No it doesn't. It does nothing.
so it should make it quite easy to stop doing it...because He hates it...
My place is pretty with or without a fir tree.
vanity...all is vanity and in vain...is why you should want to minimize that if you want to claim being His...He has more and better for you to do...
It won't end my world if the holiday is done away with.
I hope it's not done away with though, because I really enjoy that family gets off work and all be together for a good time.
should happen every weekend after six days of work...He has other days too for you and your family...
right...
It doesn't hurt me at all.
Jesus loves me.
maybe so but it hurts Him...He loves all sinners and when they realize what He has done...they gratefully do what He asks...if you love Him...
Law for the twelve tribes of Israel.
are you not a citizen of Israel...Paul says you are...keeping the 10 is also part of that...or do you just pick and choose which commandments you wish to keep to show Him your gratitude...
I don't rely on my own righteousness.
I'm not the
one. Rom 5:18
I do not frustrate the grace (
UNMERITED favor) of GOD.
Galatians 2:21 KJV
(21) I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
If you are relying on your own righteousness, you are relying on the wrong
one.
Lol...you are actually exactly frustrating His grace...willful sin is like that...rejection of the Spirit is well not a good idea...nobody does NOT keep Christmas to earn salvation or merit the ones I know who don't are pretty clear they don't because they love Him and don't wish to offend Him and wish to obey Him...and are just to busy all about Him to be distracted with something pagans do...
What He provides is better than what a rebranded coopted false worship can provide...
Yup pretty sure they aren't afraid of fir trees...just afraid of looking like they do as the pagans do and are of this world with nothing better to offer...not different enough or peculiar enough to get others to ask why?...
Yup the ones I know who don't put up a tree are not doing it because they are not ashamed of Him...His gospel...
Grateful for what He did and gave they wish to be clear they are His...doing things His way...wearing His yoke not some awesome ugly Christmas sweater for yucks...and giggles...