Does Matthew 15:9 and Mark 7:7 condemn Christmas and Easter celebrations?

Answer 1

Few people care what the Bible says about anything. You can show them that Christmas and Easter are not taught anywhere in the Bible, and they don't care.

The traditions of man are more important to them than the plain Word of God. Leviticus 23 lists all of God's holidays, but they are ignored by Christians because they have been taught the O.T. is 'Jewish'.

Answer 2

Mat 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.
Mar 7:7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.

I would say they do!
I use to love Christmas, was never really in to Easter
But when I became a Christian which has just been in the last three years I started to study about Christmas and how it came about the history of it and so forth I was amazed at what I found So then I began looking at Easter as well I never knew what bunnies and eggs ever had to do with Jesus well I found that Easter came from pagan worship of a fertility goddess eggs and bunnies are both symbols of fertility.

Now that i have been educated on both of the "holidays" i stay as far away from them as possible. I hate them. It also makes it difficult as everyone I know christian and non Christan celebrate them

Answer 3

The Bible doesn't tell us the exact day of Jesus' birth so the fact that we celebrate it on December 25th means nothing. It's the pagan's Yule celebration. But remember that the Bible does tell us that although all days are the same to God but if we want to make one more important than the others we can.

Easter should be celebrated the Sunday after the Jewish Passover (remember that Christ's last supper was in fact Passover - that's what He and his disciples were celebrating). Christians should not include Easter Bunnies, dyed eggs, and baby chicks, etc. because those are pagan symbols for Spring and fertility and have nothing to do with Christ's passion and death.

Answer 4

look, Christmas and Easter are not pagan. I suggest you stop listening to Judaizers. Christmas was not originally on Dec. 25 it was on Jan 6. Clement of Alexandria the early church father first said that the birth of Christ has been on Dec. 25. the switch to that date had not been affected until the Pope Gregory calander of the 1500's. when switching from the Julian, Christmas was moved to Dec. 25 to compensate for the date changes. as far as Easter goes. you need to realize that Easter is the English name King James gave to Pashcal month. Pashcal month for Jews is the month of the Passover, until the festival of Pentecost. Pashca for Christians is based around a tradition of St Peter's the Apostle. Pashcha month for Christians begins on Ash Wednesday, runs through lent, holy week, all the way until Pentecost Sunday when the church was born. the title Easter was given to Pashcal. yes Easter is a pagan title, Pashca however is not pagan. hope this helps.

Answer 5

Not that I see. Easter and Christmas are not doctrines as such. We do not teach celebrate Christmas or go to Hell. We just celebrate Christmas in remembrance of Jesus' birth even though we know that the date is wrong. As far as Easter goes in my church we tend to refer to it as resurrection Sunday. Once again the important thing is the resurrection not any possible pagan connotations that have been added in.

Answer 6

it somewhat is effective for a Muslim to take part in Christian celebrations. regardless of each and everything, Christmas is the day Jesus replaced into born, and Muslims have faith in Jesus as a prophet and a messenger of god who has saved many people, so why no longer celebrate his start? delight in Christmas =)

Answer 7

NO........

read further what He says...........
its the ordinances and trraditions and customs of man which say to wear a certain thing or carry pots or censors and such to have a show of sorts in worship...such as do most all Churches whether they be christian / catholic / Methodist / baptist / pentachostal / apostohlic / holiness/.........they make serving God a ritual.........instead of a Way of Life lived daily...they make it a custom of mans dress and who certain critirea is done to be a christian or what-ever............

thats why the bible says that " The traditions of man makes Gods word of no affect "

And you wonder why people are rarely saved and or healed.....this is the reason !!!!!!

The Real Church is Leaving the building made with mans hands !!

Answer 8

Ok think about it. If Christmas and Easter are doctrines made by men with no relation to Jesus and His Father. Then yes it does. The next question to answer this one is, Where does Christmas and Easter come from and what relation do they have to Jesus, His Father and the Bible? Hope I've helped you to answer your question. L8rs.

Answer 9

There were not many things condemned in the bible but one was people preaching another gospel besides the gospel of Jesus Christ preached by the disciples.

Galatians 1:8
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

Answer 10

The educated religious elite of Jesus' day opposed him (v. 1-20), his own disciples trusted but could not understand him (v. 15-16), but a Canaanite woman recognized his identity as Son of David (v. 21-28). Matthew again reminds the reader of what the religious elite would not guess: Jesus does another sign like Moses and Elisha (v. 29-39).