Popish nonesense...

will be continuing through tomorrow here in England. We had Dec 25, yesterday was Boxing Day, but because it was a weekend, when normally folks would be off work anyhow, they then add Mon and Tues on to make up for it, and call them "Bank HolidayMonday and Tuesday"

There is no day commanded in Scripture to be kept holy under the Gospel but the Lord's Day, which is the Christian Sabbath. Festival days, vulgarly called holy days, having no warrant in the Word of God, are not to be continued. Directory of Public Worship

The Southern Presbyterian, an article written on December 22, 1870 which said, "if the exact date were known, or if someday December 25th had been agreed upon by common consent in the absence of certain knowledge, we would still object to the observance of Christmas as a holy day. We object for many reasons, but at present mention only this one: that experience has shown that the institution of holy days by human authority, however pure the intention, has invariably led to the disregard of the Holy Day, the Sabbath, instituted by God." (Southern Presbyterian Dec 22nd 1870)


PCUS was steadfastly opposed to the observance of these man-made holidays in the practice of the church. Their Church Government had a section which read, "There is no warrant in Scripture for the observance of Christmas and Easter as holy days, rather the contrary. And such observance is contrary to the principle of the Reformed faith, conducive to will-worship, and not in harmony with the simplicity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. " PCUS General Assembly 1899.

That God's Word damns your ceremonies it is evident for the plain and straight commandment of God is, "Not that thing which appears good in thine eyes shalt thou do to the Lord thy God, but what the Lord thy God has commanded thee, that do thou. Add nothing to it. Diminish nothing from it. Now, unless that ye are able to prove that God has commanded your ceremonies, this, His former commandment will damn both you and them. [John Knox]

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