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 ”
What is the real meaning of Christmas? - Grace to You Christmas is not about the Savior's infancy; it is about His deity The humble birth of Jesus Christ was never intended to conceal the reality that God was being born into the world But the modern world's version of Christmas does just that And consequently for the greater part of humanity, Christmas has no legitimate meaning at all
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
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The Theology of Christmas - Grace to You To put it mildly, Christmas is a little bit confusing to the watching world, I’m pretty sure I never really get over that Year after year, I’m struck by the paradoxes of Christmas, the strange jux
Why do so many people miss the real meaning of Christmas? - Grace to You Because although many celebrate Christmas every year, most don't know what it's about In spite of all the media promotion of Christmas, the majority of people will miss it because it has become so obscured For those of us who know and love the Lord Jesus Christ, Christmas is a time to focus on His birth
What Are the Facts About Christmas? | Q A - JW. ORG First, many celebrants believe that Christmas is a birthday celebration for Jesus However, historians widely concur that the date of his birth is unknown The Christian Book of Why notes that “the early Christians refused to set aside a date marking Jesus’ birth” because they wanted “to divorce themselves from all pagan practices ”
Why do we celebrate Christmas on December 25? - Grace to You The decision to celebrate Christmas on December 25 was made sometime during the fourth century by church bishops in Rome They had a specific reason for doing so Having turned long ago from worshiping the one true God and creator of all things, many early cultures in the Roman empire had fallen into sun worship
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