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<blockquote data-quote="cmhbob" data-source="post: 1678642" data-attributes="member: 20220"><p>Of course He did. He <em>was</em> Jewish, after all. What we Christians celebrate as "The Lord's Supper" was actually <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_Seder" target="_blank">the Seder, or the Passover meal</a>. If you ever have a chance to experience one, I highly encourage you to do so. Very eye-opening.</p><p></p><p>I'll return the seasonal greeting I get. Say "Happy Holidays" to me and I'll say "To you as well," with a smile on my face.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry, but my Christian brothers and sisters get way too worked up over the seasonal greeting thing. Our God is not so immature or worldly or whatever as to get perturbed over what His people say. I'm not about to put God in that kind of a box.</p><p></p><p>Let's keep in mind a couple of things: nowhere does the Bible command us to remember and celebrate His birthday. If it did, we wouldn't be doing it in December anyway. And much more important than His birth is His willing sacrifice thirty-odd years later.</p><p></p><p>I'll leave you with a couple of good links for the holidays:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.jennifermcgrail.com/2011/11/happy-holidays-and-other-four-letter-words/" target="_blank">‘Happy Holidays’ and other four letter words | The Path Less Taken</a></p><p></p><p>T<a href="http://www.bethlehemstar.net/" target="_blank">he Star of Bethlehem</a> - an incredible astronomy lesson about the Star.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cmhbob, post: 1678642, member: 20220"] Of course He did. He [I]was[/I] Jewish, after all. What we Christians celebrate as "The Lord's Supper" was actually [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_Seder"]the Seder, or the Passover meal[/URL]. If you ever have a chance to experience one, I highly encourage you to do so. Very eye-opening. I'll return the seasonal greeting I get. Say "Happy Holidays" to me and I'll say "To you as well," with a smile on my face. I'm sorry, but my Christian brothers and sisters get way too worked up over the seasonal greeting thing. Our God is not so immature or worldly or whatever as to get perturbed over what His people say. I'm not about to put God in that kind of a box. Let's keep in mind a couple of things: nowhere does the Bible command us to remember and celebrate His birthday. If it did, we wouldn't be doing it in December anyway. And much more important than His birth is His willing sacrifice thirty-odd years later. I'll leave you with a couple of good links for the holidays: [URL="http://www.jennifermcgrail.com/2011/11/happy-holidays-and-other-four-letter-words/"]‘Happy Holidays’ and other four letter words | The Path Less Taken[/URL] T[URL="http://www.bethlehemstar.net/"]he Star of Bethlehem[/URL] - an incredible astronomy lesson about the Star. [/QUOTE]
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