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Christian Perspective of Valentine's Day

Classik

Classik

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What is the Christian Perspective of Valentine's Day? How do we celebrate this? Should we celebrate it? I was going through this page about Valentine.


Throughout the world we notice our males and females committing all manners of immorality in the name of celebrating Valentine.

Few days to Valentine!!!
 
we can become obsessed by what we "dont do".....its a way of elevating ourselves above our brother who actually "does" and its so easy because we just have to "not do" something to be seen as more holy....but maybe living as God wishes is a "doing" life and our main concern is what have I done for my neighbours today? and what can I do?

Should I buy my wife a box of chocolates and some flowers to express my undying love for her or use an excuse that Valentine was not of my denomination to "not do" it

That depends if my thoughts are dominated by thinking about "not doing things!"
 
It's a good question. Personally, until this year, I've never really had much reason to pay attention to Valentines Day. This year, I got my soul-mate a little gift.

I suppose there's nothing much wrong with it, among Christians. My father would get my mother a card and some flowers on Valentines Day. I see it as just one of those little things that are rather personal, between couples. I don't like the way it's being commercialised and turned into the day that celebrities launch their latest range of designer lingerie. It's been cheapened and sexualised.

I like V-Day, in it's simple form. :yes I think it's jolly nice for a couple to get one another a wee gift to demonstrate how much they love one another, and I don't think there could be any objection on scriptural grounds.
 
Buying flowers and chocolates for your wife is never a bad thing anytime of year.

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Classik said:
What is the Christian Perspective of Valentine's Day? How do we celebrate this? Should we celebrate it? I was going through this page about Valentine.


Throughout the world we notice our males and females committing all manners of immorality in the name of celebrating Valentine.

Few days to Valentine!!!
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It's okay to appreciate and celebrate God's gift of eros (erotic love). Of course it is only to be celebrated within the boundaries God has set for doing that.

The article is really a useless piece. It fails to make the distinction between God's love for mankind (agape) and the love of sexual attraction humans have (eros). Valentine's Day is all about the latter, and like I say perfectly acceptable to enjoy and appreciate according to the rules God has laid down concerning that. It's how God programmed us by nature to be joined to a spouse and populate the earth.
 
Classik said:
What is the Christian Perspective of Valentine's Day? How do we celebrate this? Should we celebrate it? I was going through this page about Valentine.


Throughout the world we notice our males and females committing all manners of immorality in the name of celebrating Valentine.

Few days to Valentine!!!
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I hope there are some males and females not doing immoral things in the name of celebrating Valentine. Nothing wrong with a box of candy, I don't think.
 
I do things for my wife on Valentines day sometimes; not every year. It's not an "automatic". I do think there's a danger in neglecting your wife, and this appreciation should be year-round. Julie and I got in a bad habit of never really buying anything for each other, whether on birthdays, Christmas, Valentines, Mother's Day... Our focus was always on the kids and from the kids to Mommy.

But that's a bad habit to get into. It doesn't have to be much, but a husband should buy simple, nice things for his wife now and then. Men and women are wired differently, and I truly believe, even when they say they don't want anything, the gesture is appreciated. It makes them feel good; feel special.

I bought roses from m'lady today. :)
 
Mike said:
I bought roses from m'lady today. :)
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Wow! The award-winning Mic has bought some roses for the distinguished wife:thumbsup


I think she's gonna prepare a magic pot tonight. Gigantic calf killed to honour the Romantic Mic...I mean Mike!
Mike and Rosses
Jasoncran and Blue Orchids
reba and.....(what animal crows?):dunno :confused :shrug
 
Classik said:
Wow! The award-winning Mic has bought some roses for the distinguished wife:thumbsup


I think she's gonna prepare a magic pot tonight. Gigantic calf killed to honour the Romantic Mic...I mean Mike!
Mike and Rosses
Jasoncran and Blue Orchids
reba and.....(what animal crows?):dunno :confused :shrug
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And here's the kicker. When I left for work this morning, I left her some lame card I printed off the internet on plain paper, and I stuck some old candy in it from our cupboard. It was too predictable. She texted me at work all miffed, saying that leaving her nothing would have been nicer. About and hour later, the roses were delivered. :)

Her follow-up texts were a little red-faced. :lol
 
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