- Acts 17:10
- We should only engage in authorized worship.
- Christmas is not authorized as a religious observance in the Bible.
- It wasn’t until the 4th century that the birth of Jesus became associated with December 25.
- We may engage in cultural practices that do not involve unauthorized worship.
- Circumcision
- Galatians 5:1-6; 2:3-5
- Acts 16:3; 15:1-2
- Okay, but not as a religious practice.
- If there is some practice rooted in religion, and which some people still practice religiously, I can observe it secularly.
- Two people may observe the same basic practice, but one is right and one is not because of their intent.
- Eating of meats
- I Corinthians 8:1-8
- I Corinthians 10:14-27
- Okay, but not when connected to idols.
- Circumcision
- Some of us will disagree on how we should engage with customs of the world.
- Can we say “Christmas” (Christ Mass)?
- Baal could mean husband. Proverbs 31:11
- “Twin Brothers” (Acts 28:11)
- Hanukkah (John 10:22-23)
- Can I rest on Saturday without observing the Sabbath as a religious practice as Seventh Day Adventists do?
- Can I eat fish on Fridays without it being a religious practice?
- Can we say “Christmas” (Christ Mass)?
- Don’t do anything that would violate your conscience.
- Don’t put a stumbling block in front of others.
- Specific questions:
- Star on tree
- Gifts
- Songs/carols about Christ
DW
December 11, 2016
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