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homelesschristian View Profile History	should christians celebrate easter ❓❓ 🐇🥚 Posted : 11 Apr, 2025 03:04 PM Some have suggested that God does not command the celebration of the resurrection/Easter; therefore, it should not be celebrated. This argument also falls short, given that Jesus observed a “man-made” holiday that God did not command when he celebrated Hanukkah! John 10:22 Then came The Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah); it was winter in Jerusalem. Jesus was walking in the Temple around Solomon’s Colonnade. Nowhere in Scripture does God command the celebration of Hanukkah, but here, the Son of God is celebrating it. Why? Jesus celebrated Hanukkah because it was a celebration of God that the Jewish people observed. We celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, not because God mandated the celebration but because it is worthy of celebrating and honors God. Wasn’t Easter a Pagan god? The word “Easter” is very controversial to many, and a slew of accusations about its origins have been brought forth throughout the years. The origin for the word “Easter” has been attributed (but is not limited) to: — The German word for east, which comes from an even older Latin word for dawn. — Eastre (or Eostre) who was celebrated as the goddess of spring by the Saxons of Northern Europe. — A Babylonian goddess Astarte. — A word with Saxon origin, derived from the old Teutonic form of auferstehn, Auferstehung, which means “Resurrection.” At the end of the day, all the opinions lack concrete historical evidence and leave us with a big shrug shoulders emoji 🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♀️. Cliff Sofield, a lexicographer for the Oxford English Dictionary, rightly states “Easter is a very old word. It goes back to the earliest varieties of Old English. It’s hard to know the nitty-gritty details about how any word came to be, especially one people started uttering a millennium ago.” Whether you fall into the camp that affirms a re-titling of “Easter” to “Resurrection Sunday” or whether you’re an old-fashion Easter lover, we can affirm and understand people’s desire to change the name to Resurrection Sunday. Who would want to bat down that idea? But we must also be careful not to demonize a word we don’t concretely know the origins of, or even worse, judge other believers who use that word. Post Reply
Moonlight7 View Profile History	should christians celebrate easter ❓❓ 🐇🥚 Posted : 12 Apr, 2025 08:37 AM LD You the Fake . Degrading Several members Denominations Bible Beliefs. You need Deliverance from God for your ignorance. LD Fake No teacher and Lies Post Reply
LittleDavid View Profile History	should christians celebrate easter ❓❓ 🐇🥚 Posted : 12 Apr, 2025 08:43 AM Moonlight, what do you false accusations have to do with the celebration of Easter⁉️ Post Reply

LoveWins99 View Profile History	should christians celebrate easter ❓❓ 🐇🥚 Posted : 19 Apr, 2025 03:30 PM You are correct. Easter comes from the word Ishtar and similar really going back to Nimrod's mother Semiramis. Fertility "goddess" hence bunnies and eggs. The reason this date moves around every year is due to the spring equinox....sun worship. Nimrod was consideed the first 'sun ged" and then Semiramis claimed it. We are told to come out of her My people and touch not the unclean thing. He did say what you wrote about remembering Him...thank youu for your post. Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	should christians celebrate easter ❓❓ 🐇🥚 Posted : 19 Apr, 2025 06:29 PM Interesting stuff, LoveWins Post Reply