Sorry to upset anyone, but Easter is pagan worship, but celebrating the resurrection isn't.

[HaKawa]

I know this isn't going to be something people want to hear, but with Easter coming up, this is important. This is a tract I made, which uses scripture to justify the message. It's not important to follow culture, its important to follow God. We will be judged on how we follow The Lord, our God.

 

[tango]

You do know you can celebrate Easter without worshipping rabbits, eggs or pagan fertility goddesses, right?

 

[HaKawa]

Just like Jesus' birthday, we aren't sure what day the Resurrection was (Except we KNOW Jesus wasn't born in winter).

Easter actually began as a pagan festival celebrating spring in the Northern Hemisphere, long before the advent of Christianity. "Since pre-historic times, people have celebrated the equinoxes and the solstices as sacred times.

Also, if there are egg hunts or rabbits involved. This is for people who do that thing. If you're not, then it doesn't apply to you. I just see churches and Christians everywhere buying eggs, and chocolate rabbits not knowing or caring what that symbolism means. Jesus isn't going to come back happy that people use pagan symbolism at a holy place.

 

[HaKawa]

Read slide 6, please.

 

[Lamb]

Christians have chosen to celebrate Easter as Resurrection Sunday. There is no shame in that.

You're forgetting about intent of the person...a chocolate egg does not mean the person is worshiping a false god by wanting to eat it. We're allowed to have entertainment and if I want to play a fun game of hide and seek, then I will and it doesn't mean I'm going to hell or that God will punish me for it. I'm not worshiping any false gods by doing so.

 

[Origen]

Is Easter a pagan holiday? | GotQuestions.org

Is Easter a pagan holiday? Does the Easter holiday have pagan origins? Does Easter come from paganism?

www.gotquestions.org

Is Easter Named After a Pagan Goddess? - Dr. Michael Heiser

Short answer: Nope. A bit more of an answer: Nope, and let’s stop the “Easter is pagan” madness. For the longer answer, keep reading — both what follows and the …

drmsh.com

 

[Fritz Kobus]

We raised our children with Easter and Christmas but made sure they knew the real meaning and we did not include Santa Claus in the Christmas celebrations. In fact when our house sold in 2000, the buyer's inspector came by and saw my then 6-year-old son and the tree and said, "Are you waiting for Santa Claus."? My son replied, "we don't do Santa Clause." I used to put colored lights along the roof, but last couple y ears only a nativity set on the lawn and a star up on the gable above it. We did plastic egges at easter with candy and stuff inside them, but again, the kids did not follow any myths, just the truth. One thing is that I have zero desire to put up a Christmas tree. It means nothing to me from a Christian perspective.

 

[HaKawa]

We raised our children with Easter and Christmas but made sure they knew the real meaning and we did not include Santa Claus in the Christmas celebrations. In fact when our house sold in 2000, the buyer's inspector came by and saw my then 6-year-old son and the tree and said, "Are you waiting for Santa Claus."? My son replied, "we don't do Santa Clause." I used to put colored lights along the roof, but last couple y ears only a nativity set on the lawn and a star up on the gable above it. We did plastic egges at easter with candy and stuff inside them, but again, the kids did not follow any myths, just the truth. One thing is that I have zero desire to put up a Christmas tree. It means nothing to me from a Christian perspective.

Thank you for your support on this thread. I am putting this out there because it's truth. God's. Truth. I am not pointing fingers or attacking anyone, I'm just putting the Gospel out there. If one actually reads the tracts I make, it will make sense why this is what God wants. Don't get mad at me, get mad at God for wanting purity.

Jeremiah 10:2-3
1599 Geneva Bible
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Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not afraid for the signs of heaven, though the heathen be afraid of such.
3 For the customs of the people are vain

 

[HaKawa]

Is Easter a pagan holiday? | GotQuestions.org

Is Easter a pagan holiday? Does the Easter holiday have pagan origins? Does Easter come from paganism?

www.gotquestions.org

Is Easter Named After a Pagan Goddess? - Dr. Michael Heiser

Short answer: Nope. A bit more of an answer: Nope, and let’s stop the “Easter is pagan” madness. For the longer answer, keep reading — both what follows and the …

drmsh.com

Actually read the tract I made. It has God's word, not my opinion. Follow heathen rituals if you want to, but you're wrong. Biblically speaking, not being a butthead here.
Jeremiah 10:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible

Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not afraid for the signs of heaven, though the heathen be afraid of such.​

For the customs of the people are vain

 

[HaKawa]

Christians have chosen to celebrate Easter as Resurrection Sunday. There is no shame in that.

You're forgetting about intent of the person...a chocolate egg does not mean the person is worshiping a false god by wanting to eat it. We're allowed to have entertainment and if I want to play a fun game of hide and seek, then I will and it doesn't mean I'm going to hell or that God will punish me for it. I'm not worshiping any false gods by doing so.

The symbolism has its origin in pagan rituals, the RCC adopted all of their blasphemous images and we use it now in "HOLY" days, or holidays.

Jeremiah 10:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
​

Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not afraid for the signs of heaven, though the heathen be afraid of such.
3 For the customs of the people are vain.

Matthew 7:22-23 1599 Geneva Bible

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not by thy Name prophesied, and by thy name cast out devils? and by thy name done many great works?

And then will I profess to them, I never knew you, depart from me [n]ye that work iniquity.

 

[HaKawa]

Is Easter a pagan holiday? | GotQuestions.org

Is Easter a pagan holiday? Does the Easter holiday have pagan origins? Does Easter come from paganism?

www.gotquestions.org

Is Easter Named After a Pagan Goddess? - Dr. Michael Heiser

Short answer: Nope. A bit more of an answer: Nope, and let’s stop the “Easter is pagan” madness. For the longer answer, keep reading — both what follows and the …

drmsh.com

Why are you posting links? I thought that wasn't allowed.

 

[HaKawa]

Is Easter a pagan holiday? | GotQuestions.org

Is Easter a pagan holiday? Does the Easter holiday have pagan origins? Does Easter come from paganism?

www.gotquestions.org

Is Easter Named After a Pagan Goddess? - Dr. Michael Heiser

Short answer: Nope. A bit more of an answer: Nope, and let’s stop the “Easter is pagan” madness. For the longer answer, keep reading — both what follows and the …

drmsh.com

Take the time to actually read the slides. There is God's word in there, 5 minutes won't kill you.

 

[HaKawa]

The symbolism has its origin in pagan rituals, the RCC adopted all of their blasphemous images and we use it now in "HOLY" days, or holidays. Hide-and-seek isn't a game of "hide from God, and seek pagan practices". Thats why you can play that game.

Jeremiah 10:2-4​

1599 Geneva Bible​

​

Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not afraid for the signs of heaven, though the heathen be afraid of such.
3 For the customs of the people are vain.

Matthew 7:22-23 1599 Geneva Bible

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not by thy Name prophesied, and by thy name cast out devils? and by thy name done many great works?

And then will I profess to them, I never knew you, depart from me [n]ye that work iniquity.

 

[Josiah]

"Easter" is the moniker we use in English for the celebration/remembrance of the Resurrection.

Some of the WAYS that's done may have "pagan" connections, but so what? And even if such can be shown to be sinful and forbidden, that doesn't make EASTER wrong.

To insist, as some "Evangelicals" do, that it's PAGAN to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus is just absurd... and repeated each year around this time.



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[HaKawa]

If you read my post, I'm not saying the resurrection should not be celebrated. I'm saying Easter should not be celebrated. Celebrate the resurrection! It's a holy thing! Easter is an unholy thing and Jesus did not celebrate it.

And you say even if it is sinful who cares? Jesus cares that's the difference between you and going to heaven and going to hell.

Matthew 7:22-24
1599 Geneva Bible
​

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not by thy [a]Name prophesied, and by thy name cast out devils? and by thy name done many [b]great works? And then will I profess to them, (B)[c]I never knew you, depart from me ye that work iniquity.
Whosoever then heareth of me these words, and doeth the same, I will liken him to a wise man, which hath builded his house on a rock:

"Easter" is the moniker we use in English for the celebration/remembrance of the Resurrection.

Some of the WAYS that's done may have "pagan" connections, but so what? And even if such can be shown to be sinful and forbidden, that doesn't make EASTER wrong.

To insist, as some "Evangelicals" do, that it's PAGAN to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus is just absurd and silly... and repeated each year around this time.



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[Josiah]

thank you for proving my point.

You have NOTHING that proves that believing in and celebrating the resurrection of Jesus is sinful and forbidden. And NOTHING that proves that English speaking Christians cannot use words that might have pagan origins (as do perhaps 99.999% of our words - including all the names of the days of the week and all the names of all the months of the year).


This "Evangelical" point is raised every year. It's just absurd.



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[Lamb]

thank you for proving my point.

You have NOTHING that proves that believing in and celebrating the resurrection of Jesus is sinful and forbidden. And NOTHING that proves that English speaking Christians cannot use words that might have pagan origins (as do perhaps 99.999% of our words - including all the names of the days of the week and all the names of all the months of the year).


This SILLY "Evangelical" point is raised every year. It's just absurd. It's silly.



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Exactly! I don't know of any Christians who celebrate "Easter" to worship a false god.

 

[HaKawa]

No one is saying don't celebrate the resurrection, God says don't celebrate pagan observances.

 

[Lamb]

Why are you posting links? I thought that wasn't allowed.

Links are allowed. You came here with your first post trying to promote something which was viewed as advertising and thus, spam.

 

[HaKawa]

thank you for proving my point.

You have NOTHING that proves that believing in and celebrating the resurrection of Jesus is sinful and forbidden. And NOTHING that proves that English speaking Christians cannot use words that might have pagan origins (as do perhaps 99.999% of our words - including all the names of the days of the week and all the names of all the months of the year).


This SILLY "Evangelical" point is raised every year. It's just absurd. It's silly.



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I never said don't celebrate the resurrection. Thank you for proving my point that you didn't read my post, that you didn't read the slides, and that you're just trying to argue with me just to argue.