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Holiday Edition -- a must read
Bless God,
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Thanks for
your interest in visiting the site and reading my
mails and all. You have been real great. Thanks again. I
wanted to show you our achievements which the Lord has
graced us to achieve; but for the season i need to let
you know something. The study on suffering will continue
no doubt as it is about to finish; weary of it are we?
Anyway, do you know the origin of
christmas and the spirit of it. Not to cramp your style.
But did you know that "the actual date of Jesus
birth is unknown and christians did not have nativity
feast until the 4th century. At first, January 6, the
epiphany, was observed at the feast of Jesus baptism,
with a secondary emphasis on his birth. The American
church still kept christmas on that day. The earliest
certain mention of Dec 25 as Christ occurs in the
Philocalian calender (345), and that date seem to have
become general through the west by the 5th
century.
Dec 25 was already a major festival in
the pagan roman world, the Dies Natalis Solis Invicti,
as "birthday of the unconquered SUN" falling within the
week long celebration of the saturnalia, a feast
honouring the renewal of the SUN at the winter
solstice. Pagan celebration of Dec 25 had included
feasting, dancing, lighting bonfire, decorating home
with greens, and giving gifts. So when this became a
christian festival the custom continued but with a
christian meaning to them. Its not until the 19th
century that Christmas became a legal holiday in
America."
Encyclopedia
International, Volume 4, Pg
414
Sorry, but I have a problem with
that. We are celebrating a paganistic festival or ritual
cloaked, superimpose, covered by christianity.
Did you know that its a curse to have a tree in your
house. The bible said my people are destroyed for lack
of knowledge. Whats the purpose of history? My
teacher told me that its not to make the same mistake
twice much more umpteen times. The Israelites were
constantly chasten by the Lord with captivity, death,
etc. Why? They kept cleaving to and practicing the
idoltrous rituals and festivals of the uncircumcise
people (Egyptian, caananites, hitittes etc). Notice that
they took these rituals and tried to give
God reverence with them. Hmmm, sounds familiar
to something now. Let me not trouble you. I am not
trying to superimpose (sarcasm) this belief. But God is
still saying my people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge. I hope this letter, infact I know this letter
will circulate all around the world and some of us might
at least refrain from the commercialism of christmas.
Notice I said happy holiday and not merry
christmas, days off from school and work is an
holiday; they are ways to get around it. Let the spirit
of God give you discernment. As for me I'll be on
fasting this season, send your prayer requests through
the site. Remember I love you! Here is my love gift
below (this is only specially for you, if
you are going to forward this mail delete it as I
might get in trouble for unauthorize
reproduction.)
Don't be
Distracted
BISHOP
NOEL JONES
This is a must listen. You want control,
release, power, a change. Don't let the new year arrive
and you have not listen to this tape.
CLICK HERE.
(Dont be fooled by your feelings this
season)
BELIVE YOU ME
AT...
1.At least 5 people in this world love
you so much they would die
for you
2.At least 15 people in
this world love you in some
way.
3.The only reason anyone would
ever hate you is because they want to be
just
like you.
4.A smile from you can
bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like
you.
5.Every night, SOMEONE thinks
about you before they go to
sleep.
6.You mean the world to
someone.
7.If not for you, someone
may not be living.
8.You are special
and unique.
9.Someone that you don't
know even exists loves you.
10.When
you make the biggest mistake ever, soemthing good comes
from
it.
11.When you think
the world has turned its back on you, take a
look:
you most likely turned your back on the
world.
12.When you think you have no
chance at getting what you want, you
probably
won't get it, but if you believe in yourself, you
probably sooner later will get
it.
13.Always remember complements
you received. Forget about the rude
remarks.
14.Always tell someone how
you feel about them; you will feel much
better
when they know.
15.If you have a
great friend, take the time to let them know
that they're great.
Grace be unto you.
WebServant
Oneil.
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