According to the Bible, we're not supposed to be celebrating Christmas.

Ah, yes. You are absolutely correct. Just leaving the verse out like that would make it seem like I took the verse out of context to prove a point, so I will elaborate a little further.

First, let's break down the verse because it is a bit King Jamesy old-Englishy,

"Thus says the Lord" This, of course, means God says. That's pretty plain and simple. If God is telling us do not follow the ways of the heathen who stand up a tree and hammer it to the ground and put tinsel on it, then it tells me that we're not supposed to do it.

Of course, since this was quoted in the book of Jeremiah which is part of the Old Testament that came out long before Christ was born, the gentiles of those days did not call it a Christmas tree. They probably named it something else.

He specifically cited the example of the chopping down of a tree, propping it up with a hammer and nails and putting silver and gold on it. It's very similar to what we do with the Christmas tree.

God specifically pointed out not to celebrate this tradition long before Jesus died on the cross. Jesus rose again and ascended into Heaven, and some 2008 years later we are still using Christmas trees. So wouldn't that be a major disobedience to God. Here's a link to a site that gives some information about it: http://www.thercg.org/que... you tell me where in the bible where God has no problem with the "New Moon Festival"? I don't recall reading that verse. Thank you.

You need not interpret, I do King Jamesy, just fine!

The New Moon thing is in Col. 2:16 and it says that we are not to let anyone judge us in the keeping of.... This is not a command to keep the festival, but neither does it say that it is wrong to do so, (as long as we are not worshipping the full moon, but that we can celebrate an event that God has wrought), and hints that the observance of same is within the bounds of acceptability.

The Jeremiah verse is about idolatry! Consider this... When Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem he cut down trees, held them up with hammers and nails and covered them with silver and gold. This fits the verse you use as well as Christmas trees do, and we know that God filled the temple with His glory, so He must have been OK with the temple construction.

In Jeremiah's day there would have been no Christmas anyway. If the festival existed at all, it would have been the pagan Saturnella. (sp?) If you want to argue that Christmas is pagan in origin, you won't get an argument from me. But if you want to use a verse concerning idol worship to put down Christmas, you will.

God Bless

Amen.