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Hairyrapunzel:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_anniversary
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/birthdays-and-wedding-anniversaries/page-3
http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/spring07/anniversary.cfm

It doesn't change the fact that wedding anniversary was never mentioned in the bible. it had pagan origin. y do you celebrate it?
You are contradicting yourself you say it's not the People but you say the only people that celebrated birthday in the bible were unbelievers right?
So it should still have something to do with the people too.
The links above no one mentioned it being celebrated by the early christians so it had to be pagan in origin right?

It doesn't change the fact that your jehovah is not all knowing (not omniscient) in that he forgot to put down the things that we ought not to do in the bible or rather inspire the writers fully and he cherry picks.
You just want to give excuse for celebrating something that the early christians didn't celebrate and also has ties with pagan origin.
You have seen that somethings we do on daily basis were associated in the bible only with bad people now you want to shift to origin.
Did God tell us to celebrate wedding anniversary in the bible?

Hairyrapunzel:
It doesn't change the fact that wedding anniversary is pagan in origin and it is never mentioned in the bible. I said Google origin of wedding anniversary

Hairyrapunzel:
Siesta was associated with beheading sheybi you observe your siesta at night? i said eye paint not external adornment don't change it was associated with jezebel and apostate isreal do you forbid them?
That some body did something bad on his birthday doesn't make birthday bad or something eg an accessory associated with a bad person doesn't make the accessory bad is the person that is bad. You twist the bible to suit you own doctrine and I didn't say sleep or external adornment I was specific.
If you want to generalise read col 2 vs 16 take Christmas and birthday as our festival and don't judge us or say you are warning us
Then Google origin of wedding anniversary cause it was not mentioned in the bible.

You also raised an interesting point in acts 8: 36 -38 Philip interpreting the scriptures to the eunuch and then baptising him. Philip is one man not and organisation and he searched the scriptures not a magazine or website for interpretation and the eunuch was happy and you forgot to add vs 39 the eunuch happily went his way he didn't have to follow phillip. So read you bible which is the scriptures I have my pastor to explain it to me if I have difficulty in understanding and also pray for the holy spirits guidance.

Hairyrapunzel:
I said wedding anniversaries not weddings. Wedding anniversaries were not mentioned in the bible and it is of pagan origin
The bible never mentioned siesta and eye paint in good light
The wearing of eye paint is mentioned twice, once in reference to wicked queen Jezebel (2 Kings 9:30) and secondly to apostate Israel (Jer 4:30).
2 samuel 4 vs 5-7 contains the only instance where a siesta is mentioned in the Bible, and results in a beheading.
Read your bible very well

Hairyrapunzel:
So because something is associated with bad people or pagans you don't celebrate it right?
What of wedding gifts? What about siesta? What about eye paint?
Wedding anniversaries have pagan origin so don't celebrate it.
This is called cherry picking.
Does your jehovah cherry picks?
You contradict yourself.
Eye paint is associated with jezebel and apostate isreal do you forbid eye paint?

Hairyrapunzel:
Something good happened on pharaohs birthday ie he freed the cup bearer. Pharaohs were known to kill children when it wasn't even their birthdays even herods did the same thing.
They were not even isrealites or Christians that's y they did bad things. I asked a question is it the birthday or the pharaoh that was bad? Or is it herod or the birthday that killed John the Baptist
You say you follow what God ask to do in the bible. Did God ask us not to commit murder or celebrate birthday?
You say you do what you find his servants doing in the bible. Did they obey God's commandment and if they did was there any commandment saying we should not celebrate birthday?
After John the Baptist died and Jesus was told what did he do? Did he have compassion or not? Did he curse birthdays? Did he say anything about birthdays?
I believe if Jesus had a problem with it he would have said so the bible has everything we should do and not do.
You also say God's servants did not celebrate birthday.
Did they celebrate wedding anniversary? Did they cut cake on their wedding? Did they accept wedding gifts?

Hairyrapunzel:
The bible also says in Gen 40 vs 20-23 pharoah spared the life of the cupbearer. This shows something good can happen on a birtbday.
Answer the question is it pharoah or the birthday that was bad?
In the case of john the baptist death was it herod or the birthday that killed john the baptist?
Somebody does something bad on a day it doesnt make the day bad its the person tbat is bad

Dogs are mentioned in the Bible 40 times, and in every mention they are described disparagingly. They are said to be lowly and unclean, used as an allegory for sodomites (Deut 23:17,18), and said to be no part of the New System (Rev 22:15). Do you not have dogs as pets?

The wearing of eye paint is mentioned twice, once in reference to wicked queen Jezebel (2 Kings 9:30) and secondly to apostate Israel (Jer 4:30). Do you forbid eye makeup?
2 samuel 4 vs 5-7 contains the only instance where a siesta is mentioned in the Bible, and results in a beheading. Do you forbid siestas?

ogologoamu:
I don't want the DSS to break into our house

ogologoamu:
That school he attended grooms bad boys die. It's one of the oldest school in Abia state. My senior bros was going to that school with a gun.

TrapQueen77:
okies..


Then show it to me sha..

TrapQueen77:
One thing I noticed.. Why they don't have a close up photo?

Monalisa185:
lol... I Don chill

uyams:
How are we sure is shekaus own,so neat irrespective of the harmattan,or did the wash it?

Jins12:
Take the flag to Buhari their leader

Monalisa185:
now that was damn long...

Take his name to okija shrine

seunmsg:
Can you appeal to your militant brothers to halt the attacks for at least one year and let's see how the ptedident will perform? Before you write someone off, you should at least give him the benefit of the doubt. Jonathan was there for close to 6 years, no single pipeline was touched and we all saw his woeful performance. Give this president the same chance and let's access him after his 4 years term.

Ken4Christ:
We celebrate Christmas because we have the scriptural license to do so. You may wonder, what is the license?

1. Apostle Paul said, "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or WHATSOEVER YE DO, do all to the glory of God". (1st Corinthians 10:31).

We have to know we are living under grace and not under laws. As such, there is no strict rules that runs our lives. We have the liberty to do things we want to do as long as it does not compromise moral standard of the Scripture.

Paul said, 'Whatsoever we do'. And Christmas falls under the category of whatsoever. The only clause is that it should be done to the glory of God.

Concerning the origin been linked to a pagan festival. Christmas celebration is therefore a welcome development as no one celebrates the pagan feast anymore.

I do know there are those who use this period to carry out acts that are ungodly. This is expected as not everyone that claims to be a Christian is truly saved.

Yes, Jesus did not tell us to celebrate his birth but wise men from the east came from a far country to worship and honour the little baby Jesus. Where the wise men instructed to do so? Certainly not but they knew it was a proper thing to do. But the Jews for which Jesus came didn't honour him.

If Jesus was on earth, do you think he will stop the celebration? He will not just the same way he did not stop those spreading their clothes on the ground shouting hosanna to the King when he rode on a donkey.

The essence of Christianity is to spread the gospel by every available means. At least, so many more people hear about Jesus because of the publicity accorded to Christmas.

JW will not celebrate someone they don't believe in.

They claim to be Christians but they deny the son.

They do everything within their power to degrade Jesus. So why should you listen to them.

It is not everything you do the Bible have to approve. Whatsoever you do, as long as it brings glory to God is acceptable.

Merry Christmas.