"Easter", as remembered and celebrated today.

[Checkpoint]

I do not refer to its name but to the events that are believed to have happened 2000 years ago, and their significance.

Where do you stand, and why?

[tam]

Peace to you!

I do not refer to its name but to the events that are believed to have happened 2000 years ago, and their significance.

Where do you stand, and why?

May I ask what specific events you are connecting to "Easter" today?


The death and resurrection of Christ?


If so, then as Paul said,

"For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup you proclaim the Lord's death until He returns."


That does not happen on just one day a year (or one weekend a year) but as often as we eat this bread (that means His body) and drink this cup (the wine that means His blood).

Proclaiming His death occurs when we EAT the bread and DRINK the cup.




As for His resurrection, well, Christ is alive. He is not silent. He speaks. He teaches/disciplines. He gives us food (at the proper time). Whenever we bear witness to Him and to Him being alive, are we not proclaiming the resurrection to be true?





As to the significance of these?


The significance shows both the love and the power of God and His Son. That Christ paid the ransom so as to redeem us from death, that we may have life (eternal life), that we may be reconciled to God through His Son, that there is indeed a resurrection, that everything Christ told us is true - including that He is exactly who He said He is. That we do not need to be afraid. That God keeps His promises.


That God loved us enough to send His Son; that the Son loved us enough to give His life.


I think I would love my Lord (and my Father in heaven) even if none of that was for me, because of who He has revealed Himself (and His Father) to be - but the fact that they did these things for me; that my Lord continues to teach and to guide and to forgive and to intercede on behalf of His Bride, His sheep... and this is all to the glory of His Father... well, that just compels even greater love from me.

We love because He loved us first.



You asked, "where do you stand and why?"


I'm not sure I understand what you mean by this, but I must accept all of these things as having happened. For one, I saw and heard the truth in all that Christ spoke and taught from the start - and that compelled me to believe that He also spoke truthfully about His Father and about who He is as well. But then also, Christ IS alive. He lives, He speaks, He teaches. If I ask Him for something, He gives it - this also to the glory of His Father. He has taught and continues to teach me (and all of His sheep) in love and in truth. If He is alive and speaking and continuing to teach and lead His sheep, then He is obviously not dead, and the resurrection obviously occurred.





I am sorry if I misunderstood what you were asking. I tried to cover all the bases!


Peace again to you,
your servant and a slave of Christ,
tammy

[For_The_Kingdom]

I do not refer to its name but to the events that are believed to have happened 2000 years ago, and their significance.

Where do you stand, and why?

Where I stand; Easter is the most important day in Christianity. It is what Christianity is all about...no Easter, no Christianity.

The day should be remembered, honored, and celebrated. Recognize it for what it is (the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior), and not for what it isn't (bunnies, eggs, etc).

Although for what it isn't isn't necessarily bad...but just don't let that overshadow what the Christian faith is based upon.

[For_The_Kingdom]

[Replying to post 1 by Checkpoint]

As one of Jehovahs Witnesses I dont celebrate Easter due to its pagan origins.

Cool, but the problem with that rationale is simple; Jehovah's Witnesses don't let pagan "origins" stop them from using other things..(days of the week, months of the year, etc)...all of those things have pagan origins, yet JW's have no problem using those things/concepts.

This is "cherry picking" at its finest.

I recognise of course that the ressurection of Christ was, of course a most happifying event.

It was more than a "most happifying event". Our entire faith is based upon it. SMH.

[Checkpoint]

[Replying to post 19 by Donray]

That is why I wrote "Easter" rather than Easter.

This thread was not started for the purpose of exploring or exposing pagan add-ons, but to explore and expound on:

the events that are believed to have happened 2000 years ago, and their significance.

Where do you stand, and why?

That is, the Jesus of Nazareth events as found in the Gospels.

Like to tell us your view?

[Checkpoint]

[Replying to post 20 by tam]

May I ask what specific events you are connecting to "Easter" today?


The death and resurrection of Christ?

Exactly.

I am sorry if I misunderstood what you were asking. I tried to cover all the bases!

You didn't misunderstand, but were right on the button!

Thanks Tam.

[Donray]

[Replying to post 23 by Checkpoint]

In stories written by unknown authors a lifetime after the suppose event. People that wrote the gospels were not alive when the execution maybe happen.

[Checkpoint]

[Replying to post 23 by Checkpoint]

In stories written by unknown authors a lifetime after the suppose event. People that wrote the gospels were not alive when the execution maybe happen.

Yours is the view most skeptics hold.

Why have you drawn those conclusions?

[Donray]

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For_The_Kingdom,
re: "The day should be remembered, honored, and celebrated."

Not that it proves anything, of course, but it might be interesting to note that scripture is silent with regard to anyone observing/celebrating the 1st day of the week in honor of the resurrection.

[onewithhim]

I do not refer to its name but to the events that are believed to have happened 2000 years ago, and their significance.

Where do you stand, and why?

Where I stand; Easter is the most important day in Christianity. It is what Christianity is all about...no Easter, no Christianity.

But "Easter" has no relation to Christ's resurrection. It is Christ's resurrection that is "the most important day" to Christianity, and not "Easter." Easter is a pagan holiday with a pagan goddess' name, with all her symbols of fertility, which have nothing to do with Jesus.