Now notice PAULS concern in Gal. 4:9-11: Now however that you have come to be acquainted with and understand and know the true God, or rather to be understood and known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and beggarly and worthless elementary things whose slaves you once more want to become? you observe (particular) DAYS, AND months, AND Seasons AND YEARS! I am alarmed about you lest I have labored among and over you in vain. Hear it! Why do those who have received the beautiful hope of sonship continue to dabble in and partake of the celebrating of Babylons Religious holidays when the Spirit of Truth cries out against it! It is the surpassing wonder and glory of the reality of sonship to God that makes us free from any need for such elementary tokens of slavery! What can a shadow add to substance? What can a babe in a manger add to the glory and power of the Christ of God born in our own heart? Religious holidays are the weak and beggarly elements of the world as the King James version states it. And while we know that the particular religious holidays and celebrations referred to by Paul did not include Christmas (because Christmas was not yet invented), still the principle remains the same.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 09:52:15 +0000
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