celebrating pagan holidays
Deuteronomy Chapter 12:29
When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land;
Deuteronomy Chapter 12:30
Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
Deuteronomy Chapter 12:31
Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.
Deuteronomy Chapter 12:32
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Jeremiah Chapter 10:1
Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
Jeremiah Chapter 10:2
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.
Jeremiah Chapter 10:3
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.
Jeremiah Chapter 10:4
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
Jeremiah Chapter 10:5
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.
Matthew Chapter 4:4
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Matthew Chapter 15:3
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
Romans Chapter 14:1
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
Romans Chapter 14:2
For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
Romans Chapter 14:3
Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
Romans Chapter 14:4
Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Romans Chapter 14:5
One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
Romans Chapter 14:6
He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
Romans Chapter 14:7
For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
Romans Chapter 14:8
For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
Romans Chapter 14:9
For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
Romans Chapter 14:10
But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
Romans Chapter 14:11
For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
Romans Chapter 14:12
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
Romans Chapter 14:13
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
Romans Chapter 14:14
I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Romans Chapter 14:15
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
Romans Chapter 14:16
Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
Romans Chapter 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Romans Chapter 14:18
For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
Romans Chapter 14:19
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
Romans Chapter 14:20
For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
Romans Chapter 14:21
It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Romans Chapter 14:22
Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
Romans Chapter 14:23
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
Colossians Chapter 2:8
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
Colossians Chapter 2:16
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
2 Timothy Chapter 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
2 Timothy Chapter 3:17
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Hebrews Chapter 10:26
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
Hebrews Chapter 13:8
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.