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Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by Nobody: 11:27am On Apr 03, 2021 |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by MightySparrow: 11:36am On Apr 03, 2021 |
Nonsense as usual. The Bible mentioned it only in Acts of Apostles. Do you mean the Apostles ate chocolates? |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by Nobody: 11:55am On Apr 03, 2021 |
MightySparrow: Did Jesus Christ or the apostles celebrated Easter?, The outpouring of the holy spirit on the apostles took place on the day of Pentecost, or festival of harvest, known also by the Jews as Fiftieth day which was scrupulously written as Easter by translators of King James Version. If you have read well, sources of Easter being a pagan festival are confirmed by outside sources. Please google the word Origin of Easter bunny. Good health to you if you abandon falsehood 3 Likes |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by XXXXTENTACION: 12:41pm On Apr 03, 2021 |
Fvck what the bible says celebrate everyday you live |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by Janosky: 1:05pm On Apr 03, 2021 |
XXXXTENTACION: If you despise what the Bible says, let those who believe in what the Bible says have their peace and happily stick to the Bible. You can't dictate for us & impose your personal views on us. Shalom. |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by Nobody: 3:14pm On Apr 03, 2021 |
XXXXTENTACION: With due respect, The Bible happened to be the greatest gift to man by God. No one who have despised the Bible have ever fared better. For the Bible book of Psalms 14 verse 1, A fool has said in his or her heart there is no God. |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by jmoore(m): 4:07pm On Apr 03, 2021 |
indigene: So you are saying that Jesus is a pagan. What is Easter? Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. So how does celebrating the resurrection of Jesus has anything to do with pagan? Are you implying that pagans celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ? All these nonsense attacks on easter and linking it to paganism is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard. It doesn't even make sense. |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by XXXXTENTACION: 5:27pm On Apr 03, 2021 |
indigene:Fvck what the bible says and if you disagree with me Bleep you too. |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by FirstSon01: 6:28pm On Apr 03, 2021 |
indigene: that's a stupid lie majority of the world's richest men are atheists and don't believe in your god so how are you faring better than them?? |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by Nobody: 7:04pm On Apr 03, 2021 |
jmoore:Get schooled properly, to have some coherent reasoning. |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by jmoore(m): 7:08pm On Apr 03, 2021 |
indigene:Typical reply of dumb folk. Go and start all over from nursery school. |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by RandomGuy48: 7:27pm On Apr 03, 2021 |
The link goes to the Jehovah's Witness website. So let's take a look at some of the claims in that link... Name: The Encyclopædia Britannica says: “The English name Easter is of uncertain origin; the Anglo-Saxon priest Venerable Bede in the 8th century derived it from the Anglo-Saxon spring goddess Eostre.” Others link it to Astarte, the Phoenician fertility goddess who had the Babylonian counterpart Ishtar.Those who link it to Astarte are doing so on nothing more than their imaginations. It being named after the goddess Eostre may be possible, given Bede's reference, but Bede appears to actually be saying that Easter was named after the Anglo-Saxon name for April (Eosturmonab), which was named after Eostre. However, there's a problem in that outside of Bede, there is no mention of this goddess anywhere; this has led some to wonder if Bede's information may have been mistaken. But even if Bede was correct, the word for Easter in most languages it not Easter or anything like it. Before the word "Easter" ever existed, it was referred to as pascha in Greek and Latin, and most languages take their name for the holiday from that. For example, in Spanish the word is Pascua. To try to find some pagan connection for a holiday because one language may have named it after a pagan deity centuries after the holiday was already celebrated is obviously absurd. Hares, rabbits: These are symbols of fertility “handed down from the ancient ceremonial and symbolism of European and Middle Eastern pagan spring festivals.”—Encyclopædia Britannica.Even this quote they provide doesn't actually say there is a link between pagan usage of rabbits and the Easter bunny. But even if they were symbols of fertility, it means nothing for their usage in Easter, because the Easter rabbit is a relatively recent invention. It was first invented in the 16th century by German Protestants (the first written reference have to is . The idea that an innovation that late somehow proves an ancient pagan connection when prior to that there was no rabbit association with Easter is obviously incorrect, even if the false idea it is linked to paganism is unfortunately frequently repeated. Eggs: According to Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology and Legend, the hunt for Easter eggs, supposedly brought by the Easter rabbit, “is not mere child’s play, but the vestige of a fertility rite.” Some cultures believed that the decorated Easter egg “could magically bring happiness, prosperity, health, and protection.”—Traditional Festivals.Eggs appear to have been first associated with Easter around the 11th century. While earlier than the Easter rabbit, this is nevertheless too late to be a vestige of a fertility rite. Their popularity seems to have come about because during Lent (the fast prior to Easter) people weren't supposed to eat eggs, but hens kept laying them so people took to doing stuff with the eggs. New Easter outfit: “It was considered discourteous and therefore bad luck to greet the Scandinavian goddess of Spring, or Eastre, in anything but fresh garb.”—The Giant Book of Superstitions.There is no Scandinavian goddess named Eastre. Maybe this is referring to the Eostre mentioned above, but Eostre (if she was even real at all) wasn't Scandinavian and there is no proof that the above claim was true for her. Sunrise services: These have been linked to rites of ancient sun worshippers “performed at the vernal equinox welcoming the sun and its great power to bring new life to all growing things.”—Celebrations—The Complete Book of American Holidays.So I actually looked at this work. This is what it says on page 105: "Sunrise services are not unrelated to the Easter fires held on the tops of mountains in continuation of the New Year fires, a worldwide observance in antiquity. Rites were performed at the vernal equinox welcoming the sun and its great power to bring new life to all growing things." No source is cited for this claim in the work. But accepting it as true regardless, it falls short of the claim made, as no mention is made of "sun worshippers." So the article appears to be, as they say, fake news. |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by Kobojunkie: 7:40pm On Apr 03, 2021 |
indigene:Where Jesus Christ has given you no commandments for or against a thing, He leaves the choice to you as an individual. Where there are no shackles given you, do not create one for yourself or for others. A Christian can celebrate Easter or even Halloween..it is an individual choice left to each one by Jesus Christ Himself. |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by DannyG8(m): 8:04pm On Apr 03, 2021 |
XXXXTENTACION:at your age you don't have common sense |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by DannyG8(m): 8:10pm On Apr 03, 2021 |
FirstSon01:they are rich physical please go and read about Lazarus and the rich man your spirit man matters alot because that who you are |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by Nobody: 8:10pm On Apr 03, 2021 |
Kobojunkie: Jesus said the hour is coming and it now, when true worshippers shall worship God in spirit and truth, And in another part of the scripture, it says, Keep making sure what is acceptable to the lord., And in another, the scripture says, You cannot eat from the table of demons and that of God. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ishtar-Mesopotamian-goddess |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by Kobojunkiee: 8:25pm On Apr 03, 2021 |
indigene:I am not certain what that meaningless ramble has to do with this subject. indigene:As for a table belonging to God, that will not happen until after Jesus Christ returns and we eat in His Kingdom.. This according to Jesus Christ Himself. Now, I don't know what you mean by "table of demons" since God never told us to worry about any tables here in the kingdom of men. Instead as far as eating is concerned, He said "it is not what you eat that makes you unclean". Where Jesus Christ has not given us commands to shun any foods, what man or woman has the right to add to His commands in anyway or form? |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by AntiChristian: 2:09am On Apr 04, 2021 |
Christmas, Easter, Xmas tree, Blood Sacrifice, December 25 are all of pagan roots. But they must to celebrate something sha. May we never be unfortunate. |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by chiommy123(f): 2:25am On Apr 04, 2021 |
The apostles of Christ never celebrated Easter neither did Christ. The only celebration approved of Christ in the scriptures is that of the Passover 1 Like |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by Kobojunkiee: 3:00am On Apr 04, 2021 |
chiommy123:You are right that they did not celebrate it, however, Jesus Christ never gave them commandments against celebrating as individuals. Jesus Christ gave us commandments to accept and obey IN HIS NAME. All other things He leaves us to freely decide on out own since they are this world and not of His Kingdom. So, when you observe "Passover", you are advised to do it in His Name because after all He commanded it of you. But when you celebrate your Easter, halloween, st Patrick's day, etc, all of them not of the Kingdom of God but instead of this world, you are not to do so in His Name, but simply because you choose to as an individual. |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by Kobojunkiee: 4:35am On Apr 04, 2021 |
Kobojunkie: |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by chiommy123(f): 6:54am On Apr 04, 2021 |
Kobojunkiee:how about when he said we should not add nor subtract? 1 Like |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by Kobojunkiee: 7:01am On Apr 04, 2021 |
chiommy123:Where Jesus Christ did not give a law on the celebration of Easter, we should not take it upon ourself to add one - adding amounts to pretending you do it In the Name of God or that God is honored in some way by your celebrating that which He never commanded to begin with. Individuals are free to celebrate whatever so long as they have the understanding that it is not in honor of God. I like to think of days like this as yet another holiday to binge on my favorite foods and drinks, kick back and relax without a care in the world. |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by Nobody: 7:41am On Apr 04, 2021 |
AntiChristian:Most persons are unfortunate because of putting themselves on and in harm way. Lack of knowledge happens to be the greatest evil that have befell millions of mankind The leader of church of satan in America was once quoted saying that witches are happy, when so called christians celebrate Christmas, Easter, Halloween etc |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by AntiChristian: 8:00am On Apr 04, 2021 |
indigene: Even Pastor Kumuyi says Christmas is idolatrous. Argue with yourself. |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by Nobody: 11:52am On Apr 04, 2021 |
AntiChristian: I am happy they are coming closer to true knowledge |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by jmoore(m): 12:21pm On Apr 04, 2021 |
chiommy123:But you celebrate your matriculation and graduation? Why do you even call today Sunday? Did Jesus Christ call it Sunday? |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by DappaD: 2:11pm On Apr 04, 2021 |
RandomGuy48: The link goes to the Jehovah's Witness website. So let's take a look at some of the claims in that link... RandomGuy48: Unfortunately, the article linked has a number of inaccuracies. It's not the worst in this area as it at least qualifies some of its errors as being possibilities, but nevertheless it's misleading. Let's look at some of its claims. There are a number of biased articles written by Constantine “apologetics” who would try to paint him as a kind, peace-loving individual when in reality the accurate history books point to him being the vicious, pagan warmonger that he really was. For a pagan to have that much authority over the congregation and even decide what celebrations and teachings should be accepted is already out of the question because it was evident that God’s holy spirit was not working with him. Apparently, his merging the State with the so-called “Christian” religion at that time has already invalidated whatever he and his companions were trying to accomplish during the 4th century concerning “Christianity” since the main founder of Christianity implored his disciples never to get involved with political affairs talk less of merging it with their religion. John 17:14-16 compare Revelation 17:2 His involvement with gruesome wars/conflicts/battles and the constant execution/persecution of “heretics”(people who disagreed with his school of thought) also disqualifies from being a true Christian since an important principle given by Jesus at Matthew 26:52 was ignored. So how can the institution of this so-called “Easter” celebration have any significance before God if the Constantine in question was not acting according to the principles found in the Scriptures? Remember that the authentic history books have it recorded that Constantine was an ardent pagan who brought teachings that had nothing to do with Jesus Christ and the latter even foretelling that such a corruption of truth would come after the death of the main apostles in the first century. Matthew 13:24-30 compare Acts 20:29-30, 2Peter 2:1, 2Thessalonians 2:3-12, 1Timothy 4:1 So whatever Constantine and his group tried to do had no significance before God since they didn’t even have a proper zeal for God and were actually the ones trying to set the standards for God instead of subjecting to God’s own standards. Romans 10:3 P.S. Your use of the subordinate conjunction “Even if” is rather prevalent in your comments which means that you know there are truths in the articles you read but still want to turn a blind eye to it by passing it off as just a bundle of information that you do not desire should change your thinking. |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by RandomGuy48: 10:43pm On Apr 04, 2021 |
Basically none of my points are actually addressed in the rant about Constantine (who I didn't even mention in my post). The only part of it that relates in any way is it asking the question of "So how can the institution of this so-called “Easter” celebration have any significance before God if the Constantine in question was not acting according to the principles found in the Scriptures?" The problem is, Easter predates Constantine by quite a bit, so this question is moot. As for complaints about my usage of "even if," my point by using that phrase is that even if one accepts the initial assertions, they don't logically lead into the conclusions. So, for example, when I say "But even if they [rabbits] were symbols of fertility, it means nothing for their usage in Easter, because the Easter rabbit is a relatively recent invention." And this is very true. The first mention I can find of the Easter Bunny is a 17th century book named "Disputatione ordinaria disquirens de ovis paschalibus" (in my original post, I incorrectly wrote 16th century--though 17th century just makes my point stronger). If the Easter Bunny is of some kind of ancient pagan origin, then why is it that it's completely unknown in Easter celebrations prior to the 17th century? I mean, heck, even in today's world there are many countries where the Easter Bunny is basically a nonentity in Easter celebrations. For the record, I actually dislike usage of the Easter bunny, as I believe it detracts from the actual purpose of the Easter celebration (the Resurrection). However, it provides no proof of any kind of pagan origin of Easter. |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by DappaD: 9:21am On Apr 05, 2021 |
RandomGuy48: Basically none of my points are actually addressed in the rant about Constantine (who I didn't even mention in my post). The only part of it that relates in any way is it asking the question of "So how can the institution of this so-called “Easter” celebration have any significance before God if the Constantine in question was not acting according to the principles found in the Scriptures?" The problem is, the early Christian apostles and the congregation(before it became ridden by false teachings) never celebrated this “Easter” therefore it has duly been tagged “pagan” since neither Jesus nor the REAL apostles instituted this celebration. The only event Jesus commanded his disciples and that which his disciples dutifully observed on the appointed day was the “Last Supper”/“Lord’s Evening Meal”. Luke 22:18-20, 1Corinthians 11:26 Again, no mention of any such “Easter” amongst the recognized celebrations of the early Christian congregation.
I saw what you did in your previous comments. Talmabout “Easter being a spin-off from the Passover”—that’s such a weak stance my man. FYI, the Greek word πάσχα(pascha) DOES NOT translate to “Easter” as the KJV would have it. I mean you can even look up and play around the individual Greek letters of πάσχα and see if they transliterate to “Easter”. That’s why you think it’s some continuance but we all know the KJV is filled with a lot of errors. That said, πάσχα(pascha) in the original Greek translates ONLY to the “Passover”(John 13:1) which the early Christian congregation did not even observe after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ because the “Lord’s Evening Meal” had replaced it. Romans 10:4 |
Re: Should Christians Celebrate Easter? And What Does The Bible Says by Nobody: 9:26pm On Apr 05, 2021 |
DappaD: Thanks greatly for this espouse, I want to add, the word Easter (Ishtar) the mesopotamia goddess of fertility was a plain corruption and a devilish misleading word for Pentecost, which means fiftieth days after the great sabbath , which they Jews celebrates as festival of harvest, or feast of first fruits, The almighty God, chooses that day, as a day to select the first elect who are to serve as kings and priest with Jesus Christ in heaven. Revelation 5:9,10. Lets examine the mood of early Christ apostles and disciples, The so called Easter which falls on Nissan 20, was it a day of wild celebration? or was it a period of fear and hiding by the apostles from opossers of Jesus Christ and his followers?. Another question, just as revelers of Easter are meant to believe? Was Jesus received into the heaven on the day of his resurrection?. The Bible's answer is NO! BECAUSE HE SPENT ADDITIONAL 40DAYS ON EARTH, UNTIL HIS FINAL ASSENCION INTO HEAVEN. Act chapter 1 verse 3. He used this 40 days period to strengthen his apostles and disciples for the great work ahead about preaching the good news of kingdom of God 1 Like |
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