piningforChrist
Puritan Board Freshman
I have a humble question concerning the regulative principle and its relation to worship on Christmas Day. Pastor Brian Schwertly of Covenanted Reformed Pres. Church wrote an article entitled, "The Regulative Principle of Worship and Christmas," which can be found at the below link:
http://entrewave.com/view/reformedonline/Christmas%20(web).htm
In the article, he argues that:
(1) Christmas is a violation of the regulative principle. It is an invention of man that came into the church long after the death of the apostles and the close of the canon.
(2) Christmas is a monument of pagan idolatry and cannot be made pleasing to God. With regard to the monuments of idolatry, the biblical imperative is annihilation not incorporation (syncretism).
What are the opinions of you all on this issue?
What do the Scriptures have to say concerning the celebration of Christmas?
How does this relate to Chapter 22 of the 1689 LBCF concerning worship and the regulative principle?
Colossians 2:16-17 states, "Let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ." Are we allowed to publically and/or privately celebrate specific days during the year, marking the feats of glorious substance of the shadows, Jesus Christ?
http://entrewave.com/view/reformedonline/Christmas%20(web).htm
In the article, he argues that:
(1) Christmas is a violation of the regulative principle. It is an invention of man that came into the church long after the death of the apostles and the close of the canon.
(2) Christmas is a monument of pagan idolatry and cannot be made pleasing to God. With regard to the monuments of idolatry, the biblical imperative is annihilation not incorporation (syncretism).
What are the opinions of you all on this issue?
What do the Scriptures have to say concerning the celebration of Christmas?
How does this relate to Chapter 22 of the 1689 LBCF concerning worship and the regulative principle?
Colossians 2:16-17 states, "Let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ." Are we allowed to publically and/or privately celebrate specific days during the year, marking the feats of glorious substance of the shadows, Jesus Christ?