I remember Jesus stated to remember his death while he sat down in the table with the disciples but that was it!
What is your opinion?
I need a answer not a question.
I am still not getting an answer.
Where in the bible does it state that we should celebrate Jesus birth? nowhere
No where in the Bible does it say that we are to remember Christ birth. Only His death.
The Christmas celebration does not please God in any way.
We are to please God and live for Him every day, THAT is our reasonable service.
Not celebrating a holiday that has nothing to do with Him other than in name.
November 23rd, 2009 at 10:28 am
Where does it say that anyone should celebrate -your- birthday? But they do
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November 23rd, 2009 at 10:41 am
We choose to celebrate it out of gratitude. It has never been the predominate holiday in Christianity, that is still held by Easter. Modern American captialism has more to do with today’s version than the Bible.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 11:05 am
My opinion is that everything that happens today is not mentioned in the Bible.
The Bible doesn’t address today’s technology for example…..because it wasn’t around thousands of years ago.
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an Atheist.
November 23rd, 2009 at 11:15 am
it doesnt Jesus birth is irrelevent as none of the early christians celebrated it either because it is not a helpless little babe that will save mankind but the sacrifice that Jesus gave for our lives that is important and that is why we must remember his death
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November 23rd, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Most of the stuff in the bible isnt true, the reasons being:
-Part of the text was lost
-Error in translations
-You cannot find the bible in its original language so you cannot translate it again to check where the errors where
-It gets edited every so often according to the time period
Read the Qur’an, it has been the same for over 1400 years, no change.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 12:46 pm
You cannot appreciate Jesus’ death for us, if you don’t appreciate his life. and to appreciate his life, you must appreciate the moment he began his work. and how his followers began to prepare for him, ie. Elizabeth and John the baptist, Mary and Joseph, etc.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Where in the bible does it state that we should celebrate Jesus birth? nowhere
No where in the Bible does it say that we are to remember Christ birth. Only His death.
The Christmas celebration does not please God in any way.
We are to please God and live for Him every day, THAT is our reasonable service.
Not celebrating a holiday that has nothing to do with Him other than in name.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Luk 1:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
Luk 1:42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Luk 1:43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Luk 1:44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
Luk 1:45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
Luk 1:46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Luk 1:47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 2:28 pm
It doesn’t. It should be called Santa Claus Day/Season.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 2:54 pm
It doesn’t, neither does it say to celebrate Easter. There are millions of Christians in this country that don’t celebrate either holiday as being religious.
Communion is reflexion upon the death of Christ, not the holiday Easter.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 3:10 pm
It does not, and that indeed is the point:
Jesus commanded this:
(Luke 22:) 19 "Also, he took a loaf, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to them, saying: “This means my body which is to be given in YOUR behalf. KEEP DOING (my caps) this in remembrance of me.” 20 Also, the cup in the same way after they had the evening meal, he saying: “This cup means the new covenant by virtue of my blood, which is to be poured out in YOUR behalf."
JESUS INDEED taught and followed this following admonition:
Ecclesiastes 7 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
1 "A good name is BETTER THAN fine perfume, AND (my caps) the day of one’s death than the day of one’s birth.
**2 IT IS BETTER (my caps) to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, since that is the end of all mankind, and the living should take it to heart"
SO THE QUESTION POSED according the principle above is which is more important that we celebrate HIS DEATH as exactly as possible , in accord to his instructions ONCE A YEAR as a memorial!
OR HIS BIRTHDAY >>of which he never even mentioned to be done?
AND THE fact that his exact birthdate is totally unknown– who ever celebrates his birthdate is celebrating a false hood ON A false date!
SO INDEED true Christians celebrate what Jesus commanded, concerning his death!
Because birthdays have serious pagan roots , we do not celebrate them as we try our best to follow the example of Christ!
(1 Peter 2:21) 21 "In fact, to this [course] YOU were called, because even Christ suffered for YOU, leaving YOU a model for YOU to follow his steps CLOSELY." (my caps)
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November 23rd, 2009 at 3:20 pm
From what I recall, there is no mention of it.
Origin of Christmas – The Traditions and Controversies
For today’s Christian, the origin of Christmas is, and should be, the birth of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Bible. Nothing more and nothing less. However, most of what we witness on December 25th each year has absolutely nothing to do with that blessed day, which probably occurred in late summer or early fall about 2,000 years ago. In fact, most of the customs and traditions of Christmas actually pre-date the birth of Jesus, and many of them are downright deceptive in their meaning and origin
Easter celebrates his death.
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http://www.allaboutjesuschrist.org/origin-of-christmas.htm
November 23rd, 2009 at 3:47 pm
why should the bible tell us to celebrate the birthday of the Lord Jesus, savior of the world, 2nd person of the holy trinity, God from God light from light true God from true God?
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He is God, we need to respect that and honor him for his birth.
November 23rd, 2009 at 4:01 pm
It doesn’t Rae.
We celebrate the birth and death of Christ everyday in our own way.
People come together as a congregation to celebrate together. Also to pray as one, with many.
Not all Christians are the same as you must have figured out by now.
To be born again is the most fascinating way to live with Christ.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 4:47 pm
It does not!
But I hope you have a happy birthday.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Yes, the Bible does that state that we should celebrate the birth of Jesus. But would it be fitting to celebrate His birth? We celebrate our birthday, don’t we? So why can’t we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ?
Jesus was really not born on December 25. The Bible is silent on the exact date. Does that mean that we should not celebrate His birth?
Do you believe in revelations of the Holy Spirit? Would you believe that the Holy Spirit revealed to us that Jesus was born on May 23? He did not state the year though. I first heard this date in June 1983. It was only in 2004 that I checked it out after I have proven another revelation—the crucifixion of Jesus on August 17—to be true and correct. The year of His crucifixion was 1 BC.
After two years of research, I finally proved that May 23 is true and correct also. The year was 33 BC. The results of my study for your scrutiny is at http://www.geocities.com/peacecrusader888/birthmay23.htm.
Who could be correct in both dates? There are at least 11,000 intervening dates. And the window when birth occurred is very narrow. Did you know that had I proven Him wrong, I would have withdrawn my faith in Him?
I leave the decision to you whether you will believe this May 23, 33 BC birth of Jesus or not. Suffice it to say, the dates came from no other than the Holy Spirit who we talk to. I did not just pick them out of thin air. I just checked them out.
Hopefully, in the near future, we will be celebrating the birth and crucifixion of Jesus on their correct dates.
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http://www.geocities.com/peacecrusader888/birthmay23.htm
November 23rd, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Having not read the bible lately, I can’t be sure but I don’t remember anybody saying "coming to Jesus’s pessup tonight". Oh and if it’s of any use it wasn’t the 25 of december,more likely to have been in march. Adding to that the year was wrong as well. Still any excuse for having a party.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 6:48 pm
If you read the text on His birth the angels were celebrating, and got men involved in the celebration.
The wise men called "Magi" also brought Him presents, at the news of His birth.
His resurrection is celebrated every Sunday, so it is reasonable to celebrate His birth at least once, without Jesus’ birth Easter would be impossible.
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