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arion:
Hi all;

Hope all is well with you and yours.  I sit here pondering as I do about this time every year watching the religious, even the Christian religious go about their obligations.  And each year that comes around I personally seem to find nothing special at all about this time or this weekend although of course I used to.  I'd do the whole nine yards with the good Friday services and of course the church I went to (20 years ago) would do the whole passion play stuff culminating on Easter Sunday.  Of course back then I was totally oblivious as to the roots of the holiday and the paganism endemic in it.  As I sit here this year I'm reminded of this scripture;

2Co 5:16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.

I knew Christ 'after the flesh' and did the whole shebang with partaking of the physical communion, physical baptism and ordinances of the church.  It all made perfect sense at that point.  And yet today, after the spirit of Christ all of these things mean nothing to me.  This particular weekend and time of the year mean nothing to me.  Of course I'm cognizant of all the fundamentals of Christ crucified and that he rose again on the third day, ect.  I am further reminded of this scripture;

Gal 6:14  But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

Maybe it's just me but all the religious rigamarole and the pontification and halo adjusting that goes along with this time of year are just dross to me....they mean nothing.  By no means do I feel superior to those that still celebrate the season and obviously I realize that if Christ is not risen then I am still dead in my sins....I don't take that for granted.  Just wondering with others who know the truth does this time of the year and this particular weekend [that I believe changes every year according to the lunar calendar ] mean anything to you or does it seem all the same??

Dave in Tenn:
Just me talking, but even 'then' it mostly just rolled off my back.  It's somewhat less "exciting" to celebrate the resurrection of One who supposedly never actually died.

Deblyn:
I agree with you, Arion. 
Many of God's people are caught in a stranglehold of religiousness. For me, it is simply another day. But, I am ever grateful for Jesus' sacrifice.

John from Kentucky:
I love Easter.  My sister is having the family over for Easter dinner, and she is a super, great cook.

Thank you Jesus!

Musterseed:
I saw the pope on TV today in a prison washing and kissing some dudes feet .  >:(
As Ray would say" what a crock" Matt 23 to all of them.
The only thing I like about Easter are those chocolate marshmallow eggs.

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