What Christians should consider about holidays 🎄
Some claim Christian holidays are pagan.
Those who disagree might claim you are trying to prevent the Gospel to be spread or like when Jesus rebuked Peter saying get behind me Satan, for a neferious spirit was trying to stop God's plans.
There is no day that is not God's day.
It’s we can certianly REDEEM what was pagan for Christ and use it to spread the Gospel.
Just consider for a moment:
Did you know the CROSS that sits on top of many of our church steeples and hangs around many necks was used as a Roman tool of torture before it was redeemed and transformed into a symbol of eternal life by Christ?
You do know Christians still use Sun-Mon Calendars today right? You use it every day, right?
Christ is Lord of all.
You do realize He created pine trees too, and eggs, etc.
God is not trapped by the ways that pagans thought or think. Even As long as these celebrations don’t distract us from the “true meaning of Christmas” or Christian meaning of a holiday, there’s nothing wrong with Christian’s using them to celebrate Christ and point others to Him.
The holidays are simply a bridge to connect us with the lost. We should take advantage of those opportunities.
1 Corinthians 9:22 tells us
"I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some."
The focus is on trying to win some to Christ and at the very least to plant seeds. God has given us a great opportunity several times a year to do that.
Easter / Resurrection day
October 31st:
National Evangelism Day
* I celebrate my birthday and my born again birthday. Both can be a day to glorify and thank God.
If you choose to ignore all the good that Christians have done and still do on and through this holy day celebration globally, then you can do so. But what you cannot do is judge others and post online that Christians cannot celebrate these. What you can say is:
"I choose not to celebrate these based on my personal belief, but everyone must decide for themselves, as Scripture says:
'One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord.' (Romans 14:5-6)"
Look into the links, then pray about it after recieving that knowledge 🙏. The more we know the more we grow 😊.
God bless
