- Holidays and Celebrations - JW. ORG
Holidays and Celebrations The fact that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not participate in most holiday observances and other celebrations can be somewhat perplexing to a teacher We hope the following helps you to understand why we take the matter so seriously Perhaps to a greater extent than you may have realized, many holidays and the customs associated with them have a non-Christian religious
- The Best of Christmas - Grace to You
The Best of Christmas Like many of history’s most enduring stories, this one took the most unlikely of turns A virgin woman bears a child, promised by an angel and conceived by God Born in a crowded town near Jerusalem, the infant has for His nursery a stable—His makeshift crib, a feeding trough But shepherds worship the boy, and a powerful king fears Him And when He has become a man
- The People Who Missed Christmas: Herod - Grace to You
This post was first published December 11, 2012 -ed Meet another man who missed the first Christmas: Herod Matthew 2 tells his story He was
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- The People Who Missed Christmas: The Innkeeper - Grace to You
Some were sentimental, saying Christmas is a family time, a time for children, and so on Others were humanistic, seeing Christmas as a time to celebrate love for one’s fellow man, the spirit of giving, and that sort of thing Others were crassly hedonistic, viewing Christmas as just another excuse to party
- The Beginning of Christmas - Grace to You
Even though Christmas was promised in Genesis, “the fullness of the time” had not yet come in those days From the beginning, God prescribed a specific date for Jesus’ birth Why did God decide that Jesus would be born two thousand years ago? Some say the date of Christ’s birth was strategic, and this is true from an earthly perspective
- Holidays and Celebrations | Bible Questions Answers | JW. ORG
Answers to some of the most common questions about popular holidays and celebrations The clear explanations found in God’s Word may surprise you
- Why Don’t Jehovah’s Witnesses Celebrate Christmas? - JW. ORG
Get the facts: Do Jehovah’s Witnesses celebrate Christmas? What do they believe? Here are 4 reasons for some of their choices
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