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Amish

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The christmas tree is has nothing to do with religion.
Read Jeremiah 10:2 to see what I mean.
Do you agree/disagree with me?
 
What are you talking about? The Christmas tree comes from Germany plays about the Garden of Eve, representing the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil- hence while people hung apples on it and later glass bulbs and ornaments.
 
2Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.

3For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

4They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
 
Preacher Boy said:
2Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.

3For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

4They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
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lol

That's refering to idols fashioned from wood. :)
I don't think anyone worships their christmas tree. I usually burn mine. :D
 
I forgot to mention that the christmas tree and most christmas traditions are of pagan orign.
Even the date on which Christmas is celebrated on was stolen from another religion.
Google "pagan origins of christmas" and see what you find.
Belief me it's pretty scary :shocked!:
 
Amish said:
I forgot to mention that the christmas tree and most christmas traditions are of pagan orign.
Even the date on which Christmas is celebrated on was stolen from another religion.
Google "pagan origins of christmas" and see what you find.
Belief me it's pretty scary :shocked!:
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No, they're not. Explain what religion is what taken from. It's a Christian tradition.

By, do you celebrate your birthday?
 
Christmas Trees are pretty I am not giving mine up...I do however think it is wasteul to the environment if you just throw them out after...burn it use it for something good. And stop wondering if it is Pagan or whatever...it symbolizes what you want it to...I want it to symbolize xmas....and so it does :)
 
PotLuck said:
lol

That's refering to idols fashioned from wood. :)
I don't think anyone worships their christmas tree. I usually burn mine. :D
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Well they do bow down to it for every present :wink:

hehehe

i take mine out to the curb the day after.
 
If I, a Christian, put up a Christmas tree in honor of the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, then it is a Christian celebration. It honors the Lord. There are is nothing pagan about it.

If a pagan, puts up a Christmas tree just because, then it is a pagan thing.
 
OK.
Pagan origin or whatever ... I have a question for the non-christian friends out there....

What do you celebrate Christmas for if not for the birth of Christ?
Curious
 
Amish said:
The christmas tree is has nothing to do with religion.
Read Jeremiah 10:2 to see what I mean.
Do you agree/disagree with me?
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I agree. That's a perfect description of a Christmas tree.

Note who it is addressed to--- the house of Israel (not the Jew). Could it be that those lost Israelites ended up becoming the nations that practice this? Rhetorical question on my part, of course.
 
I love how people say "we dont do santa or anything like that, we just celebrate Jesus birthday''.

So to remember Jesus birthday we give everyone else but Christ something, and talk about everything under the sun except Christ, and spend so much time on everything except what Christ commanded we do...why is it that people will go to such extremes to celebrate X-mas and you can barely get them to live for him all year?

He never commanded us to remember his birth but did command us often o remember his death. How far would you go to do that?
 
Ennui said:
Christmas has nothing to do with Christianity
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Of course it does. It is the celebration of the Word becoming flesh.
 
tim_from_pa said:
I agree. That's a perfect description of a Christmas tree.

Note who it is addressed to--- the house of Israel (not the Jew). Could it be that those lost Israelites ended up becoming the nations that practice this? Rhetorical question on my part, of course.
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The original Christmas trees had apples on them because they were from Christian plays. They later became ornaments, little glass balls.
 
I don't think the Lord counts it as paganism to celebrate His birth with a right heart. After all, He looks at the heart.
What I hate is how everything is so marketed, and you feel obligated to buy for people who aren't in need of anything.
At Christmas time I would rather find a family who is in need and can't afford to buy their kids anything, and then take them a load of toys and things they need. Now thats fun!
My heart is never in giving to those who get all year round, including my own family. My husband wants to give to the family whether they are in need or not, so theres where I have to compromise my heart to please him.
But, it would be nice to say, "hey, don't expect anything this christmas because we will be blessing those who really need a material blessing".
Thats also where the spiritual blessing is!
 
Ennui said:
Christmas has nothing to do with Christianity
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I can certainly see how someone could percieve that!

Christ wasnt born in December.
He doesnt get any presents.
People talk very little about him and much of other things.
etc........
 
I once heard it preached that if one wants to be really scriptural, then place and olive tree in the home instead. When one thinks of it, that's not a bad idea (if I can find one). The evergreen looks good, smells good, but the sap (oil) is POISONOUS--- nothing like good ol' pine oil. We used to use it in our toilets. (symbolic of a false Christ)

Sometimes I like to pull people's chains a little. I tell them that I put my sofa and chair outside in the woods at Christmas time. When they ask why on earth I would do that, I reply, "Well, if we can bring a tree indoors when it's an outside thing, why can't I take something indoors and put it outside in exchange?" Gettin' to sound like a redneck. hee hee. :-D
 
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