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Topic: Question About Easter?
Narlycarnk's photo
Tue 08/21/18 03:48 PM
I have thought about it and I believe you are right. I am going to learn more about the holidays associated with Easter (Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Maundy Thursday, the Ascension of the Lord and Pentecost) so I can celebrate them next year.

BigD9832's photo
Fri 08/24/18 09:58 AM
The Birth of Jesus is not Christmas because Christ did not exist until Jesus died.


More disinformation here.

CLV Matt 1:16 now Jacob begets Joseph, the husband of Mary of whom was born Jesus, Who is termed "Christ."

Strong's

G5547 Christos khris-tos'
from G5548;

anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.


The word "Christ" or 'Christos' means "anointed." The best parallel I can draw is the example of David. After he killed the giant, he was anointed King of Israel. He was too young to take over the job at the time. And Israel already had a king. But it meant that when he came of age he would become King of Isreal.

In God's time, Jesus will return as Messiah and become the government of the entire world.

He is "Christ," the anointed.


Tom4Uhere's photo
Fri 08/24/18 01:07 PM
Edited by Tom4Uhere on Fri 08/24/18 01:08 PM

The Birth of Jesus is not Christmas because Christ did not exist until Jesus died.


More disinformation here.

CLV Matt 1:16 now Jacob begets Joseph, the husband of Mary of whom was born Jesus, Who is termed "Christ."

Strong's

G5547 Christos khris-tos'
from G5548;

anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.


The word "Christ" or 'Christos' means "anointed." The best parallel I can draw is the example of David. After he killed the giant, he was anointed King of Israel. He was too young to take over the job at the time. And Israel already had a king. But it meant that when he came of age he would become King of Isreal.

In God's time, Jesus will return as Messiah and become the government of the entire world.

He is "Christ," the anointed.

I understand what y'all are saying.

But...think about it for a sec...
IF Jesus was not resurrected, he would have been just a man. The son of God yes, but there would be no sacrifice that washes your sins. You would still have to make your weekly sacrifices to attone for your sins.

Easter represents the sacrifice of Jesus and the resurrection of Christ.
Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus. At that time, until his resurrection, he was a man.

The Christian faith requires belief that Jesus Christ is the Holy Sacrifice that saves us from our sins. It was His sacrifice that has the most impact on the belief structure, not His birth.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life

indianadave4's photo
Fri 08/24/18 08:32 PM


The Birth of Jesus is not Christmas because Christ did not exist until Jesus died.


More disinformation here.

CLV Matt 1:16 now Jacob begets Joseph, the husband of Mary of whom was born Jesus, Who is termed "Christ."

Strong's

G5547 Christos khris-tos'
from G5548;

anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.


The word "Christ" or 'Christos' means "anointed." The best parallel I can draw is the example of David. After he killed the giant, he was anointed King of Israel. He was too young to take over the job at the time. And Israel already had a king. But it meant that when he came of age he would become King of Isreal.

In God's time, Jesus will return as Messiah and become the government of the entire world.

He is "Christ," the anointed.

I understand what y'all are saying.

But...think about it for a sec...
IF Jesus was not resurrected, he would have been just a man. The son of God yes, but there would be no sacrifice that washes your sins. You would still have to make your weekly sacrifices to attone for your sins.

Easter represents the sacrifice of Jesus and the resurrection of Christ.
Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus. At that time, until his resurrection, he was a man.

The Christian faith requires belief that Jesus Christ is the Holy Sacrifice that saves us from our sins. It was His sacrifice that has the most impact on the belief structure, not His birth.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life


Absolutely. Jesus was born the Christ (Messiah). It was for this reason and purpose he came into the world. He did not "become" Christ when he was crucified and resurrected as new ager's portray.

Tom4Uhere's photo
Sat 08/25/18 07:51 AM
New ager? LOL?
Old Ager? LOL?

Basically, what yer telling me is that, the sacrifice and resurrection was insignificant because just the act of existing was all that matters.

That explains why Christmas is more celebrated.
Thanx!

BigD9832's photo
Sat 08/25/18 10:25 AM

Jesus came here to teach us what we are. Not who we are. But there are other "Sons of God" mentioned in the Bible. Gen. 6:1-4

Jesus is not God. Nowhere in the Scriptures is Jesus called "God."

CLV Matt 3:17 And lo! a voice out of the heavens, saying, "This is My Son, the Beloved, in Whom I delight."

CLV Mark 1:11 And a voice came out of the heavens, "Thou art My Son, the Beloved; in Thee I delight."


Nowhere does God or Jesus call Him God.

This idea comes from a lack of understanding of what the Messiah is all about.

In the end, Christmas and Easter are both missing from the Scriptures.

There are several holidays mentioned in the Bible. But Christmas and Easter are not among them. These are sanctioned by men, not God.


Nikolas1990's photo
Sat 08/25/18 02:25 PM
We needn't wait for Christmas or Easter to celebrate for the Lord's mercies are new every morning and this is sufficient reason to rejoice in the Lord and be glad.

Moreover, there is little evidence in the Bible that the Lord Jesus was born on the 25th December but there is some evidence that he was born during the summer months. Does this mean we shouldn't celebrate Christmas? Not necessarily but it's important we inform ourselves of the facts and question what we're told (I cite the fact that Osiris (among other pagan deities) was also born on the 25th of December as a point of interest.)

As for Easter, although it's claimed that it's a celebration of Jesus' resurrection; the eggs and the bunnies tend to suggest that it's origin is in-fact found in pagan fertility worship.

God bless.

Narlycarnk's photo
Sat 08/25/18 02:42 PM
Someone who actually answers the question of the OP ^^^^^

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