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Originally Posted by Ohio
I think WL’s real intention was to separate us from our families by preventing us from celebrating holidays, the very thing which brings families together.
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Maybe you misunderstood the whole idea presented to you in the local church. The idea was to instill and infuse into you that you now have a new family, new husband or a new wife (meaning THE church), new parents as in you spiritual mother or a spiritual father who totally overtake your life as your guides to growth. You also have your new children, known as your spiritual fruits. All of these are you priorities above everyone in you natural blood relationships.
Christmas is for second rank believers, who are most likely unbelievers. Thus, leave them alone, and let’s have the one new man, new family, new church, unlike anything that existed before in this world, maybe besides the original apostles themselves and the first 30-40 years of the church existence, or so they claim. Since the first generation of the church failed to properly “hand down the mantle” as Ben Phillips clearly articulated, you now have the reincarnation of what once was. 😇
Hopefully you understand the concept after all those years.😉😴