That's impossible. Christ is not in them and never was. I see that these are a god in your life but He will not suffer such idolatry and He sure as hell won't suffer any gods before Him.
We are called to be separate from the world and avoid being unequally yoked.
The world LOVES these holidays but the world also rejects and despises the things of God. Jesus said they would. If those holidays had any true spiritual significance, the world would hate them. How do you not realize this? Oh,that being given over to strong delusion thingy.
The world? I don't think you get to speak for the world. Whatever relationship someone has with God is between them and God alone. God doesn't need you to second guess him.
Anon, i'm dead to the world, i live for God and Christ. But i can tell you Christ is in Christmas. One year i heard the carols beign sung at the church, it was "Oh come all ye faithful" and it was so touching, it had to have been a spiritual experience and i felt very close to Him.
If i go to someone's house for Christmas and they have a christmas tree up, and we celebrate around the understanding we are celebrating Christ's birth, we get together to be close, i'm not going to break the spiritual connection and benefit that joy and happiness brings to start talking about how bad it is for them to have a christmas tree up in their house. That, to me, would just go against the whole spiritual nature of the moment, bringing in harsh judgement for wordly decoration, where joy and love and peace should be flourishing in the spirtual.
Boy, are you in for the shock of your existence. Calling evil good is not from the Holy Spirit. Not only have you been given over to strong delusion but the Lord has nothing to do with you. You're a poser. A loser.
If you think my judgement is harsh, you're in for a bad time.
Anon i've faced way worse. But, like someone else said, it's between me and God. And just to be clear i haven't called any evil good. But remember anon judge not lest ye be judged.
Quote the entire passage, not just your preferred portion.and you'll see that motive is the issue concerning judgement and not judging in and of itself.
"Judge righteous judgement." John 7:24.
Sure, keep it between you and God. The only problem with that is that God uses men to proclaim His Judgments. Try reading the Bible every once in a while.
That's impossible. Christ is not in them and never was. I see that these are a god in your life but He will not suffer such idolatry and He sure as hell won't suffer any gods before Him.
We are called to be separate from the world and avoid being unequally yoked.
The world LOVES these holidays but the world also rejects and despises the things of God. Jesus said they would. If those holidays had any true spiritual significance, the world would hate them. How do you not realize this? Oh,that being given over to strong delusion thingy.
The world? I don't think you get to speak for the world. Whatever relationship someone has with God is between them and God alone. God doesn't need you to second guess him.
"And you shall know them by their fruits."
You make a dangerous assumption. I speak what I'm given to speak and I don't give a damn about what you think.
I'm not second guessing God. What I'm doing is trying to help people understand why it's problematic.
Who are YOU to second guess the Lord? I'll tell you this, if the Lord is speaking through me then it's Him that you're in contention with.
If you can't handle the truth, well, that's too bad for you.
Anon, i'm dead to the world, i live for God and Christ. But i can tell you Christ is in Christmas. One year i heard the carols beign sung at the church, it was "Oh come all ye faithful" and it was so touching, it had to have been a spiritual experience and i felt very close to Him.
If i go to someone's house for Christmas and they have a christmas tree up, and we celebrate around the understanding we are celebrating Christ's birth, we get together to be close, i'm not going to break the spiritual connection and benefit that joy and happiness brings to start talking about how bad it is for them to have a christmas tree up in their house. That, to me, would just go against the whole spiritual nature of the moment, bringing in harsh judgement for wordly decoration, where joy and love and peace should be flourishing in the spirtual.
Boy, are you in for the shock of your existence. Calling evil good is not from the Holy Spirit. Not only have you been given over to strong delusion but the Lord has nothing to do with you. You're a poser. A loser.
If you think my judgement is harsh, you're in for a bad time.
Anon i've faced way worse. But, like someone else said, it's between me and God. And just to be clear i haven't called any evil good. But remember anon judge not lest ye be judged.
Quote the entire passage, not just your preferred portion.and you'll see that motive is the issue concerning judgement and not judging in and of itself.
"Judge righteous judgement." John 7:24.
Sure, keep it between you and God. The only problem with that is that God uses men to proclaim His Judgments. Try reading the Bible every once in a while.