arent the JW's right?

Question

they dont celebrate many of the holidays because they know they come from pagan holidays. Xmas is a fine example of this. So why do christians celebrate it if most christians totally disagree with paganism. Aren't the JW's right?

Answer 1

Thank you, yes, you are right, we are right.

John 17: 14-19: (Jesus said): "I have given your word to them, but the world has hated them, because they are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world. 15 “I request you, not to take them out of the world, but to watch over them because of the wicked one. 16 They are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world. 17 Sanctify them by means of the truth; your word is truth. 18 Just as you sent me forth into the world, I also sent them forth into the world. 19 And I am sanctifying myself in their behalf, that they also may be sanctified by means of truth."

Answer 2

On this matter at least I would say most definitely Yes we are right. It all comes down to what is more important to a person. The temporary enjoyment of a pagan holiday or trying to follow the Bible. I think, sadly, some people lean on these holidays as a time to feel good. Life should be enjoyable with out needing pagan holidays.

Just my honest opinion as a Human/Christian/guy/Witness

Answer 3

The timing of those holidays, and some of the superficial trappings, may have originally come from Paganism. However, the core reasoning for various holidays (Jesus' birth, death, etc.) certainly count as Christian-based, since they deal with Jesus. I'm not a Christian, but it seems to me that anything that centers on Jesus' life is, by its very nature, Christian.

::shrugs:: So they have a celebration at the same time we Pagans have celebrations. So what? If they want to throw a party, good for them! More power to 'em. Having a holiday never strikes me as being a bad thing, and if they want to schedule theirs at the same time mine is, it in no way lessens mine.

Answer 4

These holidays are on days that pagan holidays were on because Constatine wanted to ease the Roman empire into Christianity and he thought using the same days would be helpful in doing so. Christmas and Easter are not Pagan holidays though. We celebrate the birth and resurrection of Jesus. If a person who is Jewish has a birthday on December 25th and celebrated it, we would not tell him he is celebrating a Christian Holiday, just because it shares the same date. There are many non-Christians who celebrate Christmas and Easter but just the candy and presents part. A holiday is what you make of it.

Answer 5

This is probably the only thing they have right. We tend to categorize any religion that recognizes God and talks about Jesus as being Christian. JW's dot not recognize the deity Of Jesus. They are a works type salvation. Catholics are another that we classify as christian but are not. They have a form of Christianity but miss the basic details. Any religion that says that Grace by Faith alone is not enough is suspect. Most of the Holidays we have today are pagan holidays we got from the Roman Catholic Church.

Answer 6

We must remember that the folks we called pagans in ancient times are the forefathers of Christians today.
When early Christians accepted Xmas as a hold day, they were converting the old pagan feast into a completely different christian one and history shows that it was a good thing. The Pagan Xmas was celebrated with immoral jubilation...sex, excessive food and revelry; the new Xmas shows the christian gift of true love and giving.
Try as we may, it's very difficult to remove old traditions but in the case of Christmas, I think it was a good thing...it was like a new baptism....don't you think?

Answer 7

Yes, they are. The bible shows that we should not mix unrighteous things with righteous things. 2 Cor. 6: 14 & 15 & 17 "Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers. For what fellowship do righteousness and lawlessness have? Or what sharing does light have with darkness? Further, what harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what portion does a faithful person have with an unbeliever?...'Therefore get our from among them, and separate yourselves', says Jehovah, 'and quit touching the unclean thing and I will take you in.'"

Jehovah's Witnesses only celebrate what Jesus commanded us to celebrate. That is his death. At Luke 22:19 Jesus told his faithful apostles "Keep doing this in remembrance of me."
At 1 cor. 11: 26 Paul added: "As often as you eat this loaf and drink this cub, you keep proclaiming the death of the Lord, until he arrives."

The Memorial of Jesus death draws special attention to the significance of his death in the outworking of God's purpose.
What a tremendous burden rested upon Jesus on his last night on earth as a man! He knew what his heavenly Father had purposed for him, but he also knew that he had to prove faithful under test. Because of all that will be accomplished by means of Jesus death, it was most fitting the Jesus instructed that it be remembered.

Jesus died on Nissan 14 after sundown. That falls on the first full moon after the spring equinox. This year it is being celebrated by all Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide on April 2. All are welcome to attended at their local Kingdom Hall.

Answer 8

o yes we do, we don't have to wait for a reason to give gifts doing the year. we also do have fun because we have parties doing the year. we also get together to go to movies and amusement parks. so you see we do have lots of fun doing the year without waiting for a pagan holiday. www.watchtower.org. Jesus was not born on DEC 25. he also told us to celebrate his death, not his birth. since Jesus died on the passover Nisan 14, he was 33 1/2 years old, count six months forward and you get Oct. not DEC. also Jesus was Jewish so he would not be celebrating easter. but the passover. all around the world in 236 lands Jehovah Witnesses will be celebrating on Nisan 14 the death of Jesus Christ. we have a beautiful book about the Greatest Man That Ever Lived about the life of Jesus Christ, Jesus is the son of God and we pray in the name of Jesus Christ in our prayers. so we do believe in Jesus Christ

Answer 9

What's wrong with celebrating pagan holidays?

Answer 10

Do you realize Christmas celebrating the birth of Christ, Easter is celebrating his Resurrection, St. Patricks day is a day to pray for missionaries. Most holidays are religious not pagan. People have just distorted these holidays to take God out of there lives.

Answer 11

Unlike Jehovah's Witnesses most so called Christians instead of trying to please Jehovah God, only want to please themselves.Also many have no idea what God requires of them,whilst others don't care.Then there are those who are just plain hypocrites.There are many reasons why.Yet it is Jehovah's Witnesses who by trying to live by God's righteous standards are the ones who are ridiculed and persecuted by these same self righteous ones