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Chapter 76—Holidays And Anniversaries The Need of Guidance in Holiday Observance —I saw that our holidays should not be spent in patterning after the world, yet they should not be passed by unnoticed, for this will bring dissatisfaction to our children. On these days when there is danger that our children will be exposed to evil influences and become corrupted by the pleasures and excitement of the world, let the parents study to get up something to take the place of more dangerous amusements. Give your children to understand that you have their good and happiness in view. 1   {AH 472.1} Through the observance of holidays the people both of the world and of the churches have been educated to believe that these lazy days are essential to health and happiness, but the results reveal that they are full of evil. 2   {AH 472.2} We have tried earnestly to make the holidays as interesting as possible to the youth and children, while changing this order of things. Our ob...

Biblical Christmas Celebration by Winelfred G. Pasamba September 25, 2017 Acts 17:23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 24God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands... As Paul used a pagan belief to introduce Christ, we can also use holidays, birthdays, anniversaries to do good and point people to Jesus.  As most of the world celebrates like in the time of Noah, in eating and drinking, partying, reveling, so will it be towards the end of time. So how do Christians make good of these holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, etc? Partying, Feasting.  Luke 14:12-14 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee aga...

Bible Texts About Jewelry and a Proposed Understanding About Seeming Contradictions (note: skimmers & scanners might not get the logic) There are several texts in the Bible that seem to give permission-by-example to use jewelry: “And I asked her, and said, whose daughter art thou? And she said, the daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.” Gen 24:47, 48 “And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck...” Gen 41:42 “As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.” Ps 25:12 “I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul sh...