He is the reason for the season.
2007-03-12 14:55:03 · 13 answers · asked by the pink baker 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
True, we don't know His "exact" DOB, but how is celebrating His birthday bad?
2007-03-12 15:01:49 · update #1
Hey "Pastor", I've always used my blondiebaptist name. FYI: I did want an honest answer, but all I got from you was garbage
2007-03-12 15:28:31 · update #2
For a few reasons. Really our reasons are in many ways the same as why other religous groups whether Christian or not do or don't support something. We feel it is wrong. We feel it is Not Jesus' birth day in any way. For one thing he was not born in the winter. This is a Biblical fact. No where in the Bible are Birthdays supported, in fact the only 2 times they are mentioned it was in connection with pagan celebrations and Murder. Christmas is Pagan in origin. We feel it not right to give honor to this Pagan holiday. We are simply trying to follow the Bible and do what is right. Hope this helps.
PS Thank you for recognising that, though we follow the Bible differently we ARE Christians.
2007-03-13 00:01:53 · answer #1 · answered by Ish Var Lan Salinger 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
JWs are not the only group that doesn't. Traditional Amish also don't observe it.
A program on the History channel shows that it has only been popular with a majority of religions for a little over 100 years, and only as a result of merchandising. Prior to that, most every religion has banned it at some point in their history.
What is more important is why would you celebrate a man made holiday, that Christ would not have endorsed, but ignore the memorial of the last supper on the day Christ did say to keep? Nasin 14, which starts at sunset on April 2nd. I don't know for sure, but I think the witnesses are the only ones that observe it. So, why do you ignore the instructions of Christ, but follow those of men? It might be educational to attend the memorial at the Kingdom Hall, though some have moved it to larger facilities due to excessive crowds. My mother lives in a small town in northern California and they have to hold it at the high school auditorium due to the number of non-witnesses that attend each year.
2007-03-12 18:19:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well the most major and important reason why Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate christmas is because of it orginal pagan connections to the worship of the pagan Sun goddess Saturnalia.
Christmas was not originally about the need to celebrate Jesus's birthday but to consolidate pagans to christianity thus bending christendom worship to match their worship to accomodate pagans into christendom. Also as there is no Biblical record of exactly when Jesus was born unlike more importantly we have an exact record when Jesus was crucified. Jesus was likely born in October as when the sheperds were sleeping out in their fields at night as even in the Middle East late December would of been far too cold to do that.
Jesus only required his followers to remember the memorial at the passover.
Jesus would not approve of a celebration of him on a day that shared with a pagan festival. What sharing does light have with darkness?
Jehovah's Witnesses keep their worship pure and honourable in God's eyes. Sharing an invented celebration of christendom with false worship is unclean and misleading.
Also what are the fruits of such celebrations, do they truely honour Jesus?
Heavy commercialism, revelries and heavy drinking, debt also pagan symbols such as ivy, mistletoe and yule logs for starters. Materialism and high spending and Jesus is really an after thought as Santa Claus takes the leading role in christmas. If celebrating Jesus's birthday was something that honoured Jesus than we would have an exact date. The Bible is very specific on what is important.
The early Christians did not celebrate birthdays. The custom of celebrating birthdays comes from ancient false religions. True Christians give gifts and have good times together at other times during the year.
Jehovah's WItnesses according to what Jesus really asked they partake was his Memorial (Luke 22:19) which this year is on our calandar is on April 2nd 2007 at approx 7pm. Anyone is welcome to attend at their local Kingdom Hall.
April 2nd this year coincides with the Jewish date of Nisan 14 the exact day of the year that Jesus was crucified.
No other date in the Biblical calandar is more important that the Memorial of Christ.
2007-03-12 15:10:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
particular, that's and not authorized via God or his Son. Did Jesus ever rejoice his very own beginning or the birthday of every person else? No. Did the apostles or early 1st century Christians rejoice birthdays? No. Did God command us to rejoice the beginning of his Son or maybe provide us a date to accomplish that? No. Why no longer? using fact God did no longer want Christians to accomplish that. yet God did provide us a date to bear in concepts the loss of life of his Son that's Nisan 14th on the Jewish calendar and that's the only date that real Christians are commanded to maintain as a Memorial each 3 hundred and sixty 5 days. Jesus isn't any longer a helpless babe in a manger. he's now ruling as King of his Fathers Kingdom in heaven. this is how we ought to view and provide honor to our reigning King. Christmas isn't something yet a admired version of the Roman trip referred to as Saturnalia. It become celebrated via pagans and each custom that we now discover celebrated in Christmas on the instant become portion of Saturnalia. Christmas become as quickly as outlawed via the Puritans and this is going to be now. It dishonors the real God and Jesus.
2016-11-24 23:35:48 · answer #4 · answered by goettle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey Blondie,
Thanks for the question. I've always wondered this about the JW too. Hopefully, a few JW will answer you question. I know that December 25 is not his birthday. If you talk will a LDS person (Mormon) they will tell you his actual birthday is April 6. I think it's important to remember Jesus always, but I think it's nice to have one special day to remember his birth.
2007-03-13 02:14:39 · answer #5 · answered by MistyAnn 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Jesus was not born on dec 25. remember the shepards where in the field. Jesus told us to celebrate his death not his birth. Jesus died on Nisan 14 and this year it is April 2 and in 236 lands all around the world we will be celebrating his memorial. Jesus was 33 1/2 years old when he died and count six month forward and you get October, not dec.
2007-03-12 15:00:03 · answer #6 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Jesus did not celebrate his birthday.
Speaking as someone who is not a Jw, why is it that people who say they are Christians, would participate in a tradition that so obviously is of pagan origin?
Somewhere, i think I read in the bible, you can not be eating from the table of demons and the table of god.
So, as soon as you can show me absolutely one instance of Jesus, His disciples, maybe Paul, going on about the Christmas tree,or maybe talking of exchanging gifts on Jesus birthday, or even mentioning Jesus birthday as an observed christian event in the bible, I suggest to you to separate yourself from the unclean practice of the clear and proved demonic practice of observing "Christmas".
You get an answer and then change the question to, Why is celebrating his birthday bad?
You, have a different name, but I have spoken with tyou before. What you are doing is asking a question, but you do not want an honest answer. What you like to do, is see if you can make others jump through hoops for your entertainment.
Well, since you did't like the honest answers, then obviously, it was not an honest question.
The bible says to turn away from those who like to debate words, knoing that (you) are only trying to create an argument.
Bye!
2007-03-12 14:59:18 · answer #7 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Whether it's his true birthday or not, whether he want us to celebrate his birthday or not, I think Jesus is happy whenever we are remembering him and celebrating his life. I also believe that it makes him happy for whatever reason that most people believers or not are being kinder to each other and doing more for each other. There's no denying that we all have more love for each other around the Christmas season and isn't that what he really wants us to do? Love each other as he loves us?
2007-03-12 15:09:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Stop placing Jesus into holidays in which he does not belong. Christmas has always been Pagan, lets keep it that way.
2007-03-12 15:17:15 · answer #9 · answered by untilyoucamealong04 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
It's actually the traditional mid-winter feast of many cultures, overlain on the Feast of Mithras.
2007-03-12 15:11:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋