IN HIS WORD IN THE WORLD 🙏! *********************************** 🤷 I SHOULDN'T BE AN ENEMY TO MYSELF, LIKE PHARAOH 😰! =========================== Below is an excerpt from the goal of one of our pages,*Modernized Christianity; No Longer a Myth*!👇👇👇 That ESSENCE and IDENTITY was essentially birthed in Antioch, when those outside the NEW CHURCH community saw the behaviour of the early adherents of the new FAITH, and NOTED that these new community persons were with Christ Jesus, and are behaving CHRISTLIKE, were behaving and living like CHRIST JESUS. There, the NAME "CHRISTIAN" was birthed and regarded as the title, the identity and profile of these new crop of believers. Since I revisited the goal last night,my mind has been subjected to self ridicule and criticism, and rightly so too. WE HAVE DEVOTED MORE OF OUR TIME, ENGAGING ONE ANOTHER,IN SCRIPTURAL INTELLECTUAL CONFLICTS, ABOUT THINGS THAT GOD MAY NOT WANT US TO BOTHER ABOUT AT THE MOMENT! I don't know about you reading this,but for me,we are extremely far from God's expectations for us. Can we fit into that description above? WHERE,OUR INPUT AND OUTPUT IDENTIFIES US AS CHRISTIANS,AND NOT OUR MOUTHS! With all the obvious signs pointing to the impending turbulence ahead,we are still comfortable playing *church and religion*. Logically,one of the most heart wrenching death,is dying the death that you could have easily prevented or avoided. But,died all the same, because of our stubbornness. This is our position today as believers. Pharaoh saw clearly,the handwriting on the wall,but pride led him to an avoidable death. And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed? (Exo 10: 7) The scriptures are rife with accounts of those who had an opportunity to *change their fortune*,but eventually preferred the *praises of men*! God,in HIS INFINITE MERCY AND GRACE, continues to unveil and expose the devil's antics,we would still not hearken to HIS WARNINGS, instead we get entangled more in the pursuit of trivialities... mundane lusts that will deny us *ETERNAL REST*. Must we be like Judas Iscariot? Take an example from the king and citizens of Nineveh...who hearkened to God's warnings and saved themselves. Let's hear from apostle Peter; 10. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12. Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? (2Pe 3: 10-12) Listen, brethrens,the same way God doesn't fail on HIS promises,the same way HE doesn't fail on HIS punishment of disobedience. Samaria and Judah NEVER believed God will allow those they termed the *uncircumcised* to burn HIS Temple down. But,HE did! Don't forget HE allowed the Philistines to capture HIS ARK,to send a message to Priest Eli and sons led Israel. So, church building owners, continue to compete for whose worship centre will be the largest and more modern,to the detriment of salvation of souls. Establish schools, hospitals,banks and whatever,that the less privileged in the church wouldn't even be able to access. Business structures,in the name of Evangelism. How many*Genuine Souls*,have all these facilities added to church?(please, I know what I mean). God didn't call us to be LANDLORDS ON EARTH,NO..WE ARE TENANTS ON EARTH! We are only PRACTICING HERE ON EARTH,HOW WE SHALL LIVE IN THE NEW LIFE, GOD HAS PREPARED FOR US! That's why Peter said, everything we are beholding today,will be reduced to rubble. Yet,we still don't care. We are more concerned with our physical body than with our souls and spirits... pitiable indeed. If the place of worship was a top priority for God, Solomon's temple wouldn't have been burnt down. BY ALL STANDARDS, NO CURRENT BUILDER CAN EVER BUILD ANYTHING CLOSE TO SOLOMON'S TEMPLE, THAT WAS LAID WITH THE MOST EXPENSIVE GOLD, IN AND OUT! THE BUILDING ISN'T WHAT GOD IS AFTER...HIS PRIORITY IS THE QUALITY (FIRST) OF THE WORSHIPPERS, BEFORE THE QUANTITY! I hope someone understands this. We are in injury time..time is fast running out..all the signs are indicative of all Christ Jesus told us in HIS WORD! Listen to this; 1. Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. 2. After TWO DAYS will he REVIVE US: in the THIRD DAY he will RAISE US up, and we shall LIVE in HIS SIGHT. (Hos 6: 1-2) But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that ONE DAY IS WITH THE LORD as a THOUSAND YEARS, and a THOUSAND YEARS as ONE DAY. (2Pe 3: 8) We are currently in 2022 years AD! I ain't suggesting anything,but I pray the HOLY SPIRIT guides us into the knowledge of our time on earth being almost up. IN ANY CASE, IF I CLOSE MY EYES IN DEATH THIS MOMENT, MY TIME IS ALREADY UP! So brethrens,let us redeem the times please. We shouldn't allow the flesh to deny us a glorious eternity. This matter has become more serious than ever, in line with current happenings globally. There's no one so dull,that can't notice *all isn't well*,as it used to be. CAN'T ANYONE SEE,THAT INCREMENT IN KNOWLEDGE IS ALSO MULTIPLYING SORROW AND GRIEF, EQUALLY INCREASING MODES OF SELF DESTRUCTION, INSTEAD OF JOY ? Please,like Hosea pleaded,let us RETURN TO GOD AND HIS WORD, AND IT SHALL BE WELL WITH US,AMEN 🙏💞!

IN HIS WORD IN THE WORLD 🙏! *********************************** 🤷 I SHOULDN'T BE AN ENEMY TO MYSELF, LIKE PHARAOH 😰! =========================== Below is an excerpt from the goal of one of our pages,*Modernized Christianity; No Longer a Myth*!👇👇👇 That ESSENCE and IDENTITY was essentially birthed in Antioch, when those outside the NEW CHURCH community saw the behaviour of the early adherents of the new FAITH, and NOTED that these new community persons were with Christ Jesus, and are behaving CHRISTLIKE, were behaving and living like CHRIST JESUS. There, the NAME "CHRISTIAN" was birthed and regarded as the title, the identity and profile of these new crop of believers. Since I revisited the goal last night,my mind has been subjected to self ridicule and criticism, and rightly so too. WE HAVE DEVOTED MORE OF OUR TIME, ENGAGING ONE ANOTHER,IN SCRIPTURAL INTELLECTUAL CONFLICTS, ABOUT THINGS THAT GOD MAY NOT WANT US TO BOTHER ABOUT AT THE MOMENT! I don't know about you reading this,but for me,we are extremely far from God's expectations for us. Can we fit into that description above? WHERE,OUR INPUT AND OUTPUT IDENTIFIES US AS CHRISTIANS,AND NOT OUR MOUTHS! With all the obvious signs pointing to the impending turbulence ahead,we are still comfortable playing *church and religion*. Logically,one of the most heart wrenching death,is dying the death that you could have easily prevented or avoided. But,died all the same, because of our stubbornness. This is our position today as believers. Pharaoh saw clearly,the handwriting on the wall,but pride led him to an avoidable death. And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed? (Exo 10: 7) The scriptures are rife with accounts of those who had an opportunity to *change their fortune*,but eventually preferred the *praises of men*! God,in HIS INFINITE MERCY AND GRACE, continues to unveil and expose the devil's antics,we would still not hearken to HIS WARNINGS, instead we get entangled more in the pursuit of trivialities... mundane lusts that will deny us *ETERNAL REST*. Must we be like Judas Iscariot? Take an example from the king and citizens of Nineveh...who hearkened to God's warnings and saved themselves. Let's hear from apostle Peter; 10. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12. Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? (2Pe 3: 10-12) Listen, brethrens,the same way God doesn't fail on HIS promises,the same way HE doesn't fail on HIS punishment of disobedience. Samaria and Judah NEVER believed God will allow those they termed the *uncircumcised* to burn HIS Temple down. But,HE did! Don't forget HE allowed the Philistines to capture HIS ARK,to send a message to Priest Eli and sons led Israel. So, church building owners, continue to compete for whose worship centre will be the largest and more modern,to the detriment of salvation of souls. Establish schools, hospitals,banks and whatever,that the less privileged in the church wouldn't even be able to access. Business structures,in the name of Evangelism. How many*Genuine Souls*,have all these facilities added to church?(please, I know what I mean). God didn't call us to be LANDLORDS ON EARTH,NO..WE ARE TENANTS ON EARTH! We are only PRACTICING HERE ON EARTH,HOW WE SHALL LIVE IN THE NEW LIFE, GOD HAS PREPARED FOR US! That's why Peter said, everything we are beholding today,will be reduced to rubble. Yet,we still don't care. We are more concerned with our physical body than with our souls and spirits... pitiable indeed. If the place of worship was a top priority for God, Solomon's temple wouldn't have been burnt down. BY ALL STANDARDS, NO CURRENT BUILDER CAN EVER BUILD ANYTHING CLOSE TO SOLOMON'S TEMPLE, THAT WAS LAID WITH THE MOST EXPENSIVE GOLD, IN AND OUT! THE BUILDING ISN'T WHAT GOD IS AFTER...HIS PRIORITY IS THE QUALITY (FIRST) OF THE WORSHIPPERS, BEFORE THE QUANTITY! I hope someone understands this. We are in injury time..time is fast running out..all the signs are indicative of all Christ Jesus told us in HIS WORD! Listen to this; 1. Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. 2. After TWO DAYS will he REVIVE US: in the THIRD DAY he will RAISE US up, and we shall LIVE in HIS SIGHT. (Hos 6: 1-2) But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that ONE DAY IS WITH THE LORD as a THOUSAND YEARS, and a THOUSAND YEARS as ONE DAY. (2Pe 3: 8) We are currently in 2022 years AD! I ain't suggesting anything,but I pray the HOLY SPIRIT guides us into the knowledge of our time on earth being almost up. IN ANY CASE, IF I CLOSE MY EYES IN DEATH THIS MOMENT, MY TIME IS ALREADY UP! So brethrens,let us redeem the times please. We shouldn't allow the flesh to deny us a glorious eternity. This matter has become more serious than ever, in line with current happenings globally. There's no one so dull,that can't notice *all isn't well*,as it used to be. CAN'T ANYONE SEE,THAT INCREMENT IN KNOWLEDGE IS ALSO MULTIPLYING SORROW AND GRIEF, EQUALLY INCREASING MODES OF SELF DESTRUCTION, INSTEAD OF JOY ? Please,like Hosea pleaded,let us RETURN TO GOD AND HIS WORD, AND IT SHALL BE WELL WITH US,AMEN 🙏💞!

ALACRITY ON THE EVE OF THE IMMINENT HARROWING STORM! ============================= UNCERTAINTY PERVADES THE LAND; BENCH *THEOLOGY*,AND PLAY *SALVATION!🙏 ============================== Tonight, I may just be attracting a *war of attrition* upon myself,but I ain't deterred. All I claim is fairness from my would be critics! Today, there's no dull brain that cannot understand that, there's a radical shift from the usual to the usual. I refused to call it a *paradigm shift*, because it's much more worse than that. Every singularity of events have pointed and continue to point to the *signs of the end*, every Christian ought be abreast of. Yet, conspicuously, God's shepherds are laughing it off,being carried away by the serpentine doctrine of liberty,which that cruelly crafty wizard of wizards has used in draining away every element of seriousness and watchfulness from us christians. Oh yes, just like in Eden, he has sought to practically reduce Christendom to mere religion. But thanks to our Christ Jesus, the gates of hell can NEVER EVER PREVAIL AGAINST HIS CHURCH, AMEN 🙏! WE NEED TO RE STRATEGIZE, SHELVE FANCY TEACHINGS, AND CONCENTRATE ON ONLY THE SIMPLE SALVATION MESSAGE! In most worship centres today, that still retain some conscience,they will go to the Bible,dig out a strange word,eg, SELAH, and make it a sermon(not message),for the next four months or more. In these our times now, that's no longer needed..we have heard enough of Theology...and it's no longer helping matters. ALMOST EVERYONE IS CURRENTLY A PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY AND SCRIPTURAL INTERPRETATIONS, WITHOUT A CORRESPONDING IMPACT IN OUR LIVES. Now is the time to preach,teach,sing,pray and act Christ Jesus crucified, period. Let it become an ANTHEM! Let us focus more on the price paid by Christ Jesus to redeem us, and what HE expects from us. CHURCH BUILDING CONTRACTS,you can't do a tiny fraction of what Solomon did..yet God allowed it to be destroyed...a Temple,he sacrificed a thousand rams to dedicate...when disobedience pervaded it,God allowed the very people Israel calls *uncircumcised* to turn it to rubbles... perhaps you still remember the captured *ARK OF THE COVENANT*! Can't we learn? God's top priority isn't the smokescreen *CATHEDRALS*,and the attendant trappings,eg,schools, hospitals,banks,housing units,etc,that even a greater membership of the church has no access to. GET THIS CLEAR, GOD IS MORE INTERESTED IN THE *QUALITY* OF WORSHIPPERS FIRST, BEFORE THE *QUANTITY*! There's no more time to waste.. let's get to work. Look at events today (Ukraine's invasion by Russia),many of us are yet to see the bigger picture. The UN was born in 1945,to forestall world war 3! How much peace has it given since its birth,if not escalation, because of personal selfish interests. YOU CAN'T GIVE WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE! BETWEEN THE CROWD AND THE CLOUD! ============================ Today, Satan has gotten everyone to pursue the Crowd. We need to come out from the crowd fast..real fast, and hook up with the CLOUD..I do pray for understanding! Listen:; In life you must decide to follow the CLOUD; not the CROWD! The same crowd that celebrated Christ Jesus is the same crowd that crucified HIM! The same crowd that Moses delivered is the same crowd that made him miss the Promised Land. The same crowd King Saul wanted to please is the same crowd that made him lose his crown. The crowd stoned Paul! The crowd stoned Stephen! The crowd wanted to stone David! The crowd wanted to stone the adulteress! The crowd wanted to stone Christ Jesus! The crowd does not care! The crowd mocked Christ Jesus! Christ Jesus rejected the crown by the crowd. You too must never accept a crown by the crowd! A crown by the crowd is a clown! Forget about pleasing the crowd! The crowd distracts. Christ Jesus often Left the crowd and went alone to Pray! There's an earthly crowd that jeers. There's a celestial cloud that cheers! Leave the crowd and join the cloud of witnesses which surrounds and cheers those who leave the crowd to follow the cloud! BRETHRENS,OUR CROWD NOW ARE THE PROFESSORS OF THEOLOGY AND SCRIPTURAL INTERPRETATIONS...THE PHD BIBLE SCHOLARS, WITH NO EVIDENTIAL CHRISTLIKE LIFE. At this moment,LET US ABANDON THE NORM,AND THIRST FOR *FORM*! WE SHOULD BACK OFF FROM MAKING *A HEAVY SCHOLARLY COURSE*, FROM A SIMPLE SALVATION MESSAGE, FIRST HANDLED BY MEN PERHAPS, COULDN'T SPELL THEIR NAMES,AND HANDLED MORE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY TOO! I challenge you,; take trip back in time and recall those six or seven decades ago,when this ill-natured knowledge hasn't increased,how was christianity then? TIME IS RUNNING OUT,AND FAST TOO,AT THAT! YOU MAY NEED TO READ HOSEA 6:1-2, AND 2PT.3:7- END! I am at your mercy now,but please *kill* me fairly! Dear LORD GOD ALMIGHTY,the devil must NEVER EVER,and can NEVER EVER have the luxury of victory, Amen 🙏💞! Please read👇👇👇 Hebrews 12:1; Ex.13:21-22; Neh 9:19; Jon 2:24-5, 8:9, 6:15; Luke 6:12;

ALACRITY ON THE EVE OF THE IMMINENT HARROWING STORM! ============================= UNCERTAINTY PERVADES THE LAND; BENCH *THEOLOGY*,AND PLAY *SALVATION!🙏 ============================== Tonight, I may just be attracting a *war of attrition* upon myself,but I ain't deterred. All I claim is fairness from my would be critics! Today, there's no dull brain that cannot understand that, there's a radical shift from the usual to the usual. I refused to call it a *paradigm shift*, because it's much more worse than that. Every singularity of events have pointed and continue to point to the *signs of the end*, every Christian ought be abreast of. Yet, conspicuously, God's shepherds are laughing it off,being carried away by the serpentine doctrine of liberty,which that cruelly crafty wizard of wizards has used in draining away every element of seriousness and watchfulness from us christians. Oh yes, just like in Eden, he has sought to practically reduce Christendom to mere religion. But thanks to our Christ Jesus, the gates of hell can NEVER EVER PREVAIL AGAINST HIS CHURCH, AMEN 🙏! WE NEED TO RE STRATEGIZE, SHELVE FANCY TEACHINGS, AND CONCENTRATE ON ONLY THE SIMPLE SALVATION MESSAGE! In most worship centres today, that still retain some conscience,they will go to the Bible,dig out a strange word,eg, SELAH, and make it a sermon(not message),for the next four months or more. In these our times now, that's no longer needed..we have heard enough of Theology...and it's no longer helping matters. ALMOST EVERYONE IS CURRENTLY A PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY AND SCRIPTURAL INTERPRETATIONS, WITHOUT A CORRESPONDING IMPACT IN OUR LIVES. Now is the time to preach,teach,sing,pray and act Christ Jesus crucified, period. Let it become an ANTHEM! Let us focus more on the price paid by Christ Jesus to redeem us, and what HE expects from us. CHURCH BUILDING CONTRACTS,you can't do a tiny fraction of what Solomon did..yet God allowed it to be destroyed...a Temple,he sacrificed a thousand rams to dedicate...when disobedience pervaded it,God allowed the very people Israel calls *uncircumcised* to turn it to rubbles... perhaps you still remember the captured *ARK OF THE COVENANT*! Can't we learn? God's top priority isn't the smokescreen *CATHEDRALS*,and the attendant trappings,eg,schools, hospitals,banks,housing units,etc,that even a greater membership of the church has no access to. GET THIS CLEAR, GOD IS MORE INTERESTED IN THE *QUALITY* OF WORSHIPPERS FIRST, BEFORE THE *QUANTITY*! There's no more time to waste.. let's get to work. Look at events today (Ukraine's invasion by Russia),many of us are yet to see the bigger picture. The UN was born in 1945,to forestall world war 3! How much peace has it given since its birth,if not escalation, because of personal selfish interests. YOU CAN'T GIVE WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE! BETWEEN THE CROWD AND THE CLOUD! ============================ Today, Satan has gotten everyone to pursue the Crowd. We need to come out from the crowd fast..real fast, and hook up with the CLOUD..I do pray for understanding! Listen:; In life you must decide to follow the CLOUD; not the CROWD! The same crowd that celebrated Christ Jesus is the same crowd that crucified HIM! The same crowd that Moses delivered is the same crowd that made him miss the Promised Land. The same crowd King Saul wanted to please is the same crowd that made him lose his crown. The crowd stoned Paul! The crowd stoned Stephen! The crowd wanted to stone David! The crowd wanted to stone the adulteress! The crowd wanted to stone Christ Jesus! The crowd does not care! The crowd mocked Christ Jesus! Christ Jesus rejected the crown by the crowd. You too must never accept a crown by the crowd! A crown by the crowd is a clown! Forget about pleasing the crowd! The crowd distracts. Christ Jesus often Left the crowd and went alone to Pray! There's an earthly crowd that jeers. There's a celestial cloud that cheers! Leave the crowd and join the cloud of witnesses which surrounds and cheers those who leave the crowd to follow the cloud! BRETHRENS,OUR CROWD NOW ARE THE PROFESSORS OF THEOLOGY AND SCRIPTURAL INTERPRETATIONS...THE PHD BIBLE SCHOLARS, WITH NO EVIDENTIAL CHRISTLIKE LIFE. At this moment,LET US ABANDON THE NORM,AND THIRST FOR *FORM*! WE SHOULD BACK OFF FROM MAKING *A HEAVY SCHOLARLY COURSE*, FROM A SIMPLE SALVATION MESSAGE, FIRST HANDLED BY MEN PERHAPS, COULDN'T SPELL THEIR NAMES,AND HANDLED MORE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY TOO! I challenge you,; take trip back in time and recall those six or seven decades ago,when this ill-natured knowledge hasn't increased,how was christianity then? TIME IS RUNNING OUT,AND FAST TOO,AT THAT! YOU MAY NEED TO READ HOSEA 6:1-2, AND 2PT.3:7- END! I am at your mercy now,but please *kill* me fairly! Dear LORD GOD ALMIGHTY,the devil must NEVER EVER,and can NEVER EVER have the luxury of victory, Amen 🙏💞! Please read👇👇👇 Hebrews 12:1; Ex.13:21-22; Neh 9:19; Jon 2:24-5, 8:9, 6:15; Luke 6:12;

HIS WORD IN THE WORLD! 🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥 BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND EASTER(THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT CHRISTIAN EVENTS! 🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥 My intention is not to debase Christmas nor Easter. But a Bible studying, believing and practicing christian(not a theologian or religious christian) will easily see the manipulative craftiness of the ancient serpent at work...the devil has always strived to drive a hedge into God's Purpose,and in each of such cases, the OMNIPOTENT, OMNIPRESENT AND OMNISCIENT GOD has always turned every spanner thrown in His Works by the devil into His Own Advantage. We men are likened to sheep. And sheep have a tendency to follow the crowd without questioning. Christ Jesus however came and taught us to examine everything by God's Word. The Pharisees exalted HUMAN TRADITION, Christ Jesus EXALTED GOD'S WORD. Man was to live by every WORD that proceeded from GOD'S MOUTH (Matt. 4:4). The battle that Christ Jesus was constantly engaged in with the Pharisees was the age-long battle of God's Word versus the traditions of men. In the church, we are engaged in the same battle today. God's Word is the only light that we have on earth. And when God created light initially, He immediately separated it from the darkness. The darkness is both sin as well as human traditions. We also are called to separate both these from the pure Word of God so that there is no mixture in the church. 👉CHRISTMAS Consider Christmas, which is celebrated by many as the birthday of Christ Jesus. Shopkeepers of all religions look forward to Christmas, for it is a time when they can make much profit. It is a commercial festival, not a spiritual one. Millions of Naira and whatever currencies are spent on Christmas cards and gifts. Sales of alcoholic drinks also go up at this time...a time when the gravest evils are physically manifested... fornications,adulteries, fighting and drunk driving etc, are symbols of the celebration. In my adolescent and early teenage years in my community, on every 24th and 31st December night, the tarred road from beginning to the end must be littered all over by the broken pieces of beer bottles or other alcoholic beverages, otherwise,it means the festivals never held. Alcohol sellers do really suffer losses of bottles. Now, the question is...Is this really then the Birthday of the Son of God, or of another 'Jesus'? This controversial subject has so been thrashed out,that there's nothing left or new to add. Biblical records and the geographical history of the times and place absolutely confirmed that Christ Jesus was Birthed on that day. Therefore, December 25 then must be the birthday of another 'Jesus' that has been foisted on an unsuspecting Christendom by unconverted men! Okay, even if we did know the exact date of Christ Jesus' Birth, the question would still be whether God intended His church to celebrate it. Mary, the mother of Christ Jesus, would certainly have known the exact date of birth of her SON. And she was with the apostles for many years after the day of Pentecost. Yet there is no mention anywhere of Christ Jesus' date of Birth. What does this show? Just this... that God deliberately hid the date OF Christ Jesus' Birth, because He did not want the church to celebrate it. Christ Jesus was not an ordinary mortal whose Birthday was to be celebrated once a year. He was the Son of God "Who had no beginning of days", unlike us (Heb.7:3). God wants us to recognize Christ Jesus' Birth, Death, Resurrection and Ascension every day, and not just once a year. An understanding of the difference between the Old and the New Covenants will also enable us to understand why God does not want His children to celebrate any special holy days now. Under the Old Covenant, Israel had been commanded to celebrate certain days as specially holy days. But that was only a shadow. Now that we have Christ Jesus ,the Will of God is that every day of our lives be equally holy. Even the weekly sabbath has been done away with under the new covenant. This is why no holy days are mentioned anywhere in the New Testament (Col.2:16,17). How then did Christmas and Easter make their entry into Christendom? The answer is: In the same way that infant baptism, compulsory tithing(some pastors teach non tithers are going to hell), priestcraft and many other human traditions and old covenant practices, have made their entry...by the subtle working of Satan. Thus says the Lord, "Do not learn the way of the heathen. The customs of the people are futile. One cuts a tree from the forest with the axe. They decorate it with silver and gold; they fasten it with nails so that it will not topple!" (Jer. 10:2-4). 👉 EASTER The word 'Easter' comes from one of the titles of the queen of heaven, 'Ishtar' or `Astarte' (see 1 Kin. 11:5) - one of the idols that Solomon worshipped. There were slightly different forms of that name in different countries. I ain't interested in delving into history...for like I observed above, there's nothing new to add that we don't already know. The DEATH and RESURRECTION of CHRIST JESUS are the central MESSAGE of the GOSPEL. The only way that Christ Jesus intended us to commemorate this was through the 'breaking of bread', which we are to take part in together as a church. When we break bread, we testify not only of Christ Jesus' Death, but also our death with Him. The emotionalism of Good Friday and sentimentality of Easter turns the attention of men away from the necessity of following Christ Jesus, to empty ritualism. 👉 GOD'S WORD OR MAN'S TRADITION? Behind the celebration of Christmas and Easter lies the far more deadly principle of following the traditions of men even when they have no foundation in God's Word. So strong is this power of tradition that many believers who follow the Scriptures in other areas still find it difficult to give up celebrating Christmas and Easter. It is amazing that many believers are not willing to accept Christmas and Easter are basically pagan festivals. Changing the names do not make these festivals Christian! As we said at the beginning, Christ Jesus was engaged in a constant battle with the Pharisees over this very issue - man's traditions versus God's Word. He faced more opposition for opposing the empty traditions of 'the fathers' than for preaching against sin. We shall find our experience to be the same, if we are just as faithful as He was. God's Word alone is our guide and not the example of even godly men in those areas where they do not follow the Word of God. "Let God be found true even though every man be found a liar" (Rom. 3:4). The Bereans searched the Scriptures to check up even on Paul's teaching, and the Holy Spirit commends them for it (Acts 17:11). That is a good example for all of us to follow. David was a man after God's own heart. Yet, for forty years, he permitted the Israelites to worship Moses' bronze serpent without realizing that it was an abomination to God. He did not have light even on such obvious idolatry. It was a much lesser king, Hezekiah, who was given light to expose and destroy this idolatrous practice (2 Kin. 18:1-4). We can follow godly men in the saintliness of their lives, but not in their lack of light on human traditions. Our safety lies in simply following the teaching of God's Word and not in adding to or subtracting from it. 👉 DO NOT JUDGE OTHERS! Finally : What should our attitude be towards sincere believers who celebrate Christmas and Easter? It is important to remember that we do not become spiritual merely by not celebrating Christmas and Easter. And those who celebrate these festivals are not therefore carnal believers. Spiritual people are those who follow Christ Jesus along the way of daily self-denial and the daily infilling of the Holy Spirit - whether they celebrate Christmas and Easter or not. So when we meet believers who celebrate these festivals, we must be gracious enough to consider that they may be ignorant of the pagan origin of these festivals. So they are not sinning in any way when they celebrate them. On the other hand, we will be sinning, if we judge them. Since December 25th is usually a holiday for everyone and the days around it are also holidays for schools, many use this period for end-of-the-year family reunions - which is a very good thing. And since some people attend church-services only twice a year (on December 25th and the Easter weekend) it is good for churches to have services on those dates, so that they can preach the gospel to such people and explain to them that Christ Jesus came to earth to save us from our sins and that He conquered death and Satan for us. True believers are thankful every day of their lives that Christ Jesus was born and that He died for their sins and rose again - and not just at two times of the year. In the early days of Christianity, some Christians celebrated the Sabbath - which was a non-Christian religious festival, just like Christmas and Easter. The Holy Spirit inspired Paul therefore to write Romans 14 to warn other Christians not to sin by judging them. The same warning holds good for those who judge others who celebrate Christmas and Easter. "Accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions. Who are you to judge the servant of another? One person regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who does not, for the Lord he does not, and gives thanks to God. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind. But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God and each one of us will give an account of himself (alone) to God" (Rom.14:12)). And that is the best word with which to conclude this relatively short submission on Christmas and Easter. May God help us to realize that every day, Christ Jesus was born, crucified on the Cross,died, buried and resurrected for us that we may live... That for every sin we wilfully commit, we nail Him to the Cross afresh. Amen🙇🙏❤️!