Appleyard:
No matter how well we try to make an unbiblical act acceptable, it will never be acceptable. The bible made it clear that ''...all liars shall have their own part in the lake of fire''...REV.21 vs 8, vs 27. The Roman Catholic Church, as part of their creeds and dogmas, maketh a lie, eshrined it as a doctrine, and enforced it on the rest of mankind, as at when Rome was ruling the world. It was a lie that was made to be accepted as truth, but God does not change his standards to suit anyone, or accomodate any practise contrary to His word. God hate lies, and the Roman Catholic Church lied when it said and indoctrinated it's followers and much of the world that, Jesus was born on the 25th of December, when it is not. The bible clearly said that ''shepherds were in the field watching over their flock by night''. You can't be in the field under SNOW watching over flocks in the chilling December. It was a big lie, and, irrespective of whatever it was meant to achieve, justifying the christmas lie, is tantamount to accepting lie as a norm of worship, and therefore, unsinful. But thank God, it can never be. For a lie is a lie. The truth remain truth! Therefore, all those who created this lie, and those that takes pleasure in celebrating this lie, even knowingly, are guilty of the same offence. Romans 1 vs 32.

The only thing Jesus asked us to do in rememberance of him, is the Lord's Super. Luke.22 vs 19, not his birth.

The choice to live the truth or to live the lie, is now yours to make.

Rilwayne001:
Does OLADEEGBU celebrate christmas?

OP, Deeper Life Bible Church don't celebrate christmas simply because Kumuyi said it is of pagan origin, how about that?

malvisguy212:
Christmas has a pagan origin, so does the names of the week. I know, deeper life don't celebrate Christmas, it is not a sin.

Rilwayne001:


Oh well! But you are quick to copy and paste those alleged pagan practice in Islam?

CAPTIVATOR:
This is what happens when the love of joloffrice and chicken superceeds Gods Word ..

How do we know a celebration is christian ? It must be biblical supported , any doctrine or celebration not supported in the bible IS NOT INSPIRED OF GOD !!! (1joHn 4:1 , 2 TIM 3:16 )

@ OP

- Show me where Jesus Command Christmas ?

- Show me where the Apostles celebrate the birthday of Jesus ?

- Show me where Jesus Himself Celebrate his birthday ?

- If birthday celebrations are inspired of God , why didnt we found a single servant of God celebrating his birthday in the bible ?


- According to the bible , birthday celebration is found among whom ... Servants of God OR PAGANS ?

CAPTIVATOR:
This is what happens when the love of joloffrice and chicken superceeds Gods Word ..

How do we know a celebration is christian ? It must be biblical supported , any doctrine or celebration not supported in the bible IS NOT INSPIRED OF GOD !!! (1joHn 4:1 , 2 TIM 3:16 )

@ OP

- Show me where Jesus Command Christmas ?

- Show me where the Apostles celebrate the birthday of Jesus ?

- Show me where Jesus Himself Celebrate his birthday ?

- If birthday celebrations are inspired of God , why didnt we found a single servant of God celebrating his birthday in the bible ?


- According to the bible , birthday celebration is found among whom ... Servants of God OR PAGANS ?

malvisguy212:
the big different is that,the bible did not mention the word Christmas. But doing tawaf between safa and marwa is mention in both the quran and hadith, muhammed even admits, the pagan do it.

mustymatic:

You can't compare what God has ordered n what people like you invented.... who knows how many

malvisguy212:
falopey God bless you.. The apostles do not celebrate the birthday of Jesus, but the Heavenly HOST rejoice when the announcement
Of Jesus birth is known.
Luke 2:8-14
In the same region there were some
shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. But the angel said to
them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a
manger." And suddenly there appeared with the angel A MULTITUDE OF HEAVENLY HOST PRAISING GOD and saying, "Glory to God in the highest,

falopey
Brother, let us stop being hypocritical here. The bible
has made it clear in Rm 14:5-6 when new christian
converts among the jews and the gentiles were arguing
on what celebration to observe and what not to observe.
Some converts that were of jewish origin were still
attached to some jewish celebrations like the feast of
Unleaven bread and so on while those of greek origin or
gentiles did not know anything about such celebrations.
Some thought they should not celebrate while some
thought maybe they should celebrate something else.
The jewish christians among them still held fast to
sabath while some of the gentile christians never even
practised sabath before because they were not of jewish
tradition or origin. They were idolaters before their
conversion.
the argumentbof whether to observe some celebrations
or discard some celebrations ensued between them. That
why paul told them that whether the scripture say you
should observe some days or notis not the question.
Hence the Romans 14:5-6
One man regards one day above
another, another regards every day
alike. LET EACH MAN BE FULLY CONVINCED IN HIS
OWN MIND . HE WHO OBSERVES THE DAY
OBSERVES IT FOR THE LORD , and he who eats, does
so for the Lord, FOR HE GIVES THANKS TO GOD ;
and he who eats not, for the Lord he does not eat, and
GIVES THANKS TO GOD .

A lot of things we do are not ordered by the bible, but we alow the holy spirit to guide us to know if we are committing sin doing it or not. For example: we build places of whorship today when Jesus did not even build one or order his deciples to do the same. christians in those days were found of whorshipping in brethren house.

We celebrate naming ceremony today. we eat and merry with neighbours and loved ones. does the bible order that kind of celebration? None of the biblical christians did the same.

Celebrating this anniversary and that anniversary in the church. where do christian celebrate whatever anniversary in the bible? And to you all these are not sins. But celebrating the birth of Jesus.

Everybody celebrate the transition unto glory of their aged. please give me an example of a place where funneral ceremony is celebrated in the bible. And to you its worth it . Except celebrating the birth of the lord.

Jesus told the desciples that the holy spirit would teach them in many things. in that case Jesus directly or indirectly admit to them that he could not teach them everything they had to know until he would be received into heaven.

While we should be giving God thanks everyday, in churches today, we dedicate a special sunday as thanks giving sunday. please where was that practiced in the bible? But we know what is right and that is unto the glory of god and we do it. but to appreciate the birth of Jesus christ by celebrating it is a sin to you because bible does not say so.

we go to church on sunday. Where is that written in the bible. even that same Romans 14:5-6 has settle the issue of Sabbath worship.

Why do you celebrate new year celebration? Is it because the bible tells you to do it or any of the apostles celebrated it?

I can go on and on but I will leave the rest to you to think on so many things you do that bible does not order to do. And that are not sins anyway.

malvisguy212:
so why will God incorporate the worship of pagan into islam ?

CAPTIVATOR:


Why didnt the apostles who knew this use it as evidence for a pagan custom like christmas like u are doing ? Am wondering where u guys get ur inspirations from ( 1john 4:1 )

- infact , as at when the angels do this .. Jesus was still a baby NOT SOMETHING DONE YEAR AFTER YEAR , please is Jesus still a baby right now ??

malvisguy212:
its seems like you find delight in argument, read the op very well one more time. The disciples did not celebrate Christmas , but there were Great rejoicing in heaven when the announcement came. The point is , those who chose to celebrate it do it in perfect way to Honor Jesus, we celebrate Jesus. And those who chose not to celebrate are not disobeying God, because no command was given to celebrate. If you insist in arguing, I will not reply you. Thank you.

mustymatic:

read into it well...the pagans incorporated into it first

KingEbukasBlog:


Lol people who read the headline and jump into arguments ... brother please forgive them

malvisguy212:
Weldon my brother, he was trying to say, it is wrong to celebrate Jesus. The devil is a liar.

malvisguy212:
The point is , those who chose to celebrate it do it in perfect way to Honor Jesus, we celebrate Jesus. And those who chose not to celebrate are not disobeying God, because no command was given to celebrate.

malvisguy212:
its seems like you find delight in argument, read the op very well one more time. The disciples did not celebrate Christmas , but there were Great rejoicing in heaven when the announcement came. The point is , those who chose to celebrate it do it in perfect way to Honor Jesus,

we celebrate Jesus. And those who chose not to celebrate are not disobeying God, because no command was given to celebrate. If you insist in arguing, I will not reply you. Thank you.

KingEbukasBlog:


This statement you made killed the argument especially @ bold

CAPTIVATOR:


Perfect way indeeed !!! No wonder it falls on the same day with pagan celebration . Both falls on December 25 ,



" the day of death is better than the day of birth" ecc 7:1 , na wa oh ! Celebrating Jesus Birth which he didnt command makes sense to you !

Jesus Knew Ecclesiastes 7:1 So well , not suprised he institutes the remembrance of his DEATH (luke 22:19) but never his birth .

sagieramos:
yes, celebrating xmas is wrong.
santa claus/father xmas obviously look like a masqurade rather than something holy. my instinct tells me something is'nt right with mere looking at him

malvisguy212:
are you a christian ? Is celebrating the birth of Jesus wrong ? Santa claus is not biblical.