What holidays do you think should be forbidden for a Christian to participate in?

[RaymondG]

Obviously you misinterpret the part that says.... who walk not after the flesh. Walking after the flesh is in reference to sin or doing things that are sinful (Kind of like Halloween). Paul says avoid having any appearance of evil. So why would you want to put on a mask of the devil? Even if Paul told you not to have any appearance of evil, it is common sense not to immitate that which is sinful or wrong. Especially when Christians are to be a holy and separate people from the world. Have you ever read in Scripture of how Christians are to be holy and peculiar from the world?

"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light." (1 Peter 2:9).

Romans 8:12-13 says,
12 "Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live."

2 Corinthians 7:1 says,
"Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."

It is obvious that by "misinterpreting the scripture" you mean that I have an interpretation of scripture that is different from your holy, gold standard, interpretation. And Im ok with that.

The devils mask wasnt serious......I dont know what the devil looks like, so how could i pick out the right mask?

When you start walking after the spirit....you wont mind the things of the flesh. You are looking through your fleshly eyes which can only see evil. When you change your spectacles, you will start to see light. you will forgive instead of condemn.

In the flesh, no one can please God. We can clean the outside of the tomb all we want....but that doesnt change what is inside. So.....What's in your wallet?

 

[Bible Highlighter]

Murder is a defined sin. Celebrating a holiday is not. And as to honoring, it's back to individual conflict. A sin to one person in this area isn't necessarily a sin to all people.

So is putting on an appearance of evil (1 Thessalonians 5:22).
For whatsoever is not of the faith is sin (Romans 14:23).
For what fellowship does light have with darkness? (2 Corinthians 6:14).
The Scriptures tell us to put away deeds of darkness (Romans 13:12).
Halloween promotes fear of death, and evil things.
Yet, Jesus says fear not the one who can destroy the body, but fear the One who can destroy both body and soul in Gehenna (i.e. the Lake of Fire) (Matthew 10:28).
Witchcraft is detestable to the Lord (Deuteronomy 18:10-13). Why should we participate in a holiday that glorifies witchcraft or witches?
Halloween is a holiday that is celebrated by Wiccans. Should we celebrate alongside them?

Jesus said,
"You are the light of the world ... let your light shine among men that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven" (Matthew 5:14-16).

Paul says,
"That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;" (Philippians 2:15).

 

[Hammster]

Pharisees will be Pharisees.

 

[Vicomte13]

Not all religions are the same;

That's true. Mine is the correct one.

 

[Bible Highlighter]

It is obvious that by "misinterpreting the scripture" you mean that I have an interpretation of scripture that is different from your holy, gold standard, interpretation. And Im ok with that.

The devils mask wasnt serious......I dont know what the devil looks like, so how could i pick out the right mask?

When you start walking after the spirit....you wont mind the things of the flesh. You are looking through your fleshly eyes which can only see evil. When you change your spectacles, you will start to see light. you will forgive instead of condemn.

In the flesh, no one can please God. We can clean the outside of the tomb all we want....but that doesnt change what is inside. So.....What's in your wallet?

No. I gave you the context of Romans 8 and a cross reference verse that says that the flesh in this particular instance is in reference to "sin." We are to cleanse ourselves from ALL filthiness of the flesh and spirit according to 2 Corinthians 7:1. But that does not even mean anything in your belief.

As for Jesus's reference to cleaning the outside of the tomb in reference to the Pharisees:
Jesus's point was not that you could not live holy, his point was that you could live holy because he said to clean the inside of the cup and then the outside of the cup would be clean. The Pharisees only seeked to look good by outward appearances but they did not really seek to live holy and obey God behind closed doors. It's a scary thing when believers today are just admitting to doing sin and evil openly as if it was no big deal to God. In another thread, I argued with self professing Christians who think porn is okay and it is not a sin. So I would say that believers today do not have a right sense of morality like they used to in the past. Why? Because we are in the last days.

As for your reference to a devil mask to be worn at Halloween:

So do you think it is wrong for a Christian to dress up as resemblance of Satan and or a demon and or a witch, warlock, ghost, and or other evil things?

 

[RaymondG]

No. I gave you the context of Romans 8 and a cross reference verse that says that the flesh in this particular instance is in reference to "sin." We are to cleanse ourselves from ALL filthiness of the flesh and spirit according to 2 Corinthians 7:1. But that does not even mean anything in your belief.

As for Jesus's reference to cleaning the outside of the tomb in reference to the Pharisees:
Jesus's point was not that you could not live holy, his point was that you could live holy because he said to clean the inside of the cup and then the outside of the cup would be clean. The Pharisees only seeked to look good by outward appearances but they did not really seek to live holy and obey God behind closed doors. It's a scary thing when believers today are just admitting to doing sin and evil openly as if it was no big deal to God. In another thread, I argued with self professing Christians who think porn is okay and it is not a sin. So I would say that believers today do not have a right sense of morality like they used to in the past. Why? Because we are in the last days.

What is even more scary is that the pharisee belief in their own interpretation was so strong that they felt they were always right and everyone else was always wrong....including Jesus.
You wont hear truth until you consider that you may not have it already.....and i dont see that happening. Good luck to you.

 

[Bible Highlighter]

What is even more scary is that the pharisee belief in their own interpretation was so strong that they felt they were always right and everyone else was always wrong....including Jesus.
You wont hear truth until you consider that you may not have it already.....and i dont see that happening. Good luck to you.

Well, you can start by pointing out how my interpretation is wrong.

As for the Pharisees:
The Pharisees ignored the weightier matters of the Law like love, faith, justice, and mercy (Matthew 23:23) (Luke 11:42). Jesus called them hypocrites.

If we glorify that which is evil and say we serve the Lord, how is that not being hypocritical?
Does God represent darkness or the light?

1 John 1:5 says there is no darkness in God.
So why should we associate with things that are of darkness if we claim to be of God who is of the light?

 

[SAAN]

You should always examine why you do what you do and the origins of it. The real origins too, not what some RCC website claims and ignores all of history leading up to that point and time.

What if churches decided to hijack gay pride weekend and decided to have a parade the same exact weekend and wear rainbow colors everywhere, but just say, we are doing it in honor of the Covenant God made with Noah and hi promise not to flood the earth, so we will call this Noah pride weekend. Woulnt you question, why exactly you are doing what you are doing where its origins are from why you are doing it?

The same can be said of Xmas, Easter, and Halloween, as some of the customs of it have ZERO to do with Christ and their origins come from stuff God specifically was against and called an abomination, but the church just rebadged it, made a few tweeks, and slapped Jesus name on top of it. This is why many have problems with Christian Holidays and have a very valid argument on them too, as they are very secular and commercial now.

 

[dogs4thewin]

not a single one. It is not on you to say which holidays I should or should not take part in if a particular Christian feels that God is calling them to nottake part in a holiday then by all means I will not judge them.

 

[dogs4thewin]

These modern holidays called Christmas, Easter, Halloween and the like, are an abomination in the eyes of The Most High God!

Deu 12:4 - “Do not worship the LORD your God in the way these pagan peoples worship their gods

Zep 1:8 - “On that day of judgment,”
says the LORD,
“I will punish the leaders and princes of Judah
and all those following pagan customs

Zep 1:9 - Yes, I will punish those who participate in pagan worship ceremonies

We are worshiping nothing by having fun. In fact we can worship God.

 

[dogs4thewin]

You know what is funny about Christmas and Easter Christmas has LITERALLY been on 100 some odd different days in the last 2000 years, and Easter is ALWAYS on a Sunday but can be in one of two months well Jesus was only born and only died one time so we know that that cannot possbly be actuate how the days are set up.

 

[PloverWing]

What holidays do you think should be forbidden for a Christian to participate in?

I wouldn't say "forbidden", exactly, but I would refrain from celebrating holidays that directly violated my religious beliefs, including monotheism. So I would refrain from expressing devotion to the individual gods of a polytheistic religion (Athena, Artemis, etc.), although I would be polite about it; I might still give appropriate holiday greetings to a person of that other faith. I would also refrain from something like a celebration of the founding of the KKK, and I would be less polite about that one.

I do sometimes participate in holidays of other faiths, if the holidays represent beliefs and values that we share. I routinely join a Jewish friend of mine in celebrating Sukkot, for example; we share the beliefs that God gives us the harvest and that God cared for the Israelites during their nomadic period, and all of the prayers for the day are ones that I can say "amen" to.

 

[Hammster]

How’s this? Christians should not participate in any activity that violates their conscience.

 

[Josephus]

These modern holidays called Christmas, Easter, Halloween and the like, are an abomination in the eyes of The Most High God!

Deu 12:4 - “Do not worship the LORD your God in the way these pagan peoples worship their gods

Zep 1:8 - “On that day of judgment,”
says the LORD,
“I will punish the leaders and princes of Judah
and all those following pagan customs

Zep 1:9 - Yes, I will punish those who participate in pagan worship ceremonies

Talk about an uncomfortable topic. Heh. G-d has holidays of his own. I prefer to do those. But certainly engaging in the worship practices of idols is forbidden in scripture, no matter the target. Remember, it was HaShem (Tetragramaton, the holy Name of G-d) who was worshipped...through a golden calf. It didn't turn out so well.

 

[dogs4thewin]

How’s this? Christians should not participate in any activity that violates their conscience.

which may well vary from Christian to Christian.

 

[seeking.IAM]

...Halloween is clearly at the top of the list as being the most Satanic.
Why a Christian would want to have anything to do with this day is beyond me...

Because candy! Now you know.

 

[Root of Jesse]

I don't have a time machine to confirm that your version of history is true or not.
All I can go by is by what I see now.
People dress up as Satan, and other evil things and yet Scripture says we are not to have any appearance of evil. Granted, Paul should not have to tell us this, but he does. Anything that seeks to glorify Satan is wrong. It does not matter what your church claims. It is simply not true in regards to what the Bible says and basic morality.

Also, Halloween is a high occult day and is celebrated by Satanists.
Some of them are shocked that Christians would even participate in a holiday like this.

I am not denying what 'people do'. I'm only saying that what the world does is to take religious holidays and pervert them. They've done it to St. Patrick's Day, St. Valentine's Day, New Year's Day, Christmas Day, as well as All Saints' Day.
I'm also not denying that Satanists have taken a religious holiday and turned it 180 degrees.
What the Church claims is historical fact. All Saints' Day was formally started by Pope Boniface IV, who consecrated the Pantheon at Rome to the Virgin Mary and all the Martyrs on May 13 in 609 AD. Boniface IV also established All Souls' Day, which follows All Saints.

So, agree with the reasons or not, this is where it came from. How people celebrate it is a different matter.

 

[Hammster]

which may well vary from Christian to Christian.

Yep.

 

[Trumpeter2]

The Lord has given us seven Holy days to celebrate.

Four Feasts are fulfilled:
Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, and Pentecost.

And three are coming quickly:
Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles

 

[RaymondG]

So do you think it is wrong for a Christian to dress up as resemblance of Satan and or a demon and or a witch, warlock, ghost, and or other evil things?

I dont think it is wrong, I think it is impossible. No one knows what these things look like....therefore you cant dress like them. and I dont agree that, because hollywood tells you a demon looks like this or that, it becomes a sin for a christian to dress like the same. If this were the case, it would behoove the christian to keep up on their horror flixs to make sure hollywood didnt create more sins for the christian to beware of.

Well, you can start by pointing out how my interpretation is wrong.

If I tell you that you are wrong, I would be doing just what you are doing.....judging and condemning....and would be a hypocrite. I find no fault in you believing what you desire to believe now. When God is ready to reveal the truth, you will know....and will be shocked and astonished.....