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Why I gave up christmas

 
~Sloane~

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Hi Kate, you know we all have our own spiritual/religious beliefs. Nobody thinks exactly the same way about everything. Just imagine if we all posted in such a way, it comes off as you feeling superior in some way, my way or the highway, even if you don't mean it like that.

GLP has been good to you over the years. A lot of kindness, patience and compassion has been shown towards you. I know I always cared about you during the tough times. Can't you just accept everyone for who they are instead of using this as a platform to tell everyone they've got it wrong?

I'm sorry.


hrtworld
 Quoting: ~Sloane~


We are told to disciple in scripture. I wasn’t doing anything any different then others sharing what they believe. I think we’re in the last days, don’t you? This is important. Please don’t belittle me. Thank you.

And I’m a paid member.

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I'm not belittling you! No I don't think we are in our last days. Not at all.

I don't understand why you say you are a paid member. I used to know you, we used to talk.

Anyway.
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Hi Kate, you know we all have our own spiritual/religious beliefs. Nobody thinks exactly the same way about everything. Just imagine if we all posted in such a way, it comes off as you feeling superior in some way, my way or the highway, even if you don't mean it like that.

GLP has been good to you over the years. A lot of kindness, patience and compassion has been shown towards you. I know I always cared about you during the tough times. Can't you just accept everyone for who they are instead of using this as a platform to tell everyone they've got it wrong?

I'm sorry.


:hrtworld:
 Quoting: ~Sloane~


We are told to disciple in scripture. I wasn’t doing anything any different then others sharing what they believe. I think we’re in the last days, don’t you? This is important. Please don’t belittle me. Thank you.

And I’m a paid member.

.
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I'm not belittling you! No I don't think we are in our last days. Not at all.

I don't understand why you say you are a paid member. I used to know you, we used to talk.

Anyway.
 Quoting: ~Sloane~


You’re in for quite a surprise, but I digress…
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I LOVE YAHUSHA, that’s why I keep His Commandments!



Jesus says: “If you love Me, keep My commandments … He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me … If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.” John 14:15-24.
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The entire New Testament other than Matthew is Greek (and a small bit of Aramaic).

YAHUSHA is a translation from Hebrew (1 out of 27 books)

JESUS is a translation from Greek (26 out of 27 books)

It's very likely the sermon on the mount was given in Greek.

Why do you pick the Hebrew name?
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Hi Kate, you know we all have our own spiritual/religious beliefs. Nobody thinks exactly the same way about everything. Just imagine if we all posted in such a way, it comes off as you feeling superior in some way, my way or the highway, even if you don't mean it like that.

GLP has been good to you over the years. A lot of kindness, patience and compassion has been shown towards you. I know I always cared about you during the tough times. Can't you just accept everyone for who they are instead of using this as a platform to tell everyone they've got it wrong?

I'm sorry.


hrtworld
 Quoting: ~Sloane~


If you feel with all your heart that someone’s in error, and you care about them, wouldn’t you at least attempt to communicate what you feel is the truth of the matter to them?

Kate isn’t acting superior in the least here. She’s offering her heartfelt vision of what is right. No one is forcing you to read this thread, and you are free to ignore or leave it at any time you choose.

Why can’t YOU accept someone for who they are?
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We have a different perspective. I did attempt to communicate. That's why I posted.

And you go it switched around, about acceptance.

Anyway, good night.
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Hi Kate, you know we all have our own spiritual/religious beliefs. Nobody thinks exactly the same way about everything. Just imagine if we all posted in such a way, it comes off as you feeling superior in some way, my way or the highway, even if you don't mean it like that.

GLP has been good to you over the years. A lot of kindness, patience and compassion has been shown towards you. I know I always cared about you during the tough times. Can't you just accept everyone for who they are instead of using this as a platform to tell everyone they've got it wrong?

I'm sorry.


:hrtworld:
 Quoting: ~Sloane~


If you feel with all your heart that someone’s in error, and you care about them, wouldn’t you at least attempt to communicate what you feel is the truth of the matter to them?

Kate isn’t acting superior in the least here. She’s offering her heartfelt vision of what is right. No one is forcing you to read this thread, and you are free to ignore or leave it at any time you choose.

Why can’t YOU accept someone for who they are?
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We have a different perspective. I did attempt to communicate. That's why I posted.

And you go it switched around, about acceptance.

Anyway, good night.
 Quoting: ~Sloane~


You attempted to belittle. Plain as day.

Bye.
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What I find funny is how a wanna be christian can say it's ok to celebrate pagan holidays ( as it specifically says in bible don't cut a tree and eck it) but the ones in the bible are done away with.

Talk about asinine!

It's almost as sick as these liberal idiots.

Mind ain't right.

Comical stuff!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77994546


What is comical is a pagan attempting to tell a christian what the bible says on the matter. It's even more egregious that you assume you know what scripture says, but from you response it's evident that you likely have never studied the scripture in depth to realize exactly what was done away with and what is not. If you had in fact done in depth research and study, you wouldn't be making statements of ignorance as you just did.

Are you aware that Christ told us to observe his death on a set day annually? That is scriptural. The commemoration of his death is what Christ wanted us to observe.

Observing his birth however is not scriptural, and Christ even goes so far as to condemn traditions of men, not given by Him or God.
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True Op, good to avoid babylonian idoltary, nimrod-mas is indeed pagan, and idoltary. The sun worshipping satan worshippers of old have always adored the winter solistice, celebrating the rebirth of the sun. The heathen always worshipped under trees, sacrificing to their devil gods, celebrating fertility false gods. Did you ever notice its quite common for someone to put a pentagram on the top of the tree, or the babylonian goddess queen of heaven angel, wife of nimrod Semriamis, also called Ishtar/Easter. They are still sacrificing to baal and ashtaroth.

Judges 2:13

“And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.”

Ezekiel 6:13

“Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.”
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Hi Kate, you know we all have our own spiritual/religious beliefs. Nobody thinks exactly the same way about everything. Just imagine if we all posted in such a way, it comes off as you feeling superior in some way, my way or the highway, even if you don't mean it like that.

GLP has been good to you over the years. A lot of kindness, patience and compassion has been shown towards you. I know I always cared about you during the tough times. Can't you just accept everyone for who they are instead of using this as a platform to tell everyone they've got it wrong?

I'm sorry.


hrtworld
 Quoting: ~Sloane~


If you feel with all your heart that someone’s in error, and you care about them, wouldn’t you at least attempt to communicate what you feel is the truth of the matter to them?

Kate isn’t acting superior in the least here. She’s offering her heartfelt vision of what is right. No one is forcing you to read this thread, and you are free to ignore or leave it at any time you choose.

Why can’t YOU accept someone for who they are?
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We have a different perspective. I did attempt to communicate. That's why I posted.

And you go it switched around, about acceptance.

Anyway, good night.
 Quoting: ~Sloane~


You attempted to belittle. Plain as day.

Bye.
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Just a *pagan* I guess. Have a Merry Christmas.
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I’m Natsarim, we follow scripture, not any organized religion. We keep the Sabbath and the Feasts of YHWH, which we are instructed to do in scripture.
 Quoting: -Kate-



I'm Southern Baptist.

We celebrate the Grace of God through The Gospel of Jesus Christ.

We believe that one day is no holier than another, just as The Apostle Paul wrote.

We believe the Sabbath IS Jesus Christ, not a day of the week.

We believe the Feasts are fulfilled in Christ the Messiah.

We don't believe that we have to follow laws given to non-gentiles, for we are gentiles.
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You do church on the wrong day.
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The material, commercial side of Christmas is sinful

The birth-of-Christ song and celebration is blessed

Nothing a pagan does (or did) should ever determine how a Christian approaches God
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I’m Natsarim, we follow scripture, not any organized religion. We keep the Sabbath and the Feasts of YHWH, which we are instructed to do in scripture.
 Quoting: -Kate-



I'm Southern Baptist.

We celebrate the Grace of God through The Gospel of Jesus Christ.

We believe that one day is no holier than another, just as The Apostle Paul wrote.

We believe the Sabbath IS Jesus Christ, not a day of the week.

We believe the Feasts are fulfilled in Christ the Messiah.

We don't believe that we have to follow laws given to non-gentiles, for we are gentiles.
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You do church on the wrong day.
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Plus they prioritize Paul over Christ, and are witting lawbreakers.
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Hislop-The two babylons:

How, then, did the Romish Church fix on December the 25th as Christmas-day? Why, thus: Long before
the fourth century, and long before the Christian era itself, a festival was celebrated among the heathen,
at that precise time of the year, in honour of the birth of the son of the Babylonian queen of heaven; and
it may fairly be presumed that, in order to conciliate the heathen, and to swell the number of the nominal
adherents of Christianity, the same festival was adopted by the Roman Church, giving it only the name
of Christ. This tendency on the part of Christians to meet Paganism half-way was very early developed;
and we find Tertullian, even in his day, about the year 230, bitterly lamenting the inconsistency of the
disciples of Christ in this respect, and contrasting it with the strict fidelity of the Pagans to their own
superstition.

That Christmas was originally a Pagan festival, is beyond all doubt. The time of the year, and the ceremonies with which it is still celebrated, prove its origin. In
Egypt, the son of Isis, the Egyptian title for the queen of heaven, was born at this very time, "about the
time of the winter solstice." The very name by which Christmas is popularly known among ourselves--
Yule-day --proves at once its Pagan and Babylonian origin.

Nimrod sun god antichrist claimed reborn as tammuz through the babylonian queen of heaven Semiramis. Christ-mas, Ishtar and such all babylonian.

Genesis 10:8-12

King James Version

8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.

10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

Ezekiel 8:13-15

King James Version

13 He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.

14 Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
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Research the Faith you follow.

It’s a pagan celebration.

It’s not in scripture except for the warnings not to participate in pagan practices.

Our saviour didn’t celebrate it, He was here till He was 33 years old. He was born around September (fall) when His parents went from Bethlehem to Egypt.

(This will be my 3rd year of not participating. I’m Natsarim, we follow scripture, not any organized religion. We keep the Sabbath and the Feasts of YHWH, which we are instructed to do in scripture. I’m still learning all of this 😊
Sharing this now so friends know why I don’t say merry christmas back in advance.)



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In early fall
We can estimate when Jesus was born by counting backward from his death on Passover, Nisan 14 in the spring of the year 33 C.E. (John 19:14-16) Yahusha (Jesus) was about 30 years old when he began his three-and-a-half-year ministry, so he was born in the early fall of 2 B.C. —Luke 3:23.
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So Jesus never celebrated his Birthday?

Obviously it wouldn't be a religious holiday at that point because he wasn't widely regarded as the Messiah.

Christmas isn't pagan. Christians didn't care about pagans. Pagans lived in small communities far from the cities. Nobody was desperately trying to convert the pagans or stealing their holidays.

There are actual theological discussions thoroughly debunking this dumb idea, but memes have convinced the uninformed it is true and they probably never even tried to fact check it.
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The material, commercial side of Christmas is sinful

The birth-of-Christ song and celebration is blessed

Nothing a pagan does (or did) should ever determine how a Christian approaches God
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You mean like wedding rings which is a serpent swallowing its tail?
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The material, commercial side of Christmas is sinful

The birth-of-Christ song and celebration is blessed

Nothing a pagan does (or did) should ever determine how a Christian approaches God
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It does matter how we worship Him. Go read about what happened to the people that Moses saved when he went up the mountain to YHWH and they worshiped a golden calf in Exodus 32. They meant well, but did things their own way instead of YHWH’S way. 3000 were killed that day when Moses returned. They set up an idol.
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Christmas.....the time parents lie to their children about a fat man in a red suit that delivers gifts across the whole world with flying reindeer.

Then they set up an idol in their home and decorate it and give gifts to one another around it. Which is expressly spoken of against in scripture, breaking the first of the ten commandments. The very same ten commandments that are used to identify Gods Saints from the rest of the world.

Jesus says, “You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44).

1 John 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

The following doesn't just apply to long dead people. Nor is it restricted to the practices of those days.

Mark 7:6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

Then.....scripture tells us, many will be offended in the last days. Why? They don't want to hear the truth, but would rather continue practicing lies.

Matthew 24:4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

What is Christmas and all of it's pagan rites and lies, but a deceptive narrative that is supposedly supposed to honor Christ, but in no manner does? How can it, with the idol worship and the lies and the vanity? Those are attributes of Satan, not Christ.

What did Christ tell the adulterous woman? Go and sin no more. He would tell an idol worshiping pagan the same. In fact he does.

Those who are offended by what I just said, would rather be children of Satan rather than brothers with Christ. They want you to participate with them. When you don't, or won't, you are castigated for it, just as Jesus was, which is what he says will happen.

Hold the line.....it will all be over soon and God knows His people. They are the ones that reject the world and come in and sup with him instead, just as those of his choosing did on the night he was betrayed and hung on the cross.

Christ told them, and all who would come after him and them, to make an annual observance of the commemoration of his death.

Choose this day whom you will follow. It does matter.

Here is the patience of the Saints; Here are they that keep the Commandments of God and the Faith of Jesus. Revelation 14:12
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Christmas.....the time parents lie to their children about a fat man in a red suit that delivers gifts across the whole world with flying reindeer.

Then they set up an idol in their home and decorate it and give gifts to one another around it. Which is expressly spoken of against in scripture, breaking the first of the ten commandments. The very same ten commandments that are used to identify Gods Saints from the rest of the world.

Jesus says, “You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44).

1 John 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

The following doesn't just apply to long dead people. Nor is it restricted to the practices of those days.

Mark 7:6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

Then.....scripture tells us, many will be offended in the last days. Why? They don't want to hear the truth, but would rather continue practicing lies.

Matthew 24:4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

What is Christmas and all of it's pagan rites and lies, but a deceptive narrative that is supposedly supposed to honor Christ, but in no manner does? How can it, with the idol worship and the lies and the vanity? Those are attributes of Satan, not Christ.

What did Christ tell the adulterous woman? Go and sin no more. He would tell an idol worshiping pagan the same. In fact he does.

Those who are offended by what I just said, would rather be children of Satan rather than brothers with Christ. They want you to participate with them. When you don't, or won't, you are castigated for it, just as Jesus was, which is what he says will happen.

Hold the line.....it will all be over soon and God knows His people. They are the ones that reject the world and come in and sup with him instead, just as those of his choosing did on the night he was betrayed and hung on the cross.

Christ told them, and all who would come after him and them, to make an annual observance of the commemoration of his death.

Choose this day whom you will follow. It does matter.

Here is the patience of the Saints; Here are they that keep the Commandments of God and the Faith of Jesus. Revelation 14:12
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I always loved Christmas. Still do, even though I no longer have anyone to buy gifts for. So I’m only buying one gift this year and it’s a little fleece doggy sweater for my best friend. I got the cherry red color. I’m planning to wrap it up withgift wrap and put it underneath my Charlie Brown tree until Christmas morning. Then we’ll break it out and go for a holiday walk.

I don’t care a thing about paganism, the bible or what have you.

I just love the feeling of Christmas. Looking at my little tree lit up in the dark. Thinking about my little buddy and how cute he will look in his spiffy lil red vest.

Merry Christmas!
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I always loved Christmas. Still do, even though I no longer have anyone to buy gifts for. So I’m only buying one gift this year and it’s a little fleece doggy sweater for my best friend. I got the cherry red color. I’m planning to wrap it up withgift wrap and put it underneath my Charlie Brown tree until Christmas morning. Then we’ll break it out and go for a holiday walk.

I don’t care a thing about paganism, the bible or what have you.

I just love the feeling of Christmas. Looking at my little tree lit up in the dark. Thinking about my little buddy and how cute he will look in his spiffy lil red vest.

Merry Christmas!
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You will.

One day, when it’s too late, you will.
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Christmas has been canceled.

The banks are about to go bust. And retailers are about to go bankrupt.

Game over.

The purge will begin at midnight, the last day of the year.

Good luck, everyone.
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MARRY CHRISTMAS!
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The material, commercial side of Christmas is sinful

The birth-of-Christ song and celebration is blessed

Nothing a pagan does (or did) should ever determine how a Christian approaches God
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It does matter how we worship Him. Go read about what happened to the people that Moses saved when he went up the mountain to YHWH and they worshiped a golden calf in Exodus 32. They meant well, but did things their own way instead of YHWH’S way. 3000 were killed that day when Moses returned. They set up an idol.
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Gotta pump the brakes there Kate

They did not mean well, they were in full blown rebellion

Having an orgy and worshiping a golden calf

Kind of like the United States

That’s why God wiped them out
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100% agree

Last days, anyone with general biblical knowledge can see the signs

The more you read the more you realize God wants our hearts only

Anything idol or vein is sin

God told Israel and all the whole world I hate your stupid parties and your dumb ceremonies

These people praise me with their lips but their hearts are far from me

God bless

Book says what it says
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Read the book of Numbers

God killed 15,00 people in one day just for questioning Him

Not a God who plays around let me tell you
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But You are here

to Virtue Signal

and declare why You are Superior to those others

yet again.


We will see what Jesus says about you.


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The love of truth is not in you!
That is not what OP is saying at all! Now that ALL is coming to light- imo it is your responsibility to tell others what you have discovered in your personal walk! This is fellowship!
In my own- I started thinking about Christ's mass- how could we celebrate this! How did I do it so long? I still put up lights until years ago I realized the lights were 6 colors repeated.
I have discovered that if you just start looking into the things of God even more is opened up to you. I used to look at the feasts and wonder how I could ever figure out what days were actually His.
When the love of truth is not in you- you will continue on in your pagan ways-
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Truth^^^^^^^^.
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The love of truth is not in you!

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I live for nothing but Jesus Christ.

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Re: Why I gave up christmas
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How many of the laws must you obey? All of them?

How often? Always? All the time?


The Law

613 commandments


The tradition that 613 commandments is the number of mitzvot in the Torah, began in the 3rd century CE, when Rabbi Simlai mentioned it in a sermon that is recorded in Talmud Makkot 23b.

These principles of Biblical law are sometimes called connections or commandments (mitzvot) and referred to collectively as the "Law of Moses" (Torat Moshe), "Mosaic Law", "Sinaitic Law", or simply "the Law". The word mitzvot is plural; singular is mitzvah.

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The Talmud tells us (Tractate Makkot 23b) that there are 613 commandments in the Torah; 248 Positive Commandments (do's) and 365 Negative Commandments (do not's). However, the Talmud does not provide us with a list of these commandments.

Several great J**ish scholars have compiled a complete listing of these commandments. Although they all agree on the vast majority of the commandments, they do disagree concerning a number of them. The arguments are for scholastic purposes only, for they do not disagree over any actual commandment whether it is mandatory or forbidden -- they only disagree whether certain commandments are independent commandments, or perhaps they are part of another commandment and are not counted on their own.



Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

Romans 3:19


For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

James 2:10
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Re: Why I gave up christmas
Jeremiah 10:3-4 King James Version (KJV)
For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.

I know what God's word says!

Fools despise wisdom!

Stop casting pearls to swine!

People will justify what they want. Lie to your kids kneel to the tree idol! You scrafice your kids to demons and love lies! You will be given up to it!

Imagine that every home that celebrated holloween, that reality hits their home! You like going into horror houses where people are chained up and cut up? You like watching fear movies???? You deserve to get what you live to watch! O and its coming!!!

Keep you pagan holidays!

Many perish for lack of knowledge aka idiots o I mean fools





GLP