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Christmas not Xmas!

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if you are celebrating christmas do not x christ out of it.. if you are celebrating christmas do you know why???.

hibiscusfire

Confession:

While there are many reasons why people frequent this message board, basically it is here to provide support and encouragement for people trying to heal from such Pharisaical legalism.

Well don't you think this a great opportunity to learn the truth about the X in Christmas and now do the right thing? How would you like it if lets say your name is Abraham, would you like if you were to receive some award and they presented your name on the flyer as X receives award for "The most outstanding and dedicated worker. People wouldn't know who X is.

Wouldn't you feel stupid in front hundreds of people who never even saw you far less know your stupid name.....Ahhh but to a man his name is the sweetest thing in his ear.

Hibiscusfire

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Christmas not Xmas!

by hibiscusfire in

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friends

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if you are celebrating christmas do not x christ out of it.. if you are celebrating christmas do you know why???.

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daystar:

The X is also a symbol for the Cross, in turn symbolising his sacrifice. How can it be a blasphemy?

That is not a symbol for the cross- the cross symbol would be like this ...+. upright position. Don't be fooled.

People use X to cross out things.

Christmas is celebrating Jesus' birth. Easter is celebrating His sacrifice so in any case why put the X there at Christmas time?

Hibie

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Christmas not Xmas!

by hibiscusfire in

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friends

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if you are celebrating christmas do not x christ out of it.. if you are celebrating christmas do you know why???.

hibiscusfire

One extreme is not balanced by going to the opposite extreme. The distortion of Christmas won't be corrected by eliminating all gift-giving and observing Christmas as a "religious" holiday.

The fact is, we do live in this world, and our families are greatly influenced by others. What we need to do is swing back toward the middle and eliminate the need to compete with others.

Then we will have the freedom to develop God's plan for our families without the pressure from the commercial world.

Hibie

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Christmas not Xmas!

by hibiscusfire in

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friends

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if you are celebrating christmas do not x christ out of it.. if you are celebrating christmas do you know why???.

hibiscusfire

Kid-A: If I choose to celebrate x-mas it will be on my own terms, dec. 25 originally had NOTHING to do with Jesus, and now its nothing more than an excuse to rack up enormous bills on your visa card so everybody

People have come terribly imbalanced. We give many useless gifts at Christmas because it's expected of us and we feel guilty if we don't. The money-making world now makes a $100.00 toy seem perfectly normal. It's easy to observe the stress that our imbalanced society places on family members. Christian parents who cannot provide the latest pleasures to their children are often depressed and troubles. Obviously, no one purposely makes them feel unworthy or insignificant, but the overwhelming emphasis we place on giving at Christmas certainly does.

So great is this social pressure that the closer we get toward Christmas Day, the more depressed and unworthy those who can't treat feel. Unfortunately the pressures don't end once Christmas is past either. Those who can't afford to compete in their gift-giving often dread congregating with their friends immediately after the holidays, because at "show and tell" time they don't have much to show. It is not a conscious act on the part of most people to openly display their pride. Rather, because we are in a competitive society we often determine a person's worth by his ability to buy things. "For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God" (Colossians 3:3).

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Christmas not Xmas!

by hibiscusfire in

jw
friends

.

if you are celebrating christmas do not x christ out of it.. if you are celebrating christmas do you know why???.

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legolas:

I wanted to get home to bed and be a good girl for Santa!

And I'm sure you're not talking about the Nicholas guy? Did Santa really bring toys for you???

HAAAAAAAAAAAA!

HF

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Christmas not Xmas!

by hibiscusfire in

jw
friends

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if you are celebrating christmas do not x christ out of it.. if you are celebrating christmas do you know why???.

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dams:

For all the ex-jWs on this board, our families DID pray together. Have some of our families stayed together? NO, they have not.

Well in the first place JW church is a bunch of crap. That is the reason why it didn't work.

Besides JW don't celebrate Christmas. Pick sense from non-sense.

Hibiscusfire

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Christmas not Xmas!

by hibiscusfire in

jw
friends

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if you are celebrating christmas do not x christ out of it.. if you are celebrating christmas do you know why???.

hibiscusfire

joel:

jesus has very little to do with xmas and never has

Yes Jesus was not born on Christmas day but the whole world celebrates Christmas on 25th December.

Jesus however is the real reason we ought to celebrate. It's also the time we are going into the new year so it is a great opportunity to remind the world of HIS EXISTENCE. Jesus is God.

Hibe

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