What is Easter

[batheo]

The Argument about the meaning and celebration of EASTER to many religions, mostly Christians for that matter, is irrelevant to me. Because, whether is a commemorating of the death of One and Only SON of GOD “JESUS” and through HIM you and I become Children of GOD. (We Christian believe) or whether is a worship or celebrating of godless or whatever. The most important is as a Christian, we should live as Christ and do the well of GOD the FATHER (Rd all Colossians 2)

 

[batheo]

dere4, as Christian we must read our BIBLE always to know de TRUTH n de it'll set us FREE.

 

[enochson]

Lets lie to kids and tell them the easter rabbit came by. BS! HOW SICK CAN MAN GET IT'S THE ONE DAY OF THE YEAR MANY GO TO CHRUCH AND FOR WHAT I DON'T KNOW.

 

[jthomasnaz]

Easter is celebrating the New life in Christ. On a specific date I'll eat milk chocolate while I am celebrating.

 

[Dude653]

Easter is an abomination unto God. The Bible is quite clear that we are not to worship our God as the heathen do. How would you feel if you sent your son into the world to be beaten and die to save all mankind, and people name His day for a pagan godess. God is a jealous God and He is not pleased with that

 

[Cleante]

It's silly that many Christians who oppose the word Easter still use the days of the weeks. The word Friday is based on the Nordic goddess Frige. It literally means the Day of Frige. Saturday is named after Saturnus. Thursday is named after Thor.

Easter and Eostre are derived from the same Germanic root word but are not the same thing. The root word is Ostern, which means East. Wouldn't it have been fitting to use the root word Ostern to describe the day of our Saviour's resurrection (sun does rise in the East)?

"In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre." -Matthew 28:1

"And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun."

Here's another example of confusing words derived from the same root as meaning the same thing. Lucifer is derived from the Latin word lucis, which means light. Lucian is a name that is still used today, albeit not very often. Lucian is also derived from the Latin word lucis. Isn't it foolish to say that Christians cannot name their children Lucian because it is related to Lucifer?

 

[Dude653]

It's not just about the name othe holiday, It is the pagan traditions involved. Dyeing eggs represents sacrificing babies to a fertility godess and dipping eggs in the blood of the babies

 

[Cleante]

If I paint an egg and write Χριστος Ανεστη (which means Christ is Risen), am I still worshipping sacrificing babies to a fertility goddess? That is silly.

When I go to Liturgy to celebrate the Lord's resurrection on Sunday, I'm not standing dying eggs to a fertility goddess and hunting for eggs.

I cannot wait to sing out "Χριστος ανεστη εκ νεκρων, θανατω θανατον πατησας, και τοις εν τοις μνημασι, ζωην χαρισαμενος!" (Christ is risen from the dead, Trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs, Bestowing Life!)

 

[rainacorn]

 

[Cleante]

"There ain't no party like a Liz Lemon party cause a Liz Lemon party is mandatory."

 

[leelee]

so i hope you all have the same problems with christmas being as its based on the pagan midwinter festivals...

 

[phil36]

Easter for Christians is about JESUS.

He Is Risen!

 

[rainacorn]

so i hope you all have the same problems with christmas being as its based on the pagan midwinter festivals...

They do.

This conversation coming up every Easter is about as predictable as atheists trotting out their 'zombie Jesus' pictures.

 

[Cleante]

Easter for Christians is about JESUS.

He Is Risen!

Αληθως άνἐστη!

(Truly He is Risen!)

 

[leelee]

They do.

This conversation coming up every Easter is about as predictable as atheists trotting out their 'zombie Jesus' pictures.

Sounds boring. I don't understand the need to see evil in everything. Doesn't it depend what you do on Easter. I know that tomorrow we are having a family day with the kids and parents and then on Sunday it is all about Jesus with the kids taking part in the evening service. My church and the kids in it know that Easter is about Jesus paying for our sins and conquering the grave!

 

[peacefulbeliever]

Αληθως άνἐστη!

(Truly He is Risen!)

YES - THAT I MAY KNOW HIM AND THE POWER OF THE RESURRECTION. . . . . .

UP FROM THE GRAVE HE AROSE - WITH A MIGHTY TRIUMPH O'ER HIS FOES

HE AROSE. . . . . HE AROSE. . . . HALLELUJAH CHRIST AROSE!

 

[Trax]

so i hope you all have the same problems with christmas being as its based on the pagan midwinter festivals...

I do have a problem with it as well. I don't celebrate easter or christmas.
Seperation of Church and World. I don't do those events because the world
DOES.

1Sa 15:13-23 And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD. (14) And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? (15) And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. (16) Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on. (17) And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel? (18) And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. (19) Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD? (20) And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. (21) But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal. (22) And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. (23) For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

Poor Saul, he just wanted to disobey God by keeping the best of the spoil to offer God
sacrifice. I guess it seemed like a good idea at the time. He probably should have done what
he was told, rather than think too much about it. In his own mind, he justified his actions
as holy and righteous. Those poor Christians. They so love the fun of the world that
they too, justify it in their own mind. They see the best of the spoil and keep it.