It would seem to me that most children of families that celebrate by gift giving at christmas don't need what they get in the first place it is a self gratifying act . Do you disagree or agree.
2007-11-26 16:53:46 · 13 answers · asked by mairszee 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
mairs eat oat and does eat oats. LOL my mom always sang that song to me it is my nick name
2007-11-26 17:02:14 · update #1
Christmas is about giving.
God, out of love gave us his son. Therefore we give to each other out of the love that was given to us.
Self gratifying... is to give to yourself, not to others.
When you give to someone else, its a random act of kindness. It's not to get an award, its to do good for someone who can't give or get their own.
If you have an issue with giving gifts, then donate to your local charity for children, adults or seniors and give the recipt to your family member and say "in your name I donated this $$ to this charity".
Merry Christmas.
2007-11-26 17:06:19 · answer #1 · answered by ebay_convert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas might be about Jesus, but the Yule is about the kids. The two are on the same day because pope's of old tried to abscond the day.
2007-11-26 16:57:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
didnt christ himself say it is better to give than to recieve duhhh the anwsers in front of ur face dont be so open about being a cheap scape and buy your family and kids giftsu will never walk among the saints only the sinners may God keep u in his palms cause u need his protection with ur way of thinkin
2007-11-26 17:00:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Magi never brought Birthday gifts for Christ. They came sometime after he was born. Those manger scenes are false. Jesus was a toddler, not an infant when they arrived.
2007-11-26 18:40:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Agree. Many of the customs of celebration are borne of paganistic celebrations. Getting gifts is a nice thing, but getting things we really need is no fun. That's a part of Chistmas that can't be taken away, even though I agree with you.
2007-11-26 16:59:30 · answer #5 · answered by Kate 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i agree that you need to celebrate Christmas in the way that is most meaningful to you and stop watching what total strangers do in the privacy of their own homes...
2007-11-26 16:58:53 · answer #6 · answered by chieko 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's not about need. Gifts. Get it? If you have kids, they don't even have toys, do they? They get a bible and you get the rod. Right? I feel sorry for your kids. Lighten up.
2007-11-26 17:00:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I give my daughter some gifts because she is so loved. Otherwise we are scaling down our materialism, and lots of other Christians are, too.
2007-11-26 16:57:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
'If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him' (Matthew 7:11).
2007-11-26 17:01:16 · answer #9 · answered by cheir 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was hungry, you gave Me to eat, I was thirsty you gave Me to drink. When did we do this? when you did it to the least one of these of Mine you did it to Me. Peace!!!
2007-11-26 17:10:39 · answer #10 · answered by GREGORIOUSITY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋