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Easter and Christmas are deeply rooted in paganism and astrological rain dances completely without merit within the bible. The fact that Christ rose from the dead is not meant to be celebrated and not celebrated by the early church, but the living Christ within you at this very moment and every moment is a daily clebration not meant to be put aside in favor of a day when we had no hope. Even after the resurrection, Christ told his disciples that he had to go away so that the Comforter, which he would pray the Father would come to them. The Comforter came to them on the day of Pentecost in the upper room. The 120 who received it then went out into the world and began showing that the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, was a gift sent from God and that all who beleieve in Christ should receive. It was a promise to them, their children and all who were afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call. HAVE YOU RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST SINCE YOU BELIEVED?

Romans 14:5 One man esteems one day as better than another, while another man esteems all days alike. Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. He also who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; while he who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 None of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. 8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. 9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. 10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God; !!

Colossians 2:15 He disarmed the principalities and powers and made a public example of them, triumphing over them in him.
2:16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a sabbath.

It was a promise to them, their children and all who were afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call. HAVE YOU RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST SINCE YOU BELIEVED?

Mr 12:36 - David himself, inspired by the Holy Spirit, declared, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I put thy enemies under thy feet.'
Lu 1:15 - for he will be great before the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
Lu 1:35 - And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
Lu 1:41 - And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit
Lu 2:25 - Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Lu 4:1 - And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit
Joh 20:22 - And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. ;^)

...but the living Christ within you at this very moment and every moment is a daily clebration not meant to be put aside in favor of a day when we had no hope.

Can't argue with you there. Amen!