Some have suggested that God does not command the celebration of the resurrection/Easter; therefore, it should not be celebrated. This argument also falls short, given that Jesus observed a “man-made” holiday that God did not command when he celebrated Hanukkah!
John 10:22
Then came The Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah); it was winter in Jerusalem. Jesus was walking in the Temple around Solomon’s Colonnade.
Nowhere in Scripture does God command the celebration of Hanukkah, but here, the Son of God is celebrating it. Why? Jesus celebrated Hanukkah because it was a celebration of God that the Jewish people observed.
We celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, not because God mandated the celebration but because it is worthy of celebrating and honors God.
Wasn’t Easter a Pagan god?
The word “Easter” is very controversial to many, and a slew of accusations about its origins have been brought forth throughout the years.
The origin for the word “Easter” has been attributed (but is not limited) to:
— The German word for east, which comes from an even older Latin word for dawn.
— Eastre (or Eostre) who was celebrated as the goddess of spring by the Saxons of Northern Europe.
— A Babylonian goddess Astarte.
— A word with Saxon origin, derived from the old Teutonic form of auferstehn, Auferstehung, which means “Resurrection.”
At the end of the day, all the opinions lack concrete historical evidence and leave us with a big shrug shoulders emoji 🤷♂️ 🤷♀️.
Cliff Sofield, a lexicographer for the Oxford English Dictionary, rightly states “Easter is a very old word. It goes back to the earliest varieties of Old English. It’s hard to know the nitty-gritty details about how any word came to be, especially one people started uttering a millennium ago.”
Whether you fall into the camp that affirms a re-titling of “Easter” to “Resurrection Sunday” or whether you’re an old-fashion Easter lover, we can affirm and understand people’s desire to change the name to Resurrection Sunday. Who would want to bat down that idea? But we must also be careful not to demonize a word we don’t concretely know the origins of, or even worse, judge other believers who use that word.
Jesus was the Passover Lamb. His death and resurrection occurred during Passover.
Paganism is mixed with the word "Easter" and there was to be a fertility god, a goddess of fertility.
In the early church, they would greet one another saying, "He is risen" and answering "He is risen indeed."
At communion also, we remember Christ's death and resurrection. He said, "Do this in remembrance of me." Some churches do that every Sunday. Some would like to do it daily. "This, my body." "This, my blood."
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should Christians celebrate Easter
Though perhaps the day with the highest church attendance, Easter Sunday can be a source of contention among Christians. Some Christians view Easter as having pagan origins or being so commercialized that it is wrong to participate. Others simply view Easter as a celebration of Jesus’ resurrection, perhaps the best and most important celebration of the year. Many believers prefer to call Easter “Resurrection Sunday” to highlight that the celebration is about Jesus. Some Christians participate only in the church-related aspects of celebrating Easter, whereas others include the more societal aspects like Easter egg hunts and baskets full of candy. Does the Bible say anything about whether Christians should celebrate Easter?
The Bible does not mention the observance of Easter and so does not directly address the question of whether Christians should celebrate Easter. Christians who believe we should celebrate Easter and those who believe we should not are hard pressed to make a solid biblical case either way. Jesus’ death and resurrection are realities we celebrate all year through. In fact, the church meeting on Sunday is an indirect celebration of the resurrection of Christ, who arose on the first day of the week (Luke 24:1).
Passages like Colossians 2:16, 1 Corinthians 10:23–33, and Romans 14 are instructive in discerning whether we should celebrate Easter and how to go about doing so. These passages indicate that Christians have great freedom in questionable matters, such as observing certain holy days or eating different foods. First Corinthians 10:23–24 says, “‘I have the right to do anything,’ you say—but not everything is beneficial. ‘I have the right to do anything’—but not everything is constructive. No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.” Paul was writing here specifically about eating food sacrificed to idols. He went on to say that believers could eat whatever was sold in the market or given to them by an unbeliever without “raising questions of conscience.” The principle is that “the earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it” (1 Corinthians 10:26). Paul concludes, “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God—even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved” (1 Corinthians 10:31–33).
Christians should celebrate Easter to the extent that they can do so to the glory of God and with thankfulness (1 Corinthians 10:30–33). Those who are convinced that Easter is a celebration of a pagan goddess or that it somehow honors the idols of a godless society should abstain from Easter observances. Those who feel free to celebrate Easter but whose observance of it might cause a problem for another believer should not flaunt their freedom. If certain Easter traditions would cause a Christian to compromise biblical truth, then those traditions should be neglected. However, when participation in Easter traditions and Easter celebrations give us cause to praise God, we should feel free to fully enjoy them and invite others to do the same.
No matter how we personally observe or don’t observe Easter, it does seem to be a particularly good time to share the gospel with others. Society at large acknowledges Easter in one way or another. Even those who focus primarily on secular traditions like the Easter bunny, colored eggs, and chocolate tend to recognize the holiday is related to Christianity. Christians can use that awareness as an opening to explain who Jesus is, the importance of His death, and the good news of His resurrection. Easter comes in the springtime, and much of the excitement around Easter has to do with the excitement of spring with its promise of new growth. How amazing to be able to share with others that what is observed on Easter is so much more. It’s not simply the changing of a season but a celebration of the way Jesus changed the world. He offers us new and eternal life. At Easter, Christians can enjoy celebrating that reality in a focused way with one another, and we can and should share that amazing news with any who will listen.
Moonlight, you have proven yourself to be a false teacher by teaching false things or defending false things.
👉👉👉If you’ve changed you mind about the list below then please state that these no longer or do not accurately reflect what you believe now.👈👈👈
Here are just some of the false things you have taught on the forums.
I will continue to repeat them so long as you falsely attack me and for the benefit of other readers to understand why I refer to you as a false teacher.
You are indeed a false teacher because you habitually teach false things, it’s that simple.
However, to your “credit”, I believe that you are only parroting these false teachings in ignorance. Apparently you’ve been subjected to bad information perhaps from incompetent teachers. It’s also possible that you don’t understand what you hear and for some reason you won’t ask for clearer instruction. But biblically, you ARE responsible for what you hear‼️‼️
That’s why I make an issue of the false teachings you keep passing along.
Here are just some of the false things you teach.
1. You falsely teach that Christians can lose their eternal salvation. But there is NOTHING in scripture that teaches this
2. You teach that the miracles Jesus performed are still taking place today but neither you 👉👉👉nor any other false teacher like you have shown a SINGLE modern day miracle comparable to those that Jesus performed.
3. You believe God speaks to people today like he did to the Prophets and the Apostles. This is rank heresy and worse yet, you are 👉👉adding to the Words of God. There is no such teaching found in the Bible. No one is expected to hear voices, supposedly coming from God. Like many charismaniacs, you appear to be confusing voices going off inside your head with the voice of God. Some even think they are hearing the voice of God going off outside of their heads but their experience differs significantly from that of the Apostles and Prophets.
4. You falsely confuse the miracle of biblical tongues with its pagan counterfeit‼️‼️False teachers cannot literally speak in tongues (ie real languages) that clearly took place in the early church experience. Instead these false teachers have learned to speak in form of gibberish, an imitation of the biblical experience. MANY false religions (Muslims, Hindus, Mormons and other false religions and even false Christianities speak the same ecstatic nonsensical gibberish‼️‼️‼️
5. You have even posted support for pro-abortion arguments yet you claim to be pro-life. Once again, I think you’ve done so ignorantly not knowing the difference between pro-life arguments and pro-abortion political talking points.
You are indeed a false teacher, perhaps a very naive one. The sooner you admit your error the better off you’ll become😇
I am frequent to celebrate Easter. But I would prefer lamb to ham. Jesus was the Passover Lamb, not the Passover Pig. He cast demons into the pig.
So, I'd prefer lamb to ham to remember Christ, and I prefer Resurrection Day to Easter as there is some controversy with the word "Easter". But if there is any controversy about your U.S. dollars and the symbols on it, I will be glad to confiscate it for you.
