Holidays
When I
first became a Christian, I wondered what Santa Clause,
bunny rabbits, colored eggs, decorated trees, witches, black cats and a
hosts
of other things which are endorsed by the church had to do with
Christianity.
So I began a search to find out the truth. I looked in encyclopedias,
and other
secular reference books as well as religious material. I listened to
and read
what other teachers had to say about it.
I was
shocked at what I found! I think that you will be too. If
you are a Christian who does not see the harm in observing these
holidays, look
up the scripture referred to in these studies and ask the Holy Spirit
what His
will is concerning these holidays. The bottom line is that anything
which does
not build up Christ, takes away from Him. You are for Him or against
Him -
there is no in-between.
(Luke 11:23
NASB)
"He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with
Me,
scatters.""He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not
gather with Me, scatters."
Luke 11:23: Vs. 11:23 Neutrality is not possible.
Many think that
because they are not decidedly opposing Christ, they are somehow
acceptable to
God. However, the significance of the Lord's statement is that there is
no such
thing as neutrality with reference to Christ. Either a man is wholly
committed
to Christ, or else he finds himself in total opposition to Him.
The Old
Testament literally happened, but it happened as a type or
shadow for us. Many times when Israel
conquered a pagan land, the Lord commanded that every man, woman,
child, and
animal be put to death. Because of their immorality and beastality,
these
people were diseased. To associate with them meant certain death for
the
Israelites. They were always told not to do as the pagans do, but to
keep
themselves separate. These things were done as a type or shadow for us.
When we
are translated from the kingdom of darkness (the pagan land) into the kingdom of Light
(the promised land) we put to death (crucify with Christ) our old
selves and
are born again. We should not bring our old customs and ways of worship
with
us. To associate with these customs could result in spiritual death to
a
Christian. It is certainly not pleasing to our Lord.
(Ephesians 5:8-11 NASB)
for you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk
as
children of light {9} (for the fruit of the light consists in all
goodness and
righteousness and truth), {10} trying to learn what is pleasing to the
Lord.
{11} And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but
instead
even expose them;
(1 Corinthians 10: 5 NASB)
Nevertheless, with most of them God was not well-pleased; for they were
laid
low in the wilderness.
6 Now these things happened as examples for us, that we should
not
crave evil things, as they also craved.
The
studies listed here are the result of my search for the Truth.
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