what part of the bible tells jehova witnesses not to celebrate holidays?
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Most of the holidays celebrated today have a pagan origin, which means that they aroused from false religions.  These false religions used these celebrations to do bad things, like the worship of false gods and idols.  Many of the holidays today are an excuse for people to eat and drink in excess and commit acts of immorality, which, obviously, are things God condemns.
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LC is correct. The Bible does NOT say which day of the week is the day of rest, just that G-d rested on the seventh day.\n\nTraditionally, Jewish people have their 7th day on Saturday, Christians on Sunday. \n\nSince nowhere in the Bible does it clearly state what day of the week it was, as long as you celebrate and set aside one of the seven days of the week as a day of rest, I don't think G-d really has much of an opinion on which day you pick.\n\nI can't believe some people get so hot under the collar about stuff like this. Is their faith in G-d so shaky that it cannot stand the challenge that others are more comfortable relating with G-d in a different way?
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One religion that does not celebrate birthdays is Jehovah Witnesses. They know where birthdays actually originated from, so they tend to stay away from something that displeases God.
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Well, they are Commandments, not suggestions\nAnd\nThey are God's\n\nedit:  jesus didn't break the Sabbath.  even Jews feed their animals on that day.  Jesus didn't do anything wrong.  He kept it holy.  What's more holy than a miracle?
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Christmas dishonors God and Jesus. Jehovah's son was not born in December and does not wish humans to celebrate his birth.
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Leviticus 19:28\nYe shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.\n\nThat's good enough for me.
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i have never heard that but i do not believe the jehovah witness ways either.. i have listened to them before and they just take the scripture and interrupt it the way they want...i do not think there si anything with honoring our father or our mother.. one of the 10 commandments was to honor our father and our mother.. as far as christmas i think that it is just to put more joy in our childs life.. i also believe it teaches them to give and i do believe they should know the true meaning of christmas...but giving gifts just shows love for people.. i think sometimes some may take it to far and not have the lord in mind.. i  was raised baptist and i had christmas but we also had scripts at church and i remember very happy times at church functions.. i married a man that did not believe in chirstmas trees, and he was really a very mean , abusive man.. i now love christmas and trees and lights.. my children now enjoy christmas and let there children have what they did not have.. and joyous memories of your childhood i think is very important...i do not think these holidays are something satan created at all.. remember in the bible when jesus was born all the shepherds and people that came with gifts for the baby jesus even in the manger in a barn...i do not like halloween myself and i think it is a dangerous night any more.. i do not celebrate witches or anything of that sort...i hope this has helped you some... i know of some churches that will not even talk to the jehovah witness people...
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The 10 commandments say nothing about going to "church" on "saturdays".\n\nThe word "church" comes from the word "circ" as in "circle" - specifically the word used for a circle of witches.\n\nThe word "saturday" comes in honor of the false god "saturn". \n\nWhy in the world would you think that the Bible would use either of these words?  The commandment is to work 6 day and then rest upon the 7th day and do no work on that day.  It says nothing about coming together as a group at all. In fact, as written, you could fulfill the commandment in its entirety just by staying in bed all day!
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sigh...\nall pagan holidays should be avoided, but as long as you are not worshipping a tree, there's no reason you cannot decorate one and celebrate the birth of Christ\n\npeace
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Jehova's witnesses do, I don't consider them christians.
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Which day is the Sabbath? Is it Saturday? On which day should a Christian worship? I believe it is Sunday. The Saturday Sabbath was given to Israel. Ezekiel 20:12,20 states: I gave them [Israel] my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD and also hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you [Israel]. This was the first covenant to Israel.\n\nChristians have a new covenant. Jesus made a surety of a better testament (Hebrews 7:22). He [Christ] is the mediator of a better covenant (Hebrews 8:6). He [Christ] is the mediator of the new testament [or new agreement] (Hebrews 9:15).\n\nBecause of His death and this new agreement, we are no longer under ceremonial laws involving days. Moral laws are in effect in believer's hearts, but not the ceremonial laws. Proof? God says in Colossians 2:14,16 that Christ [blotted] out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.... Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holy- day, or of the new moon, or [Get it!] of the sabbath days.\n\nWe are not under the law, but under grace (Romans 6:14). God's moral law is written within and upon the hearts of believers, but ceremonial laws involving days have been nailed to the cross. We honor the Saviour of the new covenant on a new day -- the day of His resurrection, which is Sunday, the first day of the week. This we do out of love, not servitude, not through law, but through grace.
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In terms of Christianity, it is forbidden by the bible.
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1st:  It's God's Sabbath, not the Jew's:\n\nExo 20:10  But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God...\n\n2nd:  It was not established for the Jews but for man.\n\nMar 2:27  And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: \nMar 2:28  Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. \n\n3rd:  Yes, A is the correct answer:  Lev 23:32  It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest... from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.
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All of you so-called Christians complain about a Religious Tract being passed out, & being a Witness for 48 years, I have never heard of any Witness passing out tracts on Halloween because they would be participating in a Pagan Holiday.\n\nBut you so-called Christians allow your children to participate in Pagan Holidays, which is condemned in the Bible.\n\nHalloween is a major satanic ritual day. “It’s a religious holiday for the underworld, with satanists performing sacrifices and witches quietly celebrating with prayer circles or meals for the dead,” according to a USA Today article. It quoted Washington witch Bryan Jordan as saying, “[Christians] don’t realize it, but they’re celebrating our holiday with us. . . . We like it.”\n\n\n\nIs there any objection to sharing in celebrations that may have unchristian roots as long as it is not done for religious reasons?\n\nEph. 5:10, 11: “Keep on making sure of what is acceptable to the Lord; and quit sharing with them in the unfruitful works that belong to the darkness, but, rather, even be reproving them.”\n\n2 Cor. 6:14-18: “What fellowship do righteousness and lawlessness have? Or what sharing does light have with darkness? Further, what harmony is there between Christ and Be′lial? Or what portion does a faithful person have with an unbeliever? And what agreement does God’s temple have with idols? . . . ‘“Therefore get out from among them, and separate yourselves.\n\nHalloween: Though celebrated as a Christian holiday, Halloween finds its origins in pre-Christian festivals that propagate false ideas about life after death. Interestingly, we read: “After the Reformation, Protestants rejected this feast along with other important ones such as Christmas and Easter. Nevertheless, Halloween folk customs of pagan origin flourished.”—Encyclopædia Britannica
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Yes\n\nThere seems to be alot of confusion about this among Christians. I hope that I can help clear some of it up.\n\nMany people say "it is the Jewish Sabbath" or "the Sabbath of the Jews" or any other variation of this. Show me where it says that in the Bible. The Bible clearly says the the 7th day (Saturday) is the "Sabbath of the Lord" Exodus 20:10\n\n"Jesus said the Sabbath was made for MAN." he did not say "The Sabbath was made for the JEWS."\n\nIt was given to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden if they are Jews we are all Jews. Genesis 2:1-3\n\n\nThere is no seperate day of worship for Christians and Jews. NO verse in the Bible supports the idea that the Old Covenant day of worship was Sabbath, but the New Covenant day is Sunday. There is only one day of worship sanctioned by God and that is the Sabbath(Satuday). If I am wrong provide the verse where God says to forget the one commandment that starts with the word "REMEMBER".\n\nIf God did away with the laws are we now free to murder people and commit adultery and steal and worship other gods? Then why are we now "free" to ignore the 4th commandment\n\nAnd it does matter which day God did not say pick a day He said "THE" 7th day is "THE" Sabbath. The jews did not have names for their days they had numbers  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Sabbath. The jews knew which day he meant because it was the only day with a name. Celebrating Sabbath on another day is like celebrating independence day on November 15.\n\nThe First person to say it does not matter how we worship God as long as we worshipwas Cain. Cain said "God is not specific The sacrifice is just a concept you can offer fruit if you want."\n\nWe all now know Cain was wrong. When God says He wants a living sacrifice, He means a living sacrifice, and When God says "The Seventh day is the Sabbath" He means the 7th day. It is not up for debate.\n\nThere is no verse in the Bible that says that the new day of worship was changed to Sunday.\n\n\nObedience is not legalism\n\nDoes God expect people to do what He says?\n\nWhy is sin in the world? \nBecause 2 people did not do what God said. They did not obey.\n\n"Why do you call me Lord, Lord and DO NOT the things that I say" Luke 6:46\n"He that saith, 'I know him' and keepeth NOT His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him." I John 2:4\n\n\n\nWe need to start following what God says in the Bible. and it is clear from the word that the 7th(Saturday) is the Sabbath OF THE LORD and God expects us to keep it Holy.
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Duet 12:30 Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.\n\n31 Thou shalt not do so unto Yahweh your Father: for every abomination toYahweh, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.\n\n32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.\n\nWe were commanded to keep the laws of Yahweh strictly!\n\nGenesis 3:1-7—\n1 Now the serpent was more subtle and crafty than any beast of the field which Yahweh had made. And she said to the woman; Has Yahweh indeed said: You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?\n2 And the woman said to the serpent; We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden;\n3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, Yahweh has said: You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, or you will die.\n4 And the serpent said to the woman; You will not surely die.\n5 For Yahweh knows that in the day you eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, your eyes will be opened, and you will be as gods (elohim), knowing righteousness and evil.\n6 So when the woman saw that the tree was desirable for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.\n7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized that they had sinned; they had violated Yahweh's Laws. Because they had not kept Yahweh's Laws, they were afraid. \n\nRevelation 12:9—\nAnd the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world. She was cast out into the earth, and her angels were cast out with her. \n\nNotice, Genesis 3:7 shows that they sinned. The Theological Word Book of the Old Testament by Harris, Archer and Waltke Volume 2, page 695, shows that the Hebrew root word oram, which was translated naked in the King James Version, is correctly translated sin. Sin is the transgression or breaking of Yahweh's Laws. \n\nI Yahchanan 3:4—\nWhoever commits sin, transgresses also the Law; for sin is the transgression of the Law. \n\nDaniyl 7:25—\nAnd he will speak great words against Yahweh, and will wear out; mentally attack to cause to fall away, the saints of Yahweh, and think to change the Feasts and holy days, and Laws; and they will be given into his hand until a time, and times, and the dividing of time. \n\nThis religion changes Yahweh's Laws. Remember, she devours the whole earth which means she has changed the Laws of Yahweh in the minds of all people on earth. That's exactly what the last revelation given to mankind shows is the case for this time period. The teaching that mankind does not need to keep or adhere to the inspired Laws of Yahweh has been placed in the minds of all who dwell on the earth in this generation. They have been taught to accept and partake in a mixture of righteousness and evil, which is the same teaching Cain, being led by Satan, presented.
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The seal of God indeed the 4th commandment...\n\nDuet 5:12   Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.  \n  5:13   Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:  \n  5:14   But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine a$s, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.\n\n The mark of the beast is a counterfeit to God's seal, hence the false Sabbath that the man of sin, the little horn of Daniel changed from Saturday to Sunday...\n\nDaniel 7:25   And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. \n\nSo the difference is what day we recognize as the True Sabbath. Saturday (God's day) or Sunday (Satan's Day of the sun).