Idol worship on Easter
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Yes, and God divorced Israel due to unfaithfulness... we should take heed lest we experience the same fate in seeking false gods and practicing idolatry.
We cannot just decide what we do on our own without seeking the leading of the Holy Spirit based on God's written Word.
Romans 8:14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
We cannot just decide what we do on our own without seeking the leading of the Holy Spirit based on God's written Word.
Romans 8:14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Pretty ridiculous claim. Constantine is the boogie-man of all kinds of religious conspiracy theorists. I suggest reading Easter..Is It Pagan? by Ralph Woodrow.
For one thing, it was about 1700 years ago, not 2000 years ago. Additionally, the men who were at the Council of Nicea were individuals who had suffered for the faith, some losing body parts for their devotion to Christ. They did not cower to Constantine as conspiracy theorists claim. In fact, Constantine was an Arian and the council ruled that Jesus was fully God, and not a god like Arians claimed.
They had the New Testament for the most part. The official canon had not been recognized, but they had the books and they were mostly already agreed upon.
The Quartodeciman Controversy concerning Easter was much more complicated than you are presenting and the eggs, bunnies, and Easter baskets were not a part of the early Easter observance.
Regarding the idea that the word Easter came from Ishtar, this is something that one monk, Bede, alluded to, but the more common position is that it is related to a word that has to do with springtime.
However, I guess it works for those who get their theology from National Enquirer-like sources of information and are ignorant of church history. I used to believe stuff like this. It comes right out of the playbooks of cults and atheists. Discredit Christianity so that you can claim your religion is the right one...
Here's a playlist concerning some of these issues:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpp6gpADZmIvE7eFPkvFFPKy_gQnSEMrx
I would also recommend Ralph Woodrow's book "Is Easter Pagan?". He used to teach that it was, but changed his mind after realizing that his source materials, largely Alexander Hislop's book "Two Babylons", was full of nonsense and misquoted references.
The basic presupposition of a lot of anti-holiday people is that Christians are worshipping Nimrod and Semiramis through observance of Christmas and Easter, and that the Roman Catholic Church is basically the Babylonian Mystery Religion..the worship of Nimrod and Semiramis. Supposedly Nimrod and Semiramis were a married couple and had a child named Tammuz. Tammuz is a pagan type of Jesus in Christianity, according to the Hislopites. Thing is, Nimrod and Semiramis never lived in the same century. So, those who say such things are simply displaying their ignorance.
For one thing, it was about 1700 years ago, not 2000 years ago. Additionally, the men who were at the Council of Nicea were individuals who had suffered for the faith, some losing body parts for their devotion to Christ. They did not cower to Constantine as conspiracy theorists claim. In fact, Constantine was an Arian and the council ruled that Jesus was fully God, and not a god like Arians claimed.
They had the New Testament for the most part. The official canon had not been recognized, but they had the books and they were mostly already agreed upon.
The Quartodeciman Controversy concerning Easter was much more complicated than you are presenting and the eggs, bunnies, and Easter baskets were not a part of the early Easter observance.
Regarding the idea that the word Easter came from Ishtar, this is something that one monk, Bede, alluded to, but the more common position is that it is related to a word that has to do with springtime.
However, I guess it works for those who get their theology from National Enquirer-like sources of information and are ignorant of church history. I used to believe stuff like this. It comes right out of the playbooks of cults and atheists. Discredit Christianity so that you can claim your religion is the right one...
Here's a playlist concerning some of these issues:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpp6gpADZmIvE7eFPkvFFPKy_gQnSEMrx
I would also recommend Ralph Woodrow's book "Is Easter Pagan?". He used to teach that it was, but changed his mind after realizing that his source materials, largely Alexander Hislop's book "Two Babylons", was full of nonsense and misquoted references.
The basic presupposition of a lot of anti-holiday people is that Christians are worshipping Nimrod and Semiramis through observance of Christmas and Easter, and that the Roman Catholic Church is basically the Babylonian Mystery Religion..the worship of Nimrod and Semiramis. Supposedly Nimrod and Semiramis were a married couple and had a child named Tammuz. Tammuz is a pagan type of Jesus in Christianity, according to the Hislopites. Thing is, Nimrod and Semiramis never lived in the same century. So, those who say such things are simply displaying their ignorance.
Here's a decent presentation about Alexander Hislop and the fallacies of the Hislopites.
Many anti-holiday people are operating, sometimes second and third hand, under the basic teachings of Alexander Hislop represented in The Two Babylons.
The founder of Armstrongism, Herbert Armstrong, was influenced by Hislop's book as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s2mA1sp1K0
It's a bunch of nonsense.
Many anti-holiday people are operating, sometimes second and third hand, under the basic teachings of Alexander Hislop represented in The Two Babylons.
The founder of Armstrongism, Herbert Armstrong, was influenced by Hislop's book as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s2mA1sp1K0
It's a bunch of nonsense.
Here's a pretty good program on how anti-holiday people and groups like 119ministries use poor sources of information to support their "claims". After exiting Armstrongism, I was shocked to learn that some of the sources they used were actually heretical...for example, one book on the history of the true church (basically tracing the true church to them) claimed Arius was a great hero of the true faith. Everyone with any decent knowledge of church history would know that Arius was a heretic who denied the full deity of Jesus Christ.
Anyways, if you want to see the kind of sources people use to support claims like the anti-holiday claims, listen to this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbf6QiXmpbI
Anyways, if you want to see the kind of sources people use to support claims like the anti-holiday claims, listen to this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbf6QiXmpbI
He doesn't call us to action to observe them but the Mosaic Covenant including festivals is no longer in effect and there is no prohibition against observing days in the New Covenant. Read Romans 14. Days and foods are issues of Christian liberty. Do what you want.
Sit at home like a sourpuss if you want. I did for years after leaving the Judaizer cult..boy that really helped my witness to the family...not.
Sit at home like a sourpuss if you want. I did for years after leaving the Judaizer cult..boy that really helped my witness to the family...not.
See there... bullying people in to observing easter and christmas (which were NOT festivals under the OT by the way) just "like everyone else"... assuming one that does not celebrate easter and christmas is a "sourpuss" which is totally laughable 
Bottom line here is, since this is not something the Lord authorized or is leading people to do by His Spirit... it's void of His presence.
Now, if one wants to observe and give thanksgiving for the Lord's birth and resurrection EVERY day, then His presence is on that!
Bottom line here is, since this is not something the Lord authorized or is leading people to do by His Spirit... it's void of His presence.
Now, if one wants to observe and give thanksgiving for the Lord's birth and resurrection EVERY day, then His presence is on that!