Harbioye:


Corrected

Ignorant Muslims or what?? Are you now saying Late prophet Muhammad and allah were both IGNORANT to have recognized Jesus Christ according to these verses of Quran:-

Quran 43:57 And when the son of Maryam (Mary) is quoted as an
example [i.e. ‘Iesa (Jesus) is worshipped,
behold! Your people cry aloud (laugh out at the example).

When the angels said: “O
Mary! Allah gives you the good
news of a Word from Him, whose
name is the Messiah, Jesus son of
Mary, who is illustrious in this
world and the hereafter, and who
is one of those brought near [to
Allah]. (Quran 3.45)

spiralwedge:


It really shows you are not using common sense with your Christianity.

So if Christ and his disciples could upturn a pagan to a day when God Almighty is worshipped,
WHAT IS STOPPING YOU FROM CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS WHICH ACTUALLY POINTS TO CHRIST HIMSELF.

The pagan elements in Christmas had since been removed and even the name has been changed to CHRIST MASS which means celebration of Christ.

Do like Jesus, go look for pagan practices and upturn them to something that will give glory to God. Stop displaying low IQ in the public.

Many pagan elements still exist in its celebration. There's nothing worthy to be celebrated today, just to thank God for life and live your life in piety and piousness before God and man.

AgentNairaland:


Ignorant Muslims or what?? Are you now saying Late prophet Muhammad and allah were both IGNORANT to have recognized Jesus Christ according to these verses of Quran:-

Quran 43:57 And when the son of Maryam (Mary) is quoted as an
example [i.e. ‘Iesa (Jesus) is worshipped,
behold! Your people cry aloud (laugh out at the example).

When the angels said: “O
Mary! Allah gives you the good
news of a Word from Him, whose
name is the Messiah, Jesus son of
Mary, who is illustrious in this
world and the hereafter, and who
is one of those brought near [to
Allah]. (Quran 3.45)

Did the Quran recognise the resurrection of Christ

imolile:
Legalism is the problems of Nigerian churches, most people have not heard that word before
Legalism (or nomism), in Christian theology, is the act of putting law above gospel by establishing requirements for salvation beyond repentance and faith in Jesus Christ and reducing the broad, inclusive and general precepts of the Bible to narrow and rigid moral codes.
We don't do this and we don't do that is human attempt to attain holiness or righteousness by mere works,
Sometimes the strictness imposed on people tends to rob people oF true Christianity which is more about the saving of the souls of men
In the course of Practicing legalism, many of the men have sent a wrong message about Jesus to the world
these seclusion that made people to differentiate themselves in most cases is not of God
Christians are to be Lights in the worLd,
Light does not shout,
Light shines.
these Legalism is like shouting and it makes us worse than Judaism
this is the point where the Jews were when Jesus Came
Christianity is more than all these, you can bring people out of ignorance only by loving them not by legalistic seclusion

Actually Legalist are the most of all hypocrites because they cannot keep up with true legalism
God Condemns all man in one statement Roman 3:10 , Isaiah 64: 6
It is Only Jesus who qualifies to attain Gods righteousness and we must come through Him

wow

Sunnycliff:


Did the Quran recognise the resurrection of Christ

We are talking about his birth not resurrection, you said Ignorant slaves of allah are those that celebrate Christmas Whereas Quran recognized him and honour him more than anything on earth and aftermath including your late prophet Muhammad who was nothing before allah in Quran

God is not a confusionist. Christian denominations disagree on too many things but they all agree on paying Tithe or you end in hell, yet there is no single report that Jesus collected Tithe even for once.

But, how does it concern me? Is it my money? There are disagreements in Islam also, let me concentrate on that.

Sunnycliff:


I mean the day or month

all days belong to god. the bible says god created day and night.
Then God commanded, *Let lights appear in the sky to separate day from night and to show the time when days, years, and religious festivals begin. Genesis chapter 1:14
the bolded says something very telling. it also means that god's aim for creating day and night would be incomplete if it doesn't show times for religious festivals like christmas.

if you were a follower of god, you will not waste your time arguing whether or not you should celebrate it. the bible says the host of angels in heaven appeared and they were singing christmas carols saying: glory to god in the highest and peace to men of good will. if you were a follower and a believer in god, you would do what the angels did, and that's to rejoice on that day chosen by the church. the bible says whatever you consider bound on earth is considered bound in heaven. he said he will honour the words of his servants.

but of course, even though i have pointed fit out to you using the bible, you still would not agree to it because your superintendent has not told you to celebrate it. he told you once that you should not watch tv and have changed his mind. what makes you think that he is not getting it wrong today?

Sunnycliff:


Many pagan elements still exist in its celebration. There's nothing worthy to be celebrated today, just to thank God for life and live your life in piety and piousness before God and man.

Pagan elements like what?
Nothing worthy to be celebrated? Christ is not worthy to be celebrated? Please stop mentioning. I'm done here. EoD.

Sunnycliff:


Choosing to worship God even on Fridays is not a sin. Saudis and UAE have Friday as their worship day while Sundays are for work. If you conduct church service that day, it's not a sin.

Did Jesus say so that is the question am putting to you?

Sunnycliff:


We still hold programs anyday of the year. Even today, we are coming back from the camp

You held a program today because it was a national holiday but if it wasn't I doubt if any retreat would have been held.

ijewejones:


I like you slimy ways of calling me names..now the bolded was sighted as examples (you now using it against me).

Are you a Christian? If yes,how come you didn't impose your "not celebrating" on your fellow christians by going to deliver jobs to them today!?

do I look like your Santa that rides on magical reindeers delivering packages? I don't have a bag of jobs waiting for Christmas to be delivered.

There's nothing special about today that I'd have to do something to 'not celebrate' it. Plus I don't impose anything on anyone. Celebrate what you wish. Just don't deny 'facts' about its origins and customs or act like those people who recognize those facts are being deceptive.

Sunnycliff:


Many pagan elements still exist in its celebration. There's nothing worthy to be celebrated today, just to thank God for life and live your life in piety and piousness before God and man.

the gloria sang in church on that day is what you call you call pagan?
let me post the gloria here for you and tell me what's pagan about it.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
For You alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

please tell me the pagan practice here, please!

imolile:
Legalism is the problems of Nigerian churches, most people have not heard that word before
Legalism (or nomism), in Christian theology, is the act of putting law above gospel by establishing requirements for salvation beyond repentance and faith in Jesus Christ and reducing the broad, inclusive and general precepts of the Bible to narrow and rigid moral codes.
We don't do this and we don't do that is human attempt to attain holiness or righteousness by mere works,
Sometimes the strictness imposed on people tends to rob people oF true Christianity which is more about the saving of the souls of men
In the course of Practicing legalism, many of the men have sent a wrong message about Jesus to the world
these seclusion that made people to differentiate themselves in most cases is not of God
Christians are to be Lights in the worLd,
Light does not shout,
Light shines.
these Legalism is like shouting and it makes us worse than Judaism
this is the point where the Jews were when Jesus Came
Christianity is more than all these, you can bring people out of ignorance only by loving them not by legalistic seclusion

Actually Legalist are the most of all hypocrites because they cannot keep up with true legalism
God Condemns all man in one statement Roman 3:10 , Isaiah 64: 6
It is Only Jesus who qualifies to attain Gods righteousness and we must come through Him

Paul addresses this in this scripture when he said I planted, Apollos watered but God gave the increase. He said this when some were saying they belonged to Paul and another Apollos. Christmas has always been celebrated before some persons came with the thought that is idolatry. After all Christ birth was celebrated in the Bible. Christmas is honor to Jesus in my understanding.

peteruuu:

OP you forgot to add the " BRANHAMITES".
I am one of them.
Christmas celebration is not Biblical. It's pure pagan worship.

please tell me more about the branhamites

Sabby1:
Regardless of date or origin, If I no celebrate Christ at least once a year, wetin I gain.

Happy Christmas Nairalanders

Are they really celebrating Christ look inward and see what people do during Christmas celebration you will really believe that it is really idolatrous.

muzeze77:
It is the birthday of zeus a roman god who was sent to save the world. Jesus was not born on Christmas day. he was not born in the winter. Someone could have picked another day to honor him as his real birthday is not known instead they took a day to honor a Pagan. Do the math

zeus birthday? zeus is a mythology, the pagan who celebrate 25th for the birth of the sun, it effect make the church in rome to use the medium to celebrate the birth of christ as the light, and in relation to the event at the month of transfiguration(mark 9:10), constatine the empor of rome who was converted make the christmas popularize above the celebration of the birth of the sun.

edoairways:

MFM holding Christmas service? Do you have the live link?

MFM Ikate Lekki P1.
That's where my neighbor and her family worship and they wen for Christmas service this morning. I was informed of it.

Sunnycliff:


Mark 16:9 Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

You can see when he resurrected

I still have not seen where Jesus now said Saturday sabbath should now be changed to Sunday because I resurrected on Sunday. Jesus resurrection on Sunday and God’s command of worship on Saturday are two different things. Sunday worship is men’s tradition and not commanded in the Bible.

According to Catholic encyclopedia, the early Christians started meeting on Sunday to remember the resurrection of Jesus and not to replace Saturday with it. With passage of time, the Catholic Church now enforced Sunday to completely replace Saturday. Now you can see it’s the Catholic Church making to completely eradicate sabbath. All of the changes were just man made.

The reason for meeting on Sunday can be applied to Friday that because Jesus was crucified on Friday or Monday because he asked us to gather and meet him in Galilee. That’s is actually a command from Jesus asking his disciples to meet him on Monday before he went into heaven. He did not even command us to meet on Sunday because he resurrected. Don’t you think worshiping on Monday is even more in line as a command than Sunday? That’s to tell you people just decided to choose Sunday. Not commanded by the scripture . In fact Monday was commanded

MiddleDimension:


all days belong to god. the bible says god created day and night.
Then God commanded, *Let lights appear in the sky to separate day from night and to show the time when days, years, and religious festivals begin. Genesis chapter 1:14
the bolded says something very telling. it also means that god's aim for creating day and night would be incomplete if it doesn't show times for religious festivals like christmas.

if you were a follower of god, you will not waste your time arguing whether or not you should celebrate it. the bible says the host of angels in heaven appeared and they were singing christmas carols saying: glory to god in the highest and peace to men of good will. if you were a follower and a believer in god, you would do what the angels did, and that's to rejoice on that day chosen by the church. the bible says whatever you consider bound on earth is considered bound in heaven. he said he will honour the words of his servants.

but of course, even though i have pointed fit out to you using the bible, you still would not agree to it because your superintendent has not told you to celebrate it. he told you once that you should not watch tv and have changed his mind. what makes you think that he is not getting it wrong today?

Genesis 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: (KJV), I didn't see anything like religious festivals

jahsharon:
God is not a confusionist. Christian denominations disagree on too many things but they all agree on paying Tithe or you end in hell, yet there is no single report that Jesus collected Tithe even for once.

sorry bro not all christian agree about paying tithe. have a nice day.

skentelelady:


That's a lie. I am at the service right at the headquarters. It's manna water service meant for 4pm on Wednesdays that the church shifted to morning.
so stop saying what you don't know Just to confuse yourself and others

Oh what do I know? My neighbor told me Christmas service this morning when they were leaving. I don't know of HQ, they worship at the MFM at Ikate.

Sunnycliff:


Mark 15:37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. 15:42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

The day before the Sabbath Sir

Count from that day (Friday) 72 hours or 3 days and 3 nights

Sunnycliff:


Genesis 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: (KJV), I didn't see anything like religious festivals

the one i quoted for you is good news bible. but below is NIV

genesis 1:14 NIV
And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,

the two Translations i have quoted all agree that the "seasons" talked about in your KJV, actually do not mean winter, autum, spring and summer, but a period for certain things! so what's your point again?

below is from jerusalem bible
"God said, 'Let there be lights in the vault of heaven to divide day from night, and let them indicate festivals, days and years."

NLSavage:
please tell me more about the branhamites

I'll be glad to tell you more than you could ask for.

I just sent you a PM sir.

Why can't all these churches merge n become one

Bahddo:
do I look like your Santa that rides on magical reindeers delivering packages? I don't have a bag of jobs waiting for Christmas to be delivered.

There's nothing special about today that I'd have to do something to 'not celebrate' it. Plus I don't impose anything on anyone. Celebrate what you wish. Just don't deny 'facts' about its origins and customs or act like those people who recognize those facts are being deceptive.

Oga,stop deceiving ur brain & the society you live & exist in.

You are human & you grew up to follow the 'tradition' even if it's against your belief & religion.

Separating yourself makes you 'an animal' & you know animals don't behave in such ways(I doubt how a human like you will behave sheepishly)

THE TRUTH IS YOU'RE TOEING THE LINE OF THE SOCIETY/CHRISTIANS even if it's against your religion..

What are you trying to prove??

helinues:
Best Church to enjoy Christmas Carol in Nigeria

Apostolic Faith

Hehehehehe. You attend Apostolic Faith?

macbernard:
Flesh and blood has not revealed this to you!

God bless you and Merry Christmas!

merry Christmas and have a wonderful celebration

cyrilamx:
Aint u bothered that the bible u so proudly but ignorantly quote was put together by the catholic church you love to hate? Tell me in the gospel where Jesus asked any of his disciple to put down an account of his life...The only instruction Christ gave was that his disciples should go and teach all nations and not go write stories of his life which in the next 300 years will require a council of the Catholic church to decide and affirm. Pope St. Damasus approved of the canons of the new testament as we have it now. If the catholic church relied so much on the power Christ gave her in Matt. 16:13-18; 18:18, to decide the books of the scriptures and subsequently naming those coedified books the Bible, and u accept such bible, then why r u hypocritical about Sunday worship, Easter feast, etc set by the church? Lest i forget do away with days of d weeks cos they are named after pagan gods. To you now all those evil forests and land dedicated to idols and later re-dedicated to God and churches set up on those lands should be destroyed cos they standing on land previously used by idols...?

where is your sense if we did not write the Jesus life account how do you now imitate him? How do you follow His foot step when He says in john 14:6 am the way, the truth and life.... Add sense to the diminutive one you have.

Worshipping idols has been replaced by celebrating the birth of Christ. Is that a good thing? Someone shout Alleluia!

If you can celebrate your birthday and even your pastors birthday then why can you celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on the day that has been chosen by Christians all over the world to celebrate Him ? ... on Christmas being a day of pagan worship, y’all need to go back to your history books . The emperor Constantine gave his life to Christ that is , he became a Christian on that day and also , changed that day which is also the worship of Saturn to be the celebration of Christ birth instead of a god. In conclusion as , Christianity originally was a pagan practice before Protestantism came . I put my pen down here with the little wisdom and light I have thrown .