Is celebrating Easter wrong?

[EdmundBlackadderTheThird]

1 Cor 10: 24 Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor.
25 Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions for conscience' sake;
26 FOR THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S, AND ALL IT CONTAINS.
27 If one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, eat anything that is set before you without asking questions for conscience' sake.
28 But if anyone says to you, "This is meat sacrificed to idols," do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience' sake;
29 I mean not your own conscience, but the other man's; for why is my freedom judged by another's conscience?
30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?
31 Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Those are even more applicable for you! Note that it is not for our conscience but for thiers in verse 29. Those are great verses for those of us with relative that are not Christians

 

[Cordy]

1 Cor 10: 24 Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor.
25 Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions for conscience' sake;
26 FOR THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S, AND ALL IT CONTAINS.
27 If one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, eat anything that is set before you without asking questions for conscience' sake.
28 But if anyone says to you, "This is meat sacrificed to idols," do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience' sake;
29 I mean not your own conscience, but the other man's; for why is my freedom judged by another's conscience?
30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?
31 Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Those are even more applicable for you! Note that it is not for our conscience but for thiers in verse 29. Those are great verses for those of us with relative that are not Christians

I have thought of these verses too, about Easter. But then I realized that I think they are two different things.

The meat eating issue: Is an object defiled because pagan use it?
The Easter issue: Should we be incorporating elements of the pagan into the things that are of the Lord?

I think if you want to look at Easter from the meat eating point of you, you would be asking if it is alright to eat the half-price chocolate after Easter for you baking. If it bothers someone’s conscience to do so, that person should not. You are not taking part in the festivities, but using them simply as food products in a way that will know what they were from.

I think if you applied the meat issue into how we celebrate Easter, it would be incorporating not only the meat, but elements of the pagan sacrifice into our celebration for the Lord.

Why hold on to things that are not of God? That is all.

 

[EdmundBlackadderTheThird]

The ancient symbolism of the bunny means nothing today at all. To drag out the ancient meaning is just legalism.

 

[Lotar]

The bunny, the bunny, I love the Bunny, I don't love my mom or my dad, just the bunny...

 

[EdmundBlackadderTheThird]

The bunny, the bunny, OH! I love the bunny, don't want my meat or my bread, just the bunny!

 

[JVAC]

Heh, heh,

I haven't been to the stores lately but your post, Lotar, made me realize that Cadberry Eggs go on Sale MONDAY!!! I love those things, they are so full of eggy goodness!!!

 

[Lotar]

I won't go to church! I won't go to school!
That stuff is for sissies, but BUNNIES ARE COOOOOOOL!

 

[Photini]

Heh, heh,

I haven't been to the stores lately but your post, Lotar, made me realize that Cadberry Eggs go on Sale MONDAY!!! I love those things, they are so full of eggy goodness!!!

 

[Mary_Magdalene]

Thanks for all your responses!

My point in asking this was that I am COMPLETELY in love with my Savior and want to do what ever it is He wants me to. I love Him with all of me and want to please Him for that only reason. I dont think I will go to hell if i eat a chocolate bunny. I want to do all that i can to be closer to Him and know Him better-that's all.

I believe that anything that is about Him should be as Holy as we can make it. Just because pagan things have no power over us does not mean we should incorporate them in our worship or celebration of Him. Our God is a jealous God.

 

[Nikolas222]

For the pagan easter, what are you celebrating? A bunny that broke into your house to give you candy? There is no purpose in easter; but Pascha is a true celebration. It is a time to feast and love family; im gonna have lots of lamb

 

[Cordy]

Thanks for all your responses!

My point in asking this was that I am COMPLETELY in love with my Savior and want to do what ever it is He wants me to. I love Him with all of me and want to please Him for that only reason. I dont think I will go to hell if i eat a chocolate bunny. I want to do all that i can to be closer to Him and know Him better-that's all.

I believe that anything that is about Him should be as Holy as we can make it. Just because pagan things have no power over us does not mean we should incorporate them in our worship or celebration of Him. Our God is a jealous God.

I think that is a great way of looking at it!