Pastor Jim Staley teaches on Truth or Tradition. Should Christians celebrate Christmas and Easter? It sounds sacrilegious to even ask the question, doesn’t it? You might be surprised to find out that God actually has an opinion when you consider the origins of these holidays…and that opinion might not be what you expect! “Well, that’s not what it means to me”, most people say. But since when does it matter what it means to us! We are not the ones being worshipped! Originally featured on God’s Learning Channel, this teaching examines the most shocking historical origins of Christianity’s most sacred holidays and will leave you desiring God’s truth like never before! Find out where Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, Christmas trees, and many more holiday traditions actually come from and what the Scriptures say about them. Learn what is “truth” and what is “tradition.” After all…The Father is only looking for those who worship in both Spirit and Truth! Published Feb 28, 2014 Video transcript https://passionfortruth.com/wp-conten… Stay connected with Jim Staley and Passion For Truth Ministries at: Website https://PassionForTruth.com Facebook https://www.FB.com/PassionForTruth Facebook http://www.FB.com/JimStaleyOfficial Instagram https://www.instagram.com/PassionForT… Twitter https://twitter.com/JimStaleyPage Telegram https://t.me/PassionForTruth
come and join us as we travel back in
time 4 000 years ago to discover exactly
where christmas and easter came from
where did the christmas tree and the
star come from did you know the birthday
of every pagan sun god around the world
was on december 25th did you know that
christmas was illegal in the united
states until the mid-1800s where did
saint nicholas come from did you know
that the phrase ho ho originated from
the late 1600’s when public plays were
very popular and before the devil would
come out on stage he would announce
himself by saying
did you know that the original santa’s
elves were not elves at all but were
called krampus demons they traveled with
saint nicholas and they were in charge
of punishing the children if they were
not good that previous year who is the
easter bunny where do we get easter eggs
from why do we celebrate easter on the
first sunday after the vernal equinox
and where did we even get the name
easter from anyway wait a minute that’s
not what it means to me it doesn’t
matter what it means to us it only
matters what it means to him he’s the
one being worshipped are we sure that
god doesn’t care that we have
compromised and mixed the birth and
resurrection of his son with ancient
pagan cultic practices
strap yourself in as we discover what
exactly is the truth and what is simply
ancient pagan tradition
and ultimately along the way we will
uncover what the enemy is really trying
to hide
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hi and welcome to passion for truth
ministries i’m jim staley
we all have fond memories of yesteryear
sitting around the christmas table
during the christmas season celebrating
the birth of our lord with our loved
ones and our friends and our family and
then also his resurrection in the spring
around easter time well i want to share
with you in this video some of the
results and conclusions that i’ve
discovered on my journey as the father
began to many years ago put a void
inside of me a yearning for something
more
something deeper something that has
substance that came from him
and each and every year as i began to
celebrate christmas something just
didn’t feel right something felt like i
was missing something it just wasn’t the
same as when i was growing up and maybe
some of you can relate to those feelings
deep inside of you well as i begin to go
through some of this information i will
let you know right up front some of the
information is going to be shocking some
of it is going to even be disturbing to
you because your emotions and your
memories are attached
to some of the most very fibers that
make up of who you are and so i would
encourage you to don’t be afraid of the
truth as it comes out because in the end
the truth according to the scriptures
can only do one thing and that set you
free and so as a reminder up front from
parent to apparent i have young ones at
home some of the images and information
that we’re going to be sharing today are
quite sensitive and you might want to
just keep that in mind as we move
forward here