Maximus692:


Just as Kumuyi will not say it since he told you Christmas is IDOLATRY!

OLAADEGBU:

What you don't realise is that the theme about the current GCK and the December retreat is the reason for Christmas - Emmanuel!

OLAADEGBU:


I know you dare not say merry Christmas!

Maximus692:


Will Kumuyi say "Merry Christmas" when he has said it's Idolatry?

Aemmyjah:


Does it exclude Kumuyi?
You are free to add what was written while we make sure of what is acceptable to the lord

Kumuyi follower don de lose guard cos of chicken
😂

OLAADEGBU:


We know satanists find it difficult to mention the name of Christ. That’s why many say Xmas instead of Christmas.

Aemmyjah:


Is Kumuyi now a Satanist?
See this guy making a fool of himself to save his face
Wetin Jesus talk, you no de do

What We Celebrate at Christmas
BY HENRY M. MORRIS III, D.MIN. |
MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2023

"And [Joseph] knew her [Mary] not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS" (Matthew 1:25).

The actual birthday of Jesus was sometime in the fall (September or October) rather than in December. The date is of lesser consequence, however, than the reason for the celebration (Isaiah 1:18). Heaven itself celebrated the birth (Luke 2:8-14). And after the shepherds got over their fear, they couldn’t stop telling the news.

Then there were the wise men from the east who came to worship the one “born king of the Jews” (Matthew 2:1-2). They got there well after the birth, having put their lives on hold, and willingly gave of their time and treasures to honor this great King while they rejoiced with “exceeding great joy” (Matthew 2:10). Surely all Christians should worship and rejoice as well as open our treasuries when we celebrate Christ’s birth.

But if we just focus on the birth, we may miss the greatest reason for the commemoration. After all, there was nothing uncommon about the physical process. But the conception, now that was miraculous (Luke 1:35)! The eternal “Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). The great Creator and Son of God, “foreordained before the foundation of the world” (1 Peter 1:20), submitted to the will of the Father and “made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men” (Philippians 2:7). That was why heaven celebrated.

Counting back nine months from around September puts us pretty close to the end of the previous December. Perhaps our sovereign God has orchestrated events so that we would celebrate the real miracle of the conception: “God with us” (Matthew 1:23). HMM III

BY: HENRY M. MORRIS III, D.MIN.

OLAADEGBU:


What’s stopping you from saying Christ?

Aemmyjah:


Nothing like holy days
You're just fooling around
I mention Christ everyday
Even today too
If it's only Christmas you mention Xmas, na your problem
I know the origin of xmas
Kumuyi knows it too

I don't see Christ as a baby
Or as a dying man on a cross
But as a powerful king in heaven on a conquest

Holy days de hungry you?
Who authorized such days?
What day is holier than others and why?

You just want to fit into the crowd for likes and shares.
Na wetin corrupt Christianity be dat

Let true Christianity keep thriving

OLAADEGBU:


Source

OLAADEGBU:


I suppose you defy Christmas public holidays, no?

OLAADEGBU:


I suppose you defy Christmas public holidays, no?

Aemmyjah:


What do Jesus true disciples do on holidays when people will be at home?

I suspect you're no longer a DL
You don sell your birthright for a plate of stew and chicken

Aemmyjah:


It's like you have a dispute with Kumuyi
Go and convince your own people first
Or create a Thread and tell people that you as a deeper life member now celebrate Christmas
Forget about us
We are doing just fine

OLAADEGBU:


You are certainly missing out of the free spiritual and physical food we’ve been feasting on for the past few days.

OLAADEGBU:


You should be ashamed of yourself if you don’t go to work/school on Christmas holidays.

OLAADEGBU:


You should be ashamed of yourself if you don’t go to work/school on Christmas holidays.

Aemmyjah:


Do you celebrate the Muslim 'holidays' too
You should be ashamed of yourself if you don't open schools and workplace and pretend like nothing is happening
Shame

When will you start paying tithe at preaching money at DL like others?

OLAADEGBU:

Jesus is the reason for the season.

seguntijan:
yet not all Churches participate in this particular tradition.
Here are the denominations that don't celebrate Christmas and why they avoid it.

Jevohah’s Witness
This religious organisation is one of the biggest group of Christmas-shunners. The interesting thing is that they were not always this way. Once upon a time, Jehovah’s Witnesses used to observe Christmas. This was until 1928, after further study by one official.
According to spokesman J.R. Brown from the church’s Brooklyn, New York, headquarters, this official’s findings led to the church dropping the holiday.
The official found that this is based on“false religious beliefs or activities.” Deseret News reports that this is explained in a 1993 book, “Jehovah’s Witnesses — Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom.”
Still, it took a while for everyone to get on board with the new tradition of no longer celebrating Christmas.
Brown says after the group “ cast aside religious teachings that had pagan roots, they also quit sharing in many customs that were similarly tainted. But for a time, certain holidays were not given the careful scrutiny that they needed. One of these was Christmas.”
The major reason why they do not celebrate it because they believe the Bible would have said something if Christmas observance was important, however, they do not prevent others from honouring the day.
In Brown’s words, Witnesses now ask themselves “does this please God, when it is not mentioned in the scriptures?”
How Witnesses now approach the holiday
Brown says, “If someone is dealing with you and they say, ‘Merry Christmas,’ we do not go into a sermon about the pagan origins.
“You don’t make an issue of it every time because we have to face the fact that they mean well when they say ‘Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.’
“We will say this is the time of year many people are actually thinking about Jesus Christ. Did you take notice of what he put their emphasis on in his life?”
Brown adds, “I personally go out. I’m 74, and I’ve done this since I was 4 years old.”
Birthdays, Halloween, Easter, Mother’s Day, New Year’s Day, and Valentine's Day are also shunned because of their pagan origins.

Seventh Day Adventist Church
Like Jehovah’s Witnesses, this church is also against the celebration of Christmas.
A publication from the group that goes to church on Saturdays, the Jewish Sabbath day, not Sunday reads: “ We do not celebrate Christmas as the Birth of Christ per say since Christ was not born in Dec.
“He did not want us to celebrate His birth or He would have told us when He was born. It has become a money-making celebration with Christ mixed in. It is a pagan ritual.
“We join in to be with the Family or friends to celebrate their friendship and love as a family gathering and for the Children. Easter too is a pagan holiday and we do not celebrate the Name but we honour Christ’s Resurrection and keep the day in mind on what He has done for us. We do not make an issue out of it but quietly honour Christ….it’s a gathering also for the Children. It is a personal Choice.”

Deeper Life
A few years ago, Pastor W.F. Kumuyi, the head of Deeper Life Bible Church » announced to his members and the world that his church does not celebrate the popular holiday.
Explaining why at the 2013 December retreat, he said: “We don’t celebrate Christmas nor sing Christmas carol; because Christmas is of idolatrous background.”

God’s Kingdom Society (GKS)
This is another church that is anti-Christmas. According to the church’s official website, they believe that there is no single evidence in the Bible that Jesus Christ was born on the 25th of December.
Rather, they believe that He was born in October and that Christmas originated from “a noisy pagan festival in honour of the god of the sun” » .
While other Christians celebrate Christmas in December, this church celebrates the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ in October. This is done with something called the Freedom Day.
The church was started by St. Gideon Meriodere Urhobo in 1934 after leaving Jehovah’s Witnesses. He lived from 1903–1952. The headquarters can be found in Warri.

Religious Society of Friends
There is a religious group called the Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers.
This church believes that “every day is a holy day,” so there is no need to single out just one day to celebrate.
Another reason why they do not celebrate Christmas is that some Quakers are trying to go back to the ways of early Christianity.
Chris Pifer, a spokesman for the Friends General Conference, says, “ There’s an effort within aspects of Quaker practice to try and explore and find primitive Christianity, the church before it became a political entity.
“In very early Christianity, there weren’t holidays like Christmas anywhere close to the form it is today.”
Wikipedia reports that 52% of the group around the world can be Africa. Kenya reportedly has the largest number of Quakers in this continent.
According to the church’s website, fwccafrica.org, the Nigerian branch started as a small worship group in Lagos in the early 1990’s.

Mountain of Fire Ministries (MFM) don’t celebrate Christmas too. According to the founder, Pastor D.K. Olukoya, “We don’t celebrate Christmas because the root is demonic.”
Regardless of what these churches believe, billions of Christians around the world continue to mark Christ’s birthday on December 25 each year.

OLAADEGBU:


What public holidays do JW’s deserve? DL has been celebrating Jesus during public holidays what does your society celebrate?

MaxInDHouse:


Five Churches that doesn't celebrate Christmas!
But despite what those taking the lead in these religions say only Jehovah's Witnesses are practicing what we preach.
https://www.nairaland.com/4255053/5-churches-dont-celebrate-christmas



This shows you're just following Kumuyi blindly you don't really believe God is using the man to speak to you!

Aemmyjah:


The most important thing is doing what the Bible says, not what others are doing
I'm very sure that you too would have joined and celebrate the calf worship that ancient Israel did

We don't want any public holiday
Our own is to please Jesus Christ by showing self-sacrificing love
Shunning wars and conflicts
Political neutrality
Preaching the good news of God's kingdom

Of those things mentioned above, DL will not even score zero. Na sub-zero

Aemmyjah:

Mention the Holy dayss Christians were asked to observe 😂

Aemmyjah:


Mention the Holy dayss Christians were asked to observe
😂

MaxInDHouse:

He is just fooling around because if he says Kumuyi is God's sent and Kumuyi condemned Christmas but he loves the pagan festival then he is surely fooling himself!