Christmas, Easter, and Birthdays.

I have a deep yearning for the things of God, and this study is being written to set the Christian free from dishonesty, and is to bring clarity to the Christian's heart.
Some of the things I will write, some of you never heard spoken quite in this way.
Some just do not have the knowledge concerning this area of things in a great way, and have been led astray by misguided Christians, or even well meaning Christians.
I do not write this to condemn anyone, but I do pray that people take heed to what is written therein, for God must mean everything to us, how much do we really
reverence God? And how honest are we with ourselves?
Are we really willing to serve Christ at any cost? Are we willing to pay the price of ridicule, persecution etc. ?
Are we??? Truthfully are we really???
Have our leaders misguided us? And have pastors been mislead, by older pastors?
Do we love God as much as we say , we love God?
Well let us go to our first scripture.
2 Corinthians 13:5
(5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?)
It is important to examine ourselves whether we be in the faith or not, or whether the thing we are participating in, goes against the faith or not.
I know that as growing as a Christian, there are decisions I have had to make in the past (sometimes now and again), concerning things that at one time I liked, but
because God showed me that he was not for these things, I had to be honest with what the word said, and forsake these things wether I liked it or not, and I chose to
listen to God, and said who cares about my old man, I will choose to obey God, and be honest and true to him, and that's it.
We need to be honest with ourselves, things must not be predominant in our lives, things are not worth it, but to gain Christ, that is really worth it, more of Christ, less of
me, or my old man.
We do not need more badly religious Christianity.
Too many things tend to become rituals, or programs in the church, that we have almost forgotten how to just simply love.
Now I will get to our subject of Christmas, Easter, and Birthdays.
I will cover these things one by one, with all honesty, and scriptures, and history.
I truly have no agenda, I just simply want to please God.
Before we really get into it, let us go unto certain verses.
Exodus 32:1-10
(1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make
us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
4 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought
thee up out of the land of Egypt.
5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD.
6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
7 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:
8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto,
and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
9 And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.)
Now here the Israelites got Aaron to make them gods, so through there gold etc. he made a golden calf idol, which they worshipped, now God was not happy at all
with this golden calf, God no doubt wanted it destroyed, now say Aaron and the Israelites would have said sorry to God, and would have changed their minds about
the golden calf, and started to put Godly meanings to the golden calf, saying that the calf's belly represents the meat of the word, the hoofs represents the power of God
etc. etc. etc., would God have changed his mind concerning the rejection of this golden calf? Can you Christianise an idol, and God still be pleased with you? Well if
you read what it says about this golden calf, it is obvious that God wanted it destroyed, and it says of Moses (Exodus 32:19-20) that he burnt the golden calf in the fire
and ground it to powder.
Just like you cannot Christianise a Buhda, so can you not Christianise any idol, God would have gotten someone to destroy the golden calf despite putting Godly
meanings to it, why? Because first of all, it was first made into an idol, and God hates idols and does not accept us Christianizing idols which he hates.
If God hates something, it's an abomination to him.
This is what the word says about idols.
Ezekiel 30:13

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Just like you cannot Christianise a Buhda, so can you not Christianise any idol, God would have gotten someone to destroy the golden calf despite putting Godly
meanings to it, why? Because first of all, it was first made into an idol, and God hates idols and does not accept us Christianizing idols which he hates.
If God hates something, it's an abomination to him.
This is what the word says about idols.
Ezekiel 30:13
(13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt:
and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.)
Here God says to destroy the idols, he does not say that you can give new meanings to the idols, or Christianise an idol, but rather to destroy it period, that is God's
mind, and should we not seek God's mind on a matter?
Destroy the idol, not re-invent the same abominable idol, but rather destroy it.
Now the gold used for creating the golden calf was not sin, but rather what they did with the gold, and gold can be used for all kinds of good purposes.
Idol worshipping statues are an abomination to God, and God says destroy them, no if's, no buts, and no exceptions.
I know what I am saying is not popular stuff, but it is God's mind on the matter.
Now we get to the subject of Christmas, is Christmas really about Jesus' birth? Or are Christians paying just lip service to God? Are we truly honest with ourselves and
with the mind of Christ?
I have heard weird arguments concerning the defence of Christmas, and one such is that, because the Jehovah's witnesses says that Christmas is wrong, and their a cult,
that almost automatically means that Christmas must be right, because the Jehovah's witnesses are against it.
Well the truth is that, even cults which are not of God, have certain truths.
Let us go unto historical facts about Christmas, and then we will just simply go to scriptures.
( Encyclopedia Wikipedia)
(...ThewordChristmasoriginatedasacompoundmeaning"Christ'sMass".ItisderivedfromtheMiddleEnglishChristemasseandOldEnglishCristesmsse,a
phrasefirstrecordedin1038.[3]"Cristes"isfromGreekChristosand"msse"isfromLatinmissa.InGreek,theletter(chi), is the first letter of Christ, and it, or the
similar Roman letter X, has been used as an abbreviation for Christ since the mid-16th century.[8] Hence, Xmas is often used as an abbreviation for Christmas....)
(www.apostolicolivetree.com)
(...CHRISTMAS IS AN INVENTION OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
The first error in Christmas celebration has to do with the word Christmas itself. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the word Christmas is composed of two
words, Christ and mass, and it is in fact a word for the holy day which is the celebration of the mass of Christ. Did you get that?
The word for Christmas in late Old English is Cristes Maesse, the Mass of Christ, first found in 1038, and Cristes-messe, in 1131....
...The word Christmas itself is an attempt to join the Holy Name of Christ with mass, a false doctrine of the Catholic Church!...
...The Catholic Church absorbed many of the Roman pagan religious holy days and festivals, such as the Saturnalia, into Christianity in the form of several new holy
days for Christians to celebrate. It is admitted that these holy days (holidays) were not in the Bible. Nevertheless they were added. There was the Roman Saturnalia,
celebrated from December 17th to December 23rd, in honor of Saturn, the god of agriculture and sowing. Then there was December 25th, the birthday of the sun god
Mithras (Persian), or Sol Invictus (Roman). This holy day corresponded to the winter solstice on the Julian calendar. This feast was known as Natalis Invicti. Here is a
quote from the Catholic Encyclopedia about this December 25th pagan feast. Natalis InvictiThe well-known solar feast, however, of Natalis Invicti, celebrated on 25
December, has a strong claim on the responsibility for our December date....
...In fact, the winter solstice or Brumalia, by now the feast of Mithras and the Unconquered Sun (Sol Invictus), had been associated with the birth of Jesus in 354 AD
by Bishop Liberius of Rome. This move had been made to accommodate the new doctrinethe new feast of Christs mass at the winter solstice was exported to
Constantinople in 379 AD, and in 506 AD the Law Book of Alarich designated it as a public holiday. As we have seen, in the time of Constantine, the new faith of
Christianity was taken to be similar to that of the Unconquered Sun, whose feast day, together with that of Mithras, was also at the winter solstice....
...Though the Romans celebrated the Saturnalia festival annually for many years, eventually it was absorbed into Christianity as the Catholic holiday of Christmas....
...Earlier it was proven that Christmas is actually a compound word, the joining together of Christ and mass. The mass doctrine is a falsehood of the Roman
Catholic Church. The mass is a corruption of the Lords Passover, which Jesus observed with His Apostles.
It is based on the doctrine of transubstantiation, the belief that the bread and wine of the Lords Supper ACTUALLY BECOME THE LITERAL body of Jesus and
the blood of Jesus. That doctrine is indeed akin to cannibalism in some respects! .....)
Now many people associate "Christmas" with the birth of Jesus, even modern dictionaries say it means the birth of Christ, but Encyclopedia's show the true meaning
of the word "Christmas".
And it should be obvious, just by looking at the word itself.
Now this is what the bible says about the name of the Lord.
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(7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.)
Remember that scripture shows forth the mind of God, and by associating the word "mass" or short form "mas" with "Christ", are we thus not, taking the name of the

of the word "Christmas".

And it should be obvious, just by looking at the word itself.
Now this is what the bible says about the name of the Lord.
Exodus 20:7
(7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.)
Remember that scripture shows forth the mind of God, and by associating the word "mass" or short form "mas" with "Christ", are we thus not, taking the name of the
Lord in vain?
How much do we hold precious the name of the "Lord"?
Or do we just flipently use the name of the "Lord"?
Because I could truly , honestly, tell you one thing, is that associating the word "Christ" with "mass" is truly flipantly using the name of the Lord, which is taking the name
of the Lord in vain.
And does God himself, ever associate the name of "Christ" with the word "mass"?
And does God himself, ever call his son's birth "Christmas"?
And if so, why not?
How much do we value God's name?
Do we value it more than men's traditions?
This is one of the things, that Jesus said about men's traditions.
Mark 7:9-13
(9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.)
Now this stuff about traditions here may be talking about traditions that were brought forth by the Scribes and Pharisees, but nevertheless, are people making God's
word of no effect, by their tradition of Christmas?
Because what they are doing is taking the name of the Lord God in vain !!!
Now let us get back to those questions of: "does God himself, ever associate the name of "Christ" with the word "mass" ? " and the question of "And does God himself,
ever call his son's birth "Christmas" ? ".
Well for the first question, all I got to say to this, is "no".
Now for the second question, which says, does God himself, ever call his son's birth "Christmas" , all I will do is, is go to the mind of Christ, which we will go to the
scriptures to find out what God calls his son's birth.
And remember, we should be seeking for the mind of Christ, and not for the mind of men, on matters.
Matthew 1:18
(18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the
Holy Ghost.)
God's word calls Jesus' birth "the birth of Jesus Christ", it calls it what it is, and not what it is not, and if God wanted to associate his son's birth with the word "mass", I
believe God would have had it written in the scriptures, but it's not?
Why?
Because the Catholic mass is an abomination to God and is idol worship !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why would we associate Jesus' birth with idol worship ?????????????????
Without them realising or not (the Catholic church), they worship another Jesus, which their Jesus' salvation is different than ours.
That's idol worship !!!!!!
How can we associate God's precious, reverent name, with idol worship ????
How can we do that to such a good God ?????
Now we have the name of "Christmas" covered, but now what about the part that people say that "Christmas" is about Jesus?
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Well first of all, just by the name, which is taking the name of the precious Lord in vain, you know it is not about Jesus' birth, but laying all that aside, is the celebration
part, of "Christmas", really about the birth of Christ???
Or is it just paying lip service to the birth of Christ???

How can we associate God's precious, reverent name, with idol worship ????
How can we do that to such a good God ?????
Now we have the name of "Christmas" covered, but now what about the part that people say that "Christmas" is about Jesus?
Well first of all, just by the name, which is taking the name of the precious Lord in vain, you know it is not about Jesus' birth, but laying all that aside, is the celebration
part, of "Christmas", really about the birth of Christ???
Or is it just paying lip service to the birth of Christ???
Well first all, if one were to truly celebrate Christ' birth, it should be called what God calls it, "the birth of Christ" or "Christ' birthday" (which means the same).
Now yes some may sing carols, and pastors may even preach on the birth of Christ, but alot of even carolling songs aren't always biblical, though some are, and some
even sing about the word "Christmas".
Some even put all kinds of Christian meanings to their "Christ-mass" tree, but in the end, with all the Christian noise made, it truly is not about the birth of Christ, but
truly it is about gathering around the Christmas tree, and receiving gifts, and being with families.
Now there is nothing wrong about being with your family, and in and of itself, there is nothing wrong with gifts themselves, for the wise men brought gifts to Jesus, and
yet it was at a time to were Jesus may have already been 2 or 3 years old, but remember that the gifts were for Jesus, and not for themselves.
If you were to truly celebrate Jesus' birthday, it would not be about "Christmas" trees, or us receiving gifts, for it's suppose to be about his birthday and not our
birthdays.
A true celebration of Christ's birth would not be about manger plays, but rather about the giving of ourselves to Christ, in worship, and in celebrating his birth, by even
singing happy birthday to him.
Now if someone wants to celebrate Christ's birth as Christ's birth, in a true way, that is their choice, but in no way is it a commandment, and some churches make it as
a commandment.
Now let's be honest with ourselves, "Christmas" is truly not a real witness to the world, just ask the world what Christmas means to them, some might mention Christ,
but for the most part, they think about gifts and Christmas trees, and when they look at a Christmas tree they do not think about Christ, and I know when I was in the
world, it never ever made me think about Christ, no not once.
Christmas time is the time that wordly people and Christians alike get into the most debt, and it's when poor people feel the most sad, if they do not receive a gift, it is a
time of depression for alot of them.
Some get fed, and of course they like to be fed, but that should be any day of the year.
It is really a self serving time, of getting, and as I said before, gifts are not wrong, but what is the true motive? Why are so many in debt at this time of year? Is it really
about Christ, or about self (wants)?
Many feel obligated to give at this time of year, and if you were not to buy people gifts, you have a good chance of getting a derogatory look.
Is Christmas really a big witness to the world? Because I know when I was in the world, it was not a witness to me at all, I would even hear of Jesus' birth in the
Catholic church, but what made a difference in my life was when I heard the message of salvation.
Is it really a true witness to the world? Or are people just paying lip service to Jesus at "Christmas" time?
Well we seen in this study that, associating the word "mass" with "Christ", is taking the name of the Precious Lord in vain, which is breaking one of the ten
commandments, which shows not much reverence for his name.
Now what about the "Christmas" tree?
Well let us go into a bit of history, and then unto scriptures.
(Encyclopedia Wikipedia)
(...Pre-Christian roots
Historically, there has been opposition to the custom of the Christmas tree because of its pagan origins. In 1851, parishioners in Cleveland, Ohio, USA condemned as
a pagan practice the actions of the pastor, Henry Schwan, for decorating one of the earliest Christmas trees in an American Christian church.[citation needed] Robert
Chambers in his 1832 Book of Days asserts that the festivities of Christmas "originally derived from the Roman Saturnalia, had afterwards been intermingled with the
ceremonies observed by the British Druids at the period of winter-solstice, and at a subsequent period became incorporated with the grim mythology of the ancient
Saxons. Two popular observances belonging to Christmas are more especially derived from the worship of our pagan ancestorsthe hanging up of the mistletoe and
the burning of the Yule log." Regarding the Christmas tree itself, Chambers assumes that it "seems to be a very ancient custom in Germany, and is probably a remnant
of the splendid and fanciful pageants of the Middle Ages."...
...Origin
The custom of erecting a Christmas tree can be traced to 16th century Germany, though neither an inventor nor a single town can be identified as the sole origin for the
tradition. The earliest that a pine tree was ever used and decorated for Christmas was in 1521 in Germany (in the region of Alsace). From this singular point in time, we
see the rapid spread of this tradition throughout Germany and eventually the world. "It was not until the beginning of the nineteenth century, however, that it spread
rapidly and grew into a general German custom, which was soon accepted also by the Slavic people of Eastern Europe" [4] In the Cathedral of Strasbourg in 1539,
the church record mentions the erection of a Christmas tree. In that period, the guilds started erecting Christmas trees in front of their guildhalls: Ingeborg WeberKellermann (Marburg professor of European ethnology) found a Bremen guild chronicle of 1570 which reports how a small fir was decorated with apples, nuts, dates,
pretzels and paper flowers, and erected in the guild-house, for the benefit of the guild members' children, who collected the dainties on Christmas Day.[5] Another early
reference is from Basel, where the tailor apprentices carried around town a tree decorated with apples and cheese in 1597. In some accounts, Martin Luther is credited
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with adding lights and decoration to fir branches traditionally hung from ceilings.[6]
18th and 19th century

see the rapid spread of this tradition throughout Germany and eventually the world. "It was not until the beginning of the nineteenth century, however, that it spread
rapidly and grew into a general German custom, which was soon accepted also by the Slavic people of Eastern Europe" [4] In the Cathedral of Strasbourg in 1539,
the church record mentions the erection of a Christmas tree. In that period, the guilds started erecting Christmas trees in front of their guildhalls: Ingeborg WeberKellermann (Marburg professor of European ethnology) found a Bremen guild chronicle of 1570 which reports how a small fir was decorated with apples, nuts, dates,
pretzels and paper flowers, and erected in the guild-house, for the benefit of the guild members' children, who collected the dainties on Christmas Day.[5] Another early
reference is from Basel, where the tailor apprentices carried around town a tree decorated with apples and cheese in 1597. In some accounts, Martin Luther is credited
with adding lights and decoration to fir branches traditionally hung from ceilings.[6]
18th and 19th century
By the early 18th century, the custom had become common in towns of the upper Rhineland, but it had not yet spread to rural areas. Wax candles are attested from the
late 18th century. The Christmas tree remained confined to the upper Rhineland for a relatively long time. It was regarded as a Protestant custom by the Roman
Catholic majority along the lower Rhine and was spread there only by Prussian officials who were moved there in the wake of the Congress of Vienna in 1815. Just like
Christmas (Germanic Yuletide), the Christmas tree was "adopted" by the Roman Catholic Church because it could not prevent its use....)
(www.allaboutjesuschrist.org)
(...The Christmas tree today is a common custom to most of us. There are many interesting connections to ancient traditions such as Egyptian and Roman customs,
early Christian practices, and Victorian nostalgia....)
So really the root of the Christmas tree, comes from way back, even the time of the Roman Saturnalia and even Egyptian times.
It is obviously something that was a pagan tradition, which was not known as the Christmas tree back then, but this pagan tradition spread, eventually even unto
Germany, the Brisitsh Druids etc.
Now the custom of the actual Christmas tree is said to have first started in the 16th century in Germany, now the official celebration of Christmas came from the
Catholic church, which it is said that the word Christmas is known from 1038. But the official acceptance of the Christmas tree in the Catholic church, is said to be
around maybe the 1800's somewhere.
So the tradition of setting up trees to decorate them, was copied from the pagans, and eventually made it's way into Christianity, which they Christianised the custom,
and called a Christmas tree.
Wow!!!
Christmas means the Christ of the mass, their calling their trees by a form of idol worship, which is Christmas, which is taking the name of the Lord God in vain, and
have learnt the way of the heathen, and Christianised (in a certain way) the custom, and also have put all kinds of Christian symbolisms to the things put on the tree.
Now let's go to the mind of Christ.
Jeremiah 10:1-7
(1 Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
2 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in
them to do good.
6 Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
7 Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none
like unto thee.)
What Jeremiah was speaking was the word of the Lord, and God says "Learn not the way of the heathen", and further on he says for the customs of the people are
vain!!! vain!!! vain!!!
In the bible, it is evident that God does not like vainness, or vanity. And after mentioning the word vain, then God goes on to describe one of the vain customs they had
which was to cut down a tree, and deck it with silver and gold, and this is what the pagans did, and God said learn not the way of the heathen, yet the Christian church
(in some cases so-called) has adopted this way of the heathen, and just changed the meaning of the thing (Christianising it).
Now does "learn not" , mean, Christianising something that is pagan? Or changing the meaning of it ? Or does it really mean, "learn not"?
You know that the modern day church is good at twisting the word to their own advantage, why? Well for one thing they like more their tradition, than the word of
God, so they have to justify their tradition in some way, and this heathen tradition of cutting a tree and decking it, is clear in the bible, God, not a pastor or elder, says
"learn not these ways".
Who is suppose to be Lord? God or the church?
But in a big way today it seems to be the church that is Lord.
Now verse 7 goes on to say, "Who would fear thee, O King of nations"?
Whatever happened to the fear of the Lord? Or not adding to his word?
It is evident that this tradition was learnt from the heathen, it came directly from idol worship, and today is known by an idol worshipping name, "Christmas".
Now yes God created trees, and there is nothing wrong with planting a tree in your yard, and I know in and of itself, there is nothing wrong with decorations, but this
custom was learnt from idol worshippers, which God says not to learn this custom, and the present decorated tree is still associated with idol worship, for it is a Christmass tree.
People may not directly worship it as an idol, but sometimes it is in looked upon in a grandios way, and nevertheless, God never asked us to Christianise pagan
customs, but rather he asks us to not learn their customs, period, and it is in the form of an idol, Christ-mass idol.
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Sometimes the tree in it's beauty, is looked upon more than Christ is looked upon or looked to.
All I will ask is this, who fears God more? Someone who says ah it's ok, to have a Christmas tree, Jeremiah is not referring to the Christmas tree, or someone who

Now yes God created trees, and there is nothing wrong with planting a tree in your yard, and I know in and of itself, there is nothing wrong with decorations, but this
custom was learnt from idol worshippers, which God says not to learn this custom, and the present decorated tree is still associated with idol worship, for it is a Christmass tree.
People may not directly worship it as an idol, but sometimes it is in looked upon in a grandios way, and nevertheless, God never asked us to Christianise pagan
customs, but rather he asks us to not learn their customs, period, and it is in the form of an idol, Christ-mass idol.
Sometimes the tree in it's beauty, is looked upon more than Christ is looked upon or looked to.
All I will ask is this, who fears God more? Someone who says ah it's ok, to have a Christmas tree, Jeremiah is not referring to the Christmas tree, or someone who
says, well God says learn not the way of the heathen, should I take a chance to offend the Lord by my tradition, maybe I should just obey God and not take that
chance?
It is evident who fears God more, it is the second person who does not want to take the chance to offend the Lord, but the first person is obviously careless about what
the word says, and usually this is a result of a person who thinks he knows it all, or at least has a know it all attitude.
What happened to the fear of the Lord ???
And really do we understand all of God's ways???
I truly believe that we do not totally understand all of his ways, but one thing that is wise to do, is to just obey him.
God is specific in not learning the way of the heathen, and he is specific about the tree and decking it.
Now let us go unto other things, which we will now cover Easter.
(www.gotquestions.org)
(...The origins of Easter are rooted in European traditions. The name Easter comes from a pagan figure called Eastre (or Eostre) who was celebrated as the goddess of
spring by the Saxons of Northern Europe. A festival called Eastre was held during the spring equinox by these people to honor her. The goddess Eastres earthly
symbol was the rabbit, which was also known as a symbol of fertility. Originally, there were some very pagan (and sometimes utterly evil) practices that went along with
the celebration. Today, Easter is almost a completely commercialized holiday, with all the focus on Easter eggs and the Easter bunny being remnants of the goddess
worship.
In the Christian faith, Easter has come to mean the celebration of the resurrection of Christ three days after His crucifixion. It is the oldest Christian holiday and the most
important day of the church year because of the significance of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the events upon which Christianity is based. Easter
Sunday is preceded by the season of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and repentance culminating in Holy Week and followed by a 50-day Easter season that stretches
from Easter to Pentecost. Because of the commercialization and pagan origins of Easter, many churches prefer to refer to it as Resurrection Sunday....
... The Bible makes it clear that Jesus was resurrected on the first day of the week, Sunday (Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:2,9; Luke 24:1; John 20:1,19). Jesus' resurrection
is most worthy of being celebrated (see 1 Corinthians 15). While it is appropriate for Jesus' resurrection to be celebrated on a Sunday, the day on which Jesus'
resurrection is celebrated should not be referred to as Easter. Easter has nothing to do with Jesus' resurrection on a Sunday. As a result, many Christians feel strongly
that the day on which we celebrate Jesus' resurrection should not be referred to as "Easter Sunday." Rather, something like "Resurrection Sunday" would be far more
appropriate and biblical. For the Christian, it is unthinkable that we would allow the silliness of Easter eggs and the Easter bunny to be the focus of the day instead of
Jesus' resurrection....)
Now it shows at the top part of these Easter quotations that the name Easter comes from a pagan figure called Eastre, so paganism had a type of Easter day, but also
there is a type of Easter day in the Christian faith, now does the bible have anything to say about the word Easter?
Well let us go to the word of God, so to see.
And remember that the word is to be our standard.
Acts 12:3-4
(3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the
people.)
Now as far as Christmas is concerned, the Catholic church brought about that word to point to the mass of Christ (Catholic mass), and then people re invented it's
meaning to say that it refers to Christ's birth, which is a lie, but in the case of Easter, it appears that there were 2 genuine days called Easter.
One is referred to in the bible, and one has been brought forth in paganism.
Now what does the biblical word Easter, actually mean?
Well this is what the word Easter, in the Greek means, in Acts 12:4 :
G3957

pascha
pas'-khah
Of Chaldee origin (compare [H6453]); the Passover (the meal, the day, the
festival or the special sacrifices connected with it): - Easter, Passover.
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So the word Easter means "Passover" , now here is a scripture that talks about the Passover.
Exodus 12:25-28

pascha
pas'-khah
Of Chaldee origin (compare [H6453]); the Passover (the meal, the day, the
festival or the special sacrifices connected with it): - Easter, Passover.

So the word Easter means "Passover" , now here is a scripture that talks about the Passover.
Exodus 12:25-28
(25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
27 That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and
delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
28 And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.)
Now the Passover pointed to the people sacrificing a lamb, and putting the blood on the door posts of their homes, and in turn this was to utimately point to the
passover lamb which is Jesus, it pointed to his crucifixion.
1 Corinthians 5:7
(7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:)
So Easter itself means Passover, so the Easter Passover is a fine day to observe if you want, which today you need not to sacrifice a lamb to cover our sins, for Christ
is our Passover Lamb, and fulfilled what the Passover pointed to, and this day under the new covenant is no longer a commandment to obey, that is in observing
Passover (Passover day) (Col 2:16).
So the Passover existed for a very long time and was instituted by God, so the Easter Passover is not from pagan origin at all, but the pagan Easter that pointed to the
goddess of spring named Eastre or Eostre is of pagan origin, but these 2 days are seperate days, not one day copied from the other, the Easter of the bible (Passover)
was ordained by God, but the Easter of the pagans, was ordained by the pagans, but for Christmas it was a different thing, it was copied from the pagans etc.
So now we get to the modern day Easter, which people celebrate it as Jesus' resurection.
Now the Easter of the bible did not point to at all to the resurection, but rather the crucifixion of Christ, so if you were to truly celebrate the Easter Passover, you would
have to celebrate it in remembrance of Christ's crucifixion, and not in remembrance of Christ's resurection, why?
Simply because that is what it points to, plain and simple.
Some pastors or elders might say, well there is no harm in celebrating the Easter Passover in remembrance of Christ's resurection, now come on now.
Well first all what does Easter mean? Passover.
And what does it point to? The sacrificial lamb Jesus (his crucifixion).
And if God (the one who ordained the Passover in the first place) says that it refers to the crucifixion, then should we honor God's decision, it's like we no longer
respect the meanings God put (the Holy one) behind a day.
Who is God? Are we God? No, but sometimes we act as if we are God, or a god.
Now before this study, I was thinking nothing about celebrating Easter as the resurrection of Christ, but upon reading the origin Easter article, I put in this study, I
realised that I could no longer do this, thank God for the blood of the lamb, and God's patience with us, because we would all be going to hell.
And I know that alot of people say things because of lack of knowledge, I know I have from time to time, but also thank God that he shows us.
Now is it right to remember the resurrection? Of course it is , but call it what it is, and not what it is not, if you want to celebrate a day as the ressurection day, call it
ressurection day.
Let's be honest in what we do, let's not be careless in what we do.
God is an Holy God, and he ought to be respected in every way!!!
And of course the traditions of the Easter bunny and Santa Claus, are of course also wrong, for they are lies and fables, and people lie to their children and say that
Santa Claus is bringing them gifts by coming down the chimney etc, and that the easter bunny is hiding chocolates all over the house etc.
Now there is nothing wrong with chocolates, but to celebrate Easter with this Easter bunny stuff, and participating in it through hiding chocolates and lying to our
children is wrong, I will not, participate in this in any way, and if I buy chocolates on this day it will not be to celebrate easter bunny, it will be because I am hungry for
chocolates period.
Now it seems that people do the same thing with Halloween as they do with Christmas, for with Christmas they have Christianised it, well alot of churches have also
Christianised Halloween, thinking it is different from Halloween because they dress as bible characters, when really it is just copying after the heathen, or learning their
way, christianising Halloween which is an abomination to God.
Stop loving the ways of the heathen, church, start being seperate unto God, a church not conformed to this world, stop allowing the pear pressure of the world to
influence you!!!
So now that we have covered Christmas and Easter, let us cover birthdays.
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Is it right or wrong to celebrate a birthday?

And what is a birthday anyway?

Stop loving the ways of the heathen, church, start being seperate unto God, a church not conformed to this world, stop allowing the pear pressure of the world to
influence you!!!
So now that we have covered Christmas and Easter, let us cover birthdays.
Is it right or wrong to celebrate a birthday?
And what is a birthday anyway?
Well I will mention a bit of history, but also scriptures, and we will rightfully try to make sense of all this, because it is important to read the context of a scripture, and to
try to see the root or big picture of the issue.
(wiki.answers.com)
(...Birthday celebrations are actually rooted in paganism.
The Encyclopedia Americana (1991 edition) states: The ancient world of Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Persia celebrated the birthdays of gods, kings, and nobles.
Authors Ralph and Adelin Linton reveal the underlying reason for this. In their book The Lore of Birthdays, they write: Mesopotamia and Egypt, the cradles of
civilization, were also the first lands in which men remembered and honoured their birthdays. The keeping of birthday records was important in ancient times principally
because a birth date was essential for the casting of a horoscope.
So, there is a direct connection between the Pagan practice of birthday celebrations and astrology.(horoscopes and fotune telling) ...)
So this is one of the arguments concerning birthdays, and alot of the first birtdays observed was to other gods, and when they did observe King's birthdays, there was
also evil pratices that were observed along with these birthdays, and of course having birthdays so to keep track of or for the casting of a horoscope, is definitely
wrong.
But is celebrating birthdays all by themselves wrong? Are birthdays wrong in and of themselves?
Now there are no commandments in the bible, in birthday keeping.
And now let us go to scriptures, so to see what the bible says about birthdays or births, and first we will cover scriptures that people against birthdays would use, so to
say that birthdays are wrong, and then we will go to other scriptures that these people do not usually mention.
Genesis 40:20-22
(20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the
chief baker among his servants.
21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:
22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.)
So all by itself, is a birthday wrong just because Pharoah hanged the chief baker on that day? Well of course not, for a birthday all by itself, has absolutely no
association with killing someone.
Now let us go to our next scripture.
Matthew 14:6-9
(6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.)
So just because Herodias wanted John the Baptist's head, and did get it, does that make a birthday all by itself wrong? For the meaning of a birthday has absolutely
nothing to do with murdering someone, what was wrong was the killing of John the Baptist, and the bible clearly says "thou shalt not kill", and of course the lustfull
dancing of that woman before the king was also not good, and it is said that some pagans had orgi celebrations on their birthdays, so does that make a birthday wrong
all by itself? No, what is wrong is how you celebrate the birthday, and orgies are definitely wrong.
Now let us go unto other verses, concerning births, are births sinful?
Job 3:1-4
(1 After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
2 And Job spake, and said,
3 Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
4 Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.)
Why did Job here say such negative things about his birth?
Well I believe the reason he said such things was as a result of some of the things he was going through, which got him down, even depressed.
God does not hide man's emotions in the bible.
Next.
Jeremiah 20:14
(14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.)
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Why did Jeremiah say this, in this instance about himself, or his birth?
Could have Jeremiah been going through trying times, at this point in his life?

Next.
Jeremiah 20:14
(14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.)
Why did Jeremiah say this, in this instance about himself, or his birth?
Could have Jeremiah been going through trying times, at this point in his life?
That is the most logical answer to this, and yes men of God got down on themselves at times.
Now let us go unto scriptures which are totally different than these, which talks about people's births so to see what they say.
Proverbs 23:24-26
(24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.)
Luke 1:11-14
(11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.)
Genesis 4:1
(1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.)
Proverbs talks about a woman that bears a righteous child rejoicing at his/her birth, and Luke talks of many rejoicing at John the Baptist's birth, and when Eve gave
birth to Cain, Eve expressed herself by saying, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
So rejoicing or being happy at one's birth is actually scriptural, and God is the one that created us.
God brought man into being, so obviously a birth is not wrong nor sinful.
Now what about a day? Who created the day?
Genesis 1:5
(5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.)
So God created days. So a birth and a day is not wrong, so obviously having a birthday would not be against God's ways at all !!!
Now what about having a type of celebration, is that wrong to do? Well in the bible God created all kinds of festive days, such as the day of Pentecost etc. etc. etc.
So celebrating something itself is not against God's ways at all, that is after a certain manner of course.
So really celebrating a birthday, would not be wrong in any way, shape or form, and would not go against God's ways in any way ,shape or form.
God is for people being born (for he created us), God is for days (not pagan days though), for he created the day, and God is not against festivities (though he is not for
the type of festivities that the world has, such as to get drunk, having their type of party attitude etc.), so jubilation, happiness in and of itself, God is not against, so if he
is not against these things, then why would God be against birthday parties?
Now no there is no commandments that says you have to celebrate birthdays, but in and of itself, it's not wrong, and truly it has no pagan type of meaning to it, or no
idol type of meaning to it.
Now some might say well what about birthday cakes, and putting candles on a cake, isn't that pagan?
And isn't a round cake pagan?
Well first of all, all what a cake is, is food, and there were priests in the old testament that baked cakes, but these cakes were more like a wafer, than desert cakes.
And this thing about a round cake, is really riddiculous to think of it as being wrong, for what is wrong with a circle? And in truth most cakes are a square or rectangle,
and shapes are just shapes, now yes there are truly unique shapes that are pagan, and have bad representations which people wear on shirts and coats etc. which
Christians should not have, but circles in and of themselves, is just a shape, and an egg has a type of circle shape, maybe not a perfect circle, but nevertheless a type of
circle shape, and we know that eggs are not wrong. Shapes themselves are just shapes. Tires are in a circle shape, and tires are not wrong.
So you can see how silly this circle argument is.
Now what about candles? Is God against candles?
Here is an interesting quotation.
(jesus-messiah.com)
(...God used seven candles in the Tabernacle and also twelve round loaves of bread on the Showbread Table. It is true the Menorah was not actually made of wax
candles, but they nevertheless were still representative of lamps of fire and are called candlesticks in the Word of God....)
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So there is nothing wrong with candles in and of themselves neither, it would be wrong if it was used for pagan deities, or to worship other gods, or used in a deceitful
way, but otherwise, in a proper way, it is not wrong.

Here is an interesting quotation.

(jesus-messiah.com)
(...God used seven candles in the Tabernacle and also twelve round loaves of bread on the Showbread Table. It is true the Menorah was not actually made of wax
candles, but they nevertheless were still representative of lamps of fire and are called candlesticks in the Word of God....)
So there is nothing wrong with candles in and of themselves neither, it would be wrong if it was used for pagan deities, or to worship other gods, or used in a deceitful
way, but otherwise, in a proper way, it is not wrong.
And it is not wrong to buy gifts for the one who is having the birthday, for it is proper, for that is who a gift should go to at one's birthday, it is to the person who's
birthday is being celebrated, and the wise men, who heard of Christ's birth, may have arrived at a later date to see Jesus as a baby, but the gifts they brought were for
Jesus and not for themselves, for in a sense they were celebrating the coming savior, which was finally here.
Now for Christmas, it is a totally different thing, for first of all, this day was named something else before, but copied from the pagans, and eventually, the Catholics
called this day Christmas, after the Catholic mass, which has nothing to do with Christ's birth, and is an abomination to God, and causes people to take the name of the
Lord God in vain. And concerning the Christmas tree, this was also copied from the Heathen, and the modern tree is called the Christmas tree, which is abominable to
God, and there is clear evidence in the scriptures of not doing like the heathen who cut down a tree and deck with gold etc., but birthdays have no bad meanings, and
Proverbs shows it to be normal to rejoice or be happy over a birth, especially of the righteous, but even Eve seemed to have a positive expression towards the birth of
Cain, which Cain later did evil. And cakes are just food, nothing wrong with food.
And God himself made celebration days, even the celebration of weddings, in it's proper form of course.
So there is a difference between a day that was copied from the pagans and Christanised in a weird form (the Christ-mass abomination), 2 seperate genuine Easters,
and a neutral birthday celebration.
Now what most people do is this, they either go all the way one side, and celebrate any day, pagan or not, or they make every day as being wrong, wether truly pagan
or not.
And alot of people's discernment is ussually based on either what one feels about something, without checking God's mind on things, or they just go with the flow of
their church, or elders, without checking the word itself. And also if someone likes something alot, they tend to defend it, as if it was scripture.
Here is a scripture that can define some of these people.
Proverbs 14:12
(12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.)
Now there is just one more thing I want to cover about Christmas, before we go on and finally end this study.
Some people sometimes try to justify Christmas by saying that it's roots are based on this day called the Nativity, now I will get into some of the history of this, and sure
the church (or in some cases so-called) has implemented nativity scenes in their services, but in truth, as we have seen in history, all what happened is that they learnt
from the heathen, their ways, and Christianised (so-called) their ways, and have a false name to represent Christ (Christ-mass).
Just because you add a nativity scene in your services, does not make the thing any more Christian than say me going to the bathroom for a number 2.
(www.st-benedict.org)
(...Contrary to popular belief and practice, Christmas [i.e., the celebration of the birth of Christ] is a Christian holiday [holy day] and derives from the ancient practice
of the Orthodox Catholic Church. The word "Christmas" stems from the Old English usage of "Christes Maesse," which means "the Mass of Christ." It refers to the
Christian celebration of the Mass on the Feast of the Nativity, held annually on 25 December since the 4th century....)
(catholic-mass-holy-days.suite101.com)
(...Some scholars believe that the earliest Nativity scene dates back to 2nd century AD in the catacombs of St. Priscilla. The fresco portrays the Mother and Child,
Three Wise Men and Saint Joseph (perhaps prophet Isaiah). Above the scene is a star with eight points. ...)
So as I said before, just because you add nativity scenes (plays), to your services, does not make the thing any more Christian. Christmas was origally taken from the
Roman celebration of Saturnalia, and eventually the Roman Empire brought forth Roman Catholicism, and Roman Catholicism was brought forth by merging paganism
with Christianity, and eventually through the Saturnalia and the nativity, they brought forth Christmas, which pointed to the Catholic mass of Christ (abominable mass to
God).
And plays themselves (or the theatre) aren't very godly themselves.
Now kids develop their character by playing, and God is for playing (Isa 11:8), and they do so for amusement and fun, which develops their character, and causes
them to eventually grow up to be, what they are suppose to be, some times they pretend to be doctors etc. etc. etc., and it develops their character, and causes them to
be what they eventually are suppose to be, but theatre playing does not develop your character, it's not for that purpose, and it gradually (depending how much time
you spend at it) prevents you from being what you ought to be, it gets you living in a fantasy land, and is for entertaniment purposes, it draws attention to self, and your
trying to be something your not, which God never intented you to be.
The theatre, or plays originates from paganism, and one interesting scripture is this.
Galatians 5:19-20
(19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,)
The word emulations is a work of the flesh, and is written in plural, which means that their are many types of emulations, and not just one kind.
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Now here is what it means in the Greek.

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(19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,)
The word emulations is a work of the flesh, and is written in plural, which means that their are many types of emulations, and not just one kind.
Now here is what it means in the Greek.
G2205

zlos
dzay'-los
From G2204; properly heat, that is, (figuratively) zeal (in a favorable sense, ardor; in an unfavorable one, jealousy, as of a husband [figuratively of God], or an
enemy, malice): - emulation, envy (-ing), fervent mind, indignation, jealousy, zeal.

So it mentions the word jealousy, emulation, envy, zeal etc.

Now let us broden this.
What does the word envy mean in the dictionary?
(Webster's dictionary)
(...Envy
EN'VY, v.t. [L. invideo, in and video, to see against, that is, to
look with enmity.]
1. To feel uneasiness, mortification or discontent, at the sight of
superior excellence, reputation or happiness enjoyed by another;
to repine at another's prosperity; to fret or grieve one's self at the
real or supposed superiority of another, and to hate him on that
account....)

(Collins English Dictionary)

(...envy
[nv] n pl -vies
1. a feeling of grudging or somewhat admiring discontent aroused
by the possessions, achievements, or qualities of another
2. the desire to have for oneself something possessed by another;
covetousness
3. an object of envy...)

Now what about the word emulations, what does that mean?
(Collins English dictionary)
(...emulation [mjlen] n
1. the act of emulating or imitating
2. the effort or desire to equal or surpass another or others
3. Archaic jealous rivalry...)

(International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

(...Emulation
em--lshun(, zlos, , parazl): Occurs
twice in the New Testament, once in a bad sense and once in a
good sense.
(1) In Gal_5:20 the King James Version it is the translation of
zlos (zeal,earnestness,enthusiasm) where it is classed
among the works of the flesh and signifies the stirring up of
jealousy or envy in others, because of what we are, or have, or
profess. The Greek word is used in this sense in Act_13:45;
Rom_13:13; 1Co_3:3; Jam_3:14, Jam_3:16; 2Co_12:20;
Gal_5:20; the Revised Version (British and American) translated
by jealousy. It denotes a work of the flesh or lower nature,
which Christians often fail sufficiently to guard against; it pleases
the flesh to excite such a feeling in others....)

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(1) In Gal_5:20 the King James Version it is the translation of

zlos (zeal,earnestness,enthusiasm) where it is classed
among the works of the flesh and signifies the stirring up of
jealousy or envy in others, because of what we are, or have, or
profess. The Greek word is used in this sense in Act_13:45;
Rom_13:13; 1Co_3:3; Jam_3:14, Jam_3:16; 2Co_12:20;
Gal_5:20; the Revised Version (British and American) translated
by jealousy. It denotes a work of the flesh or lower nature,
which Christians often fail sufficiently to guard against; it pleases
the flesh to excite such a feeling in others....)

(Webster'd dictionary)
(...Emulation...
...1. An ardor kindled by the praise-worthy examples of others,
inciting to imitate them, or to equal or excel them.
A noble emulation heats your breast.
2. Contest; contention; strife; competition; rivalry accompanied
with a desire of depressing another.
Such factious emulations shall arise....)

(Kernerman English Learners Dictionary)

(...emulate
v emulate [emjuleit]
to try hard to equal or be better than....)

Now let us go unto a scripture which mentions a good type of emulation.

Romans 11:14
(14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.)
Here Paul was not trying to get people to compete with him in emulating him, nor was he trying to get people to act like him, in the sense of trying to act like him in a
play, but rather he was wanting people to follow after his example, but in a genuine way, to were they would truly become like him, without trying to be him.
Now the Emulations of Galatians, is emulations in a bad sense, which is a work of the flesh, and is written in plural form, which causes people to try to imitate others not
through genuiness, but rather by trying to be someone they are not, which is a form of envy (sometimes envy goes unoticed), and through competing with others, etc.
etc. etc.
The word pride often times, is something that goes along with, or follows competition, and produces a feeling of superiority.
Now concerning theatre acting, it is based on performance, and not on truly, innocent enjoyment.
And is there some type of secret envy, in one form or another, involved in play or theatre acting?
And why did not Jesus or his disciples ever use plays? For plays existed way before the time Jesus came on earth as a man.
And why didn't Israel, when obediant, ever use plays?
Is this all a coincidence?
Now I do not want to go any further, in this study with the word "emulations", or of talking about plays, and if you want more information on the subject of plays, and
the word emulations, I have another study entitled: "The Way of the Heathen".
Now let's go on.
So we have learned that, there were 2 seperate genuine days called Easter, one was pagan, and the other one was the passover, and also we have learned that
birthdays, really are neutral, but Christmas itself, is a copied day from the heathen, which was (in a so-called way) Christianised, now I know of a group who speak
against Christmas and other things, called the Puritans, and I think alot of Pentecostals, scoff at such groups, usually having a know it all attitude, but yet hardly ever
even studying on the issue, truly seeking God's mind on the matter.
Now I am not saying I agree with everything that the Puritans say, but are they right on certain issues, that most of the church rejects?
Well I did hear 2 partial sermons, from Puritans on the web, not long ago, and I believe it was a very scriptural subject, they were preaching on, but I did not bear
witness with the spirit of the message, which was done so in a condemning spirit, an angry spirit, and you know what, legalism is not only preaching false doctrine, but
you can be preaching on good doctrine, and still be a legalist, because of the spirit you are preaching the message in, which is not done out of care and love, but rather
out of a critical, condemning spirit.
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So legalism is not good, but equally terrible is liberalism, which cares not about the mind of Christ, cares not to ever check things out, and does not stand on very12much.

Let us truly check out what we believe, check God's mind on the matter, and know you do not know it all, neither do I, and I still check out things, why?
Because I want to know the mind of God, more and more all the time, and allow him to conform me to his image, more of him, less of me.

Well I did hear 2 partial sermons, from Puritans on the web, not long ago, and I believe it was a very scriptural subject, they were preaching on, but I did not bear
witness with the spirit of the message, which was done so in a condemning spirit, an angry spirit, and you know what, legalism is not only preaching false doctrine, but
you can be preaching on good doctrine, and still be a legalist, because of the spirit you are preaching the message in, which is not done out of care and love, but rather
out of a critical, condemning spirit.
So legalism is not good, but equally terrible is liberalism, which cares not about the mind of Christ, cares not to ever check things out, and does not stand on very much.
Let us truly check out what we believe, check God's mind on the matter, and know you do not know it all, neither do I, and I still check out things, why?
Because I want to know the mind of God, more and more all the time, and allow him to conform me to his image, more of him, less of me.
I say who cares about my old man, I just want to obey God irregardless to what the old man likes or not, I am endeavouring to keep the old man dead.
Now I am a person, who does not care for denominations, and I do not want to be a part of them, I just want to simply be a Christian, that's it.
Now even though I would not want to be a part of the Puritan group, I do love what Puritan stands for, which is purity.
The message of holiness and purity, for the most part has been lost to the church, and in alot of Christian circles, it just seems to be a message of religious experience,
without the need for holiness, or doctrine, and that's a recipe for disaster!!!
Now let us go unto scriptures that mention the words purity, and pure.
1 Timothy 4:12
(12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.)
Psalms 24:3-5
(3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.)
In the Greek, the word purity in 1 Timothy means:
G47

hagneia
hag-ni'-ah
From G53; cleanliness (the quality), that is, (specifically) chastity: - purity.

Now the word pure in Psalms, in Hebrew, means:

H1249

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From H1305 (in its various senses); beloved; also pure, empty: - choice, clean,
clear, pure.

Here is how the Webster's dictionary, puts it:

Pure
PURE, a. [L. purus.]
1. Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; clear;
free from mixture; as pure water; pure clay; pure sand; pure air;
pure silver of gold. Pure wine is very scare.
2. Free from moral defilement; without spot; not sullied or
tarnished; incorrupt; undebased by moral turpitude; holy.

It says seperate from all heterogenous or extraneous matter, and also free from mixture.
God's pure ways cannot mix with the Pagan ways, you cannot mix the holy with the unholy or the unholy with the holy, and think that it will be acceptable to God, God
wants purity, honesty of heart, pure thoughts, unmixed thoughts, purity is totally clear, is not tarnished, or mudled up, has a clear vision, and not a confused, mixed
vision.

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You cannot mix Halloween with the holy, and you cannot mix Saturnalia or Christmas with the holy, why? Because it's unpure to do so, these are tarnished, unpure
thoughts, and they are not of God.
Do we value God's pure thoughts, or pure ways?

It says seperate from all heterogenous or extraneous matter, and also free from mixture.
God's pure ways cannot mix with the Pagan ways, you cannot mix the holy with the unholy or the unholy with the holy, and think that it will be acceptable to God, God
wants purity, honesty of heart, pure thoughts, unmixed thoughts, purity is totally clear, is not tarnished, or mudled up, has a clear vision, and not a confused, mixed
vision.
You cannot mix Halloween with the holy, and you cannot mix Saturnalia or Christmas with the holy, why? Because it's unpure to do so, these are tarnished, unpure
thoughts, and they are not of God.
Do we value God's pure thoughts, or pure ways?
So many times, the church is caught in gimmicks to try to win unbelievers, when what we truly need is the power of God, with unmixed, untarshished thoughts.
We do not need a double vision, vision, we need single vision, and singleness of heart.
Now please take heed to this message, don't give way to church pressure, or vote in decisions, but just take heed to the word of God.
Now I will leave this study with a scripture.
Deuteronomy 12:28-32
(28 Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is
good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.
29 When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land;
30 Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying,
How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
31 Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their
daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.
32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.)
Amen.

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