Christmas confusion

[amanda123]

Cos of consumerrism and the falseness of Christmas my hubby has dcided we won't celbrate this year.

No pressys for kids. No tree. No christmas dinner. No cards to my relatives friends etc etc

No church or carols.

Except. Wait 4 it. His family are coming round some on 26 some 27 some both days. Cos he doesn't want to upset their traditions or hurt his mom and dads feelins.

I said I thought this wrong nad he said I over sensitive and wrong

Help pls

 

[DutchChristian]

Hello Amanda,

i agree with your husband, he is right.

First of assuming that you are married, you are to follow him in this and his reasons are certainly not wrong but are well motivated.

You must not be in doubt so much just trust your husband more, and surrender yourself more to him: submit. (Eph. 5:22)

Your husband has his reasons to choose to do it this way and i myself can understand him as i also do not celebrate christmas with a tree (i believe that tree is wicked) and that santa claus is also wicked, it is all worldly celebration of man and self and not of GOD!

But some people they do celebrate Christmas out of the heart for the Glory of Jesus and not for all the consumerism, so at the end of the day it is all about the motive:

Is man being placed first? probably yes...

or

Is GOD being exalted? probably no...

maybe you understand now.. God looks at the heart, in my own family if The Lord Willingly Decides to Bless me with my own wife and family i will also not celebrate Christmas at least not in the way this world does as i know it is evil, and that is a decision i would make regardless of what my wife her thoughts are. Because it is to protect the family from carnal and worldy influence, so i can understand your husbands fine call.

Next time please try to keep these things between you please do not discuss his decisions here publically, you come short of some trust on your husband in this. And if he makes a mistake you can pray about it and know that God Will step in as your husband is under the headship of Christ and this is the order that GOD instituted:

1 Corinthians 11
3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

God bless you and your family,
dutch

 

[amanda123]

Dutchchristian
I post here beccause I can't talk at home it is too opresive.

I understand about Christams been pagan etc. I'm not botyhered about not celbrating. Its a good thing

I'm upset about bene told to not. To have anything to do woith my family. But his can come round for Christmas so as not to hurt their feelins.

Seems so unbalanced

 

[DutchChristian]

Dutchchristian
I post here beccause I can't talk at home it is too opresive.

I understand about Christams been pagan etc. I'm not botyhered about not celbrating. Its a good thing

I'm upset about bene told to not. To have anything to do woith my family. But his can come round for Christmas so as not to hurt their feelins.

Seems so unbalanced

Yes i can understand that GOD Can Change any situation for His Good

Pray and place your trust in GOD, pray!

Hallelujah!

Be encouraged today, God Knows all about your situation.

God Bless you and His Peace be upon you

 

[Quasicentennium]

Christmas cards and presents are just another "spare precious time to celebrate those whose birthdays went by during the year" - and never had the time to visit because of work or other appointment in the way, or even though we are all brothers and sisters of Christ but not all are actually close-related, and as a result, a birthday party every week is not possible in this multicultural global community.
Eventually when Jesus returns in his Second Coming, hopefully soon in this 21st modern century of developing new ideas in science and technology to fight global warming - we will experience Christmas every day inside God's ultimate green clean community-built city: the Kingdom of God on a new disaster-free Earth:.
especially as brand new perfectly healthy, correctly body-shaped individuals like Jesus himself so that we will experience the pure joy and peace without violence, disease, sexual hunger and false Christmas traditions such as Santa Claus and his elves .;*;.

 

[farout]

Celebrating Christmas.

Romans 14 has agood deal to say about accepting one another when tere is the question about passing judgement on what one person things is weak. Celebrating Christmas fits into Romans 14:1-8. Please read these verses or this might not make an sense. Even though verse 2 and 3 are refering to eating meat it is easy to insert Christmas for the issue. Perhaps verse 4. is a the real main point, "Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, gor the Lord is able to make hin stand." 5. "One person regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind." 6. "He observes the day, observes it for the Lord, and he who eats, does so for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who eats not, for the Lord he does not eat, and gives thanks to God." 7."For not one of us lives for hinself, abd not one dies for himself;" 8."for if we live, we live for the Lord, or is we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lords." NASBWe celebrate Christmas, but somewhat differently. The focus is Jesus Christ and the day we do not know but the 25th od December is such a widely celebrated to remember Jesus Christ Birthday. There is no other time of the year that places like WalMart, K Mart, and many, many store have the Message of Jesus Christ in back ground music. This is a time to witness, and people are more open to hear and sing about Jesus. So we take advantage of the worldy custom's and male Jesus Shine for our family and friends.In the past when our children were smaller or living at home we had huge posters the family made saying "HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS, made birthday cakes for Jesus, and Jesus was always the center of our celebration. We have read Scripture and our ideas were many with JESUS as our celebration. We are certain this was what the Lord was pleased with. There are many ways to bring in the true people of faith in history who also celebrated Jesus hundred of years ago. To argue about if this is a wrong or right way to celebrate Christmas is something each of us have to pray, and seek the will of the Lord on. If all Christmas is giving gifts and you feel that the Lord can be highlited and praised so be it. If you feel for some reason that you need to make a strong stand against celebrating christmas and the Lord is blessed in your stand, so be it. Which ever way we believe we are not to judge each other.If you are not in agreement with your spouse then ask is you two can pray together and both of you can see the Lords will on this. My experience is generally men won't pray as their mind is made up. Think of a way to make this time of year a time to celebrate the end of the year.I hope this gives something to think about....Blessings to all farout