an Atheist/Jehova Witness forum only? Doesn't ANYONE here believe in Christ & Christmas?
2007-12-19 01:33:47 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Oh no sir! I do not want anyone to "Go away" I just wasn't sure due to the answers on my first question. I love everyone.
2007-12-19 01:53:41 · update #1
It would seem that loyalty to Christ is nearly exclusionary to the celebration of "Christ"-mas.
Jehovah's Witnesses are Christians; they teach that Christ was and is Divine and of the same nature as God.
Jehovah's Witnesses teach that no salvation occurs without Christ, that accepting Christ's sacrifice is a requirement for true worship, that every prayer must acknowledge Christ, that Christ is the King of God's Kingdom, that Christ is the head of the Christian congregation, that Christ is immortal and above every creature, even that Christ was the 'master worker' in creating the universe!
Jehovah's Witnesses love and respect and honor Christ. They do NOT celebrate so-called "Christmas" because "Christmas" does NOT celebrate Christ; "Christmas" celebrates the pagan Saturnalia. Jesus was not even born in December. Nearly all so-called Christmas customs dishonor Christ.
(Jeremiah 10:2-5) This is what Jehovah has said: "Do not learn the way of the nations at all... 3 For the customs of the peoples are just an exhalation, because it is a mere tree out of the forest that one has cut down, the work of the hands of the craftsman with the billhook. 4 With silver and with gold one makes it pretty. With nails and with hammers they fasten them down, that none may reel. ...the doing of any good is not with them."
http://watchtower.org/e/19981215/article_02.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20001215/
http://watchtower.org/e/20041215/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/19981215/
http://watchtower.org/e/rq/article_11.htm
By contrast, it's tragic that the one holiday Christ actually *DID* ask Christians to commemorate is entirely ignored by almost all of Christendom. It is, of course, the Memorial of Christ's death, sometimes called "the Last Supper" or "the Lord's Evening Meal".
(1 Corinthians 11:23-25, NWT) The Lord Jesus in the night in which he was going to be handed over took a loaf... Keep doing this in remembrance of me.” 25 He did likewise respecting the cup.. Keep doing this... in remembrance of me.”
(1 Cor 11:24, 25, NEB) "Do this as a memorial of me.”
Christ Jesus himself personally celebrated and explained the significance of that Last Supper to his followers (see Matthew 26:26-29). Christians who commemorate the Last Supper have done so on the same Jewish calendar date as Jesus did, Nisan 14, which generally falls between late March and mid-April. Interestingly, Christians in the centuries immediately after Christ's impalement were sometimes called "Quartodecimans" which literally mean "Fourteen-ers", because the early Christians were well-known for this true holy day.
How would Jesus feel to learn that the holiday he commanded was widely ignored, while his so-called followers chose to celebrate a pagan false god and their own traditions of men? We don't need to wonder.
(Matthew 15:6-9) You have made the word of God invalid because of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites, Isaiah aptly prophesied about you when he said, 8 ‘This people honors me with their lips, yet their heart is far removed from me. 9 It is in vain that they keep worshiping me, because they teach commands of men as doctrines.’”
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/lmn/index.htm?article=article_08.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/rq/index.htm?article=article_11.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20041215/article_02.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20011115/article_02.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20050101a/
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/
2007-12-19 17:23:45 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yep, there are Christians here. What you must remember about Christmas is that Christ wasn't born on Christmas. Christmas began originally as a pagan holiday celebrating the winter solstice. Christmas is a time of giving and sharing. It's all well and fine to think of Christ on Christmas, just keep it in perspective.
2007-12-19 09:46:49 · answer #2 · answered by Soul Shaper 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there are many of us who know that Christmas is a holiday begun to worship Christ, and placed in December to try to replace Yule. Now the pagans have reclaimed Yule, the Christians can have a Christ-centered Christmas, and anybody else is free to celebrate or call the holiday what they like. Let's just be glad for a time to be happy and nice to each other, folks, please?
Merry Christmas to you!
2007-12-19 09:53:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are people of every religion here, some more mainstream, and some alternative religions as well. All are welcome, but sometimes the discussion gets a little heated (which is sometimes fun to read.) If you come to it with an open mind and heart, and are respectful to people of different views, you might learn something, and someone might learn something from you. We all have something to learn and teach here, and the thing I like about this forum is that it is so diverse -- there are so many different people of so many different faiths/religions. I know it has opened my mind up, and helped me get over my prejudices, and hopefully I've done the same for someone else. I hope your experience here is just as positive.
2007-12-19 09:44:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Merry Christmas!
2007-12-19 09:38:37 · answer #5 · answered by fanofchan 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there are many Christians here. My advice is to start adding Christians to your contacts, then look at their contacts and see which ones have names that indicate Christianity or look at some of their Q&A's.
You add a contact by simply placing your cursor over the contact's pic or avatar, and then selecting "Add contact" from the box that appears. Feel free to add me.
Be blessed.
2007-12-19 09:45:01 · answer #6 · answered by frenzy-CIB- Jim's with Jesus 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do, I do!
I believe in Christ. Christmas is ALL about Jesus!
I hope you have a great day.
2007-12-19 09:48:57 · answer #7 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Where here and glad for the fellowship,,,,Merry Christmas
bear and have a wonder full New Year and speak it out no matters might think of you Because JESUS is the reason for the season and that's all that matters!!!!
2007-12-19 09:48:36 · answer #8 · answered by nhosek 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This place is thoroughly infested with Christians. It only seems otherwise to you because you're used to isolating yourself.
This is what the rest of the world looks like. Get used to it - we're not going away.
2007-12-19 09:48:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope. Nobody believes in christ, and we are trying to get rid of christmas.
2007-12-19 09:41:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋