True, the Bible doesn’t mandate celebrating Christmas. The same is probably true for Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentacost and Thanksgiving. Are Christians who observe these occasions committing sin?
Anyway, happy holidays!
The Bible DOES, however, mandate celebrating Passover (for Jews, anyway).
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Are Christians, who do NOT observe that occasion, committing a sin? (or Jews, for that matter...)
No, I’d never say they are committing sin. If they do it to the Lord, it’s fine. Romans 14 is clear, different believers have different practices, positions on days, eating, etc. and should not judge one another. Rom 14:1 - 19 addresses this very issue.
I’m dealing only with the actual origins of many Christian practices, not those who practice them. I leave them to God.
I used to be a fervent, passionate celebrator of Christmas, then went on a mission to “put Christ back in Christmas”. But the more I researched, eventually I came to personally believe that He was never in Christmas in the first place. I don’t lay that on others. But I do want to declare the truth. All such practices came in years after the first century and only as the church became less spiritual and more worldly, adopting, accepting, including, and then attempting to spiritualize non-Christian practices.
God bless, and if you celebrate, have a great Christmas!
PS: wondering where the Fiji part came from.....??????