Should we continue to celebrate "Christian" holidays even though we know the Lord abhors them?

Question

I recently watched this guy on SkyAngel named Michael Rood on his show "A Rood Awakening." He revealed how Constantine's mother incorporated the pagan rituals with newly Christian beliefs about Jesus and all. I had heard a little of things like this before, but nothing so clear. It is obvious to me now how much God hates paganistic rituals and holidays. Now that I know this, should I stop celebrating Christmas and Easter and start celebrating the holidays that God, Himself gave to His people, like Passover? I am seriously asking and do not want any stupid responses.

Answer 1

Yes I would not,thats what i have done ever since I found out the truth. It even says in the bible not to have a christmas tree in Jeremiah 10 so that should tell you God hates christmas and Jesus was not even born then it was around September

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Answer 2

Who incorported the pagans beliefs and rituals to Christianity were the bishops of the Roman church. I'm not saying that Helen, Constantine's mother is inocent, but the truth is the truth. Helen, Constantine the Great's mother, was a pagan her whole life. At least, we know that Constantine converted to Chrstianity in his death bed, but Helen never did, or there is no evidence that she ever did. But, Helen was the one who went to Judea and, according to the Roman church story, she "found" the exact place where Jesus was born, where the Nativity Church was founded. She also "found" the exact place where Jesus was crucified, where the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is, and all those "holy sites" that are such a tourist attraction nowadays in Israel. So, what we got was lots of "holy sites" discovered by a woman that was a pagan her whole life. But, believe it or not, the Roman church canonized Helen as a saint, (*a pagan saint*??)...!!! It's been said that we get what we deserve, and this is a great example of it!!

Celebrating or not those holidays should be a personal decision of each one of us depending on the quality of the brainwash we've been submitted to.

Answer 3

Should We Celebrate Holidays?

THE Bible is not the source of popular religious and secular holidays that are celebrated in many parts of the world today. What, then, is the origin of such celebrations? If you have access to a library, you will find it interesting to note what reference books say about holidays that are popular where you live. Consider a few examples.

Easter. “There is no indication of the observance of the Easter festival in the New Testament,” states The Encyclopædia Britannica. How did Easter get started? It is rooted in pagan worship. While this holiday is supposed to commemorate Jesus’ resurrection, the customs associated with the Easter season are not Christian. For instance, concerning the popular “Easter bunny,” The Catholic Encyclopedia says: “The rabbit is a pagan symbol and has always been an emblem of fertility.”
Keep in mind, too, that the origin of religious celebrations has a bearing on whether they please God or not(Isaiah 52:11) Turn away, turn away, get out of there, touch nothing unclean; get out from the midst of her, keep yourselves clean, YOU who are carrying the utensils of Jehovah.
DO ORIGINS REALLY MATTER?

Some agree that such holidays as Christmas have pagan origins but still feel that it is not wrong to celebrate them. After all, most people are not thinking about false worship when they observe holidays. These occasions also give families opportunities to draw close together. Is this how you feel? If so, likely it is love of family, not love of false religion, that makes taking a stand for true worship seem difficult. Be assured that Jehovah, the one who originated the family, wants you to have a good relationship with your relatives. (Ephesians 3:14, 15) But you can strengthen such bonds in ways that God approves. Regarding the matter that should be our chief concern, the apostle Paul wrote: “Keep on making sure of what is acceptable to the Lord.”—Ephesians 5:10.

Maybe you feel that the origins of holidays have little to do with how they are celebrated today. Do origins really matter? Yes! To illustrate: Suppose you saw a piece of candy lying in the gutter. Would you pick up that candy and eat it? Of course not! That candy is unclean. Like that candy, holidays may seem sweet, but they have been picked up from unclean places. To take a stand for true worship, we need to have a viewpoint like that of the prophet Isaiah, who told true worshipers: “Touch nothing unclean.”—Isaiah 52:11.

Answer 4

I have heard about this too, and I believe it did take place. But I do not believe that we should abandon the holidays. We should celebrate them for what they are, Easter: the rise of Christ; and Christmas: the birth of Christ. Where we get in trouble is that we only celebrate the presents and colored eggs. It is not wrong to do these things, in fact, it brings family closer together, but we shouldn't prioritize Santa and the easter bunny over Christ. An example of how to do this is to do as my family does Christmas morning and read the Cristmas story from Luke before opening presents.

Celebrating the passover is up to you, but remember that can become just as ritualistic as Christmas and Easter. You don't have to though because passover was under the OT law and Christ came and fulfilled the law. So in the end what you do is up to you. Just love God in all you do and you will be fine.

In Jesus Name

Answer 5

it is a singular thought, yet atheists are many times so serious even of alternative atheists that they might by no ability conform to this. some strays right here and there yet many times the reaction is a few thing like this. "Atheism does not desire a trip through fact... it can't have a trip through fact... it is no longer what atheism is approximately blah blah blah." they might't merely loosen up each often times for Pete's sake! i think of a sprint party of self sustaining thinking would be clean, and you may guess that a majority of those grumpy atheists would be out and approximately celebrating their day without work after publicly declaring right here that it would be the two against their ideals and incorrect and "what for." *rolls eyes* lol

Answer 6

Well, when I was a Christian, I figured God would want us to celebrate any religion, if you are celebrating for the right reasons. Yes, Christmas and Easter are mostly holidays borrowed from pagan religions, but they are celebrated now for Christian reasons. If it feels wrong to you, don't, but if you feel it is a positive thing, do it.

Answer 7

Response to historical errors:

Early in the second century of the Church St. Ignatius of Antioch coined the name for the Church as Catholic and that same Church remains today as the Church created and built by Jesus the apostles and their successors. It never fell into apostasy for doing so would make Jesus a liar as He said that the gates of hell would not prevail against His Church and also that His Church would endure for all times.

The Emperor Constantine did not create the Catholic Church but simply made the Church the state religion which increased the growth and influence of he Church and made persecution of Christians illegal in the empire.

Answer 8

Oh, please do! I'm sure that those of us who celebrate the holy days such as Yule (which Christians "adapted" to make Christmas), Ostara (Easter), Samhain (All Hallow's Eve and All Saint's Day), and other pagan traditions would welcome the removal of the Christian suppression of the truth of these holy days. If more people thought like you, I would personally be very thankful. Stick to your own religion's holy days, I say, instead of taking over the holy days of others just to gain converts!

Answer 9

I would argue that nearly everything in our culture is rooted in paganism. Even the names of the months of the year and planets are named after pagan gods. If we were to try to divorce ourselves from everything pagan, we would have to go out of society. The fact of the matter is that there is no such thing as a Christian culture. Just because something has its roots in paganism, does not mean that it is evil today.

Christians are not prohibited from celebrating these holidays. Its like what Paul says here in Romans 14:4-9, "Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. One person regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind. He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord, and he who eats, does so for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who eats not, for the Lord he does not eat, and gives thanks to God. For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself; for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. NASU

In other words do all unto the Lord!

However learning about the feast days of the Old Testament as well will benifit your faith!

Answer 10

"It is obvious to me now how much God hates paganistic rituals and holidays."

And you know this how? You think that there were no harvest festivals before Purim? EVERYTHING in the Christian religion is built on antecedents from prehistory.