Yes, this holidays practices and symbolism are pagan and although the intention of Roman Catholics was to christianize pagan worship and to cover up what the pagan converts were involved in, Christians and nonbelievers all over the world are acknowledging the birth of Christ Jesus, God with us as the Savior who came down from heaven to offer a holy sacrifice so that the opportunity to receive the free gift salvation could be available for all who believed in the saving power of the blood sacrifice and the resurrection of the Savior. Although the holiday started out as many do, pagan worship celebrating some false god and although people attach all sorts of meaning to this holiday, Christians still recognize Jesus arrival that led to his sacrifice and we celebrate Jesus on this day and everyday. The names of the days of the week are meant to give recognition for the worship of gods in pagan worship and we still call them by those names. Except in some languages like Portuguese which numbers the days--Domingo (day of the Lord), segunda-feira (2nd day), terça feira (3rd day) and so on. There are a lot of pagan practices we unwittingly engage in but then the Lord says not to let anyone judge you based on a festival or celebration of a Sabbath. Salvation comes from trusting in the blood of Jesus and nothing else and damnation doesnt come from eating or drinking or celebrating. We are born condemned into rebellion, in sin. That is why we sin. Sin is the evidence of our sinful natures. But Christ Jesus is the Savior, the One and Only. https://youtube/watch?v=khW1b9EDOrU&feature=youtu.be
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:22:17 +0000
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