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

[Lamb]

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

With the intent of it being apart from faith. That's the point you're missing.

 

[Josiah]

I'm not saying the resurrection should not be celebrated. I'm saying Easter should not be celebrated.

Thus your contradiction, your absurdity.

Since you are posting in ENGLISH, the moniker in that language for the resurrection of Jesus is "Easter." The word in English for celebrating that is
"Easter." You know that. We know that. Everyone here knows that. To insist that you reject "Easter" but embrace His resurrection is like saying "It's wrong to like candy but everyone should like candy."

I realize Jesus never celebrated Easter while among us, but think about that. He might not have celebrated this when He was 15 years old but maybe there was a reason for that. And He never celebrated Pentecost either. Or the Fourth of July. But I expect you to post that it's good to celebrate the birthday of our nation just not the Fourth of July.


Blessings to all in this Lenten season.



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[HaKawa]

With the intent of it being apart from faith. That's the point you're missing.

I get your point, but my point is that you SHOULD celebrate the resurrection. Just NOT with pagan practices. The bible itself is saying so. Do what you want to in the end, but you won't see Jesus painting eggs. He would pour that paint out, and burn the baskets.

 

[Origen]

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

I did, and I have seen all of that many times. Nothing new.

Now others might want to examine the other side of the matter to see which one is more likely, viable, correct.

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

 

[Josiah]

I never said don't celebrate the resurrection.

You said it's wrong to celebrate Easter. So, YES, you stated (indeed, it seems to be your whole point) that it's wrong to celebrate the Resurrection. It might be that English is a foreign language to you and you aren't aware that "Easter" is the moniker in English for the Resurrection of Jesus, maybe you are just ignorant of that, but everyone here knows it.

OR maybe your point is we can't use words in English that have pagan origins. Of course, the word "English" has pagan origins. As do all the names of all the days of the week and all the months of the year. And "week" and "year" and "month" are words with pagan origins, too.

There MAY be WAYS some celebrate Easter that you think are sinful (just quote the verse that states that is forbidden) but that doesn't make EASTER forbidden or wrong or sinful. THINK. IF you can prove that it's a sin to color chicken eggs, just quote the verse that states, "Thou shalt not color chicken eggs". But that would not prove EASTER is sinful or wrong....

Again, "EASTER" is a word in English. It's the MONIKER used in our language for the resurrection of Jesus. To insist, as you do, that it's wrong to celebrate EASTER but is good to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ is just absurd and a direct contradiction. THINK.



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[HaKawa]

I did, and I have seen all of that many times. Nothing new.

Now others might want to examine the other side of the matter to see which one is more likely, viable, correct.

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

Sorry, that's incorrect. Around the time. The devil is sneaky, I'll admit.

 

[Origen]

Sorry, that's incorrect.

So we should all just believe you and ignore the evidence provided by others. Now that is a problem.

 

[HaKawa]

So we should all just believe you and ignore the evidence provided by others. Now that is a problem.

Don't believe me, believe the Holy word of God. You put your faith in that article written by a man, so trust a book written by God.

 

[Josiah]

you won't see Jesus painting eggs.

A diversion.... but yup, another wrong idea perpetuated by some "Evangelicals."

This absurd point that it's sinful and forbidden to do anything that we can't prove JESUS did.

Did Jesus use computers?
Did Jesus drive a car?
Did Jesus use powerpoint? Or the internet?
Did Jesus use a praise band?
Did Jesus preach in jeans while holding a floppy edition of the KJV?
Did Jesus celebrate Communion with little pieces of Weber's White bread and Welch's Grape Juice?
If I visited your church on a Sunday morning, I doubt that most of what would be done could be shown to have been done by Jesus.
If I visited your home, I doubt that much of anything would be proven in Scripture to also be what Jesus did.
It's absurd (and hypocritical) to insist we can only do what we can prove Jesus did.


But to the point of this thread: "EASTER" is a word in English. It's the MONIKER used in our language for the resurrection of Jesus. To insist, as you do, that it's wrong to celebrate EASTER but is good to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ is just absurd and a direct contradiction.



As you prove...
NOWHERE does Scripture say that we MUST but CAN'T celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus.
NOWHERE does Scripture say we can only do something if Scripture proves Jesus did exactly that.
NOWHERE does Scripture say it is forbidden to use words that have pagan origins (the Bible does!)





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[Origen]

Don't believe me, believe the Holy word of God.

The etymology and history of the word "easter" is not found in the Bible.

 

[HaKawa]

Exactly. Thank you for proving my point in summing up our conversation.

 

[HaKawa]

I agree it is silly NOT TO celebrate the resurrection.

 

[Lamb]

I get your point, but my point is that you SHOULD celebrate the resurrection. Just NOT with pagan practices. The bible itself is saying so. Do what you want to in the end, but you won't see Jesus painting eggs. He would pour that paint out, and burn the baskets.

So you wish for us to be legalistic?

 

[Josiah]

I agree it is silly NOT TO celebrate the resurrection.

Then it's wrong for you to insist we can't celebrate Easter.



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[Origen]

Exactly. Thank you for proving my point in summing up our conversation.

It is comical how you could make such a claim. You seem not to understand simply because you make a claim, that is not evidence it is true.

 

[HaKawa]

No, but Jesus said to follow the ways of God and not of man. I can't say whether or not people will go to hell, but Jesus Himself said there will be those who think they are Christians and will go to Hell. This seems like a "testing the Lord"thing with all these Pagan things mixed into our beliefs. The apostles never celebrated Easter.

 

[HaKawa]

It is comical how you could make such a claim. You seem not to understand simply because you make a claim, that is not evidence it is true.

Only The Bible can be read and believed at face.. I won't put my beliefs in some man who is paid to write an article I will put my beliefs in Jesus who paid in blood for me.

 

[Lamb]

No, but Jesus said to follow the ways of God and not of man. I can't say whether or not people will go to hell, but Jesus Himself said there will be those who think they are Christians and will go to Hell. This seems like a "testing the Lord"thing with all these Pagan things mixed into our beliefs. The apostles never celebrated Easter.

I doubt they jumped rope either or did some things that we do now.

You see, as Christians, we aren't promoting paganism and we aren't bowing down to false gods. A chocolate egg is just that, a piece of treat to consume. Intent is very important in this conversation.

 

[Josiah]

The etymology and history of the word "easter" is not found in the Bible.

Of course, the etymology and history of the word "Bible" is not found in the Bible, either. Never once does that word appear in the Bible. Does that make it wrong to use the word "Bible" when using modern English? Of course not, as you'd agree;

Of course, NO English word appears in the original Scriptures (written in Hebrew, Aramaic and koine Greek). Does that make it forbidden and sinful to use English words when using English? Of course not, as you'd agree.

I wonder why our new friend is not on a tirade against the words in English for the days of the week? The names in English for the months of the year?



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[Lamb]

We also have to bring up that the Orthodox call is Pascha which connects to the Passover. @George want to weigh in on this?