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2 Peter 1 2-3
2Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
3His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
2Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
3His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
Spiritual Warfare will increase in 2017---- get in alignment with God's purpose for your life----- get committed to making your calling and election sure---- lean heavily on His Mercy for yourself and others---- expect God to be Gracious to deliver from evil...
but what does the bible say about it?
The day of death is better than the day of one's birth (Ecclesiastes 7:1).
The Encyclopedia Judaica could not be more blunt:
"The celebration of birthdays is unknown in traditional Jewish ritual."
In fact, it says, the only birthday party mentioned in the Bible is for Pharaoh!
(Genesis 40:20).
Romans 9:11 (KJV)
(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil,
that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works,
but of him that calleth)
As a midrash explains, 'When a person is born, it is not known what he will be like
when grown and what his deeds will be – whether righteous or wicked, good, or evil.
a newborn has a hole life of work and trials ahead, not knowing the outcome,
an old man who has lived a good God fearing life, knowing he will later be comferted.
some like below felt unworthy to have ever been, knowing how much we ow our very
existence to him.
After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
The prophet Jeremiah wrote:14 Cursed be the day in which I was born!
Let the day not be blessed in which my mother bore me!
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p.s. birthday was not celebrated
But when Herod's birthday was celebrated
of all the holy people in the Scriptures, no one is recorded to have kept a feast
or held a great banquet on his birthday. It is only sinners (like Pharaoh and Herod
Jesus Christ did not mark the anniversary of His birth,
nor did He make reference to it in any such fashion.
Nor did any of the Apostles so much as even mention Christ’s birth date or their own...
Birthdays apparently originated in magic and mythology.
They were traditionally also celebrated by followers of Mithra.
Birthdays themselves apparently were adopted by Greco-Romans
because of Mithraism(Wikipedia. Birthdays
The day of death is better than the day of one's birth (Ecclesiastes 7:1).
The Encyclopedia Judaica could not be more blunt:
"The celebration of birthdays is unknown in traditional Jewish ritual."
In fact, it says, the only birthday party mentioned in the Bible is for Pharaoh!
(Genesis 40:20).
Romans 9:11 (KJV)
(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil,
that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works,
but of him that calleth)
As a midrash explains, 'When a person is born, it is not known what he will be like
when grown and what his deeds will be – whether righteous or wicked, good, or evil.
a newborn has a hole life of work and trials ahead, not knowing the outcome,
an old man who has lived a good God fearing life, knowing he will later be comferted.
some like below felt unworthy to have ever been, knowing how much we ow our very
existence to him.
After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
The prophet Jeremiah wrote:14 Cursed be the day in which I was born!
Let the day not be blessed in which my mother bore me!
-
p.s. birthday was not celebrated
But when Herod's birthday was celebrated
of all the holy people in the Scriptures, no one is recorded to have kept a feast
or held a great banquet on his birthday. It is only sinners (like Pharaoh and Herod
Jesus Christ did not mark the anniversary of His birth,
nor did He make reference to it in any such fashion.
Nor did any of the Apostles so much as even mention Christ’s birth date or their own...
Birthdays apparently originated in magic and mythology.
They were traditionally also celebrated by followers of Mithra.
Birthdays themselves apparently were adopted by Greco-Romans
because of Mithraism(Wikipedia. Birthdays
Thanks, P-a. That was how we kind of understood birthdays, and altho we didnt 'celebrate' it as many modern people do, we prepare something simple and give thanks. For a long time, it did give me something to think abt why Jesus' actual birth date cannot be known, and by example, it is really just herod and pharoah who had banquets for their bdays.
There is a kind of reason to celebrate birthdays, though.
You are rejoicing that the person was born and came into the world to share your life.
It is a day to be happy because the person is so important to you. You are celebrating the person, not the day. It is a way of saying "I love you."
I gather that is the reason we celebrate Christmas, even though the origins Christmas are shady to say the least.
[Personally I don't care to celebrate Christmas because it came from a pagan holiday, as did easter, and because if the day of Jesus birth were important, it would have been mentioned in the Bible.]
