16.13) by speaking through the "ancients" (Acts of the Apostles 20.17,28; 1 Peter 5.1) of that Church which is "the ground and pillar of the truth" (1 Timothy 3.15).
2006-12-07 21:31:37 · answer #2 · answered by Marlowe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no verse in the Bible that says Jesus and His disciples celebrated Christmas. And your point is? Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas time. Jesus doesn't mind us celebrating He is not a party pooper.
2006-12-07 21:00:25 · answer #3 · answered by angel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'll give you the verse that tells about Jesus celebrating Christmas when you give me the verse in the koran where muhammad said it is wrong to be a pedophile. I'll take Jesus over a man who married a 6 year old girl when he was 53 every day of the week...
2006-12-07 21:01:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no mention of Christmas in the New Testament. I don't think there is any controversy that the celebration of Christmas came much later than the era in which the New Testament was written. Christianity, at least from my Catholic point of view, includes many practices and beliefs that came after the that early period in Church history. This does not take away, in my opinion, from the value of the celebration of Christmas. I am quite sure that every world religion has traditions and celebrations that emerged after the earliest period of the religion's history.
2006-12-07 20:55:28 · answer #5 · answered by Marcella S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christmas first started because the early Christians wanted to have there religion be able to compete with a popular roman holiday that was celebrated on December 25. so the early Christians set the birth of Christ as the same day as the roman festival. that is how we got Christmas!
2006-12-07 21:02:48 · answer #6 · answered by Speak freely 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no verse that says anything about Christmas. Christmas was unknown to the early Christians. Jesus commanded his followers to celebrate his death, not his birth. Funny thing. Many professed Christians know full well that Christmas is of pagan origin but will give all kinds of excuses to celebrate it anyway.
2006-12-07 21:00:16 · answer #7 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There is no verse in the wholly babble that talks about celebrating Christmas. It is a stolen holiday from the pagans. When Rome converted to xianity, they wanted to make it easier to transition to the new government imposed religion.
2006-12-07 21:03:22 · answer #8 · answered by ne_idiot 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, In the days of Herod the king. When was Jesus born? Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him." (Matthew 2: 1-2)
" And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh." (Matthew 2: 11)
Christ was born, we are the ones who should celebrate Christmas, not Himself and His disciple.
Don't you celebrate the birth of prophet Mohammad???????
2006-12-07 21:02:56 · answer #9 · answered by they're savages 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Mark 17:18
2006-12-07 20:56:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no verse. The closest thing is the celebration of Jesus' birth by the angels, wisemen and shepards in Luke.
2006-12-07 20:53:00 · answer #11 · answered by vivmaiko 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋