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Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by JB4life: 8:45am On Apr 12, 2020 |
It signifies for me NEW LIFE.... ETERNAL LIFE ETERNAL LOVE OF GOD.... For believers, life has no end but is only TRANSFORMED. |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by Powersurge: 8:47am On Apr 12, 2020 |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by Princeton92(m): 8:51am On Apr 12, 2020 |
A chance to renew life and ways! |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by Khan2013(m): 8:55am On Apr 12, 2020 |
SharonLoveth:Hey, here I'm, Address my problems. |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by tejpot(m): 8:56am On Apr 12, 2020 |
New creation |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by Nobody: 9:01am On Apr 12, 2020 |
noleflendum:So myopic and shallow, read all the whole chapter with an open mind devoid of bitterness 1 Like |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by Paul112(m): 9:11am On Apr 12, 2020 |
The resurrection of Jesus Christ signifies freedom from sin and reconciliation of every freed ones to God |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by danielorilonise(m): 9:13am On Apr 12, 2020 |
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Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by OsuMustGo: 9:14am On Apr 12, 2020 |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by LivingSage: 9:16am On Apr 12, 2020 |
FACT ABOUT EASTER Brent Landau, University of Texas in Austin writes The reason for this variation is that Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. I am a religious studies scholar specializing in early Christianity, and my research shows that this dating of Easter goes back to the complicated origins of this holiday and how it has evolved over the centuries. Easter is quite similar to other major holidays like Christmas and Halloween, which have evolved over the last 200 years or so. In all of these holidays, Christian and non-Christian (pagan) elements have continued to blend together. Easter as a rite of spring Most major holidays have some connection to the changing of seasons. This is especially obvious in the case of Christmas. The New Testament gives no information about what time of year Jesus was born. Many scholars believe, however, that the main reason Jesus’ birth came to be celebrated on December 25 is because that was the date of the winter solstice according to the Roman calendar. Since the days following the winter solstice gradually become longer and less dark, it was ideal symbolism for the birth of “the light of the world” as stated in the New Testament’s Gospel of John. Similar was the case with Easter, which falls in close proximity to another key point in the solar year: the vernal equinox (around March 20), when there are equal periods of light and darkness. For those in northern latitudes, the coming of spring is often met with excitement, as it means an end to the cold days of winter. Spring also means the coming back to life of plants and trees that have been dormant for winter, as well as the birth of new life in the animal world. Given the symbolism of new life and rebirth, it was only natural to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus at this time of the year. The naming of the celebration as “Easter” seems to go back to the name of a pre-Christian goddess in England, Eostre, who was celebrated at beginning of spring. The only reference to this goddess comes from the writings of the Venerable Bede, a British monk who lived in the late seventh and early eighth century. As religious studies scholar Bruce Forbes summarizes: “Bede wrote that the month in which English Christians were celebrating the resurrection of Jesus had been called Eosturmonath in Old English, referring to a goddess named Eostre. And even though Christians had begun affirming the Christian meaning of the celebration, they continued to use the name of the goddess to designate the season.” Bede was so influential for later Christians that the name stuck, and hence Easter remains the name by which the English, Germans and Americans refer to the festival of Jesus’ resurrection. The connection with Jewish Passover It is important to point out that while the name “Easter” is used in the English-speaking world, many more cultures refer to it by terms best translated as “Passover” (for instance, “Pascha” in Greek) – a reference, indeed, to the Jewish festival of Passover. In the Hebrew Bible, Passover is a festival that commemorates the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt, as narrated in the Book of Exodus. It was and continues to be the most important Jewish seasonal festival, celebrated on the first full moon after the vernal equinox. At the time of Jesus, Passover had special significance, as the Jewish people were again under the dominance of foreign powers (namely, the Romans). Jewish pilgrims streamed into Jerusalem every year in the hope that God’s chosen people (as they believed themselves to be) would soon be liberated once more. On one Passover, Jesus traveled to Jerusalem with his disciples to celebrate the festival. He entered Jerusalem in a triumphal procession and created a disturbance in the Jerusalem Temple. It seems that both of these actions attracted the attention of the Romans, and that as a result Jesus was executed around the year A.D. 30. Some of Jesus’ followers, however, believed that they saw him alive after his death, experiences that gave birth to the Christian religion. As Jesus died during the Passover festival and his followers believed he was resurrected from the dead three days later, it was logical to commemorate these events in close proximity. Resurrection. Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P., CC BY-NC-ND Some early Christians chose to celebrate the resurrection of Christ on the same date as the Jewish Passover, which fell around day 14 of the month of Nisan, in March or April. These Christians were known as Quartodecimans (the name means “Fourteeners”). By choosing this date, they put the focus on when Jesus died and also emphasized continuity with the Judaism out of which Christianity emerged. Some others instead preferred to hold the festival on a Sunday, since that was when Jesus’ tomb was believed to have been found. In A.D. 325, the Emperor Constantine, who favored Christianity, convened a meeting of Christian leaders to resolve important disputes at the Council of Nicaea. The most fateful of its decisions was about the status of Christ, whom the council recognized as “fully human and fully divine.” This council also resolved that Easter should be fixed on a Sunday, not on day 14 of Nisan. As a result, Easter is now celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon of the vernal equinox. The Easter bunny and Easter eggs In early America, the Easter festival was far more popular among Catholics than Protestants. For instance, the New England Puritans regarded both Easter and Christmas as too tainted by non-Christian influences to be appropriate to celebrate. Such festivals also tended to be opportunities for heavy drinking and merrymaking. The fortunes of both holidays changed in the 19th century, when they became occasions to be spent with one’s family. This was done partly out of a desire to make the celebration of these holidays less rowdy. Children on an egg hunt. Susan Bassett, CC BY-NC-ND But Easter and Christmas also became reshaped as domestic holidays because understandings of children were changing. Prior to the 17th century, children were rarely the center of attention. As historian Stephen Nissenbaum writes, “…children were lumped together with other members of the lower orders in general, especially servants and apprentices – who, not coincidentally, were generally young people themselves.” From the 17th century onward, there was an increasing recognition of childhood as as time of life that should be joyous, not simply as preparatory for adulthood. This “discovery of childhood” and the doting upon children had profound effects on how Easter was celebrated. It is at this point in the holiday’s development that Easter eggs and the Easter bunny become especially important. Decorated eggs had been part of the Easter festival at least since medieval times, given the obvious symbolism of new life. A vast amount of folklore surrounds Easter eggs, and in a number of Eastern European countries, the process of decorating them is extremely elaborate. Several Eastern European legends describe eggs turning red (a favorite color for Easter eggs) in connection with the events surrounding Jesus’ death and resurrection. Yet it was only in the 17th century that a German tradition of an “Easter hare” bringing eggs to good children came to be known. Hares and rabbits had a long association with spring seasonal rituals because of their amazing powers of fertility. When German immigrants settled in Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries, they brought this tradition with them. The wild hare also became supplanted by the more docile and domestic rabbit, in another indication of how the focus moved toward children. As Christians celebrate the festival this spring in commemoration of Jesus’ resurrection, the familiar sights of the Easter bunny and Easter eggs serve as a reminder of the holiday’s very ancient origins outside of the Christian tradition. This is an updated version of a piece published on March 21, 2018. |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by paparazi1(m): 9:17am On Apr 12, 2020 |
MadeINchenzen2:It is a living fulfilled prophecy, with resultant all round freedom, victory and power of God |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by Jonasbadoo(m): 9:19am On Apr 12, 2020 |
gypsey:so then who/what do you believe in ? |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by Jonasbadoo(m): 9:20am On Apr 12, 2020 |
All these head slammers and scientific fools disturbing our peace here just get the Bleep off Happy Easter |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by dazzlingd(m): 9:21am On Apr 12, 2020 |
CAPSLOCKED: Don't dare mock our white master jesus |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by murmee: 9:22am On Apr 12, 2020 |
DanceVille:AMEN! |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by dazzlingd(m): 9:23am On Apr 12, 2020 |
Kalm4life: He is right...stupid fairy tales that the whites have dumped..That's why they cant respect blacks to be so stupid falling for a jew supposedly died to save them |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by Tetrahedron(m): 9:26am On Apr 12, 2020 |
Jesus live on earth fulfilled hundreds of prophecy about redemption of man back to God His death was known of as early as the days of Noah He died so that we can live He is coming back again as the “Maschiach Nagid” “The Messiah the king” This is the summation of the bible and this is the Gospel we preach |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by OLA4CHRIST1(m): 9:30am On Apr 12, 2020 |
I did not read the grammar but I learnt something. Keep it up |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by Taye4j: 9:30am On Apr 12, 2020 |
If Christ has not been raised up from the dead, then our faith is for nothing, we are still condemned by our sins. |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by SharonLoveth(f): 9:31am On Apr 12, 2020 |
Khan2013: So what's the problem? |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by WiseFacts(m): 9:33am On Apr 12, 2020 |
Life |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by Taye4j: 9:39am On Apr 12, 2020 |
gypsey: I pray you will meet Him just as Paul met Him on his way to persecute Christians. I'm sure you are already aware of those signs that the world is already coming to an end. Whether you acknowledge that He's coming back or not doesn't change the fact that He's God and He's coming back for the saints. I can only pray you wake up from your slumber before it's too late. |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by ofiko123(m): 9:39am On Apr 12, 2020 |
It signifies to me that I am redeemed and justified.. |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by Taye4j: 9:48am On Apr 12, 2020 |
dazzlingd: You are right, whites brought the gospel of salvation. But for those of us who have seen Him in His glory, it's much more than just hearing a white man preach to you. You may argue from now till tomorrow that it's a fallacy, but some of us have seen and interacted with Him through grace to know that He's alive and He's coming back in glory and power when all eyes shall see Him Go to YouTube and see Imams and Atheists who were equally visited by Jesus. |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by dazzlingd(m): 9:52am On Apr 12, 2020 |
Taye4j: You saw jesus..how does he look like. Tall with beautiful blue eyes, compassionate face, long white robe and long tidy beards.....looking at you with so much comfort and compassion. And u obviously saw a jew?? You live in the beauty of your imaginations... kids equally see their favourite super heros and interact with them in the beauty of their imaginations |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by OsuMustGo: 9:53am On Apr 12, 2020 |
ContractKiller: ![]() Narrated by contractF00l Ephesianso 299/404 And so we saw "white Jesus" sucking the cork of Peter, the son of habercule. Later that night, he went to have anal sex with Mary Magdalene. |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by Shuggaa: 9:55am On Apr 12, 2020 |
He was crucified and buried, decended into hell and conquered satan and rose up to heavens.GlORY BE TO GOD.Amen 3 Likes |
Re: What Does The Resurrection Of Christ Signify To You As A Christian? by TrippleEEE: 9:56am On Apr 12, 2020 |
Christ the Risen King. Principalities know , demons know. And everyone will eventually know. Greater love hath no Man than this. The mystery of God. For I am Crucified with Christ and Risen with Him. Halleluyaa .... 1 Like |
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