why do Christians celebrate Easter?

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glo said:
Hi Pygo

With Easter only just gone I have had similar thoughts recently.
Why did Jesus have to die such a horrible death on the cross? Why could an omnipotent God not just say "I forgive your sins. My relationship with you is restored and here is my new covenant with you"?

I would love to hear the thoughts of other Christians here, just as I have asked that question in other forums.

But then, last night I happened to be reading about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and the Passover Meal in Exodus.
It struck me that in the 21st century Jesus' crucifixion may seem cruel and unnecessary - but in the context of the Jewish lifestyle and celebrations (at least at the time of his life) the symbolism and similarities are very powerful:

The passover lamb, by which blood on the wooden beams God's people are saved and eventually led into the promised land.
The sacrifice of the first-born lamb for the salvation of all.

On top of that, I think there are instructions in Jesus' actions to his followers - about taking up your cross and doing God's will; about 'dying to yourself' and fulfilling a greater purpose; about self-sacrifice for the greater good of others.

Like I said, these are just my own personal ponderings. I may be right or wrong or somewhere in-between. (I usually am)

But I think there is more to Jesus' death on the cross than God sacrificing himself 'unnecessarily'.
The crucifixion is important on more levels than that.
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My revleation of why that was necessary is that according to God's universal laws, the wages of sin is death. Before Jesus how this the jewish people attone for there sins?
By blood sacrifices with animals. By Blood they were cleansed which is the way God made this universe for when he first created it was perfect and the first humans did not know any sins nor did all the angels before the rebellion.

Bless you
 
lol.. this is very strange, why doesn't the death of the individual act as an expiation of ones sin why do you need the death of god for that? furthermore why does god need blood sacrifices, does he need animals? their blood or a sacrifice all together? what very unusual pagan practices is this.. to say that god wants these things is to allege that he has needs.. God is self-sustaining, the absolute and eternal he has no needs least of which for petty sacrifices.

Moses once asked God when he takes a rest (as you are so fond of him resting on the 'sabbath, which you yourself don't keep) and God told Moses to take bottles and fill them and hold them all night.. Moses (p) tried his earnest every time sleep would overtake him he'd wake himself up to hold the bottles from falling, then eventually Moses slept and the glasses broke.. as such God told Moses that if he ever took a rest the universe would collapse upon itself.. and you have him suckling for a x number of years, and then *****ing the earth for not bearing fruits and then self-immolating and dying for a few days for a completely nonsensical piece about need of blood sacrifices.. I wonder when the christian brain will ever evolve to catch up with logic let alone the rest of the world!
 
lol.. this is very strange, why doesn't the death of the individual act as an expiation of ones sin why do you need the death of god for that? furthermore why does god need blood sacrifices, does he need animals? their blood or a sacrifice all together? what very unusual pagan practices is this.. to say that god wants these things is to allege that he has needs.. God is self-sustaining, the absolute and eternal he has no needs least of which for petty sacrifices.
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lol, Which belief do you think is more strange in their concept of salvation - Christians by the "sacrifice"/escape of their lord or hindus who "wash" their sins in the filthy ganges

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal...-all-sins-letter-from-haridwar_100305468.html
 
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Gossamer skye said:
lol.. this is very strange, why doesn't the death of the individual act as an expiation of ones sin why do you need the death of god for that? furthermore why does god need blood sacrifices, does he need animals? their blood or a sacrifice all together? what very unusual pagan practices is this.. to say that god wants these things is to allege that he has needs.. God is self-sustaining, the absolute and eternal he has no needs least of which for petty sacrifices.

Moses once asked God when he takes a rest (as you are so fond of him resting on the 'sabbath, which you yourself don't keep) and God told Moses to take bottles and fill them and hold them all night.. Moses (p) tried his earnest every time sleep would overtake him he'd wake himself up to hold the bottles from falling, then eventually Moses slept and the glasses broke.. as such God told Moses that if he ever took a rest the universe would collapse upon itself.. and you have him suckling for a x number of years, and then *****ing the earth for not bearing fruits and then self-immolating and dying for a few days for a completely nonsensical piece about need of blood sacrifices.. I wonder when the christian brain will ever evolve to catch up with logic let alone the rest of the world!
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You mus understand this was the most demonstarative huma understandanding why to show Gods amazing LOVE for us.
God gave us life first to libe with complete free will and knew once satan rebelled that we would with our complete free will have confidence to think we can live independedntly,iI.e. In sin with or without God and satan works hard to distract us. If you don't belive these truths you truely do not know God
 
freethinking said:
You mus understand this was the most demonstarative huma understandanding why to show Gods amazing LOVE for us.
God gave us life first to libe with complete free will and knew once satan rebelled that we would with our complete free will have confidence to think we can live independedntly,iI.e. In sin with or without God and satan works hard to distract us. If you don't belive these truths you truely do not know God
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That makes no grammatical, logical, spiritual or theological sense.. Does God love the ignorant? I'd think not especially when we're provided with a brain to reason!
you are so under-educated and you reflect poorly on the Christians although I am not certain any of them are able to articulate their beliefs better than you.. it is all a spin of the same bizarre nonsensical theme!

good luck with all of that!
 
God loves us all actually. We're all welcome at our Father's table. The differences is in how one approaches God. For the Jews they follow the law. For Christians we approach through the Lord Jesus Christ. For Muslims I have no idea I thought it was through Mohammeds teachings but now I'm not so sure. Each has their own way. Now as I Christian I can't say that you won't reach God. Because that would be juding you and that honor isn't mine. I just know that christians approach the Father through the Son. I realize it doesn't make sense. But it's a matter of faith and a mystery. Some accept it and some don't.
Peace be with you.
gmcbroom
 
You want to know how we approach God? Directly, dang it! With the apparent unique knowledge that we need no mediator, no outlet, no intermediary party. God is omnipotent, perfectly good, and all-encompassing: such a being is not limited to any requirements, and is willing to forgive us no matter what, as it says in the hadith: "When you walk to Me, I will run to you." No sacrifice needed--not a thing needed but God's own grace. True grace and not the self-contradictory Christian definition of forgiveness by punishment. This is why I will never again favor Christianity over Islam.
 
I have a question i didnt understand when i was a christian and i still fail to understand now that im muslim Alhamdulilah..but what does easter egg hunts, chocolate bunnies, etc. have to do with Jesus "resurrecting"?
 
Asalaamu Alaikum/Peace everyone,

Some replies in this thread... :mmokay:

Can someone just confirm something for me, do Christians believe that Easter has no relation to Paganism or Pagan origin?
 
Mila,
They don't have anything to do with Jesus's resurrection. In the Eastern Catholic Churches its actually called Pascha. The Easter title with chocolate eggs, and bunnies has been a contentious subject for centuries and is the cause of many excommunications. Personally, I'll eat the chocolate as I like candy but it isn't for any religious reason. I go to the Good Friday vigil to mourn the death of My Lord, and I go to the Pascha service to celebrate his resurrection. As for Easter they call it that too as well as Pascha. Though one makes more sense than the other.
Peace be with you
gmcbroom
 
Christians follow the lies of the Devil Paul may Allah (SWT) curse him. Easter is a pagan practice that false man-made evil Christianity asks it follows to take part in. Jesus resurrection what a lie for Allah (SWT) Says in the Holy Quran the Book of God not the man-made bible. 4:157 That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Apostle of Allah";- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not:- 4:158 Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise;- 4:159 And there is none of the People of the Book but must believe in him before his death; and on the Day of Judgment he will be a witness against them;- Subhan'Allah in this verse Isa (PBUH) jesus will be a witness against them, yet they the Christians still worship Isa (PBUH) jesus & his Mother as gods. Allah (SWT) Says in the Holy Quran 5:116 And behold! Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah.?" He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, Thou I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden. 5:117 "Never said I to them aught except what Thou didst command me to say, to wit, 'worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord'; and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt amongst them; when Thou didst take me up Thou wast the Watcher over them, and Thou art a witness to all things. Subhan'Allah in this verse Isa (PBUH) jesus rejects the lies of Christianity. I hope the Christians wake up to start worshiping the One & Only god Allah (SWT). Let’s all pray that the conquest of Rome will happen in our life time so that we may see truth (Islam) destroy falsehood (Christianity) like how it was done in Constantinople. Both are in hadiths says of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) its just a matter of time when Rome falls.
 
Perseveranze said:
Asalaamu Alaikum/Peace everyone,

Some replies in this thread... :mmokay:

Can someone just confirm something for me, do Christians believe that Easter has no relation to Paganism or Pagan origin?
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Speaking for as a Christian, I can confirm that my celebration of Jesus' resurrection has no relation to paganism and has it's origin in what believe to a historical truth -- that Jesus was crucified, died, and was buried, and that he then was resurrected from the dead.As to Resurrection Sunday being commonly called Easter Sunday in the English speaking world, I recognize that the origin of the term Easter is from the the Old English word Ēastre or Ēostre and that this name refers to Eostur-monath, a month of the Germanic calendar during which Jesus resurrection would most likely occured and that for this reason the celebration of it became associated with the name of the month even though the month was itself named after the goddess Ēostre of Anglo-Saxon paganism. Despite that connection, I assert that whether called Domingo de Resurrección, Ostern, Pasen, Pasqua, Páscoa, Pâques, Πάσχα, פסחא , عيد الفصح ,Pääsiäinen, Påsk, Påske, Wielkanoc, Paşti, Húsvét, Пасхальный, Paskalya, 復活節, อีสเตอร์ , 부활절, Lễ Phục Sinh, Pasko ng Pagkabuhay, Paskah, Pak, or Easter that what Christians are celebrating has nothing to do with any pagan goddess, but is a celebration of Jesus' resurrection from the dead.
 
Grace Seeker said:
Speaking for as a Christian, I can confirm that my celebration of Jesus' resurrection has no relation to paganism and has it's origin in what believe to a historical truth -- that Jesus was crucified, died, and was buried, and that he then was resurrected from the dead.
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In your celebration of Easter, if Good Friday was truly good, why are Christians mad at the Jews for supposedly crucifying Jesus (as) on that day?

If Jesus (as) was dead and buried, then who resurrected him?

If the Father resurrected him, doesn't that show that the Father and Jesus are 2 beings and not one?

If Jesus (as) ascended to sit at the right hand of the Father, does that not again demonstrate 2 beings and not one? I can talk to myself, but I can't sit beside myself.
 
^ sorry off topic, but how on earth was GS able to post while his account disabled?
 
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It's a bit similar as to why Christians celebrate Christmas...


naidamar said:
^ sorry off topic, but how on earth was GS able to post while his account disabled?
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Maybe he posted this before his accoun was disabled? Idk..


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MustafaMc said:
In your celebration of Easter,
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As a Jehovah's Witness, I do not celebrate Easter with it's strange pagan symbols of rabbits and eggs. The mention of "Easter" at Acts 12:4 in the King James Version is a gross mistranslation. The word there should be rendered: "Passover".

However, in Luke 22:19 Jesus commands that we hold a memorial service of his death with bread and wine and JWs do that once a year on the anniversary of the night when he died according to the Jewish callendar.

MustafaMc said:
if Good Friday was truly good, why are Christians mad at the Jews for supposedly crucifying Jesus (as) on that day?
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Some who say they are Christians might be completely mad.

MustafaMc said:
If Jesus (as) was dead and buried, then who resurrected him?
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The Father (Galatians 1:1).

MustafaMc said:
If the Father resurrected him, doesn't that show that the Father and Jesus are 2 beings and not one?
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Yes. Good reasoning.

MustafaMc said:
If Jesus (as) ascended to sit at the right hand of the Father, does that not again demonstrate 2 beings and not one? I can talk to myself, but I can't sit beside myself.
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Sadly, that argument would not convince a Trinitarian. They see Father and Son as having one essence (ousia) and one substance (hypostasis). Actually though, Hebrews 1:3 says that Jesus is only: "the figure of his substance" (Catholic Douay). A figure or image is not identical with the original.
 
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