- Some observe it as Jesus’ birthday.
- Some observe it as a legal holiday.
- Some say it is a sin to observe it in any way.
- Which is correct?
- The question that needs to be considered is:
- Can a Christian do some things without religious significance that others do with religious significance?
- I Corinthians 8:4, 8-11
- A Christian could eat meat that had been sacrificed to an idol if:
- He knew the idol was nothing; thus, did not eat it with any religious significance.
- In eating he did not cause a weak brother to stumble.
- A Christian can observe December 25 if:
- He knows the day is nothing; thus, does not observe it with any religious significance.
- In observing it he does not cause a weak brother to stumble.
- I Corinthians 10:25-29, 32
- A Christian could eat whatever was sold in a meat market if:
- He did not eat in service to an idol.
- A non-believer invited him and did not declare it to be in service to an idol.
- Romans 14:2-3, 13-15
- A Christian could at meat that had been forbidden under the law if:
- He ate it as food without religious significance.
- In eating he did not cause a weak brother to stumble.
- A Christian can observe December 25 if:
- He does it as a custom without religious significance.
- In observing he does not cause a weak brother to stumble.
- Acts 21:17-26
- Many Jews circumcised and kept the customs as a service to God.
- Paul taught against this. He never practiced it. But he never taught the Jews to forsake the customs as customs. Paul so observed the customs.
- Who places religious significance on the day?
- A Christian could at meat that had been forbidden under the law if:
- A Christian could eat whatever was sold in a meat market if:
- A Christian could eat meat that had been sacrificed to an idol if:
JJ
December 27, 2015
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