A common misconception.
Myth: Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate Christmas because they do not believe in Jesus.Fact: We are Christians. We believe that salvation can only be obtained through Jesus Christ.-Acts 4:12.
Myth: You divide families by teaching family members not to celebrate Christmas.
Fact: We really care about families, and we use the Bible to build a stronger family.
Myth: You lose the "Christmas spirit" is generosity, peace on earth, and kindness toward others.
Fact: We strive to be generous and peaceable every day. (Proverbs 11:25; Romans 12:18) For example, the way we had a meeting and evangelize according to the instructions of Jesus, "You receive freely, freely give." (Matthew 10: 8) In addition, we draw attention to the Kingdom of God as the true hope for peace on earth.-Matthew 10: 7.
Why Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate Christmas?
Jesus commands us to commemorate his death, not birth Jesus.-Luke 22:19,20.The apostles and disciples did not celebrate Christmas early. New Catholic Encyclopedia says that "The Birth celebration set roughly at 243 [M]", more than a century after the death of the last apostle.
There is no evidence that Jesus was born on December 25; date of birth was not recorded in the Bible.
We believe that Christmas is not approved by God because it is rooted in the rites and customs infidels.-2 Corinthians 6:17.
Why Christmas question?
Many still celebrate Christmas even know it comes from pagan customs and is not supported by the Bible. They need to think: Why Christians should take an unpopular stance that? Why does it matter?
The Bible encourages us to think for themselves, using the "power of reason (us)". (Romans 12: 1, 2) The Bible teaches us to uphold the truth. (John 4:23, 24) Thus, although we care about the views of others towards us, we adhere to Bible principles even if it makes us unpopular.
Although we choose not to celebrate Christmas, we respect the right of everyone to make their own decisions on this matter. We do not preclude other people celebrate Christmas. Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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