Holiday season questions and remarks
Now that the ‘holiday season’ has passed, let us ask ourselves some pertinent questions. How come the world that has rejected Christ and His teaching come together to celebrate ‘his birthday’? Did Jesus instructed us to commemorate His birthday? Did the apostles and first disciples celebrate Christmas, if so, where is the literature on this subject in the Scriptures? Isn’t Christmas a Roman Catholic celebration with pagan roots – a kind of pagan winter festival that has made its way to our homes via big commercial propaganda? What are believers and non-believers so merry about during this season? Why do we spend so much money (we don’t even have in some cases) buying gifts for… more
... Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be...
1 Corinthians 5:6-8