SHOULD CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE VALENTINE?

Valentine was said to be a priest near Rome in about the year
270 A.D, a time when the church was enduring great
persecution. His ministry was to help the Christians to escape
this persecution, and to provide them the sacraments, such as
marriage, which was outlawed by the Roman Empire at that
time. He was martyred about AD 269.

So, should children of God celebrate Valentine? And the
answer is, for at least two reasons, it is wrong for Bible
Christians or Bible church to celebrate Valentine. Here are the
two reasons:

(1) It's Wrong To Separate A Day to Celebrate a Saint. There is
no reason to argue if the man, Valentine, was a genuine child
of God or minister of God, but it is wrong to create a day to
specially celebrate a saint or a martyr. There were several
martyrs in the Bible and in our contemporary world, so it is of
no use creating a day to celebrate them, include martyr
Valentine; they are being celebrated in heaven already. For no
reason should Bible Christians create a special day to
celebrate a martyr. Only Jesus Christ should be celebrated in a
special manner. Also, there are many "so called" saints who
are really demons, and some of these names called with saints
were demonic.

(2) It Doesn't Glorify God, So it's Ungodly. Everything about
Valentine day is outside Christian activity, unlike Christmas
which involves Christian activities and draws us to God,
Valentine day has nothing to do with the history of Christianity
in the Bible. Valentine day is a general celebration outside
Christianity. If Valentine is about sacrifice of love, you don't
need to wait till February 14th before you do that. If it is
showing or expressing love to loved ones, you don't need a
day for that, if it is giving, no need to wait till February 14th
before you do that. You don't need to wait till February 14th
before you take your spouse out. In reality, Valentine is a
celebration of lust, inspired by satanic spirit. There is no side
of Valentine celebration that is attached to the Bible, there is
no biblical backup for the celebration of Valentine.

If you are a child of God, love is part of you because God is
love; if you are a genuine child of God, love is pure and not
lust; you should celebrate with your spouse, in a special way at
least every weekend. When the world is celebrating lust, you
can spend your time to do something better; when the people
of the world are waiting for February 14th before they can
experience or express special love with their partners or
people, you should do that every time, as much as possible.

Romans 12:1-2, "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice,
holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by
the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that
good and acceptable and perfect will of God."

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