Some of you agree that such holidays as Christmas have pagan origin but still feel that it is not wrong to celebrate them. After all, most people are not thinking about false worship when they observe these holidays. These occasions also give families opportunities to draw close together. IS THIS HOW YOU FEEL? Be assured that God, the one who originated the family, wants you to have a good relationship with your relatives.
Maybe you feel that the origins of holidays have little to do with how they are celebrated today. DO ORIGIN REALLY MATTER? Yes! To illustrate: Suppose you saw a piece of candy lying in the gutter, would you pick up the candy and eat it? OF COURSE NOT! That candy is unclean, no matter how attractive it may look. Like that candy, these holidays may seem Sweet, lively and full of fun, but they have been picked up from unclean places. To take a stand on the true and all that is right, we need to have a viewpoint like that of the prophet Isaiah, who told true worshippers: "Touch nothing unclean." (Isaiah 52:11).
To please God, you must reject all false worships and take a real stand on the truth.
Try to learn what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the worthless things that people do, things that belong to the darkness. Instead, bring them out to the light (Ephesians 5:10-11).

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