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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Naijababe" data-source="post: 6066" data-attributes="member: 8">If You Are Not One Of JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES,,, You May Ask,,,,,Why don’t JEHOVAH’S  WITNESSES Celebrate  Christmas,,,,,,,, Well,,, below Are The Reasons... *.JESUS CHRIST commanded that We Commemorate His Death, not his Birth... Luke 22:19, 20.... *.There's No Record in the Bible that JESUS OR Any Of His Apostles Celebrated  Christmas. The New Catholic Encyclopedia says that “ the  Nativity feast was instituted  earlier than 243 [C.E.], ”  more than a century after  the last of the apostles died...Also,,, Just as a schoolteacher does not want his students to go beyond the instructions given to them,, JESUS does not want his followers to “GO BEYOND THE THINGS THAT ARE WRITTEN” IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.—1 Corinthians 4:6.,,,, On the other hand, there is one important event the Early Christians were very Familiar with,,,, the COMMEMORATION, or MEMORIAL, of JESUS’ DEATH. JESUS personally told His Disciples when to Observe this Occasion and showed them how to do it. These specific instructions, as well as the calendar day of His Death, are Recorded in the Bible.,,, Luke 22:19; 1 Corinthians 11:25.So,,,,,, There is no proof that JESUS was born on December 25; His Birth Date is not Recorded in the Bible.... *.We believe that Christmas is not Approved by GOD because it is rooted in Pagan Customs and Rites,,, Corinthians 6:17.......But,,,, Why make Christmas  An issue..? .......Many still celebrate Christmas  despite knowing about its  pagan roots and lack of support  from the Bible... Many do celebrate it because they don't want to be left alone,,,, they want to do what others are doing....... Such persons  could ask: Why should Christians take such an unpopular stance?  Why make it an issue?The Bible encourages us to think for ourselves, to use our “power of reason.” ( Romans 12:1, 2) It teaches us to value the truth. ( John 4:23, 24) So while we are interested in how others view us, we adhere to Bible principles even if it means that we become unpopular.Points........1.Celebrating Jesus’  birthday: “ The early  Christians did not  celebrate [Jesus’] birth  because they considered the celebration of  anyone’s birth to be a  pagan custom. ” ... The  World Book Encyclopedia . It is not biblical.... It can't be found in the bible to celebrate chrismas...2.December 25: There is  no proof that Jesus was  born on that date.  Church leaders likely  chose this date to  coincide with pagan  festivals held on or  around the winter  solstice.3.Gift-giving, feasting,  partying: The  Encyclopedia Americana says: “ Saturnalia, a  Roman feast celebrated  in mid-December,  provided the model for  many of the merry- making customs of  Christmas. From this  celebration, for example, were derived the  elaborate feasting, the  giving of gifts, and the  burning of candles. ” The Encyclopædia Britannica notes that “ all work and business were  suspended ” during  Saturnalia.4.Christmas lights: According to The  Encyclopedia of Religion , Europeans decorated  their homes “ with lights and evergreens of all  kinds ” to celebrate the  winter solstice and to  combat evil spirits.5.Mistletoe, holly: “The Druids ascribed magical properties to the mistletoe in particular. The evergreen holly was worshiped as a promise of the sun’s return.”—The Encyclopedia Americana.6.Christmas tree: “ Tree  worship, common  among the pagan  Europeans, survived  after their conversion to  Christianity. ” One of the  ways in which tree  worship survived is in  the custom of “ placing a Yule tree at an entrance  or inside the house in  the midwinter holidays. ” ........Encyclopædia  Britannica"""Although JW choose not to  celebrate Christmas,,,  Jehovah’s Witnesses Respect each person’s right  to decide for himself in this  matter.,, They do not Interfere in  the Christmas celebrations of  others....!!!</blockquote>

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