Secular Religious Holidays What should our attitude be toward secular religious holidays?
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Transcript of Secular Religious Holidays What should our attitude be toward secular religious holidays?
Secular Religious HolidaysSecular Religious Holidays
What should our attitude
be toward secular
religious holidays?
Secular Religious HolidaysSecular Religious HolidaysTerms: Secular:Secular: not overtly or specifically religious Religious:Religious: devoted to religious beliefs or observances
Secular Religious Holiday: holiday that’s both secular and holiday that’s both secular and
religious religious
Secular Religious HolidaysSecular Religious HolidaysNot observe: church / salvation: Eph. 5:23Eph. 5:23 Jesus head and Savior Eph. 5:24Eph. 5:24 church subject to Jesus Col. 3:17 Col. 3:17 do all by Jesus’ authority 1 Cor. 4:6 1 Cor. 4:6 not go beyond Matt. 15:8-9 Matt. 15:8-9 vain worship if. . . .
Secular Religious HolidaysSecular Religious HolidaysAs individuals, we have liberty. . . . Rom. 14:1 Rom. 14:1 opinions, not judge Rom. 14:2Rom. 14:2 eating food Rom. 14:5a Rom. 14:5a observing days Rom. 14:5b Rom. 14:5b convinced – vs. 23– vs. 23 Rom. 14:6 Rom. 14:6 do it for the Lord – vs. – vs. 6-86-8 Rom. 14:19-22 Rom. 14:19-22 not put stumbling block before another brother
Paul Acts 20:16 Acts 20:16 Pentecost Acts 21:23-24 Acts 21:23-24 kept Jewish customs
Secular Religious HolidaysSecular Religious HolidaysObserve religiously, individual basis? Rom. 14:5-6 Rom. 14:5-6 for the Lord
Everything we do is for
Everything we do is for
the Lord!
the Lord!
Secular Religious HolidaysSecular Religious HolidaysObserve religiously, individual basis? Rom. 14:5-6 Rom. 14:5-6 for the Lord
Benefits: living in nation with. . . . good for our nationgood for our nation evangelistic opportunitiesevangelistic opportunities
Secular Religious HolidaysSecular Religious Holidays
What should our attitude
be toward secular
religious holidays?