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I asked the following question to Chaim for next week. What do Christians here think about this topic?

What is your opinion on Christians celebrating Secular New Year's Eve? In Christianity, January 1 as The New Year marks Jesus's brit milah since he is said to have been born on December 25, therefore making his brit on January 1, 1 C.E.. However, many Christians just think it a time to party. What do you think of the Christians who party for it instead of going to church?

Note: Brit Milah is Jewish circumcision.

Jizzepie:
I'm in a Celtic Catholic Church(not the same as the heretics in the US) and we celebrate January 1st as the 'feast of the circumcision'. I believe some traditionalist churches celebrate the feast in May. It's a mandatory holy day in our church, and it's generally frowned upon if you don't attend.

Jizzepie:
It's considered a sin, I think.

Christian Zionist:
Yacov, thanks for the question.

Our New Testament clearly states that drunkards will not go to heaven!  However we have our liberal theologians and their followers who do want to take the following verses (given below) literally and they think that these verses were written in a "different cultural" context. One thing we (religious Christians) can be certain about: the "drinking Christians" are going to a warm place in the other world. The circumcision of Jesus should be celebrated with great reverence.  Circumcision on the 8th day is important. For religious Christians the number 8 means new.  G-d makes every thing new, hence the "new" year. new life, new beginning etc.


1 Corinthians 6:9,10
"Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of G-d? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of G-d."

Ephesians 5:18
"And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit"

Romans 14:17
"For the kingdom of G-d is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit"

Galatians 5:21-22
envy, drunkenness, wild partying, and similar things. I've told you in the past and I'm telling you again that people who do these kinds of things will not inherit the kingdom of G-d
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness

(Emphasis added)

In obedience to the verses mentioned above and other related verses in the Tanak I have never tasted alcohal in my life nor smoked.

Unfortunately many Church Pastors do not condemn drunkeness because they fear that they might loose income coming to the Church. They are like the reformed clergy in Judaism. For religious Christians what the Church says is NOT important but what the Bible says is important.

Jizzepie:

--- Quote from: Yacov Menashe Ben Rachamim on December 26, 2006, 12:19:14 AM ---What do you do?
--- End quote ---

I always go to church on the mandatory holy days.

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