The New Testament gives no indication that the early church recognized at all, let alone celebrates the Birth of the Messiah.
This should not be surprising since the people most likely expected Jesus return to be 'any day'.
By the 2nd CenturyA.D. The Gnostic movement began to focus on when Jesus was born. Primarily because the Gnostic's never considered Christ's death as anything redemptive. Other events within the life of Christ are what they base their doctrine on :(
Bad Choice! Doctrine comes from the law AND the testimony.
"Bind up the testimony; seal the law among my disciples... To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them" (Isaiah 8:16-20).
Origen, an early Christian scholar and theologian who lived from 185 – 254A.D. spoke against celebrating Christ's birth at all. He concluded, after reviewing scripture that there were only TWO birthdays mentioned in the whole Bible. They were celebrated by wicked men (Pharaoh and Herod) and on both occasions someone died.
Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan
Not only is the birth of Christ unknown but scholars are also uncertain when December 25th became the date to celebrate Christ's birth. After the 11th Century Christmas celebrations took on an un-Christian atmosphere of partying (as they do in the modern day).
The Reformation movement also took great pains to seriously down play (when they could not outright remove) Christmas celebrations. They (the reformers) believed if God wanted men to celebrate the birth of the only begotten son, he would have also given the date for celebration, or at least the exact date that it transpired.
- Martin Luther - (the main figure behind the reformation [the breaking away from the Catholic Church and the eventual formation of Protestantism]), actually fought against a common celebration of Christmas.
In 1647, the English Parliament passed a law forbidding the observance of Christmas.
(The Puritans were a special sect, being one of the few groups that were ALWAYS from the beginning Anti-Slavery).
The recognition that no New Testament scripture anywhere provides a basis for such a celebration was the reasoning for these bans on Christmas.
May the Lord add a blessing to the study of His Word.
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you have got the right theme but you present yourselves wrong. As you say follow script. Well this great legacy is not I repeat is not about Christianity. From book cover too book cover its about the nation of Hebrew Israelite s. The 12 tribes. Everything has been manipulated into religion. Anything and everything involving religion is adversarial to the word. All religions.Thus demonic. Sure you have it when it comes to the dagonian fish priest out of Palestine. Do not have any images male female what's in heaven what's on earth and what's in the sea and do not bow to them it or what ever. This is instructions to a obedient son or daughter.How about have no other El's before me Janus or new years Juno Venus cupid Easter Ishtar Astarte As troth etc etc how about worship me on the seventh day forever changed by man Constantine 321Ad the only day with a name 7 or shabbot or Sabbath. Heaven Earth parallel just be obedient to the Father and his word it's that simple.Do not call me Lord(BAAL) or God you have many lords and many gods(men) call me by my name My children know me and call me by My name and I hear them. Not God or lord. You want to get to the nuts and bolts of this GREAT LEGACY then you must first understand Hebrew Language Customs and Culture of the people this book was written about. Not something made up out of another nation and culture THE ROMAN EMPIRE
ReplyDeleteGrace & Peace in the name of Jesus. Thank you for your comment.
ReplyDelete1st: of course the book is about Israel. From Genesis to Revelation. I am called a 'christian' because i follow "Christ" as christian means follower of Christ. In Acts chapter 11 when 'they' were 1st called Christians in Antioch, "they" were ALL Israelites! No Gentiles going around preaching during the New Testa. No Strangers. All israelites.
This blog bodly advocates the Sabbath @ http://studythebiblenotthesermon.blogspot.com/2009/11/10-commandments_06.html
a very simple blog search will give you several posts about the sabbath, as well as high sabbaths & the other 9 commandments. I would strongly recommend that read thru the catalog before you assume that you understand what i am preaching...
By the Way; El (short for El-ohim)is also the name of a Cannanite PAGAN god... So much for pure language
Remember, israel was scattered, therefore everything you (israelite) have you got from someone else. Are you sure when you went & learned Hebrew that the Edomite that taught you was Reeally teaching you hebrew? Are you postive that you arent quoting idueman, since Esau's culture, language, and customs disappeared from the pages of history after 70AD???
How do you know? How are you sure that what you learned is pure? Especially when the Torah says: "For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people." Isaiah 28:8-11
Another tongue... If Isaiah was written in Hebrew then what does ANTOHER TONGUE mean?
english? spanish? french? german? arabic? japanese??