Holidays and Celebrations - JW. ORG Holidays and Celebrations The fact that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not participate in most holiday observances and other celebrations can be somewhat perplexing to a teacher We hope the following helps you to understand why we take the matter so seriously Perhaps to a greater extent than you may have realized, many holidays and the customs associated with them have a non-Christian religious
What Does the Bible Say About Christmas? | Bible Questions 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 Mistletoe, holly: “The Druids ascribed magical properties to the mistletoe in particular
The Word Became Flesh - Grace to You Let’s go back to John chapter 1 and talk a little bit about the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, back to John chapter 1 I think this year we’ve received fewer Christmas cards than any other year Are you having that experience?
The People Who Missed Christmas: The Innkeeper - Grace to You Some were sentimental, saying Christmas is a family time, a time for children, and so on Others were humanistic, seeing Christmas as a time to celebrate love for one’s fellow man, the spirit of giving, and that sort of thing Others were crassly hedonistic, viewing Christmas as just another excuse to party
The Power of Christmas Truth - Grace to You Christmas should be simple, not complex, very simple Christmas should be stripped of all of its trappings so that all that is left is the simplicity of God becoming man That is the only element in the Christmas seasonal celebration that has in it any lasting power to effect life
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