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12 Bible Verses about Pagan Holidays
Want to know what the Bible says about Pagan Holidays ? Here are 12 Bible verses about Pagan Holidays from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version ( NIV ), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Show ImagesJeremiah 10:1-4 NIV
10 Hear what the Lord says to you, people of Israel. 2 This is what the Lord says:“Do not learn the ways of the nations
or be terrified by signs in the heavens,
though the nations are terrified by them.
3 For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
they cut a tree out of the forest,
and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel.
4 They adorn it with silver and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so it will not totter.
Colossians 2:8 NIV
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.
John 8:32 NIV
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”Colossians 2:16 NIV
Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day.
1 Corinthians 11:1-2 NIV
11 Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.2 I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you.
Exodus 20:8-11 NIV
8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
2 Timothy 2:15 NIV
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Deuteronomy 12:29-32 NIV
29 The Lord your God will cut off before you the nations you are about to invade and dispossess. But when you have driven them out and settled in their land, 30 and after they have been destroyed before you, be careful not to be ensnared by inquiring about their gods, saying, “How do these nations serve their gods? We will do the same.” 31 You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
Ridiculous KJV Bible Corrections:
Christmas Trees
Note: The author realizes that many sincere Bible-believing Christians due to family pressures, or due to being unaware of the truth behind Christmas, observe at least some of the customs of the holiday, such as gift giving, and do so with the intent of keeping Jesus in mind. This is not intended as a critique against Christians who have not abandoned every aspect of Christmas. This is a critique of those who mistranslate the Bible, or use mistranslated Bibles, for the purpose of promoting paganism as expressed in the rituals of Christmas.
Jeremiah 10:2 KJV Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. 3* For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 4* They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
There was a time when the pagan holiday known as Christmas had actual Christian overtones. This is no longer the case. The modern holiday no longer had anything at all to do with Jesus. Today it is a time for racking up large credit card debts, lying to children about Santa Clause, teaching them commercialism and materialism, singing songs about glow-in-the-dark reindeers, and for gouging at one's neighbor while fighting the Christmas crowds and traffic. One can go through a drug store card rack and not find a single Christmas card that even mentions our Lord, and manger scenes are being outlawed. Christmas originated as a way to celebrate a pagan holiday by disguising it as a Christian one. Now Satan Clause, flying reindeer, mistletoe, and Christmas trees are all methods to remove Christ entirely from the holiday and return it to its pure pagan roots. This verse from Jeremiah is one of the most prophetic verses in the Bible in regard to modern times. It is a clear and glaring warning against this pagan holiday and the wicked time of commercialism and materialism that it has become. The Christmas tree is a blatant affront to God, but many, if not most, professed Christians put one up. Most that do not, do not because it is inconvenient, not because they are convicted by the Bible.
The modern perversions hide this warning by perverting this passage by disguising the adorned tree as an ordinary idol. I have seen many Christmas trees through the windows of churches all across America, even Baptist churches. This is as strong a statement that they could make about what kind of church they are, and should be a warning to all with any spiritual discernment at all.
The International Children's Bible does not want poor little Christian children of being involved with the fun of celebrating the pagan holiday like their non-Christian classmates, so they presented it this way:
"The customs of other people are worth nothing. Their idols are nothing but wood from the forest. They are made by a worker with his chisel. "
In order to force this obscuration of the verse they deceive their readers by translating "matsad", meaning axe, as chisel. A wooden idol may be chiseled, but not cut down with an axe as a tree is. What conniving snakes!
NIV: . they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel.
This pornographers who own the NIV obscure the verse even worse. Here the tree is cut down and then it is carved as an idol. This requires an axe and a chisel both when there is only one tool in the verse. It is bad enough to lie about the chisel, but to interject both adds a level of incompetence that is mind boggling.
The ever silly Living Bible perverts the verse even more.
"They cut down a tree and carve an idol. "
The Amplified Bible finds a different way to use deceit to obscure the significance of the verse:
". it is but a tree which one cuts out of the forest [to make for himself a god], the work of the craftsman with the ax or other tool"
Or other tool? Make a god? Where is any of that in the Hebrew?
The NLT has the following display of foolishness:
". They cut down a tree and carved an idol."
The word that is translated as tree is "ets", which does also mean wood, so scholars falsely so called can linguistically argue the translation of wood, but the Bible is spiritually discerned, which leaves such scholars in the dark. The decision to translate it as wood, while inserting references to idols, was made, undoubtedly, by the apostate translators of the new versions in order to disguise and justify this pagan practice that has become so popular. It should be noted that Christmas trees were not sold commercially in the U.S.A. until 1851 and became popularized gradually. Before that its history in Europe began with the Druids and Vikings and eventually spread to Germany. It is the Germans that brought it to America, not the British. Christmas trees eventually did become popular in England, but not during the Era of the King James Bible. The first Christmas tree at Windsor Castle was not until the time of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria in 1841. My point is that the KJV translators did not translate ets as tree that was adorned in this passage in order to make a statement against the practice of erecting Christmas trees, because they had no reason to at that time. They translated it that way because they were divinely guided and God ensured that future generations be warned about Christmas. Of course, they also translated it that way because they were competent translators who knew what the Hebrew says. It should be added that legend attributes the German practice of erecting Christmas trees to Martin Luther. It should be noted that Luther's Bible translates the Jeremiah verse virtually word for word like the KJV, so this legend is highly unlikely. Luther would have not missed the significance of the Jeremiah verse. I will never forget listening to a preacher on the radio defend both Christmas trees and Santa Clause fables. This same preacher, Pete Peters, a member of the New Age cult called "Christian" Identity, had just a few weeks later preached against the KJV while promoting the NIV, NASV, and others (unfortunately, I never recognize his voice and sometimes listen to him for several minutes until he says something really blasphemous). The connection is a common one. The perverted modern churches will still use these counterfeit verses to excuse their anti-Christian paganism, but the use of these Bibles still make for a poor excuse. Even if Jeremiah 10 were completely missing from our Bible it would still be very obvious that these trees are a way to distract people from the Christian elements that have formed around Christmas, in spite of it being a pagan-originated holiday. In other words, such church-goers are without excuse. Also note that the ASV, RSV, and a few other modern versions actually translated it more or less correctly. Those Bible hoppers like Peters who shop around in various versions looking for one that suits their own hearts instead of God's will are still going to be warned against erecting Christmas trees. They will have to hop on over to the NIV or another perversion in order to disregard the warning. If you see a Christmas tree displayed in a church, chances are that that church also promotes false Bibles, immodest dress, rock and roll, entertaining over preaching, and other sins of the modern church. Bible believing Christians who stray into such places should be grateful to be given the warning.
The preceeding is part of a series of examples of KJV verses that arrogant would-be scholars have tried to correct and showed themselves to be fools. These examples are for the benefit of those who would like more ammunition to defend God's Word against the attacks of the arrogant Bible "correcting" modernists. I hope that some of you find them useful.
Your servant in Christ,
John Hinton, Ph.D.
Bible Restoration Ministry
A ministry seeking the translating and reprinting of KJV equivalent Bibles in all the languages of the world.
Bible verses about pagan holidays kjv
18 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God. (A) 3 You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices. (B) 4 You must obey my laws (C) and be careful to follow my decrees. (D) I am the Lord your God. (E) 5 Keep my decrees and laws, (F) for the person who obeys them will live by them. (G) I am the Lord .
6 “‘No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the Lord .
7 “‘Do not dishonor your father (H) by having sexual relations with your mother. (I) She is your mother; do not have relations with her.
8 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; (J) that would dishonor your father. (K)
9 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your sister, (L) either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere. (M)
10 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; that would dishonor you.
11 “‘Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.
12 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; (N) she is your father’s close relative.
13 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, (O) because she is your mother’s close relative.
14 “‘Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt. (P)
15 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. (Q) She is your son’s wife; do not have relations with her. (R)
16 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; (S) that would dishonor your brother.
17 “‘Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. (T) Do not have sexual relations with either her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.
18 “‘Do not take your wife’s sister (U) as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.
19 “‘Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness (V) of her monthly period. (W)
20 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife (X) and defile yourself with her.
21 “‘Do not give any of your children (Y) to be sacrificed to Molek, (Z) for you must not profane the name of your God. (AA) I am the Lord . (AB)
22 “‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; (AC) that is detestable. (AD)
23 “‘Do not have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion. (AE)
24 “‘Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the nations that I am going to drive out before you (AF) became defiled. (AG) 25 Even the land was defiled; (AH) so I punished it for its sin, (AI) and the land vomited out its inhabitants. (AJ) 26 But you must keep my decrees and my laws. (AK) The native-born and the foreigners residing among you must not do any of these detestable things, 27 for all these things were done by the people who lived in the land before you, and the land became defiled. 28 And if you defile the land, (AL) it will vomit you out (AM) as it vomited out the nations that were before you.
29 “‘Everyone who does any of these detestable things—such persons must be cut off from their people. 30 Keep my requirements (AN) and do not follow any of the detestable customs that were practiced before you came and do not defile yourselves with them. I am the Lord your God. (AO) ’”
Cross references
- Leviticus 18:2 : S Ge 17:7
- Leviticus 18:3 : ver 24-30; S Ex 23:24; Dt 18:9; 2Ki 16:3; 17:8; 1Ch 5:25
- Leviticus 18:4 : S Ge 26:5
- Leviticus 18:4 : Dt 4:1; 1Ki 11:11; Jer 44:10, 23; Eze 11:12
- Leviticus 18:4 : ver 2
- Leviticus 18:5 : S Ge 26:5
- Leviticus 18:5 : Dt 4:1; Ne 9:29; Isa 55:3; Eze 18:9; 20:11; Am 5:4-6; Mt 19:17; S Ro 10:5*; Gal 3:12*
- Leviticus 18:7 : ver 8; Lev 20:11; Dt 27:20
- Leviticus 18:7 : Eze 22:10
- Leviticus 18:8 : 1Co 5:1
- Leviticus 18:8 : Ge 35:22; Lev 20:11; Dt 22:30; 27:20
- Leviticus 18:9 : ver 11; Lev 20:17; Dt 27:22
- Leviticus 18:9 : Lev 20:17; Dt 27:22; 2Sa 13:13; Eze 22:11
- Leviticus 18:12 : ver 13; Lev 20:19
- Leviticus 18:13 : S ver 12, 14; Lev 20:20
- Leviticus 18:14 : S ver 13
- Leviticus 18:15 : S Ge 11:31; S 38:16
- Leviticus 18:15 : Eze 22:11
- Leviticus 18:16 : Lev 20:21; Mt 14:4; Mk 6:18
- Leviticus 18:17 : Lev 20:14; Dt 27:23
- Leviticus 18:18 : S Ge 30:1
- Leviticus 18:19 : S Lev 15:25-30
- Leviticus 18:19 : S Lev 15:24
- Leviticus 18:20 : S Ex 20:14; Mt 5:27, 28; 1Co 6:9; Heb 13:4
- Leviticus 18:21 : Dt 12:31; 18:10; 2Ki 16:3; 17:17; 21:6; 23:10; 2Ch 28:1-4; 33:6; Ps 106:37, 38; Isa 57:5; Jer 7:30, 31; 19:5; 32:35; Eze 16:20; Mic 6:7
- Leviticus 18:21 : Lev 20:2-5; Dt 9:4; 1Ki 11:5, 7, 33; Isa 57:9; Jer 32:35; 49:1; Zep 1:5
- Leviticus 18:21 : Lev 19:12; 21:6; Isa 48:11; Eze 22:26; 36:20; Am 2:7; Mal 1:12
- Leviticus 18:21 : S Ex 6:2
- Leviticus 18:22 : Lev 20:13; Dt 23:18; Ro 1:27; 1Co 6:9
- Leviticus 18:22 : S Ge 19:5
- Leviticus 18:23 : Ex 22:19; Lev 20:15; Dt 27:21
- Leviticus 18:24 : ver 3, 27, 30; Lev 20:23
- Leviticus 18:24 : Dt 9:4; 18:12
- Leviticus 18:25 : Nu 35:34; Dt 21:23
- Leviticus 18:25 : Lev 20:23; Dt 9:5; 12:31; 18:12
- Leviticus 18:25 : ver 28; Lev 20:22; Job 20:15; Jer 51:34
- Leviticus 18:26 : S Ge 26:5
- Leviticus 18:28 : Lev 20:22; Ezr 9:11; La 1:17
- Leviticus 18:28 : S ver 25
- Leviticus 18:30 : S Lev 8:35
- Leviticus 18:30 : ver 2
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