Blessed Easter Sunday

last SG · 2006-04-17T14:54:45+00:00

why is it that religion must be pit against relationship? religion and relationship are not mutually exclusive.

breytonhartge SG

Just go and search for the passover on the internet and see how many non-jewish christians are celebrating it?

A lot of CHRISTIANS are going back to the bible. If you don't want to, your choice right?

Icemoon SG

Brey seems to be filled with the holy spirit now .. super righteous at this moment ..

breytonhartge SG

all that I am asking is that we see the truth written in the bible as the LORD would have wanted it, it is not who is right or righteous but what the LORD wants of us. If there is anything in the bible to refute what I am saying please bring it up that I may consider it.

breytonhartge SG

so what about all the festivals that God asked us to keep through out all the generations? before you say that they are for the jews only, then why did Yeshua keep all of them?

breytonhartge SG

don't any how come and cause trouble ok? Evil or Very Mad

Icemoon SG

Like I've highlighted above, there are two issues.

You may complain why so many Christians are *not* celebrating passover .. I'm fine with this.

But there is nothing in Scripture to show why the Christians are wrong in *commemorating* the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Icemoon SG

I was here even before you. You joined in 2005 only.

So how do I come and cause trouble here? Mr. Green

On a more serious note, I think your comments to some of the [more matured] Christians here are a bit too vile.

When the RCs pray to Mary, NT2 complained.
When the RCs now put their eyes on Jesus Christ, you complain.

Furthermore, I've shown there are two issues and that the comparison you tried to make is very much invalid.

My stand is that you are free to not celebrate easter and good friday 'cos I think the celebration will *stumble* you. But I can't see why you view them as life and death issue until you have to make the kinds of vile comments.

Just my 2 cents. Wink

Icemoon SG

Isn't Yeshua a Jew?

LOL .. what are you trying to prove now?

Icemoon SG

I think Jesus will first stand beside the Jews below the wailing wall and weep with them. Wink

You want to practice ungodly paganistic practices without knowing their meanings and symbolisms, go ahead be my guest. Dishonour the name of your GOD.

Yeah right. So the death and subsequent resurrection of Jesus is paganistic and ungodly after all ..

If you are doing things which are not according to what GOD says, then maybe you need to reexamine yourself.

Brey is right.

'cos Socrates said "the unexamined life is not worth living" Laughing

askxyz SG

Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. (Colossians 2:16-17)

breytonhartge SG

but there is something wrong when the commemorate the death and the ressurection of Yeshua by using a pagan festival.

breytonhartge SG

baal who was supposedly originally nimrod, the son of ishtar, ishtar claimed that he was reborn as baal, not ressurected as baal. big difference.

I have been thinking about his one and have reread about it.

Baal was reincarnated supposedly, JESUS was RESSURECTED.

breytonhartge SG

really now? making the comments that I have made is vile? I speak as the bible has shown me. How can that be vile? This is a forum for discussion and debate, all I have said, I have put biblical support to. it is up to the rest to read and decide if they want to accept or not. we are all adults here.

The celebration of easter does not stumble me, it sickens me! If you cannot see why it is of such concern, then I will not debate the topic any further, as you say all of you are mature christians here.

breytonhartge SG

What I meant was don't coem and make trouble between lau and me again ok?

First the RC's were the ones who introduced easter in the first place thereby absorbing the pagan ritual of the celebration of ishtar into mainstream christianity. If they the RC's want to put their eyes on Jesus, that is all well and good and fine by me, but when they do it while entwining it with a pagan festival, then I have something to say.

The comparison i make is very valid, if you ask yourself these questions, what does it mean to be a christian and as a christian whose life are we imitating and following? If we do not imitate or follow Him who is our supposed saviour, then what are we?

Honeybunz SG

How pagan can these be?
- Attending Mass
- Observing Lenten season to prepare for Good Friday
- Celebrating Palm Sunday
- Going to church on Good Friday
etc etc???

Or it is more Christian to:
- stop commemorating Good Friday cuz bible didn't say so
- the word Easter is wrong, cuz it happened to be used by pagans before
- overly obssessive over what the bible says
- follow the bible only, and ignore what the church practise over 2000 years
- stop commemorating or celebrating anything not mentioned in the bible

Christianity was introduced to China during the Tang Dynasty. Have you ever wondered why it failed?

Easter no doubt is connected with Eggs and Rabbits, the essence of the pagan religion is no longer there. It's more like a fun thing for the kids, which is not even compulsory. Christmas is celebrated on a pagan holiday. I don't see anything wrong with it cuz nobody remembers what the pagan religion is all about. We only remember that Jesus was born to the world. If you ask me, I really had no idea what was originally celebrated on 25 Dec until the Fundies made a big fuss over this.

Don't forget the whole of Europe was once upon a time worshipping pagan gods. Whatever non church related activities practised today was only passed down from generations to generations, just like our Chinese New Year and Duan Wu (Dumpling or Boat Racing) Festival. There is no pagan religion connotation or conflict with Church teaching/practises.

I certainly agree with focusing on Jesus alone. And therefore, there is no need to trace the source of the pagan festival, when the pagan religion has already died and forgotten. If you asked me Easter is to worship which god, frankly I am not interested to find out. I only know on Easter Sunday, I go to church to celebrate the ressurrection of Christ. That's all I need to know and that's what God would like us to do.

SingaporeMacross SG

and he remains as Mod.

SingaporeMacross SG

The cross had been used for centuries in the Hindu religion, in Babylon, Egypt, and Assyria. During prehistoric times in Europe a human would be sacrificed and hung on a cross. Then the human would be taken down, chopped up, and pieces would be planted with the crops for fertility.

So why is there a cross in your church?

When people get married, they exchange wedding bands. That too was a pagan custom.

Does that make you pagan?

breytonhartge SG

you are welcome to do the job... Mr. Green

SingaporeMacross SG

oh no.. i wouldn't dare... Twisted Evil

breytonhartge SG

Neutral

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