- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 True Christmas Spirit - Grace to You
If you’re like me, you have heard the world’s comments and evaluations of this time of the year And one of the phrases that you hear a lot is “the Christmas spirit ” We need to have “the Christmas spirit ” And of course, I began to think about that, being somewhat analytical Just what is the Christmas spirit? And I suppose there are a lot of potential answers to that question To
- What Are the Facts About Christmas? | Q A - JW. ORG
Millions of people worldwide celebrate Christmas for various reasons Some enjoy festive times with friends and family Others think about God or devote time to helping the poor or needy By themselves, these are undoubtedly worthy deeds However, they are clouded by the dark side of this holiday First, many celebrants believe that Christmas is a birthday celebration for Jesus However
- What Does the Bible Say About Christmas? | Bible Questions
Christmas lights: According to The Encyclopedia of Religion, Europeans decorated their homes “with lights and evergreens of all kinds” to celebrate the winter solstice and to combat evil spirits Mistletoe, holly: “The Druids ascribed magical properties to the mistletoe in particular
- The Truth About Christmas - JW. ORG
The Truth About Christmas DO YOU care about spiritual truth? If so, then perhaps you have asked these questions: (1) Was Jesus actually born on December 25? (2) Who were the “wise men,” and were they really three in number? (3) What sort of “star” led them to Jesus? (4) What does Santa Claus have to do with Jesus and his birth? (5) How does God view the Christmas custom of giving gifts
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