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Holidays and Celebrations - JW. ORG The World Book Encyclopedia (1982) observes under “Christmas”: “During the 1600’s Christmas was outlawed in England and in parts of the English colonies in America ” Since people in the past refused to celebrate Christmas because of its pagan origins, it should be understandable why Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate it today
Christmas Prophecies Fulfilled - Grace to You I wanted to draw you back into the Word of God and let the Word of God speak It is much more important that you hear the Word of God than you hear
Why Don’t Jehovah’s Witnesses Celebrate Christmas? - JW. ORG Myth: You miss out on the “Christmas spirit” of generosity, peace on earth, and goodwill toward men Fact: We strive to be generous and peaceable every day ( Proverbs 11:25; Romans 12:18 ) For example, the way we conduct our meetings and preach is in harmony with Jesus’ instruction: “You received free, give free ”
The People Who Missed Christmas: Herod - Grace to You In his mad effort to wipe out one child, Herod had scores of children slaughtered God had already warned Joseph and Mary, and they had fled to Egypt with Jesus So Herod failed Not only did he miss the first Christmas, but his rebellion also propagated a great tragedy All this was because of fear—jealous fear
The Truth About Christmas - JW. ORG The custom: Christmas giving is unusual in that it largely involves an exchange of gifts, and the Christmas season is marked by partying, feasting, and drinking Its roots: Ancient Roman Saturnalian festivities began on December 17 and concluded on the 24th, when gifts were exchanged
The Best of Christmas - Grace to You The Best of Christmas takes you on a fascinating journey through time to explore the Christmas story from a variety of perspectives—all based on the Bible, not myth You’ll learn not only the facts and figures behind the birth of Jesus but also why those truths are important and how they affect your life today
Why Do Some People Not Celebrate Christmas? | Q A - JW. ORG It adds that to the Puritans, “Christmas was nothing but a pagan festival covered with a Christian veneer ” That brings us to a fourth reason: The unsavory origin of the celebration itself The roots of Christmas can be traced back to pagan Rome with its mixture of festivals for honoring the agricultural god Saturn and the sun god Sol
The True Christmas Spirit - Grace to You To Scrooge, the Christmas spirit was a ghost To the liquor industry, the Christmas spirit comes in a bottle, somewhere around $75 million worth this month in America Some people feel that the Christmas spirit is somehow the truce that takes place in the family when nobody brings up the issues, the quarrels
The Theology of Christmas - Grace to You That Christmas carol says, “The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, but little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes ” I don’t buy it - I don’t buy it Crying is a signal that all babies have given them by God to let Dad know he better go get Mother, if nothing else