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Subject: 如何對聖誕節存有正確的觀念


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梅菜@尖平撒母耳團
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Date Posted: Sunday, 21 December 2003, 0:00:30 GMT+8

不經不覺又到了聖誕。寫這封電郵給大家,為要提醒大家︰不要慶祝聖誕節。下面引用主光哥寫的文章,總共有五個重點︰
1) 聖誕節源於異教;
2) 聖經無吩咐要慶祝;
3) 聖誕節已世俗化;
4) 我們根本應常常記念主。
5) Christmas即是Christ + Mass,即是基督的彌撒,彌撒是天主教的崇拜傳統。

因此,盼望團友們留意,盡量避免作與聖誕拉上關係的活動(如說「聖誕快樂」、交換禮物、整聖誕裝飾等)。當然不是說聖誕不可玩,只是要與平時一樣按聖經所吩咐,適可而止,有節制,不影響聚會,不影響與主的關係。

主光哥的全文如下︰
1. 十二月二十五日已經證實不是主耶穌降生的日子,而是古羅馬帝國所慶祝的異教「農神節」。這節期十分淫亂,所以康士坦丁王下令將它改為聖誕節。既然主耶穌不是在這日降生,為何我們要接納一個「謊言」在我們的信仰習慣上,叫我們的信仰蒙上污點呢?因此美國人的祖先「清教徒」甚至立法,凡慶祝聖誕節者,都要坐牢。因為「聖誕節」(Christmas = Christ + Mass)原是天主教發明的「彌撒節期」,「清教徒」就是要「清除」所有天主教遺留下來不合聖經真理的信念。

2. 聖經從沒有吩咐我們慶祝主耶穌的生日,初期教會頭三百年也從沒有任何教會慶祝主耶穌的生日。主降生時,神只讓幾個牧羊人知道,和讓幾個東方的博士知道而已,主既然降卑,就不喜歡這麼「張揚」,乃謙謙卑卑的,靜悄悄地降下來,取了奴僕的樣式。

3. 「聖誕節」已經變質成為「聖誕老人節」,注重購物、狂歡、飲酒、派對…的世俗化節期,與主耶穌降世為要拯救罪人的原意完全相反。教會要分別為聖,就要禁絕這個節期。

4. 若有人認為,一年一次記念主耶穌降世為要拯救罪人,豈不是一件好事嗎?我們卻認為不然,應該天天記念才對。聖經記載主耶穌設立擘餅聚會,為的是要記念他降生、受死、復活、升天、答應再來…等等。主知道,倘若我們忘記了他,我們就會陷在靈性軟弱之中,漸漸犯罪離開神了。因此,主原要我們「每次吃飯」也記念他,初期教會就是這樣。只是後來教會沒有住在一起,就改為每主日記念主一次。今天的基督徒不爭取每主日記念主,卻強持奪理說應該爭取每年記念主一次,是何道理?

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