However, they were quite different to what we think of as Christmas Trees now. When we feel that somehow we have achieved a higher plane of spirituality by doing or not doing something about which the Bible is silent, we misuse our freedom in Christ, create divisions within His body, and thereby dishonor the Lord. The Romans used Fir Trees to decorate their temples at the festival of Saturnalia. He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord.” The Lord is grieved when Christians look down upon one another for either celebrating or not celebrating Christmas in a particular way. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. They believed that the reign of Saturnus had been a Golden Age, in which all human beings. The Romans believed that, in very ancient times, before Iupiter became the king of the deities, the cosmos had been ruled by Iupiter’s father Saturnus. For the customs of the peoples are futile For one cuts a tree from the forest. Saturnalia is an ancient Roman holiday in honor of the god Saturnus that began on December 17th.

When Teutonic tribes began to usurp power from the Romans in Europe, they brought their Yule, or winter feast, traditions with them. Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven, For the Gentiles are dismayed at them. Romans 14:5-6a sets out the principle in a passage about liberty: “One man considers one day more sacred than another another man considers every day alike. At the Saturnalia festival (December 17-24), Romans would present each other with sprigs of holly as gifts for the holiday. Whatever choice we make, the motive behind a believer’s decision about this, as in all matters of conscience, must be to please the Lord. The Saturnalia began on 19 December and lasted for the best part of a week, which sounds about right for those currently enmeshed in the Christmas party rush. There is no spiritual significance to having or not having a Christmas tree. Saturnalia is an ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the god Saturn, held on 17 December of the Julian calendar and later expanded with. So unless we bow down before our Christmas tree, carve it into an idol, and pray to it, these passages cannot be applied to Christmas trees. A similar idea appears in Isaiah 44, where Isaiah speaks of the silliness of the idol-worshipers who cut down a tree, burn part of it in the fire to warm themselves, and use the other part to fashion an idol, which they then bow down to. 509 BC: The Roman Empire and the tradition of the Roman pagan holiday of Saturnalia was also observed near the winter solstice. Empire decorated their temples with fir trees when celebrating Saturnalia. However, even a cursory reading of the text makes it clear that the passage is one in which Jeremiah sets forth the prohibition against idols made of wood, plated with silver and gold, and worshiped. Choose a farm-grown Christmas tree, and make family traditions of your own. It has been falsely claimed by some that Jeremiah 10:1-16 prohibits the cutting down and decorating of trees in the same manner as we do at Christmas. There is nothing in the Bible that either commands or prohibits Christmas trees.

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