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gallenwalsh:
Would anyone be willing to share how they handle the holidays, Birthdays, Easter etc. Never was keen on any of them myself,....EVER ! But that's just me, my family is a blended one, in every way.Catholic back round. Do not be afraid to offend in any of your answers, I have divorced the world.My first marriage was destroyed over the Christmas issue. JW and WWCG.  Just looking for some personal insight as well as scriptural ref.

Roy Coates:
1Co 8:13  Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

I try to celebrate the holidays everyday. I am grateful everyday that Jesus was born and that He rose from the dead. I am frustrated during the days that the world celebrates these days. That being said, because of my family and how awful they would feel if I didn't partake, at least in part, in these pagan steeped "holidays". I do my best to glorify God everyday and show my family the way to true worship. To keep them from falling away or stumbling I hang some lights and buy a tree. At the same time I explain where these symbols come from and what they mean, truth. The above scripture may or may not be an appropriate match, It is however what I apply to my situation. God will guide you. Peace

gallenwalsh:
Thanks Roy,......I get confused within myself sometimes because of my personal feelings, Religious back round,etc and mostly because I do not want to offend the spirit of God.That was indeed helpful. I would welcome any ones else's insight as well.

E. Woods:

--- Quote from: gallenwalsh on December 07, 2009, 09:10:15 AM ---Would anyone be willing to share how they handle the holidays, Birthdays, Easter etc. Never was keen on any of them myself,....EVER ! But that's just me, my family is a blended one, in every way.Catholic back round. Do not be afraid to offend in any of your answers, I have divorced the world.My first marriage was destroyed over the Christmas issue. JW and WWCG.  Just looking for some personal insight as well as scriptural ref.

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   galllenwalsh.
   I will share with you how I handle hoildays.
  As a child in a poor family, My brother and I would get clothes for christmas, while other kids would
get toys,  So I never did care much for that holiday season.

   With wwcg  back ground myself, I have no desire to celebrate the so called pagan festivals the way
the world does today.  and I don't miss doing so. And I don't think God wants us to do so . Deu.12:4,
Rev.18:4.

   I like to study history along with the Bible, when I am trying to prove something.

  I think some of the things people do today when they celebrate their holidays is stupid.

  Just my opinion.    Be Happy.
                        EJW
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rockrdude:
Like Roy said, every day is a holiday. While the world gives thanks once a year and acts like Jesus is being born all over again, and then at Good Friday / Easter pretends like He's dying and raising from the dead all over again, we should celebrate Jesus every day... Freedom instead of rituals!

We stopped doing "Christmas" about 5 or 6 years ago, and letting go of it was quite freeing. Easter and Halloween we had stopped doing before that.

It seems every time we put another worldly tradition behind us, it feels like chains of bondage being removed.

I'm kind of funny: If the wide road leads to destruction, and if most of the "church" as well as the world celebrates something in unison, it sends me a message that it is potentially destructive.

Galatians 4: 8-11 speaks quite clearly:

But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods. But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? You observe days and months and seasons and years. I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain. (NKJV)

And yet, I'll concede quite quickly that we should never judge another for partaking of such things. Maybe they are "being all things to all men" or using these times to minister to others.

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