I also think that when the church chose «Easter» to
celebrate the day Jesus rose from the dead, they did this intentionally because of what the resurrection of Jesus signifies.
Not exact matches
If you believe that
Jesus was resurrected surely that would be the
day to
celebrate.
Maybe there is no h.ell and atheists are in heaven, they just have to change little baby
jesus» diapers every christmas for eternity and then clean up all the easter eggs the Monday after we
celebrate a rabbit distributing eggs on a holy
day, just like we
celebrate shopping for five weeks before virgin mom drops the saviour.
Most people
celebrate this tradition, if so, then
celebrate this
day in the name of
Jesus Christ.
Albeit, they didn't «need» to fire her, but I do not believe her religious lines were crossed, she was not
celebrating the birth of
Jesus, nor any other religious observances connected with that
day.
However, it can not be clearly seen why do those Christian countries
celebrate Easter Monday as the
day of
Jesus's resurrection, which regard Sunday as being the first
day of the week, while, according to their belief,
Jesus's resurrection took place on Sunday.
In a Good Friday article about Holy Week, NPR inaccurately described Easter as «the
day celebrating the idea that
Jesus did not die and go to hell or purgatory or...
As the Church
celebrates the Resurrection for fifty
days, the Church also ponders the first evangelization: the primitive Christian community, in the power of the Spirit, brings the surrounding Mediterranean world the history - shattering news that
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Regarding
Jesus celebrating passover a
day early, it certainly wouldn't be out of character for him to take something that was essentially Jewish, break the rules a bit and redefine it around himself...!
There are numerous theories explaining why
Jesus celebrated it a
day early.
You will know from the NT gospels that Sunday (the first
day of the week) is the
day of the Resurrection of
Jesus, and that from the following week on, from the apostolic era on down, Christians gathered on that
day to
celebrate what is the ultimate moment of our history.
Instead, it is a
day to
celebrate the birth of
Jesus Christ.
In England we
celebrate All Hallows and turn it into a festival of light where all the Saints (we are all Saints, that believe and follow
Jesus) come together to thank
Jesus for bringing The Light into the world as He did with his Dad and The Holy spirit on then first
day.
As the Church
celebrates the Resurrection for fifty
days, the Church also ponders the first evangelization: the primitive Christian community, in the power of the Spirit, brings the surrounding Mediterranean world the history - shattering news that
Jesus of Nazareth, having been raised from the dead, has been constituted Lord and Savior for the forgiveness of sins.
Jesus was born while Herod the Great was king, and since Herod died in 4 B.C., he was probably born between 6 and 4 B.C. No one knows what
day of the year, but ever since the fourth century December 25,
celebrated in the Mithra cult as the winter solstice and the sun's birthday, has been observed by the Christian Church.
Yet we live in a
day when
celebrating «Christ's mass» is frowned upon by the secularists, who want to excise
Jesus from the holiday, and surprisingly, by some Christians who want to exorcize Christmas from the calendar.
And if you want to get real technical, the celebration on this particular
day doesn't really have to do with
Jesus either, it was a
day the Pagans
celebrated and the Christians changed what the celebration was about, so it's not 2000 years old either.
There will be a
day that the non bleievers will see there is a God and his son is
Jesus Christ, for whom we
celebrate the Christmas season, how can you
celebrate or even acknowledge Christmas if you don't believe in God.
I do not know the exact
day oF
Jesus's birth, but because we
celebrate our birthdays i think it only right to pick a
day to
celebrate hiS.
But since
Jesus and His Disciples
celebrated the Passover a
day early (again, out of respect for the Sabbath), it meant that the Last Supper on Thursday night was the fulfillment of the Passover meal.
Its in the
day to
day ordinariness that
Jesus is to be found in our midst and we should
celebrate that and hang onto it — he never really had big buildings, big fanfares, big «ra ra» moments did he?
Our message is to unite Christians in support of their celebration and for their reason; to
celebrate of the birth of
Jesus Christ, not the commercial circus that has been built up and around the most important
day in Christianity.
As Christians
celebrate Good Friday, Pastor Kerry Shook explores how
Jesus spent his last
days on Earth.
NPR issued a correction, saying, «Easter — the
day Christians
celebrate Jesus» Resurrection — is on Sunday,» but many saw it as too little, too late.
During those 40
days, we prepare to
celebrate Jesus» birth by remembering the centuries the people of Israel waited for their Messiah to appear.
You can say all
day that it is a secular holiday and does not have much of a christian prescence all you want, but if any christian saw you
celebrate it or one of your athiest friends saw you, they would believe you were a christian who believes in
Jesus no matter how much commercialism is in it.
I agree that
Jesus was not born on December 25, but we
celebrate His birth on that
day due to «syncretism.»
That we
celebrate Jesus» birth on a specific
day of the year does not mean that we think that was the actual
day He was born.
Luther stayed on in Wittenberg for Easter, to complete his obligations of preaching and
celebrating the Feast
Day of the Raising of
Jesus, «The Resurrection».
The followers of
Jesus, soon to be called Christians (after «Christ», meaning the Anointed, a name given early on, to
Jesus), began to meet together in the earliest
days, to
celebrate this remembrance, which they called also thanksgiving, eucharist.
Then a few
days later, we
celebrate Easter, also called Resurrection Sunday, as the
day that
Jesus rose from the dead.
No we don't know when
Jesus birthday is, so tradionally 1
day out of the year most of the world shuts down so we can rejoice in the birth of
Jesus with people, friends and extended family, people we don't get to
celebrate Jesus birth with everyday.
To a true Christian, every
day is a
day to
celebrate Jesus» sacrifice and to honor him.
I'd rather
celebrate the Holy
Days Jesus Christ and the Apostles observed.
It has sort of developed from the tradition of the King Cake — which is made in France to
celebrate the Epiphany, which falls on Jan. 6 every year, and marks the
day when the Wise Men arrived to visit baby
Jesus.
Traditonally people
celebrated the resurection of
Jesus on Easter Sunday with a feast following 40
days of fasting during Lent but these
days, for many, it seems to be yet another excuse for a long weekend filled with excessive eating and drinking.
He will know that Easter is the
day that we
celebrate Jesus» sacrifice for our life.
I'm still slightly in a food coma from all the food and chocolate I consumed yesterday... but other than that, I had a great
day at church and with my family
celebrating Jesus» sacrifice to save you and I. It's been a busy weekend and I didn't get a chance to get this post up earlier, but I thought I'd share my...
Today is a
day for
celebrating the wonderful hope that we have in
Jesus Christ and to thank God for sacrificing His son for our...
Hope you are having a beautiful
day celebrating the resurrection of
Jesus!
One of my favorite Christmas songs is «I
Celebrate the
Day» by Relient K, and it talks about how when Jesus came down to Bethlehem, did he realize that he would one day save the lives of everyone on Ear
Day» by Relient K, and it talks about how when
Jesus came down to Bethlehem, did he realize that he would one
day save the lives of everyone on Ear
day save the lives of everyone on Earth.
Obviously my question Would
Jesus Celebrate Veterans
Day?
This
day traditionally
celebrated as the
day when
Jesus (
Jesus Christ Pictures) was crucified.
The villagers
celebrate Bom
Jesus on the first
day of January.
Other highlights will include the photography of socially minded Los Angeles artist Ken Gonzales -
Day at Luis De
Jesus Los Angeles, a selection of work by
celebrated Mexico City artist Pedro Friedeberg at M+B in West Hollywood and the work of Southern California painter Gilbert «Magu» Luján,» of the»70s collective Los Four, at Craig Krull Gallery in Santa Monica.
Phony gift giving propelled by an advertising business
celebrating Jesus Christ's birthday, Hallmark cards and the
days of Norman Rockwell gets to many of us.
My 5 year old little girl asked me why we
celebrate Christmas just a couple
days ago so I told her the story of the birth of
Jesus.
It is such a glorious
day to
celebrate as without
Jesus» death & ressurection we could not live.
A
day to
celebrate life together — the living
Jesus and the life of my sweet dad who would have been eighty six on Sunday.