Sampson, if you seriously think God is going to send someone to hell for celebrating HIM, you are showing your blatant ignorance to the Bible, God, and everything He is.
I'm done with this post. This is flat out ridiculous.
However, I am careful, by the grace of GOD, not to exclude celebrating CHRIST on the 25th of Dec, just because others are doing it in ways similar to the pagans. No, no, no, I'm not to let others steal my joy away. Should I not celebrate CHRIST on the 25th of Dec, just because others do it with pagan-like traditions? GOD forbid. It is still the day that the LORD has made and I am still to Rejoice and be glad in it.
However, I do take the stance of celebrating CHRIST JESUS' Birth, Life, Death, Burial, Resurrection from the dead, HIS ascending into Heaven, HIS Heavenly ministry, and HIS coming back again, everyday.
This is why we live our lives, this is our hope, this is why we give thanks and praise to GOD WHO saved us and washed us in HIS OWN BLOOD. This is why we testify CHRIST.
The key then would be the intention of a person's heart. That along with their traditions not contradicting or going contrary to the commandment/delight of the WORD of GOD (JESUS CHRIST). Makes it ok, in my view. Praise the LORD!
mine here,
i totally agree with ya.. and sorry i didnt see that you had gave the references for luke 18: 9-14 i believe it was, before i also gave the scriptures. didnt mean to copycat ya..
there is NEVER a time we are commanded to not celebrate and worship JESUS CHRIST ... it dont matter to me what others are doing that same day.. the pagans. the athiests of the world..but long as me and mine and other christians are celebrating and worshipin JESUS CHRIST .. its all good. there is no wrong time for that...
ole cattle your words here: i totally agree with ya.. and sorry i didnt see that you had gave the references for luke 18: 9-14 i believe it was, before i also gave the scriptures. didnt mean to copycat ya..
ole cattle
Mine here:
Now problem my brother IT'S all GOD'S WORD free for the use of all believers in CHRIST JESUS our KING. Amen.
You're right Cattle - God is no respector, therefore if He's going to send one idolater to Hell, He has to send all idolaters to Hell. Christmas and Easter are idolatry.
so if knowing God (understanding who he is through the word) You would know that God is a reasonable God right? He does state let us reason together.
I am going to do some home work on this about Christmas and Easter because I cant remember where I found the understanding when Christ Birth was or Easter from what I remember that the Sabbath was changed by the Roman Catholic Church so, I would have to search this out before I can argue a point. I would like to find the answer because I dont want to remain in ignorance if I can grow better in my understanding for my Christ which will always concerns me. tknchances
You speak like the Shiite Muslims back home, except instead of threatening me with death, you threaten me with Gehenna. You remind me of what Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos of Constantinople said,
"Whoever would lead someone to faith needs the ability to speak well and to reason properly, without violence and threats... To convince a reasonable soul, one does not need a strong arm, or weapons of any kind, or any other means of threatening a person with death..."
The Cynical part of me says you do not hold a degree of some kind in theology; you have read the Bible but not the Original Old Testament: Septuagint (3rd century B.C.); nor are you able to read Greek the language the Bible was written in and compiled in.
So you have the Latin, German, and English errors.
To answer your question I will say this...
I believe in one God,
the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
and of all things visible and invisible;
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only begotten Son of God,
begotten of his Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light,
very God of very God,
begotten, not made,
being of one substance with the Father;
by whom all things were made;
who for us men and for our salvation
came down from heaven,
and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit
and the Virgin Mary,
and was made man;
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered and was buried;
and the third day he rose again
according to the Scriptures,
and ascended into heaven,
and sitteth on the right hand of the Father;
and he shall come again, with glory,
to judge both the living and the dead;
whose kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Spirit the Lord, and Giver of Life,
who proceedeth from the Father;
who with the Father and the Son together
is worshipped and glorified;
who spake by the Prophets.
And I believe one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church;
I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins;
i have to stick with ole cattle "well im here to tell ya youre either a christian saved by the BLOOD OF THE LAMB or you aint a christian....aint no in between.. "
we all are only human, we are born as sinners and we die as sinners, only do we have to look deep down in our hearts and let the Lord lead us and give as some people on our sides who daily remind us in which ever way that might be that we have to :bow: down before Him, get on our knees, ask Him to forgive us our daily lil sins and give Him our praise and worship our Lord Jesus Christ for he is so awesome!!! don�t try to do His job and judge us for you might fail my dear brother in Christ!!!
