tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24699713.post8590021560994241447..comments2023-04-15T06:30:45.256-05:00Comments on What I Think: My Thoughts on EasterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24699713.post-23008684385938114312009-04-16T19:41:00.000-05:002009-04-16T19:41:00.000-05:00Drew:
You forgot to mention that Christmas was se...Drew:<br /><br />You forgot to mention that Christmas was set on Dec. 25 not because it was Jesus's birthday but to supplant a very popular pagan holiday that neophytes were loathe to forfeit.<br /><br />I guess my primary complaint against Easter's pagan imagery is that it's so unbelievably gay, what with bunnies, painted eggs, dainty baskets, and pastel hues.<br /><br />Then again, Christmas does have the old guy asking kids to sit on his lap...Aristoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682742018107902779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24699713.post-63976289979843319752009-04-14T00:31:00.000-05:002009-04-14T00:31:00.000-05:00Christmas lacks pagan traditions, eh...
Prior to ...Christmas lacks pagan traditions, eh...<br /><br />Prior to the Christian era, when the winter solstice neared and vegetation began to die, pagans would bring evergreen branches into their homes with the supernatural intention of guarding the life essence of the plants until spring. This custom was later re-appropriated by Europeans as the so-called Christmas tree. <br /><br />Heathens 1<br />Originality 0Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586649818495939855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24699713.post-466902848935701852009-04-12T20:59:00.000-05:002009-04-12T20:59:00.000-05:00Hell yes I'm baiting you!What did you ever do to d...Hell yes I'm baiting you!<BR/><BR/>What did you ever do to deserve Jesus's suffering and death?Aristoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682742018107902779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24699713.post-43359271372901262632009-04-12T20:51:00.000-05:002009-04-12T20:51:00.000-05:00Don't try to bait me, Aristos. It is common termi...Don't try to bait me, Aristos. It is common terminology to refer to Christ's victory over sin and death as Victory for all Mankind. We share in the spoils of the victory, salvation, so it is ours as a gift from God. What makes it so great is that without Christ's sacrifice, we would have no chance of victory. The suggestion was never there, as I'm sure you knew.BARnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24699713.post-75784962363311936262009-04-12T20:42:00.000-05:002009-04-12T20:42:00.000-05:00Recall Kris Kristofferson's elqouent song: "Why me...Recall Kris Kristofferson's elqouent song: "Why me Lord, / What have I ever done / To deserve even one / Of the blessings I've known..."Aristoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682742018107902779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24699713.post-32692342981393580182009-04-12T20:41:00.000-05:002009-04-12T20:41:00.000-05:00BAR:You said "Easter is a day to focus mainly on o...BAR:<BR/><BR/>You said "Easter is a day to focus mainly on our victory over sin and shame."<BR/><BR/>I remind you that the victory was not our own. The victory was God's. We haven't the power ourselves.<BR/><BR/>This surprises me, since you are a Lutheran, to suggest that you can save yourself.<BR/><BR/>How was Jesus's sacrifice related to anything that I have done?Aristoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682742018107902779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24699713.post-236068878609221252009-04-12T20:38:00.000-05:002009-04-12T20:38:00.000-05:00BAR:Yes, Good Friday is the ultimate day for shame...BAR:<BR/><BR/>Yes, Good Friday is the ultimate day for shame. However, without Good Friday's shame, Easter's joy would be meaningless. That's what I meant. For anyone to be joyful about the Savior's resurrection, one must think about why the savior had to die in the first place.<BR/><BR/>That means than Easter is a time for joy (for our salvation) and our sorrow (for our depravity that made such a sacrifice necessary).Aristoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682742018107902779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24699713.post-62522662795163357272009-04-12T06:57:00.000-05:002009-04-12T06:57:00.000-05:00You're right on the mark with the pagan imagery as...You're right on the mark with the pagan imagery associated with Easter. Just another example of how pagan traditions have managed to survive in a Christianity-dominated culture. Jim Gaffigan has some good jokes about Easter, and how the eggs, bunny, candy have no connection to the Resurrection. I have to disagree with you on one point: Easter Sunday is no time for shame: leave that for Good Friday. On Easter, we should be so filled with joy and thankfulness, that we forget our shame, just as God has forgotten/forgiven the reason for our shame. I understand your reasoning, and one should never forget one's own sinfulness, but Easter is a day to focus mainly on our victory over sin and shame.Rev. BARnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24699713.post-29033798352289580452009-04-11T21:06:00.000-05:002009-04-11T21:06:00.000-05:00I forgot to mention this.About a half-hour ago, Ma...I forgot to mention this.<BR/><BR/>About a half-hour ago, Mark emerged from his room. He was concerned that my wife and I had not yet gone to bed.<BR/><BR/>His reason?<BR/><BR/>The Easter Bunny won't come if people are awake.<BR/><BR/>It took a great deal of restraint for me to resist asking him if he thought that our dog--a beagle and rabbit hunter--would bark when the Easter Bunny came.Aristoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682742018107902779noreply@blogger.com