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
The Best of Christmas - Grace to You The Best of Christmas Like many of history’s most enduring stories, this one took the most unlikely of turns A virgin woman bears a child, promised by an angel and conceived by God Born in a crowded town near Jerusalem, the infant has for His nursery a stable—His makeshift crib, a feeding trough But shepherds worship the boy, and a powerful king fears Him And when He has become a man
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The Real Meaning of Christmas - Grace to You The Real Meaning of Christmas The story’s told of a little girl who’s passing out the presents to her family on Christmas morning After finding gifts for each member of her family, she was puzzled that there wasn’t a gift for the One whose birth was being commemorated “I guess everyone forgot about Jesus,” she said If you want a truly meaningful Christmas season, it stands to
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 Jesus of Christmas - Grace to You The Jesus of Christmas If you want a truly meaningful Christmas this year, you need to understand the true meaning of Christmas And that starts with understanding the Person of Christmas: Jesus Himself In The Jesus of Christmas, John MacArthur fixes your gaze on the One deserving your full attention at Christmas—and every day You’ll see why Jesus alone is worthy of your praise and your
The Truth About Christmas - JW. ORG The Truth About Christmas DO YOU care about spiritual truth? If so, then perhaps you have asked these questions: (1) Was Jesus actually born on December 25? (2) Who were the “wise men,” and were they really three in number? (3) What sort of “star” led them to Jesus? (4) What does Santa Claus have to do with Jesus and his birth? (5) How does God view the Christmas custom of giving gifts
