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In apostolic life in the 21st century, Dr. Bernard answers your questions about what the Bible teaches and how those teachings apply to everyday life. Thank you for joining us for this broadcast.

The North American Church focuses quite a bit of attention on two specific religious holidays, Easter and Christmas.

However, some apostolic believers, including many outside North America, view these celebrations in a very negative light.

They are concerned about the pagan origins and overtones of those two specific holidays, as well as their

connection to Catholicism, and they argue that Christians should not participate in Christmas

and Easter celebrations. What does the Bible say about holidays, particularly Christmas and Easter?

Should a Christian celebrate those holidays?

The Bible gives us clear direction in Romans chapter 14. So let me

read a few verses here. I've got the new King James. Romans 14, 5 says, one person esteems one day

above another, another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind.

And then verse six, he who observes the day, observes it to the Lord, and he who does not

observe the day, to the Lord, he does not observe it. Essentially, what we have here is the concept

of Christian liberty. So basically, on any issues that are not moral,

where the Bible doesn't give explicit teaching, that it's sin or not sin, that means we as

Christians have liberty to make personal choices. And if you read the entire chapter,

Romans 14, it says, we can have different choices,

but we respect one another.

So if someone decides to participate in a certain observance, we shouldn't ridicule them,

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