Celebrating Holidays

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. — read the full passage →

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them. — read the full passage →

Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: — read the full passage →

And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far, — read the full passage →

But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

When the Lord thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land; — read the full passage →

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.

Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.

Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. — read the full passage →

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

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. — read the full passage →

Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. — read the full passage →

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. — read the full passage →

Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty:

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. — read the full passage →

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? — read the full passage →

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →

Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; — read the full passage →

But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the Lord. — read the full passage →

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? — read the full passage →

For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

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.

Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: — read the full passage →

What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out. — read the full passage →

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God: for every abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.

Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

When the Lord thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land; — read the full passage →

Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David: — read the full passage →

Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.

Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

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.

And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

When the Lord thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land;

And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place. — read the full passage →

And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. — read the full passage →

Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. — read the full passage →

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. — read the full passage →

Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel. — read the full passage →

Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:

The Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.

The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.

And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. — read the full passage →

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: — read the full passage →

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

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. — read the full passage →

And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. — read the full passage →

For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. — read the full passage →

For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.