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Last Updated: Feb 6, 2017 - 2:32:04 PM |
 The purpose
of this article is to shed a little light
of where we as a people and how we got here. A study
of God’s word, not just the reading; but a study would clearly show that some
of
the religious traditions we’ve held onto over the years has absolutely
nothing to do with Father Yahweh and his Son, Yeshuwa Messiah.
How can this be? I’m glad you asked.
Throughout the Old Testaments we see where God admonished the children
of God (Deut.12:29-32; 18:9-14).
Come, let’s talk about your sacred cow:
Christmas and the Tree.
Christmas:
Religion and the teachings
of men have taught us that Jesus is the reason for the season that’s why we celebrate
Christmas. Boy, what a good and effective lie; insomuch that some people will argue or even fight for their
Christmas.
The concept
of
Christmas was first mentioned or used in 1038A.D. The word
Christmas derives from the term Christ-mass: Which is from the Catholic “mass” a religious festival or mass in commemoration
of the birth
of Christ?
It’s from this religion and tradition we’ve been taught to
celebrate and acknowledge December 25th as Jesus’ birthday. When the truth and fact is that the date
of Christ’s birth is unknown: best guess is spring
of 6 BC nowhere near December.
The first mention
of December 25th as the birth date
of Jesus occurred in A.D. 336 in an early Roman calendar. The celebration
of
this day as Jesus' birth date was influenced by a pagan [unchristian]
festivals held at that time. The ancient Romans held year-end
celebrations to honor the birthday
of Saturn, their harvest god; and Mithras, the [sic] god
of light... As part
of
all these celebrations, the people prepared special foods, decorated
their homes with greenery, and joined in singing and gift giving. These
customs gradually became part
of the
Christmas celebration."
There
is no doubt that we (This so-called Christian Nation) has been
bamboozled, bewitched, hoodwinked, through erroneous religion. As the
apostle Paul asked the churches
of Galatia in Galatians.3:1. O Foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth”
And then in Galatians.4: 9-10. The apostle warns the church about turning away from God to the observing
of days, and months, and times, and years.
So, likewise I’m asking “O Foolish Bahamians, who hath bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth.
Watch this!
Here’s what Yeshuwa said in Matt.15:8-9.
: 8. This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
: 9. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments
of men.
As
a religious Christian nation we often wonder why our country is
deteriorating spiritually and morally, why are we bombarded with so
many murders and other serious crimes? It’s because we’ve opened a
doors to these and many other devices
of the enemy as a result
of our partial obedience to the word
of God.
The
Christmas tree:
The people in Scandinavia once worshipped trees and when they became Christians, they made evergreen trees part
of their Christian festivals. The custom
of
decorating homes and churches with evergreens began in ancient Roman
times. Today, our religious custom is that around this time
of year just about everybody puts a
Christmas
tree in their houses, offices or their church and decorates them with
lights, gold and silver frills for their own religious reasons, and
then through ignorance they can often heard boldly declaring that
“Jesus is the reason for the season.”
Well, my brothers /
sisters! Despite what your religious leaders may have taught you; even
though he or she may have been sincere, as they’ve even provided a few
scriptures verses to confirm their teachings. I submit to you that in
all
of their sincerity, they are sincerely wrong .
Yeshuwa Messiah, a.k.a. Jesus the Christ is not the reason for what we’re celebrating and calling
Christmas.
Listen! Your
Christmas tree, its decorations, the turkey, the honey baked ham along with your giving and receiving
of
gifts has their own religious origin. It’s just that the enemy has
done an effective job in deceiving the religious Christian worldwide
into this form
of worship due to the fact that the word Christ is mentioned in the Catholicism high mass namely (
Christmas).
Now!
Before you start player hating. Let me say this; you do have the rights
to believe as you choose based upon whatever teachings you‘re
receiving. But don’t you think that its time for you to get up
of your lazy “Duff” and begin to seriously studying God’s word; and stop waiting / relying on your religious leaders to feed you
with what they’ve religiously determined is the truth (2Tim.2:15)?
Here is what God’s word says about your expensive, beautiful
Christmas trees:
Jeremiah.10:2-5.
: 2. Thus 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.
: 3. For 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 ax.
: 4. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
: 5. They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid
of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
I’m not telling you what to believe; but what do you believe?
For questions or comments contact us via E-mail:pastormallen@yahoo.com or
Ph.1-242-441-2021.
Pastors Matthew & Brendalee Allen
Kingdom Minded Fellowship Center Int’l, Israel not to observe or
partake in the pagan custom, culture and traditions
the other nations He would drive out before them. Yet as educated
Bahamians we’ve created reasons why we should hold onto various
religious rituals, customs and traditions even when we know them to be
wrong based upon the word
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