Many of the so-called Christian festivals are purely pagan.
Several festivals are celebrated by the Christians today and some men of God tend to justify by Bible verses or thoughts; what’s causing to make it seem that all the festivities are approved by God. However, this is not the case since many of these celebrations are purely pagan.
1- Pagan feasts in the church
It is undeniable that the world has invaded the church. Indeed, pagan behaviours, habits and lifestyles have imposed themselves on Christians. This is the case with the holidays (Revelation 2:20/ 2:14). The Christmas holiday has always been regarded as a Christian holiday, claiming that Lord Jesus was born on December 25. Nowhere in the Bible is there any mention of any feast relating to the birth of the Lord Jesus. In addition, the Bible does not indicate a specific date for the lord’s birth. This festival has no Christian origin because it would have been instituted by a Roman emperor in honor of the sun god. (Http: //fr.m.wikipédia.org/wiki/noël). Later, it was introduced into Christianity in order to push Christians to prostrate themselves before this idol without their knowledge. Celebrating Christmas is idolatry before God. The same goes for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, All Saints’ Day, Mardi Gras, etc.
2- Feasts approved by God
Originally the Jewish people observed several feasts (Leviticus 23). These feasts heralded the work of Jesus Christ on the cross (Colossians 2:16-17). It is the expression of deliverance, freedom, forgiveness, the joy of the redeemed soul, gratitude, communion with God and among Christians. These feasts are also the solemnities to worship God in the meeting place that is Jesus (Matthew 12:8). As we see, all these feasts boil down to the feast of the Passover which is the deliverance of sin, the redemption of death, the joy of eternal life in Jesus Christ etc. (Exodus 12: 1-20). All the joys of the Christian must therefore go into the Passover. Thus, each day is a day of celebration for the Christian (Philippians 4:4). However, Christians can decree days of solemnity in order to commune with each other and make sacrifices of thanksgiving.
3. How can I celebrate according to God?
The Christian must always celebrate according to the God’s principles which are the thanksgivings of fraternal love, communion, sharing, holiness, relaxation, etc., while avoiding all that is excess in:
- clothing (avoid extravagance) (1 Timothy 2: 9-10);
- food (avoid table excesses) (Luke 21:34);
- drink (avoid alcohol) (Ephesians 5:18).
Any rejoicing inevitably taking place before an altar, the Christian must not take part in any feast at the risk of prostrate himself before an idol.
