Christmas, Easter, Sunday Observance, Is The Church Following Pagan Events?
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Both Pagans and Christians “Remember, Observe, Have Festivals, Have Suppers, Give Gifts, Receive Gifts”...
in Honor to their Creator, their Maker, their God.
There is NO DOUBT...MANY “adhere” to the Georgian Calendar Dates “set aside”, (by a World in agreement of THAT SOLAR BUSINESS Calendar)... as EFFECTIVE DATES, to not Work their usual Business and “celebrate” with “like Believing People”.
Everyone IS an “individual”... A Business devised Calendar was simply about establishing a World agreement for Business Working Days, and
Days individuals, World Wide, could be relieved from “required” Work, TO: Celebrate According to their “individual” Beliefs.
Nations ARE “individual” established Bordered Lands, Which Also, set Aside “particular Dates”, for “celebrations”, regarding historical EVENTS that are established pertaining to THAT Nation.
** The POINT IS: “Individuals”...
* FEW individuals ALL Believe the SAME...Regarding Their Creator and Maker. FEW Nations
* ALL nations have EVENT dates...Regarding Their Bordered Lands.
** WHAT any Individual chooses to Celebrate IN Remembrance IS:
According to their INDIVIDUAL Beliefs.
** WHEN any Individual chooses to Celebrate A Remembrance IS:
In accordance Of a World wide recognized Business Calendar.
** HOW (in what manor/fashion) Individuals choose to (or not) Celebrate ANY Remembrance IS:
According to established customs AND the individual’s choices to participate in the custom, or not.
POINT BEING...
ALL “CHRISTIANS” have ONE thing IN Common;
Belief IN God and Jesus IS the Christ. (And these Believers CAN FALL AWAY from their BELIEF.)
NOT ALL “CHRISTIANS” have THIS ONE THING IN Common;
Heartful CONFESSED Belief IN God and Jesus IS the Christ. (To whit, these Heartful CONFESSED Believers CAN NEVER FALL AWAY from their BELIEF. “THEY ARE Christ’s Church”.)
To “categorize” “ALL CHRISTIANS” as Christ’s CHURCH, is disingenuous.
To “categorize” “ALL CHRISTIANS” as “CELEBRATING a Remembrance of THEIR Creator and Maker”, according to the custom of a particular DATE, “as a Pagan” copycat, is disingenuous.
Individuals ARE Individuals. Only God and the Individual themselves KNOWS the TRUE BELIEF IN an Individuals Heart.
Ecc 3:
17] I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
Individuals know in their own heart what they BELIEVE.
They Know “IF” they are celebrating The Birth of their Lord, The Remembrance of their Lords Bodily Sacrifice, Gods Gift of the Birth of their Children, The Giving of Charity, The gathering of Children for playful activities...OR: Dark, Evil and Wicked intents.
I am Converted IN Christ, a member of Christ’s Church. I have NO issue with Celebrating the Birth of my Lord, the Remembrance of my Lord’s Bodily Sacrifice, Acknowledging Gods gift of my children, Giving of Charity, Gathering of Children for playful activities. I am confident the Lord God Knows the Truth IN my heart.
My2C
Glory to God,
Taken