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Post by canada on Oct 26, 2018 20:35:58 GMT -6
CHRISTMASS
The True Meaning Of Christ-Mass
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They tell us that it is the season to be jolly. It is a time of ornaments, red and green decorations, silver bells, holly, mistletoe and colored lights. It is also a time of department store Santas calling out their universal mantra, "Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas." Nearly all of the realm of so-called "Christianity" join in and repeat this same greeting, "Merry Christmas!"
Although we hear these words constantly as they resonate millions of times throughout the land, almost nobody understands what they are really saying. It is the purpose of this tract to take the words, "Merry Christmas" and examine the true meaning and essence of those words.
A true Christian would want to examine everything they say, because Jesus said in Matthew 12:36-37, "But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned." We will now set aside all of the customs, glitter and traditions of Christmas, which were taken from pagan witchcraft and popularized by the Roman Catholic Church, and we will focus on the true meaning of the words, "Merry Christmas!"
The word "Merry" is simple to define. It unquestionably means to be happy, joyful and light-hearted. The word "merry" fits into the ambience of laughter and frivolity. This word "merry" by itself is innocent and innocuous enough, but as we will now see, it becomes heinously blasphemous when used with the word "Christmas."
Here let it be noted that most people think that the word, "Christmas" means "the birth of Christ." By definition, it means "death of Christ", and I will prove it by using the World Book Encyclopedia, the Catholic Encyclopedia, and a book entitled, The Mass In Slow Motion.
If you are an honest, sincere and discerning Christian, please read on; if not, you might as well stop right here. The World Book Encyclopedia defines "Christmas" as follows: "The word Christmas comes from "Cristes Maesse", an early English phrase that means "Mass of Christ." (1) It is interesting to note that the word "Mass", as used by the Roman Catholics, has traditionally been rejected by the so-called Protestants, such as Lutherans, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Pentecostals and so on. The word "Mass" is strictly a Catholic word and thus, so is "Christ-Mass."
It would stand to reason, that since all of these denominations love and embrace "Christ-Mass", that December 25th is the great homecoming day, when all of the Protestants become Catholic for a day. It would seem that all of the so-called "wayward daughters" of the Romish church return to their mother, the scarlet harlot. Thus, all of the so-called Protestant churches could sing to the Pope that popular song "I'll be home for Christmas."
As previously stated, the word "Mass" in religious usage means a "death sacrifice." The impact of this fact is horrifying and shocking; for when the millions of people are saying, "Merry Christmas", they are literally saying "Merry death of Christ!" Furthermore, when the fat man in the red suit laughs boisterously and says, "Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas", he is mocking and laughing at the suffering and bleeding Saviour, who died for our sins. He does this while parents place their little children into his waiting arms to hear his false promises of gifts that he says he will give them. Consider what you are saying when you say "Merry Christmas."
What is so amusing about our Saviour's painful death? What is so funny? Why is Santa laughing? Why are you going along with it? Your words do count and Satan knows it. Yes, the word "Mass" does mean "death sacrifice", and to cement that fact, we will consider the definition of the inventors of the religious application of the word "Mass." I am looking at page 537 of the Catholic Encyclopedia, which says, "In the Christian law, the supreme sacrifice is that of the Mass." It goes on to say, "The supreme act of worship consists essentially in an offering of a worthy victim to God, the offering made by a proper person, as a priest, the destruction of the victim." (2) Please note carefully the word, "victim" of the Mass. The Latin word for victim is "Hostia" from which the word "host" is derived. The Mass, by definition of those who coined the word, is a sacrifice involving a victim. There is no other meaning for the word "Mass" or "Christ-Mass." On page 110 of a book entitled "The Mass In Slow Motion", we find the following words: "It is only with the consecration that the sacrifice of the Mass is achieved. I have represented the Mass to you, more than once, as a kind of ritual dance." (3)
In essence, the Mass is the ceremonial slaying of Jesus Christ over and over again, followed by the eating of his flesh and the drinking of his blood. The Mass is the death sacrifice, and the "Host" is the victim. This is official Roman Catholic doctrine, and "Christmas" is a word that they invented. Again, I ask, what is so merry about the pain, bleeding, suffering and death of Jesus Christ? Satan has done quite a job of getting millions of so-called "Christians" to blaspheme. What a deceiver he is. Now you know the true meaning of the word "Christmas" or Mass of Christ. There is much more to know about this pagan holiday, and we will be glad to provide you with plenty of evidence that Jesus was not born on December 25th, and that Christmas is not only a lie, but is actually a witches' sabbat called "Yule" in clever disguise. Please contact us at the address below, and for the sake of your soul, flee from idolatry!
David J. Meyer
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Acknowledgements: 01. World Book Encyclopedia, vol.3, p. 408, 1986 ed., World Book Inc., Chicago, IL
02. The Catholic Encyclopedia, R.C. Broderick, 1975 ed., Nihil Obstat, Richard J. Sklba, Censor Librorum. Imprimatur, Archbishop William E. Cousins, Milwaukee, WI.
03. The Mass In Slow Motion, Ronald Knox, 1948, Sheed & Ward, Inc., New York, NY. Nihil Obstat, E.C. Messenger, Censor Deputatus. Imprimatur, E. Morrogh Bernard, Vic. Gen.
Last Trumpet Ministries International PO Box 806 Beaver Dam, WI 53916
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Post by canada on Oct 27, 2018 13:36:11 GMT -6
Who invented the word "Christmas" ? ... and was one "s" removed from "mass" to deceive us?
And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them and, make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt upon the earth. Rev 11:11
Does that not sound like the Church Of Rome's "Christmas"?
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Post by Natalie on Oct 27, 2018 17:20:31 GMT -6
I know that many have very strong feelings about any holiday; I think they think every one of them is pagan and sinful. Unless you celebrate the Jewish Feasts or call Easter Resurrection Sunday.
This attitude here rubs me the wrong way:
I think we have much freedom in Christ. However, we also should be aware of those around us. (Meaning close friends and family we would be celebrating with). Don't do something that would cause them to stumble. And yes, we should always honor Him in what we say and do.
Personally, I use these holidays to teach my kids and reinforce the truth. We celebrate Jesus at Christmas. We give gifts to remember that Jesus was given gifts. We talk about the gifts He received. We talk about the fact that He probably was not born on Dec 25th. We do not do Santa stuff. We celebrate His death and resurrection at Easter time. We also talk about Passover. We do not do Easter bunny stuff.
Yes, the Catholic Church and the world have corrupted much, but believers can redeem some of it for Him. Yes, avoid idolatry; be in the world but not of it.
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Post by Natalie on Oct 27, 2018 17:33:17 GMT -6
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Post by canada on Oct 28, 2018 16:36:19 GMT -6
When the Holy Spirit convicted me of what I was actually saying when using that phrase, I stopped using it.
Also, as an 86 year old student of prophecy, Revelation in particular, it is proof positive (at least to me) that "making merry and sending gifts to one another" is fulfillment of Rev 11:11 ... pointing back to the Church Of Rome and it's invention of "christmass".
As to the (three) "wise men" some expositors claim that they arrived up to two years after our Lord's birth.
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Post by boraddict on Oct 28, 2018 20:04:25 GMT -6
When the Holy Spirit convicted me of what I was actually saying when using that phrase, I stopped using it.
Also, as an 86 year old student of prophecy, Revelation in particular, it is proof positive (at least to me) that "making merry and sending gifts to one another" is fulfillment of Rev 11:11 ... pointing back to the Church Of Rome and it's invention of "christmass".
As to the (three) "wise men" some expositors claim that they arrived up to two years after our Lord's birth. Thank you canada. I have been wondering about the two years; that it was two years of travel. That they saw the sign of the Savior's birth and traveled two years to get to Jerusalem. Do you have any information about that?
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Post by canada on Oct 28, 2018 20:47:53 GMT -6
Sorry boraddict ... I do not recall my original sources, but there is much to be learned on the misconceptions about this interesting subject on the internet.
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Post by Natalie on Oct 29, 2018 7:04:47 GMT -6
boraddict- By reading the account in the Bible we understand that He was no longer a baby. He is called "the young child". I do not know if anyone knows for sure how long it was before they came, but since Herod had all male children 2 and under murdered it is assumed that He might have been as old as two.
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Post by Gary on Oct 29, 2018 9:43:35 GMT -6
I have sort of a middle-ground take on the concern over holidays like Christmas and Halloween.
On the one hand, many evil things have been attached to these holidays.
On the other hand, every day belongs to the LORD. Satan doesn't own even a single day of the year.
I say, let us evangelicals be the loudest voices on these days, using them to glorify God and spreading the seeds of truth.
These are actually great opportunities for sharing the gospel. On Halloween, I've passed out tracts to kids stopping for candy. They're receptive because they're getting FREE CANDY (:
Christmas naturally forces people to consider Christ and His first coming.
I don't celebrate Santa Claus and I won't teach any of the secular stuff to my children, but we will celebrate Christ's birth on that day and remember, as a family, the significance of His coming and who He is.
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Post by canada on Nov 29, 2018 19:31:28 GMT -6
CHRIST'S MASS History Reveals the Truth
Why do you celebrate Christmas? - Do you honestly believe that Christmas celebrates the day of Jesus' birth? Or, is it because of tradition? Let us examine both of these bases, searching for legitimacy in either.
December 25 - Whose Birthday? - Whose Tradition?
When was Jesus born? Neither the Bible nor any known writings claim to record His birth date. All available information supports an earlier time of the year for His birth. Then why do we observe December 25th?
This date was first officially recognized on Roman calendars about 336 A.D. (sanctioned by Pope Julius in 350 A.D.) having been decreed by Pope Sylvester in 320 A.D. to coincide with the sun-god feast, Saturnalia. Indeed, Rome was originally called "Saturnia", city of Saturn, after the Babylonian sun-god. Saturn ("the hidden one") is the secret name that was revealed only to members of the mysterious Babylonian religion (The Brotherhood). The connection is clear.
But the Romans did not invent the festival. December 25th was celebrated worldwide for thousands of years before Jesus was born under various names - all commemorating variations of the false trinity consisting of a father, mother and child. The mother is the queen of heaven while the child is the false messiah (god of light).
As Hislop (The Two Babylons) clearly demonstrates, the various stories are based on historical fact. It began in ancient Babylon where Semiramis, the mother and wife of Nimrod (the "rebel"), tried to retain her power after his death by marrying another (later-born) son (Tammuz) and declaring him to be the reincarnated Nimrod. Through migration this story spread throughout the world. Father is also called Baal, Osiris, Orion, Molech, Saturn, Odin, Cupid, Seb (Shu), etc. and is symbolized by the yule log. The mother is also, Ishtar, Astarte, Venus, Diana, Aurora, Aphrodite, Isis, etc. and is symbolized by the mother holding the infant child. The child (or yule), is also known as moon god, Lord of Misrule, (wantonness and drunkenness), Bacchus, Thor, Lord of the Fir-tree, and Horus. One example is most enlightening. This shows Aurora as the goddess of the dawn giving birth to the "light bringer" -who is to enlighten the world (Memnon). Isn't it interesting that Lucifer is referred to as "son of the morning" (Isaiah 14:12)? The Bible tells us that "Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light" "which deceiveth the whole world" (II Cor. 11:14; Rev. 12:9) (see THE TWO BABYLONS, Alexander Hislop, 1862).
December 25th is not the birthday of Jesus or a Christian tradition. However, it has been decreed to be a Roman Catholic holiday. Cardinal Newman, in his book, admits that all holidays, seasons of devotion and images are of pagan origin. Christmas was adopted from the worldwide celebration of the re-birth of the sun-god (anti-christ) which was marked by drunken, de-baucherous orgies. Not what we thought is it?
Was it "christianized" by Church adoption?
The simple answer is NO! The Encyclopedia Britannica informs us that “the festival of the nativity was not observed in the primitive church”(Encyclopedia Britannica, 7th Ed., 1830-1842). Neither the apostles nor the early church celebrated His birth, at all. In 245 A.D., keeping His birthday was declared to be a sin. The Reformation Protestants did not, Puritans and Pilgrims even outlawed it in the 1600's, and as late as 1855 Presbyterians, Baptists and Methodists refused to recognize it as a holiday. Public schools in Boston were still open for classes on December 25th as late as 1870. In fact, Webster's Dictionary tells us that as late as 1913 many States did not even recognize it as a legal holiday (Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 Ed., p. 253). Christmas did not begin to be a legal holiday anywhere in the United States of America until the 19th century when Alabama became the first state to succumb to its spellbinding influence in 1836. The modern Christmas tree was not introduced to this country by Germans until the 19th century. The annual tradition of erecting a Christmas tree at the White House did not begin until 1889, and the first National Christmas Tree was not erected until 1923 in Washington, D.C., some 147 years after the birth of our nation and 316 years after the first permanent English settlement in America (est. 1607, Jamestown, Virginia, named after the Christian King James I of England). (Because of its heathen roots, Easter too was dismissed as a pagan holiday by the nation's founding Puritans and did not begin to be widely observed until after the Civil War era coinciding with the spread of Roman Catholicism). For a period of three hundred years, from the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607, the majority of Bible believing Christians did not celebrate Christmas in America. But with the influx of Roman Catholics since the mid to late 1800's the practice spread and gained acceptance by all but the "remnant".
Charles A. Goodrich, a Christian minister and writer in the year 1830, wrote:
“The present depressed state of Popery, both in England, and on the continent [North America], is no proof that its leading principles [propagation of pagan doctrines, persecution of Protestant Christians] have been abandoned. By means of various revolutions, its power has been shaken, and, from motives of policy, it has been compelled to cease from blood [burning people at the stake];”but, in the language of a distinguished divine of our own country, ‘not a principle of the system has been abandoned. All the wiles of ages are put in requisition now, to heal the fatal wounds, which the beast has received, and to render the system still more powerful [influential] and terrific.’ To the American people, this subject presents itself with peculiar interest. Within a short period, the attention of the Pope of Rome has been directed to North America, and systematic efforts are now making, under his immediate patronage, and at his expense, to introduce and establish this corrupt system, in various parts of our land. Already, Catholic churches are erecting; Catholic priests and emissaries are arriving by scores; publications, designed to eulogize and recommend the system, are circulating abroad. The question presents itself to the American people: ‘Shall this system find encouragement, in the land of the pilgrims?’ We fear not, indeed, that Popery can ever greatly flourish on the American soil; but such a root of bitterness, we wish not to see planted here, much less spreading its branches to even the temporary injury of the Protestant cause. Yet, while the friends of truth should not be needlessly alarmed, neither should they sleep. A holy vigilance should guard well the approaches of an enemy, whose triumphs here would be the ruin of that fair fabric, which cost our fathers so much toil to erect. What friend of Zion does not tremble, at only the possibility that papal darkness and papal thraldom may overspread even a portion of our country.... It is only necessary that the volume [Foxe's Book Of Martyrs] should be carefully and candidly read, to convince [any one], that the papal system is not that harmless, innocent thing, which some would represent. We wish not, indeed, that the papists should be persecuted; we would say, protect them in their private capacity, wherever they exist in the land; but beware of so encouraging them, as to bring the American people, under their temporal and spiritual domination.... A Church, which pretends to be infallible, will always seek the destruction of those, who dissent from it;” (Charles A. Goodrich, Book Of Martyrs, Hartford, Connecticut, printed by Philemon Canfield, 1830, pp. 3,4. *Dr. Beecher's Missionary Sermon)
What does "Christmas" mean?
The word "Christmas" is, itself, an unholy mixture of Christ and Mass. "Christ" means "anointed" from the greek word "Cris-tos". To Christians it refers to Jesus as The Christ, but to the catholic it may refer to the Pope as the Vicar of Christ. Popery has declared, the pope ..."holds upon the earth the place of God Almighty,... is Christ in office, jurisdiction and power and ... in clinging to thee (pope) we cling to Christ...." (Vatican Council of 1870). There is good cause to wonder to whom glory is given during the mass. (While the pope of Rome expects his followers to bow or kneel before him, the apostle Peter, whom the Catholic church believes was the “first pope”, forbid anyone to bow before him: “And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.” Acts 10:25,26.)
The word "mass" comes from the latin root "mittere" (to send) and derives from "missa" (to dismiss). Could "merry christ-mas" actually mean to merrily dismiss Jesus as Christ? (to replace the historical Biblical Christ with the Roman Catholic Christ?)
The Roman church declares the mass to be a sacrament (sacrifice) in which Jesus is physically sacrificed each time as the wafer and wine actually are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus which are then consumed by the officiating priest. This “unbloody sacrifice” is supposed to pay for the sins of both the living and dead (But, see Hebrews 7:27, 9:22 & 27-8, click here to view Scriptures). This "transubstantiation" of the wafer into the body of Jesus is so serious that if the priest vomits after eating it he is told to consume the vomit so that the "wafer-god" is properly revered: “If the Priest should reject (evomat) [vomit] the Eucharist...let them be reverently eaten again...." (Defects: From The Roman Missal, 1854, p. 29; The Catholic Hand-book, 1851, p. 61; The Roman Catholic Hierarchy, 1915, p. 152; The Fundamentals of Protestantism, 1915, p. 111). The ritual uses only round wafers/cakes emblazoned with the letters "IHS" which the Roman church claims is latin for "Jesus the savior of men". But for centuries before Jesus such round wafer/cakes (the sun) have been offered to the queen of heaven (Jer. 7:18) and in Egypt, for example, the round wafers had the same initials "IHS" which stood for the unholy trinity Isis, Horus and Seb (Shu). The balance of the mass is equally suspect. (See IDOLATRY OF THE EUCHARIST)
In 1765 Jonathan Mayhew, a Congregationalist minister, Harvard graduate and Pastor of The West Church in Boston, published a sermon entitled “Popish Idolatry.” In this sermon Mayhew addressed, among other idolatrous practices, the popish doctrine of transubstantiation. In his published sermon, Mayhew stated,
“The Romanists do not pretend to deny, but that all the five senses bear testimony against it, as much as they possibly could if it were false, or if the bread and wine remained after the juggling, hocus-pocus trick, which they term consecration.... For the truth of the Christian revelation itself depends on the truth of certain facts, by which there was an appeal made to the senses of men; particularly the miracles and resurrection of our Saviour.... Thus does the church of Rome, by this doctrine, subvert the very foundations of Christianity.... transubstantiation is the grossest imposition and insult, that ever the priesthood itself put upon the superstitious credulity of mankind. This doctrine then, being plainly false, the church of Rome is certainly guilty of idolatry, in worshipping the eucharist as true God.” (Popish Idolatry, Jonathan Mayhew, 1765, pp. 11,12). For more than three centuries, the vast majority of American pulpits reverberated with the sound doctrine of the Holy Scriptures. As late as 1953 the Book OF Common Prayer of the Episcopal church in America describes Romish “Masses” and “Transubstantiation” as “blasphemous fables, and dangerous deceits.”(Article 31, p. 609). Ministers of the gospel knew the true source of man's salvation as revealed in the scriptures. They also knew the source of man's depraved nature and his inclination to follow dangerous heresies. And this is why pastors of churches regularly preached against false doctrines and cunningly devised fables, thereby preventing the Romish doctrines from gaining a foothold in America for nearly three centuries. It is only in the last two generations that many, if not most, American Christians have become ignorant of the history of the world, of the history of their nation, and of the history of the churches both at home and abroad.
CONCLUSION
Other familiar christmas traditions such as mistletoe; evergreen trees, boughs and wreaths; exchanging gifts; burning of incense and candles; revering mother and child; yule log; christmas goose; wassailing (punch) bowl; etc. all have the same pagan roots. Rational people can only conclude that christmas festivities are nothing more than idolatrous rituals to which the name "Christian" has been added. This unholy mixture did not fool the early church or the Puritans and Pilgrims. Neither should we be fooled. "Learn not the way of the heathen ... For the customs of the people are vain" (Jer. 10:2-3). "Abstain from all appearance of evil." (I Thess. 5:22). "Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you" (II Cor. 6:17).
Most of the above from Presbyterian sites.
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Post by cwood85 on Nov 29, 2018 20:41:41 GMT -6
God knows our heart and that is more important and meaningful. If we take a pagan holiday and turn it around to make Christ the celebration instead, that is meaningful to God. Christmas as Christ birthday is not concrete, but taking an entire season of the year for those who whole heartedly put him at the center is not celebrating the possible Catholic or pagan roots.
When songs like this are created and sung so beautifully (Nat King Cole is one of my absolute favorite singers of this song) even if we have been deceived on the wrong birthdate for Christ we get to enjoy songs like this:
O Holy Night The stars are brightly shining It is the night of our dear Savior's birth Long lay the world in sin and error pining 'Til He appeared and the soul felt its worth A thrill of hope a weary world rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn Chorus: Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices O night divine, O night when Christ was born O night divine, O night, O night divine Verse 2: Truly He taught us to love one another His law is love and His gospel is peace Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother And in His name all oppression shall cease Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we Let all within us praise His holy name Bridge: O night divine, O night divine When love arrived, O holy night
I hope and believe Christ enjoys songs like this about him ❤️
It’s the heart of the matter that matters.
“4For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 5because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
6If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, a you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.”
-1 Tim. 4:4-6
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Post by mike on Nov 29, 2018 21:35:53 GMT -6
Rom 14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. 6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. 7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. 8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. 9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. 10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
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Post by canada on Nov 30, 2018 17:09:48 GMT -6
I was deceived. I admit that I was deceived.
I believed that my saying "merry Christmas", I was celebrating my Lord's birth and did not know that the origin of the word "Christmas" was invented by the Church of Rome and means "death of Christ".
Was the purpose of this thread to judge others ... or to point out truth? I was deceived ... how about you? Mt 24:24.
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Post by mike on Nov 30, 2018 17:33:42 GMT -6
I was deceived. I admit that I was deceived.
I believed that my saying "merry Christmas", I was celebrating my Lord's birth and did not know that the origin of the word "Christmas" was invented by the Church of Rome and means "death of Christ".
Was the purpose of this thread to judge others ... or to point out truth? I was deceived ... how about you? Mt 24:24. Canada no one is exempt to deception or being deceived. We don't get saved and fully understand/see all of the deception in the world. I am not going to judge you for not celebrating the currently recognized day of the Lord's birth. The majority of the western world currently recognizes Dec 25 as the day of His birth. Similarly we should not judge those who do recognize and celebrate. I believe your posts came across as we shouldn't celebrate, maybe I misunderstood. I see it as an opportunity to share truth, even of the day is "Saturnalia" or some other day. Most people don't know they are decieved. Think about Halloween and how horrible its roots are. Not to veer but there is some possibility that Halloween ties all the way back to Noah! In any case, I apologise if my post made you think that way. I would also like others to know that what posit as truthful, but also remember to not judge those who do celebrate.
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Post by barbiosheepgirl on Nov 30, 2018 17:36:41 GMT -6
canada I read this whole thread. I believe it is for very good reason. You are a voice in the wilderness so so speak. You are not speaking untruths.. You provided us all with something to ponder, to search ourselves. I see the comments as a reaction. a public statement of having searched themselves on the matter. When we have our HEART set on the Lord that is the bottom line. We can be in the world, shining the Light of Truth, and reciting what the masses (no pun) understand as pro- Jesus Faith, Saviour Emmanuel around the December time..etc...the world has made it a thing, you have educated us on the history of it, and now we can lift it up to HIM, and offer true prayer and gifts, not those connected to the man-made verbage and its history..
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