Christmas: Part 7

Christmas: Is it Christian or Pagan? – Part 7 Santa’s Elves: What exactly are they in reality? 2nd Corinthians 11:14 “And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.” Jon Watkins  Online Ministries  November 2015 Cynthia Pawl edited, corrected and added to this! Ahhh those jolly old elves that work in Santa’s workshop making all those … Click Here to Read More

Christmas: Part 6

Christmas: Is it Christian or Pagan? – Part 6 The Origin of Santa Claus: The Devil’s Counterfeit 1st Corinthians 13:11 “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, (or a woman) I put away childish things.” Jon Watkins  Online Ministries  November 2015 … Click Here to Read More

Christmas: Part 4

Christmas: Is it Christian or Pagan? – Part 4 Where did Christmas originate? – The meaning of the words “Merry Christmas” and the Mass Matthew 6:7 “But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.” Jon Watkins  Online Ministries   November 2015 Cynthia Pawl edited, … Click Here to Read More

Married Italians might not have to promise to be faithful

Married couples in Italy will no longer have to promise to be faithful to each other, if a new bill is approved.

Ephesians 5:30-31 “For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.”

The Local -The proposed amendment to Italy’s Civil Code would remove the word “fidelity” from Italian marriage contracts.

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Christmas: Part 3

Christmas: Is it Christian or Pagan? – Part 3 Where did Christmas originate? Isaiah 56:10-12 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own … Click Here to Read More

The Origin of the Birthday Celebration

The Origin of the Birthday Celebration. Where did it come from and should a professing Christian celebrate? If you came here from the Christmas article part 2, scroll down to “The command of God” to continue. Ecclesiastes 7:1 “A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.” I offer this … Click Here to Read More

Christmas: Part 2

Christmas: Is it Christian or Pagan? Part 2 The origin of the Birthday Celebration Ezekiel 20:30-32 “Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations? 31 For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the … Click Here to Read More

Christmas: Part 1 Is it Christian or Pagan?

Christmas: Is it Christian or Pagan? Introduction: The birth of Jesus – Part 1 1st Corinthians 13:11 “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” Jon Watkins  Online Ministries  November 2015 Updated from limited 1999 writing. Cynthia … Click Here to Read More