Is it Wrong to Celebrate Birthdays? - 119 Ministries
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- While many understand reasons not to celebrate mainstream holidays like Christmas and Easter, the celebration of other non-biblical holidays may not be clear, including birthdays. Is it wrong to celebrate birthdays?
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Nothing is the same once you're awakened
So true. I'm being blown away.
Truth! Feels like I’ve been living a lie. It’s crazy
True
@@TheDirector_ you actually was
Ain’t that the truth!!
Instead of receiving giffs for yourself, give to the poor and the needy.
Instead of a wild drunken party, have a feast and invite your neigbors.
Instead making a wish, make a prayer
Instead of being the Bday king, Invite THE King.
Instead of praising yourself, thank God above all things first ♥️
Wow love the way you put it!!
@@LeniGirly 😍
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@@mysticalk7192celebrating a birthday late is not wrong but it is weird and is not something I’m ok with or accept
I use my birthday as a day of worship to The Most High. Treating it as a sort of Sabbath to give thanks to Elohim. I don't expect gift on this day since my friends and family know I don't celebrate it that way. The gift is that I was blessed with another year of life. So "I" give my time to focus on prayer and worship to YHWH that day. Js
Awesome idea!
Amen! I had to stop this madness of getting paid and paying others (gifts too) for something I or them didn't do!
The Bible says we shouldn't do worldly things a birthday is man made and is worldly
+@@mr.johnson460
What an IRRATIONAL comment. The BIBLE says to HONOR one another - and birthdays are a GREAT opportunity. NONE is your metal shipwreck makes any sense to anyone with an intelligent mind.
"Amen! I had to stop this madness of getting paid and paying others (gifts too) for something I or them didn't do!"
TRY reading the BIBLE - HONOR of another is GODLY and BIBLICAL.
+@@yahirmendoza8784
Based on what utter leap of LOGIC?
"The Bible says we shouldn't do worldly things a birthday is man made and is worldly"
DO you have sex? Eat at restaurants? Drive a car - all worldly experiences . . .
The JEWISH people saved up their birthdays and held a Bar Mitzva - or Bat Mitzva - at age 12 - a many-day long celebration of a BIRTHDAY.
WHY is blatant absurdity and utter IGNORANCE so revered among the loony fringe of Christianity - when GOD intended us to be the most Rational group of people on earth?
Read your BIBLE - YOU seem terribly IGNORANT of it.
Yeshua asked that we "remember" His death (on 14 Aviv). If Christ wanted us to honor His birth He would have revealed the date.
Wasnt the date or time of year revealed? Sukkot. ??
Im not for or against celebrating bdays. Just responding to the reasoning used in your comment.
@@1erinjames It might be during Sukkot but we don't know the exact date. This is no coincidence ...
@Beautiful White no? When?
@Beautiful White so during Feast of Tabernacles is still a contender. He "tabernacles" with us. Seems more likely than not, that He was born during that time.
2 weeks ago was my birthday I was waiting for people to wish me a happy birthday and there was one girl who has seen my insta story and she didn’t say anything. I was kinda sad and mad I thought :’ how can it be I wished her an happy birthday why didn’t she did the same to me?’ after that I felt like God said to me: ‘u are making yourself an idol’ after that I repented and instead of thinking abt people praising me I thought more about how God had blessed me with another year. All I can say is that we are making ourselves an idol. We are trying to be praised by others instead of praising the One Who give you another year. After the Lord woke me up, I’m going to pray so that our birthdays wouldn’t be such a thing for us. I’m also going to pray for the little kids.
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:1-2 KJV
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
Colossians 3:2-4 KJV
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
Colossians 2:8 KJV
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Romans 12:2 KJV
But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
Galatians 4:9-11 KJV
Awesome! I belief that this insight was laid upon you heart by the Ruach H'codesh (Holy Spirit).
I've met very few people who genuinely care about their own birthdays. It tends to be their loved ones who insist upon its celebration.
Yeah, the older i get, the less value it seems
More than ever before people are al like it’s someone’s special day today guess who? MEEEEEE! It’s absurd. I quit celebrating birthdays it’s not biblical. Have a nice day
One more thing I ask myself:
Why is the whole world celebrating birthday's and one has not a problem with it. But why has almost the whole world trouble to celebrate Yahweh's feasts, even Christian's,? Tell me.
Shalom
Bcus the feasts of Yahuah are perpetual. They were mandated by TMH & christianity gave us these lies. Paganism is offensive to TMH
Catholics anti-Semitism
Because the Bible forbids it?
Have you never read ACTS 15 - or Galatians - the entire BOOK?
WHY drag what was given as a temporary covenant looking FORWARD to the cross into the NEW and BETTER covenant - when Christ is our feast
God desecrated the Temple and Christ cried it is FINISHED - the law was temporary - a guardian - while we were an infant under a governor - with Christ that is all gone.
WHY do you rummage around in the Jewish castoffs of God when new life and freedom is part of the NEW covenent?
Good point!
+@@jamaicangurle1
You are terribly mistaken and misled. Deceived is another word. Christ is our feast NOW; the shadows of the OT rituals are all gone - done fulfilled - passed away - there was NOTHING perpetual about the TEMPORARY Sinai covenant.
Who is this TMH you so glibly speak of - Christ never used gobblty gook when He was speaking - always Plain and Pointed - easy to understand - you complicate the gospel just as the Pharisees did.
Christ condemned them - those funny sounding words you spout were unknown to any in the early church.
You are simply following a deceiving spirit - and making up another Judiazing religion - that Paul attacks full force.
Okay I don't comment on CZcams much but I'm going to say this. Just like Christmas where we were falsely celebrating paganism through blindness thinking it's Christ's birth date and giving gifts and such through Santa Claus thinking we're spreading love and giving honor to TMH has anyone researched for themselves where and with who and what people birthdays originate? We did it with Xmas.. look up the Egyptians the Greeks the Persians and so forth... IJS just like we put Xmas under the lens do the same.
I'm not calling out anyone who celebrate.... and im not bashing... so I'm not looking for a debate I'm just saying... research.
I look at the three accounts of birthdays mentioned in the Bible: Herod’s - John the Baptist was beheaded, Pharoah - his baker was hung, Job’s kids died while celebrating a birthday when the house they were partying in blew in on them. From these three accounts of birthdays, I decided to opt not to exalt myself and my day of birth as being any more important than any other. That’s just my take on it. I’d more celebrate the anniversary of my baptism, if I remembered when it was.
Yes, Pray to Yah, thank him for another year, and blessings.. praise him and enjoy the life he gave you.. shalom
I'm not big on bdays personally, but I don't tell others they shouldn't celebrate. My thinking is that if Yahshua himself didn't celebrate his bday, why do we think we are so much more important than him? If we are following him shouldn't our life reflect his? I feel like bdays are almost a day of self idolization instead of focusing on Yahweh. Almost everyone I know makes a huge deal of bday celebrations.
Birthdays are self idolizing when you become selfish and make it ALLLLLL ABOUT YOURSELF. I see nothing wrong with celebrating your birthday and thanking God for letting you see another year of getting older..
You make such a great point! I’ve always cared less about celebrating my birthday day but I’ve never thought of it that way
Good point someone made regarding record keeping, which has proven to be quite valuable. The wealthier a nation becomes the increase of self consuming--if you will--become prevalent. At age 66 I am still discovering how ungodly and self-serving we as believers can be. It's true: it's a life time journey in becoming more like HIM.
I just find it incredibly interesting that the ONLY people mentioned in THE BIBLE who were celebrating birthdays, were wicked kings. Don't you? And just like Jesus's existence not being meant to be celebrated on so-called "Christmas" (a pagan holiday), we should celebrate Him EVERY day because He's our MAKER and Saviour). Likewise, we should celebrate the miracle and gift of LIFE that He gave us EVERY day, not just on the repeated anniversary when we came into physical being (in wicked sin, by the way). GOD is eternal & so are we. It matters how we finish (born again birthday & LIFE following Jesus, thereafter) not the day we were born into sin (what?). This earthly life is a test to see who will be His. We are to live & worship Him by living LIFE FOR Him in SPIRIT and TRUTH because it IS eternal. Birthday attention seems somewhat arrogant. If we're TRULY following Jesus, we should ask ourselves if we can picture Him celebrating the anniversary of the day He came from Heaven to be on earth, in flesh. I can't see Him celebrating the day that He came to this planet as anything special. It's what He did EVERY single day that we're supposed to FOLLOW (& the day & plan He made for paying it ALL to buy us back from our sin & ressurecting to PROVE who He IS). Not tradition of man (birthday celebrations). I don't do it anymore. I don't hammer people for doing it, but I just don't. I prefer recognizing 10/26/10 as the (born again) day I MET Jesus & received the Holy Spirit baptism/indwelling power, rather than my entrance into the wicked world in my sin & what lost family & the world would teach me to be in further corruption. It was HORRIBLE! I don't celebrate 10/26/10 either. But I certainly remember it (my spiritual birth/SPIRIT baptism) MORE profoundly & in higher gratitude than my flesh birth. Although, He knitted me in my mother's womb. It could've been ANY day with ANY womb, but the day I surrendered to seek Him & He rescued me (& EVERY day since) is what I celebrate. HalleluYAH!!! And THAT holds true for anyone else who is waking up to seek/find Jesus. He is SO good!!! Blessings in Jesus!🙋
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shellbellbutterfly I love this thank you for posting this. I woke up with a need to search things on pagan holidays and birthdays because I have known the history for years just was still kind of strattling the fence on what I should do. I believe it had to be promoting from the Holy Spirit to have led me to do extra research to finalize the reason why I should no longer celebrate, your comment really resonated with me and I thank you for posting this! God bless you!
HallueYAH!
WELL, you succeeded in ONE thing - showing you are quite ILLITERATE about Christian History. Christmas can be traced back to probably AD 80 of so - it was written up as HISTORY in the early 200's.
TWO Roman pagan religions were COPIED from Christianity - BOTH copied Christmas - eg Sol Invictus about 250AD coped many features of Christianity in an attempt at counterfeiting its appeal. Christmas being one.
SO to say its pagan is simply to show your ignorance.
TO say the church never celebrated it likewise.
LOOK up the subject on Creation.com- Safarti - a JEW - explains it HONESTLY - something YOUR sources do NOT.
@@paulrobinson9318
Uh, the BIBLE says don't do it. I HAVE studied for 10 years at length (after being a weak, lukewarm self-proclaimed Christian, who went to private, Christian school. The LORD tells His (born again, Holy Spirit filled people to keep His APPOINTED Holy Days & Feasts. Not nonsense holidays (you probably don't even notice the "holidays" vs appointed Holy Days of GOD (holidays being SO similar sounding to Holy Days, except NOT AT ALL the same) being mimicked by Satan & demons who rule the ignorant on the broad way to Hell. I'm not sure what point you're trying to make with your absurd defense of Christmas, but obedient followers of YAHSHUA/JESUS observe His Holy Days & Feast as commanded. No need to adopt nonsense not given by GOD. Your deceived. Blessings to know YAHSHUA/JESUS before it's too late. 🙋🏼♀️
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@@gabbyshantous8149 Blessings overflowing to YOU in YAHSHUA/JESUS, Gabby. Keep studying & testing His WORD. He will lead you. What a blessing to be iron sharpening iron. Thank you for the kind & encouraging words. 😃🙋🏼♀️
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i always pray on my birthday and thank God for letting me be alive to this day.... i’m so confused
Shalom CloudyClaudia,
Did you watch the teaching?
Me too! My whole family always start the celebration withba prayer of the utmost thanks to the Father ♥
You can be thankful for the milestone.
The satanists say that their birthdays are their highest holiday..by putting themselves above everyone else on their birthday..there were two evil kings in the bible that celebrated their own birthdays..and murder occurred in both instances..none of the believers in the bible celebrated their birthday, especially not the Messiah..He should be our example, He is HUMBLE..follow the example of the Messiah, not of those who want recognition for a day that we are not told to regard as a celebration..the Messiah is our perfect guide..We ALL should follow Him and not the ways of the world
Jesus said that our minds have to be renewed. We have been taught since childhood certain things and ways of thinking, customs etc. Then we do research or learn truths and God teaches us too. God's own spirit convicts us to discern what is right to believe. Then we choose what we will do to please God or ourselves. It's all about our choosing. God gave us freedom of choice. Please ourselves or GOD.
celebrating birthdays is the worship of self. that is why in witchcraft and Satanism your birthday is your highest holy day. look up the history of a birthday cake, it is round in the shape of the moon and has candles to glow like the moon. when you blow out the candles the smoke rising is your prayer/wish rising to Ashtoreth the queen of heaven. Sounds like baking cakes to the queen of heaven. Jeremiah 7
True
That's a thought.
Interesting...but then maybe we should never bake cakes.. why not show children we remember the day the were born to us with a cake. I still don't see this as the same thing.
Jermiah 7 making cakes to honor the queen of Life is not the same as honoring someones life. The queen of heaven is Ashtar that people idolized. And it may be witchcraft through the wish after blowing out the candles, but if you don't wish for anything or don't make cake, it won't be demonic.
@@PrivatePrivate-do2on I agree.
Birthdays cannot be occasions of "I"-dolatry or self-indulgence contrary to the Scriptures. But a family celebrating a member's life as a gift of the Almighty and offering thanks for such and giving blessings upon that person--who could argue with that?
they say that in the video
It's definitely curious the only times mentioned were not by godly people... we are called to be separate and in a "me" focused world, it's probably good to go against the crowd.
Christina 100% agree with you
Jenna Caruthers Counting your age doesnt mean you blow a candle on a cake and receive gifts. It is pagan ways.
It was created to worship yourself. Believe or not.
Ex Satanist High Priest, John Ramirez said, celebrating each birthday is the most high holiday of Satanic religion, the second one is Halloween. Please research it for yourself. God bless you.
Peggy Mattie
KJV also used the word ‘Lucifer’ when it wasn’t his name. Where did KJV get his wrong name? It was from a Roman Catholic hundred years ago. His name is Satan, not Lucifer. In Hebrew, he was called “Helel” or a shining one.
Back to Job. When I look into the original text in Hebrew, it used the word “mishteh” which means a feast, drink. Not one says about birthday or in Hebrew “hulledet”, only Pharaoh had it, and he was from Egypt, so it clearly not a commandment from Elohim.
Ma’am, you should really study The Word of God really carefully and ask God to lead you with His Holy Ghost so you will not be deceived. Do not follow your own understanding or you will stumble.
May God bless you. :)
Do my eyes deceive me?? Your comment section is on 😳😁
Shhh…. :-D
Yah is my King OMG! I just thought the same thing 😂 I thought I was on the wrong page!
After seeing some of the comments, I'm not surprised they normally keep it off. :)
Of course it's on. They only disabled the comments on the terrible so called refute video which was extremely bias and lacked thorough research.
Truth Be Told Ministries I agree especially with the one against black Hebrew Israelites
Now, I have a lot of respect for 119 ministries. They produce very informative videos and lessons, and help us to rightly divide the truth from fiction. But on this topic, I rebuked them. They took the 'popular' way out, and because of the reputation they've gained, many people will side with them, over what is ACTUALLY written in the scrolls.
The topic is about 'Birthdays'. Their position is that birthdays are completely acceptable, as long as we don't use candles, or 'make a wish'. After you read the following two verses, I want you to look for any sign of 'candles' 'party hats' 'making a wish' or any of the justifications used by 119 ministries to support their claim.
Here we go...
Job 1:4 His sons used to hold feasts in their homes on their birthdays, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
Now, if you view the scrolls as do the christians, then you have all of the justification you need, to say. "See, they celebrated birthdays in the bible"
But read the next verse...
5 When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would make arrangements for them to be purified. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular custom.
Let's review this verse carefully.
'After the festivities had concluded... Job attempted to sanctify or purify his children for their actions... Early the next morning, Job offered a burnt sacrifice for each of them, hoping to atone for THEIR sins. Saying, "My children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts" His children would not listen, and thus, Job did this every year after his children celebrated their birthdays'
Now, are you going to side with the 'sinful children of verse 4' or the 'righteous father of those children'
@@mpatricia_7 I'm okay with your findings, and even if this were not a 'day of birth' remembrance. Could we at least agree, that whatever day, the sons of Job celebrated, Job felt it was a sin, and sought to atone for them?
Could such a 'day' taken by any man, be also considered to be a transgression? Or would we say that Job was over-reacting a bit? Whatever this day was, it was celebrated with some amount of frequency, that Job repeated his attempts to atone for them.
Whether this were a wedding anniversary, father's day, birthday, or a feast day, not specifically given to us, it seems clear that Job does not want his children to be punished for it.
@@paxzin8501 yes sir
I read that as Job not wanting any transgressions they might’ve made be punishment against them, not them actually doing something wrong. It seems more like a concerned father making absolutely sure since it says it was his regular custom to do so.
@@mpatricia_7 sorry, but you are wrong. Throughout Scripture "your day" refers to one's birthday.
Job 1:4 And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. ALL Bible scholars agree that "his day" refers to their birthdays - nothing else. It is also significant that it is not mentioned that their three sister celebrated their own birthdays - ONLY the sons did. This is in line with the pagan custom that only men were allowed to celebrate their birthdays.
Deu 31:2 " And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day." No mention of birthday celebrations.
@@paxzin8501 Throughout Scripture "your day" refers to one's birthday.
Job 1:4 And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. ALL Bible scholars agree that "his day" refers to their birthdays - nothing else. It is also significant that it is not mentioned that their three sister celebrated their own birthdays - ONLY the sons did. This is in line with the pagan custom that only men were allowed to celebrate their birthdays.
Deu 31:2 " And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day." No mention of birthday celebrations.
This is exactly what Yeshua was preaching against, holier than thou opinions. His law is not a burden, but most out there strive to make it so.
How about if your birthday falls on a shabbat?
But they mingled with the [idolatrous] nations And learned their ways, And served their idols, Which became a [dreadful] snare to them.
PSALM 106:35-36 AMP
We should be praising YHWH and celebrating the gift of life everyday.... Not just on one day of the year where it is all about "self" and self worship. The biggest and most holy day for the Satanist is the Birthday. Why do people always have a heavy spirit come upon them if they don't get what they want, if the right people dont tell them happy birthday? A day when the suicidal spirit is active. If you want to uplift your spirit on your birthday, use that day to serve others, like we are supposed to do daily and YHWH will bless you. Praise him all day, everyday. Thank him for your life everyday. ❤
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I mean that's what I'm saying it's really how you celebrate it. Tbh
I have never been to a birthday celebration where they were giving glory to God for them being born
POINT? I have never seen anyone shopping for food giving GLORY to God - they STILL did it. Even the most GODLY of them . . .
That would be wrong as well by your silly criteria . . .
@@LtrishaMartina That is NOT the question. And since this list is mainly anti-Christ and anti-Christmas I would assume that I WOULD appear to be against everyone.
Just as I am on the Watchtower and Moron and Atheist sites.
NOW then the issue isn't me BUT the facts I present.
If you can refute them with FACTS and not anti-Christ mytholology then I am wrong.
But since almost every false claim made against Christmas has an ACCURATE response - not one I created but the work of Christian Scholars - I think it OBVIOUS that I am NOT taking any credit for the thoughts and facts I present.
I seek only TRUTH - something is short supply on these anti-Christ and anti-Christmas sites.
+@@LtrishaMartina
"Paul Robinson I seek the truth too."
WE share that then . . .
" But I rather rely on God instead of ‘facts’ ."
What is the possibility of GOD not being in agreement with FACTS - to do so GOD would have to lie - and He cannot.
"I rely on his word. "
AT least what you make from what it says - you so NOT go by the word - you go by what you WANT to BELIEVE the word says. Controlled and modified by your upbringing, your friends and your church. NOT necessarily by God.
"There’s no where in the word that says I need to celebrate Christmas nor is there anywhere in the word that says a person will be turned away because they didn’t celebrate Christmas."
POINT taken - BUT where does say say to have musical instruments in church? take up offerings - have a paid pastor or a building - and a million other things that we take for granted in church but are NOT in the Bible.
WE cannot find the trinity -we are left confused about baptism and we cannot use the Words of Jesus as to how to run a church - for he uttered NOT ONE.
WE take a lot of our values from the NEW testament church - HISTORY - and HOW they - that is those that walked with Jesus and their disciples - used the WORDS Jesus spoke to build the church of which the Bible is almost completely silent . . . Christmas was celebrated before there were churches or pastors - its almost impossible to preach the gospel and ignore the BIRTH of Christ.
Those that denigrate and ignore Christmas used the same arguments that atheists use to denigrate and ignore Christ - same arguments - same devil behind them.
How can a Christians ignore a remembrance of the greatest event on earth - the greatest even in Human History - the ONLY festival in the Bible that GOD HIMself originated - seem that IF you loved Jesus and were HONEST, you would want to celebrate and commemorate His entrance into the world to save sinners.
"I’ll celebrate the holidays God has given us to celebrate. "
That would be ONLY One - NONE of the Jewish feasts are allowed for gentiles.
Acts 15 gives all the Old Covenent rules the NT church was required/allowed to follow - and NONE of those from the Old Covenant added to those of the NEW Covenant is possible - Read Galatians - faith, not works, is salvation - bringing the old covenant junk to NEW covenant freedom is the point of the BOOK of Galatians - it is forbidden.
+@@LtrishaMartina
I am unable to find this to respond to it so I will put it here:
"latrisha edwards replied: "Paul Robinson Christmas is a pagan holiday,"
That is a demonstrable lie - there is NOT truth to that statement - you being a truth seeker and all - it's utterly false and cannot be proven - SURE there are LOTS of lies on video out there - making statements that CANNOT be supported - BUT Christmas is uniquely Christian and has been since the first teachings of the church. SO much so and so widespread was it that 2 Roman Pagan religions were birthed from it - BOTH copies - NOT originals - from Christianity -= Mythracism - about AD 70 and Sol Invictus about AD 257 - BOTH have a christmas-like celebration Dec 25 (anotjer prrof od that dates acceptance in the early church) BUT it was a copy of the Church's Christmas - the church did NOT copy anything pagan.
"the Bible doesn’t say the date of Jesus birth and there’s no point of trying to argue that.""
The Bible doesn't say LOTS of things that are a part of orthodox Christianity - so what? The early Church KNEW the date - and celebrated it so publicly that pagan religions copied it.
"God gives us holidays to celebrate ."":
NO - he does NOT - you are seeking TRUTH? Then act like it and give up your OT feasts - they died on the cross along with Jesus and the law - NO record of them EVER being celebrated in the NT by gentiles.
YOU are forbidden to celebrate the OT feasts and holidays - you are a gentile.,
Read Acts 15 to see what you can celebrate - and Galatians to see why you are forbidden to drag works from the fulfilled covenant into the Freedom of Christianity.
AS I have said - you ONLY follow the Bible when it suits you - and HOW it suits you - NOT when TRUTH and FACTS are an issue.
+@@LtrishaMartina
"Paul Robinson well it’s not ignoring the remembrance of Jesus’s birth."
How else would YOU describe it? When do YOU celebrate it? And why do you celebrate all those other feasts that were prophetic looking FORWARD to the Birth of Christ - and are NOW fufillesd - no more practice of something looking FORWARD when the event they pointed to is 2000 years old - That make NO sense and contradicts scripture.
"Devoting your life to God and glorifying Jesus, is glorifying his birth."
NO its NOT. Christmas is a PUBLIC declaration of the entrance of God into Human affairs - and a necessary prerequisite for Calvary - the point of atonement for a sinner - YOU cannot have Calvary and NOT Christmas - hence the preaching of Christmas was so wide spread in the early Roman empire.
That’s done everyday. "
false - you may live like a Christian - BUT that does NOT explain the gospel. Christmas does - and any civilization would celebrate such a momentous event as GOD's intrusion into the physical world . . . ONLY a few weird Christians think its OK to ignore such a Biblical and Christian event.
"No one is forgetting about that. "
Where is the public message that Christmas season brings to the world? YOU deliberately give up the most evangelistic event of the years for your spiritual pride and arrogance. YOU need to support Christmas - NO time of the year gets MORE people thinking about God and salvation. Our church has over 7000 largely unchurched folk at our Christmas weekend - and hundreds of people asked for prayer.
"When I accepted Jesus into my heart, I became a child of God therefore I am allowed to appreciate the holidays God has told us to celebrate."
God never told you to celebrate ANY holidays - NOT ONE. YOU are commanded to celebrate the Lord's supper - NOTHING else - PERIOD - you cannot support the celebration of anything else from scripture.
"And even if he has given us only one holiday to celebrate then why do you still hold the argument for Christmas? "
Look at it this way - GOD never commanded the festival of Lights - Hanukkah - the feast of Dedication - many names - yet Jesus celebrated it - because it was a festival of adoration and thanks to GOD - ONE that came from the heart - and NOT from commandment - parents Cherish spontaneous and undemanded love and hugs from their kids - SO does GOD.
The prophetic message in the OT feasts were fufilled at Calvary. IF you read Galatians you would find that since Calvary - HE is our feast. NOT the work of the flesh that you celebrate.
"How do you celebrate your Christmas, I’m curious?
A lot of time at church dealing with the thousands of visitors that come for Christmas - the church has a congregation of only about 400 so having 9 presentations of the Christmas story - with an alter call and counseling and time for prayer requests - take up three full days.
WE had breakfast on the 25th with our Son and his wife - the grand kids didn't make it this year - and had a restful day - phoning old friends - reading and listening to some special preaching - some wonderful Hymns - that had been on the secular radio for a couple weeks already and brought the message of salvation to the secular marketplace - we had put up a nativity and hung some Christmas cards - NOTHING that anyone could consider outside of the love and favor of God.
"You can’t compare denying Christmas , when there’s a reason to, to atheists denying Christ? Literally there’s no comparison. "
Wrong - There is NOT the slightest reason - that's a lie. Its fiction - mythology and false teaching. The lies that are told are exactly the same - YOU falsely claim that Christmas is a rehashing of pagan holidays - they claim that NOT only that but Christ is a rehashing of ancient pagan deities - same argument - NO evidence to support either. BOTH are tools of satan to get the message of Christ out of circulation.
"God doesn’t tell us to celebrate the birth of Christ but the death and resurrection.
God never tells us that either. We are told to remember - NOT celebrate. Paul castigated the Corinthians for abusing the remembrance - people brought food and gorged themselves and got drunk while others had NOTHING.
"In general we’re celebrating Jesus all together and the shedding of his blood for our sins. "
That's good - BUT its NOT the ONLY festival the early church celebrated.
"God is perfect, holy and good he’s not gonna make a mistake and leave out Christmas from the Bible if he really wanted us to celebrate the holiday."
WHY not? He left out Easter? Hanukkah? Logically that is called an argument from silence - you cannot ASSUME what is NOT in evidence. Neither can you prove a negative. That is what you are doing.
That is an irrational argument - LOTS of stuff in NOT in the Bible - inclusion the feast of Dedication - begun AFTER the OT closed - Yet Jesus celebrated it - SO your argument is pointless and invalid, logically, historically and based on scriptural precedent - including by Jesus himself honoring a non-prescribed feast..
Many of the TRUTHS of our Christian church FOLLOWED the Bible - in the case of the teaching of the trinity - almost 250 years after the Bible - the reason the apostles were placed in the church was to give us what the BIBLE did NOT - you can read the entire history of the NT - Acts - 3rd John - in 20 hours - that covers 100 years of the church - you REALLY think everything is in there?
"Be aware. " POINT? WHY do you violate the NT commandments and celebrate OT festivals?
"Also remember that Jesus didn’t come to disregard the laws of the prophecy but to fulfill it. The “laws”.
What is fulfillment to you? When you have contract - as the LAW was - once all the conditions are met - it has NO MORE power - ONCE you pay off your mortgage and FULFILL it - it still exists - BUT you are NO LONGER obligated to make payments. Christ FULFILLED the law - he was a HUMAN that observed EVERYTHING in the law - He was the ONLY one to do so - fulfilling it - and on Calvary - that was replaced with a NEW and BETTER covenant - at the same time GOD Himself desecrated the temple - the END of the law that was exemplified by TEMPLE. ALL contracts and covenants end when they are fulfilled.
ONLY if you still sacrifice can you claim any activities of the law - and I presume you do NOT - there was a reason James wrote that IF you offend ONE detail of the law - you are guilty of it all.
SO sabbath and sacrifice - they go together - and if you don't do them you have come under the judgement of the law. That is NOT GRACE - its is NOT the better covenant.
"And if it were faith and not works then why is Christmas an issue?"
Its NOT - BUT when you make your objection that its pagan - which is a deliberate lie from satan to remove Christmas AND Christ from the public view - then it becomes an issue - for lies never promote the WORK of GOD and have NO PLACE in the mind and on the tongue of Christians.
As Romans 14 makes plain - IF you are convinces by scripture NOT to celebrate a specific day - OK - BUT do it for the right reasons - NOT because you have been fed a lie and believed it.
BUT your replacing the NT festival of Christmas with OT festivals that GOD did away with is WORKS - NOT faith. Its pointless and anti-Biblical - you do it because you want to - NOT because it has any spiritual significance.
"If I believe and God and Jesus and The Holy Spirit and I have faith would it cost me my salvation from not celebrating Christmas?? "
Of course not. BUT would murdering someone? Neither can take away your "sonship" with God. YOU seem to again deal in WORKS. DO you have an idea of the meaning of GRACE?
Your OT celebrations are WORKS - Required in the past under the law - frivolous now - read Galatians - about chapter 3 Paul talks about the LAW being a prison - a guard - for those immature - a child NOT of age - and incapable of managing their own affairs - BUT the CROSS sets you free of that - Christ makes us FREE - you seem bound in thought and practice by the cage of the law - works.
A little creepy this popped up on my birthday. I'd say what are the odds, but I know it's one in 365. Be blessed.
Happy Birthday !
@@-kepha8828 then use the amount of days on the lunar calendar you lunatic. It was a math joke, but I guess your not smart enough to figure that out.
@@-kepha8828 forrest for the trees friend, forrest for the trees.
Shouldn't you also warn people not to incorporate a lawless "divination" telling horoscope based on their birthdate into the celebration? Lev 19:26
Exactly.
Baker dies / John the immerser dies. Every example someone dies. No godly person is found keep b-days.
AS IT IS WRITTEN: ”Ecclesiastes 7:8“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.” SELAH YADAH YAHUAH!!!!MOREOVER, APOCRYPHAL TEXTS, FURTHER DENOUNCE "BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS" AS AN ABOMINATION UNTO THE MOST HIGH POWER YAHUAH AND WAS A DEATH SENTENCE TO THE CHILDREN OF YISHRA'EL DURING THE GREEK CAPTIVITY, WHO REFUSED TO PART-TAKE IN SUCH WICKEDNESS THAT INCLUDED EATING SWINE'S FLESH AND WORSHIPING PAGAN gods AND IDOLS!!!!AS IT IS WRITTEN: 2 MACCABEES 6:1-9 Not long after this the king sent an old man of Athens to compel the Jews to depart from the laws of their fathers, and not to live after the laws of YAHUAH:
2 And to pollute also the temple in Jerusalem, and to call it the temple of Jupiter Olympius; and that in Garizim, of Jupiter the Defender of strangers, as they did desire that dwelt in the place.
3 The coming in of this mischief was sore and grievous to the people:
4 For the temple was filled with riot and revelling by the Gentiles, who dallied with harlots, and had to do with women within the circuit of the holy places, and besides that brought in things that were not lawful.5 The altar also was filled with profane things, which the law forbiddeth.
6 Neither was it lawful for a man to keep sabbath days or ancient fasts, or to profess himself at all to be a Jew.
7 And in the day of the king's birth every month they were brought by bitter constraint to eat of the sacrifices; and when the fast of Bacchus was kept, the Jews were compelled to go in procession to Bacchus, carrying ivy.
8 Moreover there went out a decree to the neighbour cities of the heathen, by the suggestion of Ptolemee, against the Jews, that they should observe the same fashions, and be partakers of their sacrifices:9 And whoso would not conform themselves to the manners of the Gentiles should be put to death. Then might a man have seen the present misery. SELAH YADAH YAHUAH!!!!
From the text you quote, it seems the Roman was asking Jews the celebrate his birthday by eating swine.
Please show scriptures to back up number 6.. When I see the foreigner living among Yashar’el they were supposed to keep Torah also. They had the same rights as the natural born and weren’t looked at as different. They eventually married and assimilated with Yashar’el.. The messiah’s blood line isn’t purely Yashar’el/Yahudah.. 🤔🤔🤔 Something to think about.
@@Witchy1188 Ecclesiastes 7:1-8
[1]A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
[2]It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
[3]Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
[4]The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
[5]It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
[6]For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
[7]Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
[8]Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Jeremiah 7:17-18
[17]Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
[18]The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
Tony Israel-Judah not sure how you’re proving a point with these scriptures. Do you understand my original question?
@@Witchy1188 I was just posting that in general. Birthday are pagan. No matter how you look at it
It amaze me that the two examples you give(Gen 40:22 /Matt 14:3-11) are not enough for you to see that birthday's celebrations come from pagan or gentiles.
Show me one ,just one example,of a Hebrew man of woman in both Old and New Covenants who celebrated his or her birthday?
Thus the reason these two events mentioned in The Tanaj should be more than enough for us to say no to birthday's celebrations. For us must everyday a reason to be grateful with Hashem Yahweh.
Continue to test everything.
Shalom and Shalom.
I know....his examples seem to demonstrate how YHWH isn't in the whole birthday thing.....
Go figure....from 119!!!! 😲😲😲
Do you get the consequences of their act? What was the result?
Be wise and learn from the word itself.
Do no celebrate pagan feasts,only leviticus 23.
Shalom.
Celebrating Birthdays was a custom/tradition of the Pagans. The reason Yeshua (Jesus) didn't celebrate His Birthday is because it was a pagan custom and ritual and not part of Gods way. Just because Gods Word doesn't say don't do it, logical thinking would come in mind as to ask well why didn't Yeshua do it? Because it was a Pagan custom and we don't follow ways of the Pagans but remain separate.
If we do the things of the world, then we might as well be part of the world!
Birthday's are well associated with what: self worship and self praise. Gifts to the birth, cake and candles to the birth (witchcraft), birthday wishes, all symbols of idolatry to ones own self.
Instead say a prayer to GOD thanking Him that you were born, all praise goes to Him, not to ourselves. We are all here due to Him and not due to we ourselves.
Our Birth does not define who we truly are, but our death most likely surely will!
Satan is a false god of false self worship, giving the "its all about me" attitude. Christ-Mass gives the attitude "its all about me and what I get out of this". Satan continually does the opposite of God.
Jesus Christ "Yeshua Messiah" asked that we "remember" His Death (14 Aviv; Nisan 14). If Christ wanted us to ALL honor His Birth He would have revealed the date!
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1 Corinthians 11:24 - Jesus tells ALL His Followers "do this in remembrance of me".
Abraham celebrated when his son got weaned. A great feast , in fact!
Abraham also married his sister, should we follow his footsteps too?
That's because many children didn't survive before being weaned in those days. It was a celebration to thank God for blessing him and his son.
Sorry but theres much more to it than what you just said on this video 119.
TMH does not want us to give unto HIM strange fire as in Numbers 3. If the root is evil, the branches will also be evil. You will know a tree by its fruits. If tge celebration of birthdays were started in paganism, why should we eat of its fruits. Didn't scripture teaches us to touch not, taste not, handle not [?] Col 2:21-23....And scriptures also told us; come OUT from amongst her and touch not the unclean thing 2 Corinthians 6: 17. Ecclesiastes 7 : 8 tells us the end of a thibg is better than the beginning. Ecclesiastes 7: 1 tells us it is better a day of death than someone's birth. In Psalm 116:15 tells us Beautiful in the sight of the Most High is the death of HIS saints. We can no longer sin against HIM wen HE calls "us" home. Being in this world, we are given instructions as to be HIS set apart. We are in the world, NOT OF the world. The root of birthdays are drenched in witchcraft, something that is ABOMINABLE to TMH. Its abt self and exalting oneself, as father of lies did to TMH, as in Isaiah 14. I could go on and on and on. Research the History and Origins of these: The candles and the blowing out of the candles, The hat (shaped like a wizard hat, The Cake, The making a wish while blowing out the candles, the dressing up for the occasion, the gifts etc. Nothing is wrong in acknowledging another year around the Roman Calendar, but it's not supposed to be a celebration of oneself. Rmbr, it is NO MORE I that lives, but Yahusha Hamachiach [the Messiah] that lives in me. Galatians 2:20 Shalom
Ecclesiastes 7:1 "A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth." On everyday it is better to celebrate the Living God, to praise the Father of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and to celebrate ourselves. Let us contemplate higher things, the Higher Way instead of ourselves. Because Satan was self-centered, egotistical, materialistic, worldly and self-focused. And that didn't work out very well. As for me, I'll stick to the straight and narrow path, the one with that small gate the very few will find.
Yes, how we meet death is more important than how or when we were born.
Not that this necessarily supports birthday celebrations, but there are a lot of references in scripture where someone’s age was accounted for, also how old that person was when their first born son was “begotten”. So they knew how many years had gone by from when they were born.
Zephyra Staples Counting your age doesnt mean you blow a candle on a cake and receive gifts. It is pagan ways.
Ex Satanist High Priest, John Ramirez said, celebrating each birthday is the most high holiday of Satanic religion, the second one is Halloween. Please research it for yourself. God bless you.
Yes, they knew birthdates and ages, thoughtful insight.
Argues are not complete, if we consider the advice 1 John 2:15 and 1 Corinthians 10:20 anybody should be careful how is acting, I am not celebrating the birthdays anymore, and probably because in past I was celebrating so much birthdays with totally anticristian “ joys “ and i didn’t see a birthday party humble an with consideration for lord!
When I read the begats and how many years they lived, there must be a way to keep record. Altho the question wasn't should we acknowledge but should we celebrate? obviously not in any way GOD says is unfit
Question, when do most people begin to celebrate birthdates / birthdays, at evening sunset, or at the daybreak of mornng and until dawn of next day? Evening to evening or morning to morning?
Thank you. Your words echo what has been on my heart. I'm older, so I could care less about my own birthday; but I have grandchildren, and I thank God for the blessings that my grandchildren are. All over scripture God speaks of blessing people with children. Women in the Bible who had been barren, are so grateful to God when HE BLESSES them with children. We do a kids' Bible study in our family. We use each kids' birthday as a time to demonstrate that we are thanking God for the blessings that they are. We openly give praise to God for them; for they are blessings. I didn't grow up that way. My family was secular. No one stood up on my birthday as a child and gave thanks to God for me or said a special prayer for me in front of everyone. Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; God is telling Jeremiah that HE knew him before birth, and HE had already planned work for Jeremiah to do. I use the birthdays as a time to give God thanks, and to teach the kids in our family that it is NOT "RANDOM" that they are here. Give God thanks in all things. If you plant a crop and it yields it's produce; give thanks to God. If a person doesn't want to celebrate birthdays; DON'T.
How many times are you born? And how many times can you be 're-born'? No one is disputing the 'birth' of an infant, for that is indeed a blessing and time for celebration. But when man decides to keep a day, and devote it to themselves, what message are they really speaking? Is our desire to 'remember' a day, so much like the Sabbath, that we must 'Remember it (birthday) to keep it Holy'? If this were the case, then without a doubt, we would have some sort of scriptural examples.
Most likely, the 'counting' would occur, at the end/beginning of the year. Remember, according the the Hebrew calendar, only the Sabbath was given a name. Why then would we take it upon ourselves, to 'name' a day, to be set aside for ourselves? Are we not willing to give up those worldly ways? Do we still feel a need, to do as the worldly do? Or can we accept that if it's not important to anyone but ourselves, then it probably isn't important to the Father. He doesn't 'smile' because it's YOUR day, in fact, he speaks quite harshly about the 'traditions of men'. Are you expecting some sort of 'blessing' on YOUR day? Or should you give it all to the Father, regardless of how you might feel about a particular day?
Indoctrinating children, is a recurring theme... "Get'em, while they're young". I think of all of the satanic rituals that I was forced to accept and participate in, from Easter to Christmas, birthdays, mother's day, father's day, to any other man-made ritual, and I'm sick to my stomach, but if you're okay with it, and want to add confusion to your children... that's on you.
@@paxzin8501 again....If you don't want to celebrate the birthdates of your kids/grandkids....DON'T! If that is what the Holy Spirit has led you to; then don't do it. Do what the Holy Spirit tells you. Nothing in my comment is trying to persuade you to do so. It is about what I do. One of our first commands is "teach your children". The world will teach them that they don't belong to God. I choose to use the anniversary of their birth to remind them that they do belong to God. We are also commanded to "REMEMBER". which is why we go to the feasts, beginning with the Sabbath. Each Sabbath we begin thanking God and REMEMBERING WHY he gave us the Sabbath. We go to Passover and REMEMBER why we have the Passover. I don't use the kids' birthdays as a "HOLY DAY". But I do REMEMBER to thank God for them and to remind them that they do belong to God and HE KNOWS them. It is giving them some of the mystery of God's marvelous plans that it is NOT random that they are here in THIS generation. It's not about the birthday, but what you do with it. Since you are interested in the Hebrew foundation of our faith; as am I, you should know that a tradition in Jewish custom was for the father (every Sabbath) to offer thanks to God for his wife and for his children. The father would lay his hands on each of his children's shoulders, and give thanks to God for each of them. This father knows that he doesn't have a table full of sons and daughters WITHOUT God. How beautiful of an experience to grow up that way. A birthdate is just another date on a calendar, but if you use it as a reminder to give thanks to God for your children and let your children SEE you doing it; you're teaching and demonstrating to your children to give thanks to God. The scripture doesn't tell us to "celebrate" anyone's birthday, but it's clear that everyone's age was tracked; even if they tracked the age far differently than we have to. My knowledge is limited on the matter, but from what I understand if someone was born during the last month of the year, and then the year changes to the month of the Passover: That child would be considered two years old, because he/she has lived during two different years. It is also clear that there were "milestone" ages; for example: the age a boy would need to be to have been allowed to go into the temple. Let us not forget that in Genesis all the people aged 20 and above did not get to into the Promise Land. God knows how we are.
@@MsMduck It sounds like you are more about 'convincing yourself' than trying to convince anyone else. If you view your opinion to be greater than Job's, then maybe you'll be judged equally worthy of passing the test that was used against him, by the beast.
If you want to justify yourself with "a tradition in Jewish custom". I can only remind you of how the Father feels about 'man-made traditions', that you hold on to so dearly.
It honestly doesn't matter what "I" think, or what "YOU" think. It matters what the Father thinks, and that's already two strikes against you.
Can you please show me the verse that says, "We are also commanded to "REMEMBER"." (our birthdays)...
Or would you rather just consider that to be 'strike three, you're out', and quit all of that non-sense, and accept that if you are doing something completely opposite of Job, then one of you HAS TO BE wrong. I'll leave you to figure that out for yourself.
@@paxzin8501 You are right! There is no scripture that commands us to celebrate birthdays. We are however supposed to be so transformed that we give thanks to God for our blessings each day. My kids and grandkids are definitely blessings from God. Perhaps you don't have children, so it's difficult to understand. We REMEMBER our blessings, and not take them for granted. The story of Job also tells us that. We REMEMBER the WORKS by HIS hands, and HE alone forms us in the womb. That's what we're doing in Passover, Unleavened, Feast of First Fruits and so on. We're remembering HIS work. If celebrating a person's birthday makes YOU feel like you're worshiping the created rather than the creator; than don't do it. I'm certainly not forcing you and as far as I've read here; no one else is forcing you either. I am 100 percent against you celebrating someone's birthday if that is a stumbling block for you. Can we be friends now?
@@MsMduck I'm not trying to not be your friend, nor your brother. If I didn't care, I wouldn't be trying to show where mistakes are being made.
Indeed, when a child is born, or a man and woman become 'one flesh', these are blessings, and worthy of a feast, celebration, gift-giving...
But what does it say about birthdays or wedding anniversaries? Do we ever see examples of them in scripture? Or do we see that the Father hates the traditions of men?
I think there is a clear example of who the beast targets, in most of his matters. The children...
The unwanted infants (because of orgies and other rampant sex-acts during the pagan rituals), often led to babies being born, without a family. And these babies were sent to the fires in honor of Molech.
Abraham was tasked with sacrificing his only son... And there is the 'first born' blessing given by the father as he approaches his final days.
Children are the future, they are a blessing. Let's focus on that, for just a moment.
Yeshua was born and was 'sinless' his whole life. He did not once, transgress the law. He was not forced to participate in rituals or traditions, that were remotely questionable, at best. He was not force-fed swine or other abominations. He was not forced to participate in 'venerating himself' even if he himself, were God-in-the-flesh.
He, is our 'perfect example', that as people, we can do just as he did, because it is easy, and simple.
But the children.. the infants, the toddlers, who eventually grow into teens, and then adults. Because of our sins, we blur the lines of what is right and wrong. The sins of the father are passed down several generations. That is our punishment. To watch our children suffer, because we chose to 'take the easy path' or 'what felt good for the moment'.
When I think of all of the times, that I consumed swine, or other abominations, I choke back a bit of a gag-reflex. When I think of 'christmas' as a child, it hits me in the pit of my stomach. It wasn't my fault... I was taught to 'accept' those things, by people I loved and trusted. Only now, do I realize, that they didn't love and trust the Father.
Had I not asked for the penalty of generational sin, to be removed, then I would be condemned. Why put such heavy burden on your children and grandchildren... so they they, in turn, might continue in those traditions, that the Father hates most?
Why sacrifice our children to Molech or Ba'al, because we feel a little 'tickle' in our hearts when it comes to birthdays?
Jeremiah 17:9
“The heart is more deceitful than anything else and mortally sick. Who can fathom it?
10 I, Adonai, search the heart;
I test inner motivations;
in order to give to everyone
what his actions and conduct deserve.”
Do your children and grandchildren 'deserve' what you are presenting them with? In a world of confusion, of self-edification, where 'likes and share' have become the currency of fame. Are you seeking to do what is 'popular', or are you seeking first, the kingdom of God, and his righteousness?
I have tainted memories of my childhood. I have hatred and resentment in me, for what my parents, grandparents, and all of those that came before, because somewhere in my 'family tree' I had an ancestor that walked off of the Ark of Noah, and KNEW right from wrong, but somewhere along the way, they got lazy or confused, or infused with the traditions of men, to the point that they venerated false-gods, and kept pagan/satanic traditions.
Someone, whether by choice, or threat, decided that the most-high, wasn't as high as he should be. And that 'worldly ways and traditions' could somehow, 'please God... whether he liked it or not'.
It's that kind of mentality, that we suffer for a lack of knowledge.
Now, I'm sure that you're going to feel this overwhelming sense to 'justify' your actions, or somehow, 'cast my views into doubt'. This isn't a debate. We can't outvote God. WE don't have the power to decide what is 'good' or 'evil' and woe be to any man, that calls 'evil good' and 'good to be evil'.
So before you offer a rebuttal. Ask yourself, take it into prayer. Are your 'opinions' or 'views' worth sending your children to the fires? Or is it worth considering just how the Father would 'prefer' things, and not infuse your own 'preference'. Because both cannot align, if the outcomes are different.
If God is wrong, and birthdays were always intended... then that makes you righteous. But I don't see it. I don't see any demarcation, or instruction for us to keep ANY day, unto ourselves. I see more evidence contrary to that, and I'd rather accept that God knows exactly what he wants... After all, did he not warn us, that he is a jealous God?
Have you ever researched the satanic bible by Anton Levey? They regard Birthdays as good... So I think personally, I am good not celebrating my birthday lol I love you guys Praise abba for all I have learned of him through you!
Yes!!!!
WoW you can read the satan book and that’s okay
But God forbid you remember the day God brought you in to His Creation!? Wow!
Must be law keeping logic!?
@@P.H.888 absolutely! Law keeping logic!!!
To read and be informed yet not participating in the ways of the world.
Praise Yah for His Holy Law that points out sin.
Yes this is true. Birthdays is the holiest celebration for them as it celebrates the self!
And the Word says to be set-apart so don't make yourself common by doing what the world does!
I see more people are upset at the specific traditions and customs of birthday celebrations, rather than the purpose of the actual event itself.
Blowing the candles superstition, putting the celebrant in a high pedestal and raising their ego by material wealth... yeah i can totally see why it can be sinful.
Hosting a huge feast with friends and family as a way to show gratitude, and being thankful for the Father for another year in life-yeah fine.
Ive even see people say that the day of their birth, the day God finally let the child out of the womb and embrace their parents for the first time; is Satanic.
How Ungrateful
+Craig Macannany
LOTS of looney semi-occult CHRISTIANS out there - BUT MOCKING CHRISTMAS is utter insanity - and showed a deliberate IGNORANCE of BOTH Biblical history and the POWER of GOD!
They IGNORE that CHRISTMAS is the most successful EVANGELIZATION season of the CHRISTIAN church and happily join the DEVILS brigade to remove mention of CHRIST from the public square.
What could POSSIBLY motivate a CHRISTIAN to want to hide the celebration GOD initiated for the BIRTH of His son - the most IMPORTANT date in the WORLD's calendar.
DECEPTION and IGNORANCE are all I can assume to be causes - it's surely NOT Biblical, Holy Spirit or GODLY reasons.
I take my day of birth as just a day passing and me becoming older the gifts the party or get together i dont mind but i dont make wishes on candels anymore and i just take gifts as gifts of kindness and to celebrate a year becoming older thats it as for the cake tho i try to stick with ice cream cake but im not sure if thats kosher?
In the bible there is record that Jesus attended a wedding. Is there any record of Jesus attending a birthday celebration?
He had twelve deciples. Was there mention of any deciple celebrating their birthday? Why not?
Is there mention of any prophet or righteous person in the bible celebrating their birthday?
There's no scripture addressing the practice of celebrating birthdays so it's up to you. This sounds like neutrality. Is there anything neutral? Something which is not right or wrong?
Do we need a "thou shalt" for everything?
Divination horoscopes based on birthdates is lawlessness.
I disagree with these teaching..
based on your teachings you are more on Human Understanding....
Birthdays are tradition of men...
Dont you see that??
Exactly!!!!!
SO is loving your kids - so what? Its NOT wrong . . . Nothing is the scripture could EVER lead you to that conclusion. That false conclusion is the fear of man - the works of man . . . NOT the Spirit of God.
+@@LtrishaMartina I agree - so what is your point?
"Paul Robinson No loving your kids is a tradition from God sir. Love is a tradition from God"
And all traditions are bad!?...not hardly...lets use some sense here...
Now that you're within 50 miles of me I'll speak as a neighbor. Your last point in the video weakens your standards. If I'm climbing a Spiritual cyclical out of darkness, why would I encourage anyone to seek their own life? Luke 17:33, Matt 16:25. Out here away from Babylon, there is much to do for the Kingdom. Mostly seek YHWH in every possible way. Jon, your the best teacher of the truth on the internet, but, you've lowered your standards. I'm not allowing any "lukewarm" for any reason. Blessings
Totally agree here. I felt the compromise from the start. Many are leaving the narrow path and headed back to Egypt.
Did you know you're actually cursing yourself when you blow out the candles to "make a wish?"
@Rojo I got part of your comment but not everything. but fr tho like I'm so confused
I suggest to make a prayer instead. 1000% more powerful than any wish
“Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
3 For the customs of the people are vain...!” Jer.10:2-3 Don’t be deceived! ❤️💯
Its basically saying: Dont follow the worship/religious practices of pagan nations. They are useless.
@@greenergrass4060 exactly! ❤️💯
I always see people bring up Satanists as an argument to not celebrate birthdays. But the Satanic bible wasnt a thing till 1969.
Anton Lavey made alot of crap up when writing the satanic bible.
And most of it ties to "self exaltation"
If we were still under the old covenant, I would offer thanksgiving offerings to God on my birthday. But I would still have a nice dinner with my close family and a dessert would be included. Now we are told we have liberty in Christ. If you celebrate your birthday with thanksgiving in your heart to God for giving you the breath of life, then you’re blameless. As long as you don’t participate in “making wishes” and aren’t self centered/expecting people to praise you and give you gifts. I believe we have liberty in this issue whether or not we celebrate birthdays. It all depends how you do it and if you’re thankful to God and of course where your heart is. Of course, DONT take my word for it and let the Holy Spirit be your guide, but personally I don’t see scripture condemning birthdays if they are celebrated appropriately.
Shalom,
Did you watch the video?
119Ministries yes I watched the video! And I agree with what you have said, but I see a lot of people in the comments saying that people shouldn’t celebrate birthdays at all and that those who do are lukewarm, so my comment is for those people. I agree that we shouldn’t be dogmatic about things that the scripture isn’t dogmatic about, those areas are where we have liberty.
and shalom to you as well!
He did tell us to not learn the ways of the nations....and the world Celebrates birthdays.... I'd rather err on the side of Truth, because YAH is pretty clear. It is WE who create 'grey areas,' due to the lusts of the flesh and love of the world. So.... I'd prefer to just stay on the straight & narrow.
I’d suggest no candles at all
Alex Baldwin I tend to agree.
And, I wonder why it is that most people have this fixation with cake... is it because most of our childhood, we have bowed down to blow out candles on cake? It might seem silly, but I do wonder is that part of the problem our society has with obesity? (Not the whole problem, but part). I mean, I like to eat cake, but is it because cake has held this special/elevated place in my life? Just something to muse, you know! Shalom 😊
Candles are a symbol of gods light when god gave us light that’s why we celebrate candle vigil mass before Easter Easter eve you pray and thank god for the light he gave us
Covfefe dog deeper, you don’t have all the facts....the pagans used candles/fire, smoke, long before the ‘Christians’ ever did. Just another adoption of false doctrine
Lonely Berg I do not wish to share in the Catholics sins & offensives to my Heavenly Father
@@positiveendtimes lol it's an orthodox church
I say to stay clear of birthday celebrations. This video is little compromising. Our only celebrations should be of YAH and YESHUA not ourselves and others.
Round cakes lit with candle lights to reflect the moon in honour of Artemis
Blowing out of candles as a wish is sent into the spirit realm
As a song is sung that lifts ‘happiness’ up as the upmost thing to attain for the following year
Recommitting to a certain new calendar that God didn’t design
Capped of with inviting others to partake and condone... which is always the way of these things, have you noticed?
It’s also a bit rich to celebrate the birthday’s of half a dozen people each year but don’t remember the Sabbath, which was a day, set aside at creation that was blessed and made holy before sin entered the world.
I am not going to come to your party and stand on a table and shout at you to stop. But, you’ve got to make the choice and it is very, very important, eternally important that you’re actions show who you belong to.
And who said people want to ban or prohibit it? I don;t think anyone is advocating for that. Just suggesting that you may want to look at it and ‘opt out’.
Do you have any suggestions for lovingly opting out? My husband's family keeps birthdays like no other and I always feel like we should go since they don't live close and we don't see them very much since we don't keep the holidays anymore.
@The Swampstead I have a suggestion for you. First what the sister said has a lot of truth to it. But, I don't agree with all she said. Let's say you have a friend or family to wants to invite you to a birthday dinner. It's not a party but a bunch of family and friends having a meal for one's birthday. You could go to that. There's nothing in the Bible that says it wrong, or against God.
Romans 4:15 KJV
because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
But what I do agree with is the part about lighting candles and making wishes. That is a pagan ritual. So if you have an invite to a birthday dinner. Go, and support ur family or friends.
Have a prayer for blessings.
We should be living for God not ourselves.
Our parents created this sense of entitlement...you are conditioned to receive gifts and be treated special. So...like Jeremiah said:
O יהוה, my strength and my stronghold and my refuge, in the day of distress the nations shall come to You from the ends of the earth and say, “Our fathers have inherited only falsehood, futility, and there is no value in them.”
Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 16:19 TS2009
BTW, i'm not telling anyone to not Celebrate... I'm just telling my own family that I'm not Celebrating it or making a big deal out of it. Certainly i pause to reflect and give thanks.
It actually says in Genesis 21:8 that when Issac reached the age of being weaned (which would be his birthday) Abraham had a great feast.I feel like having a birthday is not supposed to be a day of worship like Passover, but rather a day to remember like Hanukkah, when we can praise Him and thank God what He has done in our life and of reflection on our spiritual journey. I personally hate having large parties on my birthday. As YHWH has humbled me, all I want is to be with family and some good friends. I am certainly against making wishes because I heard it is conceited to white magic. But the simple act of blowing candles out without making a wish, is just blowing candles out.
They had a "weening party," it is conjecture that it was a birthdate party. Sidebar, how old do you think he was when weened from her 90+ year old breasts?
Also job 1:4=his sons had a feast on each their day=kjv. World MESSIANIC BIBLE SAYS=BIRTHDAY. NOTHING WRONG WITH BIRTHDAYS PEOPLE ARE JUST IGNORANT OF SCRIPTURE IS ALL.
@@luvshoaib5645 actually there is only one way to the Father and that is through Yeshua Messiah. Our sin separates us from the love of the Father and Yeshua who died and rose from the dead is the bridge back to the Father. There are not many ways to Heaven, just one=YESHUA.
@@-kepha8828 the bible does not say they were pagans. You made that up. Verse 5 says, it may be that my son's have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts.that is why he offered Burt offerings. It has nothing to do with a birthday. It is how you celebrate it.Romans 14:5&6=says,one man considers one day more sacred than another, another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. So you see you are wrong.
@@-kepha8828 does not really matter what you say because you do not know Hebrew. I go by what the bible says not man.
Bold step with opening the comments😁👍
Thank God for these comments! I have learned so much more from the comments!
Colossians 2:8
[8]See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.
And what does christ says about Birthdays?
Here we go :
Great video! One thing y'all forgot and really why I don't celebrate birthday's is because in the satanic bible it's the most "holy" day. Worship of self. I know y'all addressed it for the most part but not how it is in the satanic bible. Of course one can argue the dates of the satanic bible and what have you but I'm really not worried about it. I try to be all book chapter verse. Of course, I dont condemn anyone or say that celebrating birthdays are wrong. My family still secretly tries to somewhat do some type of celebration still. Smh lol But I have to obey my parents. I'm the only one who lives by Torah. They need to get it together! Lol Love you all and shalom!
who read satanic book?
@@uaeaisaraelu881 it might not be the best read for someone who isn't stable and comfortable with scripture. What I will say, is that it is clearly the opposite of what the bible tells us to do. Anton LaVey actually knows more about the bible, than most anti-christians. If he found something in scripture that the Father likes/wants then Anton' teaching was to do the opposite. If the bible tells us to NOT celebrate birthdays, then what does Anton say? If the bible tells us to not put 'other gods' ahead of the Father, then what does Anton say?
If only those people in the christian church knew what was really in the satanic bible, and then did some introspection, they'd realize that while they never read the satanic bible, they are actually following to the letter.
And this was foretold to us... "As in the days of Noah" (refer to Gen 6). How people mingled their beliefs with scripture, blending them to suit their own desires. There is no such thing as 'blended truth', but this is exactly what the Catholic church has taught. Even the word 'catholic' means 'blended'. And what is written on the crown of the woman who 'rides the beast'? "Mother of harlots and other abominations"... who are the daugher harlots? Clearly, and there is no other religion that matches this description but, the daughter denominations of the Catholic church, the christian churches.
My suggestion, is rather than reading the satanic bible, maybe pull up some of the more popular quotes from Anton LaVey, and see just how they compare to christian teachings. If the bible says, 'do this' then surely the opposite would say, 'don't do this'... again, if Anton LaVey says that the highest profanity to God is to celebrate one's own day of birth, that's a hint and a half to NOT do it.
what verse does God say not to worship him like pagans worshipped their false Gods? and how did pangens worship ?
Good question
Check out Deuteronomy 12:3-4. :)
@@tiaf2146 also verses 29-32
I wasn't attacking or accusing 119 ministries. Torah does not say a birthday celebration is sin. The candle issue is witch craft.
Shalom,
Did you watch this teaching?
On the eve of my daughter's birthday. Hmmmm is CZcams stalking me? But of course. Thank you so much for this video. Since I've been eliminating pagan celebrations, it's good to know birthdays are cool
My family left when the tree went out, i fasted for my birthday, fasted pagan xmas day all out of love for Yah excited in Holy Spirit, He has all the glory. He will share His glory with noone else.why dont believers celebrate the rebirth being born again?! Hmm. Celebrating bithdays was done by Egyptian king, and another pagan kings. It is self worship. Anything that takes praise from Father to self is idolatry. People singing to adult or a child is worship. Making wishes candles, Do what Messiah did, give all glory to Yah. This is what happens when you do bible without the Holy Spirit. It still leads to error. Please dont find out on judgement day. The way i was led was by Holy Spirit and great joy filled me when i obeyed. If you cant sacrifice these traditions. It will be hard for you to endure to the end. Overcome worldliness. If you have real humility you wont want to celebrate self but offer to Father in adoration❤. This is not our kingdom Shalom.
The problem with birthday celebrations at least the ones I have been to. They lift up,focus on the Individual from a very early age. I have never heard any one publicly give thanks to Yahovah for their life or anyone else. What’s wrong with this picture? To Yahovah be the glory for the things he has done.
Amen and thank you.
Amazing said. Thnk you so much.
‘Do not do as they do in the land of Mitsrayim, where you dwelt. And do not do as they do in the land of Kena‛an, where I am bringing you, and do not walk in their laws. ‘Do My right-rulings and guard My laws, to walk in them. I am יהוה your Elohim. ‘And you shall guard My laws and My right-rulings, which a man does and lives by them. I am יהוה.
Wayyiqra (Leviticus) 18:3-5 TS2009
“When יהוה your Elohim does cut off from before you the nations which you go to dispossess, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land, guard yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire about their mighty ones, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their mighty ones? And let me do so too.’ “Do not do so to יהוה your Elohim, for every abomination which יהוה hates they have done to their mighty ones, for they even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their mighty ones. “All the words I am commanding you, guard to do it - do not add to it nor take away from it.
Deḇarim (Deuteronomy) 12:29-32 TS2009
To the logical conclusion @4:25 That there is no reason to get out of bed until a commanded feast day. That would be false conclusion as not getting out of bed would be laziness, God does not like laziness and considers it wickedness and unwise. I choose not to celebrate birthdays because we're to mourn births and celebrate deaths. Birthdays do come from pagan origins and the wise are not to celebrate like the pagans do.
'we're to mourn births and celebrate deaths'? where on earth do you get that utter nonsense from? you claim to ignore birthdays because 'they're pagan', but then you make an idol out of your car? hmmm, sounds a bit hypocritical to me.
@@prettyjohnshill76 Ecclesiastes 7:1 tells us that the death is better than the life. To be absent of the body is to be present with the Lord. Before we were born we were in the presence of the Father, we are then born of the flesh and no longer can see His presence, we die then are put back in His presence. Philippians 1:23 Paul struggles with wanting to leave this world to be in His presence. Jeremiah 22:10 says not to weep for the dead but more for the people in exile, though that verse is a stretch.
In regards to birthdays here are the verses and also note they all end in death. Genesis 40:1-23, Matthew 14:6, Mark 6:21, 2 maccabees 6:1-9, hosea 7:5, job 1:4-5.
Who are you to judge another man's servant? You do not know me or my life, why assume and jump to the conclusion that I idolize my car? I do not do that and it's one of my possessions that sees my least amount of attention.
ok, please give me 1 scripture that shows any biblical patriarch, prophet or judge celebrating the death of a loved one. ''You do not know me or my life, why assume and jump to the conclusion that I idolize my car? I do not do that and it's one of my possessions that sees my least amount of attention'' - your name is suprafreak, and you have its image next to your name, seems quite obvious to me. btw, do you know the difference between an opinion and a judgement? because my comment was an opinion not a judgement.
@@prettyjohnshill76
Jesus himself established at the Last Supper that when we are putting me together we are to break bread in remembrance of him. He himself is saying that his death and sacrifice is to be remembered.
God has given you life, therefore "isn't that a good reason to celebrate and praise HIM?" The main thought is God, not each other. When we celebrate the life God gives us, the celebration is for God, not finding a way to make ourselves more important than we truly are. God did not tell us to put ourselves higher than anyone else, but to continue to lean on God. When we have a day of our own importance instead of following the word of GOD and working on our salvation through Him and His Son, we are placing ourselves before Him.
Even just for one day. You may do what you choose, but I'm going to obey God. My eternity depends upon it. ✌
Should Christians celebrate birthdays? Christians can celebrate birthdays. There is nothing in Scripture that forbids it, nor is there any reason why celebrating birthdays could be considered unwise. Christians should feel free to celebrate their birthday in a God-glorifying way
When you celebrate days originated from false gods and doctrines its wrong.
@Paul Peter satanists may use CZcams but you tube was not created by satanists for satanists.... so your point is really pointless. When things are created for false worship and a choice is made to incorporate them in our religion or celebrations then yes that is wrong according to the scriptures.
@@shawnr7482 you're wrong 😂😂😂😂LMFAOOOOO YOURW WRONG CZcams WAS CREATED BY SATANIST . Explain to me why when people try to expose the elite on CZcams, they're so quick to take it down ? Delete channels? Mess up their live stream?? And then CZcams makes what billions of dollars every year?? Come on now!!
@Christian C but you can use these things by doing what? If someone gives you lemons what do you with it? My thought exactly. And if all these things are bad using our phones are bad, playing games and joking around is bad too, watching videos and playing with kids are bad
If you guys dont want to celebrate your birthday
Because of getting older
You can stop at any age.
Wait. No no. Not just those verses Sir. Explain Job 1:4-5. Read it in the NIV , NKJV and KJV. Not even Jews celebrate it.
The practicing Jews( orthodox, Karaites and messianic) celebrate as a thanks to God and the give gifts if I recall correctly. It’s not celebrated the way western culture celebrate it.
I didn't get any birthday gifts this year. But I did ask God for something. Same thing at Christmas
The evil of these mich celebrated traditions is indubitable if we search our hearts. Make no excuses.
This is so wrong when a Jewish child celebrate his ( bar mitzvah) and with joy and happiness the family worship and they thank YAH alway. why are we always arguing? why can we just celebrate the great things that Yahuweh has given us in life everything is always a (pagan worship) to me it's not a sin to celebrate life it depends how you celebrate it. celebrating life growing old is gaining wisdom. so that means a record is always kept heaven.... On till our time has ended on this earth...shalom
Did you watch the teaching?
@@119Ministries I hope you test everything written on all these posts and change your view. But I'm yet to find a group that is open to correction
That's what I'm saying man
Here is a statement with quotes from historians and scripture:
Historian Will Durant notes, "The celebration of birthdays is a pagan custom, and was not observed by the early Christians." (The Story of Civilization, Vol. 4, p. 595)
The early Church Father, Origen, also wrote, "In the Scriptures, no one is recorded to have kept a feast or held a public celebration on their birthday." (Homilies on Leviticus, 8.3)
The Bible warns against adopting pagan practices and customs, saying, "You shall not worship the Lord your God in their way, for every abominable thing that the Lord hates they have done for their gods." (Deuteronomy 12:31)
Historian Alexander Hislop writes, "The ancient Babylonians, Egyptians, and Greeks all celebrated birthdays, but it was not a Christian custom." (The Two Babylons, p. 217)
The apostle Paul cautions, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind." (Romans 12:2)
Historian William Federation notes, "The early Christians did not celebrate birthdays, considering them to be pagan and worldly." (The History of the Christian Church, p. 305)
Jesus' birth is not celebrated in the Bible, and the early Church focused on His resurrection and teachings instead. As the apostle Paul says, "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures." (1 Corinthians 15:3)
In conclusion, birthday celebrations have pagan origins and are not supported by biblical teachings. As historian Philip Schaff notes, "The Christian Church has never formally sanctioned the celebration of birthdays." (The History of the Christian Church, Vol. 1, p. 444)
This video is helpful. Thank you.
Let's see who had birthdays in the Bible.. hmm
Egypt
Genesis 40:20
And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
Jobs children that died the big one you missed
Job 1
4And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day(birthday); and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. 5And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
Remember Job is a righteous man
Matthew 14:6-12
And The Romans
6But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. 7Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. 8And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. 9And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. 10And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. 11And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. 12And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
So is birthdays okey? Nah 119
All 3 birthdays you recorded ended in disaster.
No other bible verses talk about birthdays other then those 3.
The Egyptian king was pagan.
Job lost all of his children while celebrating one of their birthdays.
Herod was a pagan king.
The day a man is born is associated to curse, not blessing.
Let not the day that I came out of my mothers womb be called blessed.
Woven in iniquity.
Correlation does not imply causation. 💯
Traditions of men
But all Traditions are not wrong. Its when we put our Traditions above his word! And begin to condemn others for not following these Traditions.
People like to use that verse to say ALL man-made traditions are wrong. CONTEXT people
Is it lawful to "add" a birthday celebration of Yeshua to Yom Teruah 1st of 7th month? Dt 4:2
Yeshua's birth date is likely the last day of the sixth month.
* Yom Teruah starts at evening ON the day/date before 1st of 7th month.
* Joseph and Mary were in Bethlehem dwelling in a sukkah near relatives for Yah's appointed fall holy days and Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles).
* Romans logically collected taxes at this time.
* Guest rooms were filled so they built a cozy sukkah for His birthing and to "tabernacle" in.
* That dark new moon holy night Mary squeezed out her son the Son to joyful shouts, loud trumpet blasts, and teruah praises of the heavenly hosts.
* Messiah's birth was on Yah's "do no work" sacred day appointed for us to sound trumpets and shout praise to our Creator.
* Yahshua will return in like manner with "shout" and "shofar" to fulfill His sacred Yom Teruah event. HalleluYAH!
I do not celebrate my birthday, Christmas, easter or any man-made holidays.
I love 119 Ministries for the most part, but I'm really surprised about their teaching on this subject, especially as knowledgeable as they are in Scripture. May I please add a few things for everyone's consideration. I want to take advantage of the opportunity they are affording us by allowing comments to be posted which they don't offer on other videos.
1. 1 Corinthians 10
6] Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. 7] Neither be idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written ‘The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.” 11] Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. 12] Wherefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.” 14] “Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.” 23] “All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.” 24] “Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.”
2. 1 Corinthians 11:26 “For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you do show the Lord’s death till he come.”
3. Philippians 2:3 “Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”
4. Romans 12:3 “For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God has dealt to every man the measure of faith.
5. Matthew 23:12 “And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.”
6. Galatians 6:3,8 “For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.” “For he that sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that sows to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.”
7. Ecclesiastes 7:1 “A good name is better than precious ointment and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.”
8. Matthew 15:9 “And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.”
9. Revelation 18:4 “And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.”
10. John 3:3,5-7 Jesus answered and said unto him, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.” Jesus answered, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto you, you must be born again.”
11. Lets consider great men in the Bible:
Abraham “God’s friend” [2 Chronicles 20:7; Isaiah 41:8; James 2:23. “father of us all” [Romans 4:16]; just to list a couple as examples. He will play a very important role in God’s Kingdom. Nowhere does it mention his birthday.
King David “a man after My [God’s] own heart” [Acts 13:21-22]. He recorded great many Psalms. He will rule the tribes of Israel [Ezekiel 34:23-31]. Nowhere does it mention the birthday of this great man either. The Bible is completely silent on the birth days/dates of all of God’s servants and apostles [Mary, Joseph, Jacob, Sarah, Noah, Abel, Samuel, Job, Esther, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Peter, Paul, James [brother of Jesus], etc. It doesn’t even mention Christ’s birthday! Surely, if God didn't share His birthday into this world with us and we are not greater than He, then it's ridiculous to assume we can exalt ourselves on the day we were born [idolatry].
However, it does mention the heathens who celebrated theirs: Herod beheading John the Baptist [Matthew 14; Mark 6] and Pharaoh, the king, who executed his chief baker [Genesis 40; 41]. These ought to be EXAMPLES to us that resulted in tragedy.
Job 3 - Job spends much time cursing every aspect of the day of his birth. One may argue that Job 1:4 doesn’t mean birthdays because they didn’t celebrate birthdays then, however, they were obviously celebrating something they shouldn’t have been celebrating and didn’t celebrate before! Not if it concerned Job so much to make a sacrifice to God for each child on every one his day. What they were celebrating, obviously Job never celebrated and it raised great concern in him they were sinning against God. And, during the feast of Job’s oldest son, God allowed Satan to kill all 10 of Job’s children.
12. Why would I want to rejoice and celebrate another year of sin after being baptized and “born again”? Doesn’t that defeat the whole process, purpose and plan of God?!
I only recognize the day I was born to document my age. The day I accepted Christ, the day I was baptized, and the moment the Holy Spirit entered into me and changed my life from lawlessness unto righteousness is so much more worthy of celebrating, praising and honoring my Creator and Savior. That's life eternal!
13. Ephesians 4:17-24 “This I say therefore and testify in the Lord that you henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind, having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart. Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But you have not so learned Christ. If so be that you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the Truth is in Jesus, that you put off concerning the former conversation, the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts and be renewed in the spirit of your mind and that you put on that new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness."
14. Never, in my entire life, had I attended one single birthday party where anyone thanked God Almighty for life and made Him the focus for the occasion. Not even my own! [When I used to celebrate it]. The decorations, cake, candles, wishes, etc. etc., have pagan roots [just like Christmas, Easter, etc.] so please just don't focus on the day itself and ignore the traditions used in this self-righteous celebration. Besides, it is completely contrary to the "born again" teachings! I don’t need to place my hand in a fire to prove it will burn the flesh off my hand after watching someone else do it. The events are evident enough.
If what we do fails the test, avoid it! If it's not of GOD, throw it away!
Sharon ellis
Bro you have to read Galatians4:10-14
And Isaiah 1 chap
Bible not allow to celebrate any day
How about Thanksgiving
QUESTION:
1. What does it mean "every one his day" in Job 1:4?
2. Why did Job made a burnt offering for his sons?
- Please help me to understand these verses my brothers in Christ. Thank you and Shalawam.
Job 1:4 And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
1:5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
Exactly thank you for this information. If your birthday is to get drunk and to do sinful things then don’t celebrate it. But if you use it to thank God then that’s wonderful.
What is wrong with having 'strong drink', and what kind of 'Torah breaking' things would you be doing? Remember, its not about how 'we' see a day, but how the Father sees a day. Do we think our opinion to be greater than his? Do we have the power and authority to divide a day, simply for how we imply it?
Yeshua Himself, the man whose birth was of the most importance for the world, didn't celebrate His birthday. None of his followers did either in the Scriptures. Aren't we supposed to follow closely in His footsteps instead of finding excuses to do the same things pagans do?
Indeed! You are correct!!!!!!
That being said, we also should not get married nor have kids.
What about mother's day and father's day?
Shalom
Shalom Nicky, In our opinion there is nothing about celebrating and honoring your parents that violates the Torah.
@@119Ministries But it’s a tradition derived men, that YAH states to stay away from
Christmas isn't a birthday party. It's the liturgical Feast of the Nativity observed in all the ancient Apostolic churches of East and West.
Please see this channel called "truthunedited" and there video christmas.
This brother does a increadible job explaining xmas and why its pagan. December 25th is honoring tammuz not CHRIST
Even though it does not say it in the Bible does not mean it’s wrong
Wonderful explanation!
Thank you!
Thank you very well said .life is what Yahuweh is all about..i see it as being thankful for our life as other take it away such a blessed gift given to us by Yah by committing suicide.. so I rather be thankful for my life each new year that Yahweh give me ...shalom 🕊
thank you for the clarification. great video
God Gave You Life On The Day You Was Born Celebrate It
Birthday is pagan.
Yup
Agree
Amazing how holy we are :) some go to ball games screaming like fanatics to celebrate their favorite ball team. Some go to night clubs to celebrate their favorite band they dance all night. But lo and behold they absolutely will not consider a birthday, it's so pagan .. Or perhaps it's vanity is your age private? :) Today I honor God so thankful for my little son it's his Birthday. Have a blessed day everyone. Shalom
Thanks
I rather not celebrate my birthday but my birth-again day
You may celebrate your birthday, but also celebrate the day you were born again, and may the celebration of your earthly birth also be a testament to the day you were truly given life (as should all days be).
Today is my birthday
Ok
Happy belated bday
GOOD VIDEO!!!!
I have a problem with the giving of gifts to spoil children ..... and to close the eyes of the righteous. Is there not a law against the giving of gifts?