Category: Easter
Subject: Easter
Legends of the Churches of Christ
Even casual discussions with friends and loved ones who are outside of the churches of Christ can reveal a very strange mythology that has developed…
Doing the First Works: Observing Religious Holidays?
Christians from the very beginning have had to decide whether or not to honor the holiday observations of religions other than that of Christ. That…
Easter Traditions
All the things of man’s invention will be destroyed. Jesus said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted” (Matthew 15:13). Therefore, those who observe Easter in an attempt to worship Christ will be condemned — they will lose their souls. Do not be among that number!
The History of Easter
The history of a “feast of the resurrection” or Easter is simply not found in the Bible. It is extra-biblical in its origin, development and observance. The scriptures teach us of, and persuade us to believe in, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-8). The scriptures teach us that the day of His resurrection – the first day of the week – is the approved day of our memorial worship and praise. Nowhere in the pages of the inspired text are we taught to celebrate an annual holy day in celebration of Christ’s resurrection. While the New Testament records the events of the last week of Christ’s life, nowhere does it instruct us to observe them as holy days of a holy season (Lent, Palm Sunday, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday).
