Easter Celebrations?

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Easter Celebrations?

• What Does The Bible Say?

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We Need Bible Authority

• Col.317
• Rom.121-2
• Matt.2123-27
• Matt.721-23
• Matt.2818-20

Book, Chapter, Verse
1 Pet.411
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All The Bible Has To Say About Easter

• Nothing
• Wala
• Nada
• Zilch
• Zip

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What About Acts 124 KJV ?

• Act 124 And when he had taken him, he put him
  in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions
  of soldiers to guard him intending after the
  Passover to bring him forth to the people. ASV
• Act 124 And when he had seized him, he put him
  in prison, delivering him over to four squads of
  soldiers to guard him, intending after the
  Passover to bring him out to the people. ESV

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What About Acts 124 KJV ?

• NKJV, NASB, YLT, BBE, ISV, RSV, MKJV, LITV, NEB,
  Living Bible, LBLA, RV60, TAB, Illocano, Vulgate
• PASCHA, (3957) mistranslated 'Easter' in
  Ac.124, KJV, denotes the Passover (RV). The
  phrase 'after the Passover' signifies after the
  whole festival was at an end. The term Easter is
  not of Christian origin. It is another form of
  Astarte, one of the titles of the Chaldean
  goddess, the queen of heaven. The festival of
  Pasch held by Christians in the post-apostolic
  times was a continuation of the Jewish feast, but
  was not instituted by Christ, nor was it
  connected with Lent. From this Pasch the pagan
  festival of Easter was quite distinct and was
  introduced into the apostate Western religion, as
  part of the attempt to adapt Pagan festivals to
  Christianity.
  Vines Dictionary

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Religious Holy Days Gal.48-11

• Gal.48 Formerly, when you did not know God, you
  were enslaved to those that by nature are not
  gods.
• Gal.49 But now that you have come to know God,
  or rather to be known by God, how can you turn
  back again to the weak and worthless elementary
  principles of the world, whose slaves you want to
  be once more?
• Gal.410 You observe days and months and seasons
  and years!
• Gal.411 I am afraid I may have labored over you
  in vain.

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Doubt The Resurrection?

• Absolutely Not
• Follow The Lords Memorial of His Death, Burial,
  Resurrection
• Matt.2626-29
• Acts 242
• Acts 207
• 1 Cor.1123ff

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The Question of Social Activities?

• Rom.141-6
• Things Can Lose Their Religious Meaning
• Days of the Week
• Lady Bug
• Pretzels

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The Plan of Salvation

• Hear the Gospel of Christ, Rom.1017
• Believe in Jesus Christ, Jn.316
• Repent and Turn to God, Luke 133
• Confess Jesus Before Men, Rom.109-10
• Baptized For Forgiveness, Acts 238
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• Grow and Seek The Lord, Col.31-4
• 2nd Law of Pardon If We Err Repent and Pray God
  Acts 822