Churches and Eggs

[revbrad]

Should churches sponsor Easter egg hunts?

Is it pagan?
Is it harmless?
What do you think?

 

[B-A-C]

Sure it has pagan origins. So what.

1 Cor 10:27; If one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, eat anything that is set before you without asking questions for conscience' sake.
1 Cor 10:28; But if anyone says to you, "This is meat sacrificed to idols," do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience' sake;
1 Cor 10:29; I mean not your own conscience, but the other man's; for why is my freedom judged by another's conscience?
1 Cor 10:30; If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?
1 Cor 10:31; Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

If it bothers your conscience. Don't do it. If it's just fun and an excuse to eat chocolate, and I'm not doing any of it for the sake of a false god. Who cares?

Besides, isn't Jesus rising from the dead a good reason to celebrate? ( Matt 28:6; )
1 Cor 15:13; But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised;
Act 5:30; "The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had put to death by hanging Him on a cross.

 

[Strypes]

I always loved Easter egg hunts when I was a kid and my daughter when she was young would sponsor (with her own candy etc) Easter egg hunts for the neighborhood kids in our yard. I would deliberately NOT cut our grass so she would have lots of places to hide them. We would gather the children around and share the story of a little boy with an empty egg, utilizing the fun to share the real reason we celebrate Easter.

That story is actually on this site already..

http://www.talkjesus.com/stories/38247-empty-eggs.html#.UUk_lzfm15U

 

[Strypes]

If you are going to put chocolate candy in the eggs, freeze it first and make sure those eggs are hidden in the shade... :shade:

 

[Rev T.S.Perkins]

I always thought that question was swatting spiritual flies.....be all things to all people so that some may receive Christ ..ours is Saturday ill be clowning and blowing balloons for the kids as well as the egg hunt .. Our church is in a grade school area we will see kids who need laughter and love ...we may even meet parents in need off ministry and prayer...Here's the point of it all ..come to church ,have fun , be loved, hear about Christ ,may you never be the same and oh yeah y'all come back now you hear ...! Rev.

What do you consider to high of a cost,to seek out ,find and win the lost ...?

 

[Thiscrosshurts]

@Rev T.S.Perkins

be all things to all people so that some may receive Christ

I was uninterested but you have won me over.

Will the children have knowledge of the rituals of the original religion and be taught to worship,honor or petition
the imaginary god's that ignorance birthed? Probably not I guess...

This celebration is about as close to the original one it came from as a modern megachurch is to the book of acts church.
God knows what he is doing,maybe to allow the original beliefs born from ignorance in each different culture to exist and even using error
for his purpose(it's just sound marketing strategy) to quickly spread a more palatable message that offered each culture some input making them feel included rather than having a totally foreign religion forced on them.Say what you will about the Roman Empire but they carried Christ around the world.These little gifts to the pagan nations are just fun little bumps now,not the mountain of error they once were.

I am not saying that's why it happened the way it did but God is in control of this roller coaster so it is just part of the ride.
You could say God used their own ignorance for bait.Maybe God was being "all things to all men so he might by all means save some".

Colossians 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Maybe it's God making fun of the imaginations of men that he captured and turned into a playground for children.
Maybe its just a "perp walk"
(in case that is only a term in the U.S.,it's when police parade there capture before the camaras.

Godspeed in your ministering Rev.

 

[dannibear]

I voted yes, although if there were an option that said "if they wanted to" I would have gone with that one. I wouldn't be upset if a church didn't do one.
I wonder how many Christians get angry that churches sponsor Easter egg hunts, but have a decorated Christmas tree in their living room when the holiday comes around?

Many Pagan cultures used to cut boughs of evergreen trees in December, move them into the home or temple, and decorate them. [SUB]7[/SUB] Modern-day Pagans still do. This was to recognize the winter solstice -- the time of the year that had the shortest daylight hours, and longest night of the year.

- courtesy of religioustolerance.org

That thought is usually what pops into my mind.
I love your comment B-A-C: Besides, isn't Jesus rising from the dead a good reason to celebrate? ( Matt 28:6; )

 

[farout]

Should churches sponsor Easter egg hunts?

Is it pagan?
Is it harmless?
What do you think?

Brad: You have hit upon mY HUGE pet sore spot, and I thank you because here is one place to speak the truth.

It is NOT easter! The day is genuinely RESURRECTION SUNDAY !!!!!! I refuse to do anything to glorify the word "easter" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!That word is connected to a pagan fertility goddess! This is one more way the evil, wicked one who has hell for his final place for eternity, satan his the name that needs to be gone forever. satan has used the name easter to detrack from the HOLY SON OF THE LORD ALMIGHTY, IS THE HIS DAY OF HIS RESSURECTION. Eggs have NOTHING whatsoever to do with RESURRECTION SUNDAY!!
Let us do everything we can to esteme the LORD JESUS CHRIST!

Egg's and the name of a fertility goddess have nothing to do within a christian church!!!!!!!! I hope this may change someone sonewhere opinion of the true meaning of the PASSOVER which is so connected to RESSURECTION SUNDAY. amen and amen!

 

[Strypes]

Egg's and the name of a fertility goddess have nothing to do within a christian church. I hope this may change someone sonewhere opinion of the true meaning of the PASSOVER which is so connected to RESSURECTION SUNDAY. amen.

There is an egg on the Passover Seder plate..

Tiz true...

 

[Thiscrosshurts]

@farout

You have hit upon mY HUGE pet sore spot, and I thank you because here is one place to speak the truth.

I understand where your coming from,I used to feel that way also.
Then this thought occurred to me:
Do you suppose Wiccans and Pagan's enjoy the fact that their religious rituals and god's (which they take every bit as seriously as you take yours) has been been stripped of it's and their power,desecrated and packaged and marketed as a toy for Christian children.

Is it possible Pagan's might want their religion taken seriously like we desire ours to be honored?
Easter bunny indeed....Do you think Ishtar would approve?

How would you feel if they made an Jesus action figure and tried to get kids to collect all 12 apostles or a waterproof John the baptist with removable head.......
Ok,that was so wrong..I'm sorry....but just imagine how darkness feels about this.

Acts 19:27 "Not only is there danger that this trade of ours fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be regarded as worthless and that she whom all of Asia and the world worship will even be dethroned from her magnificence."

Remember what happened when Pagan Kings used items from the temple to drink out of which was their way of showing they had conquered not only the Jews but their God also?

Pagan's must wonder why their god's won't defend their honor.
Maybe they are relieving themselves.

You have hit upon mY HUGE pet sore spot, and I thank you because here is one place to speak the truth.

Ishtar thanks you for giving her back her honor and glory.
All these false gods ever wanted was a little respect,is that to much to ask?

 

[farout]

Easter egg hunts are pagan and have no place in a church! Again satan will do all he can to take way from Christ. Using the word Easter to describe Resurrection Sunday is blaspheme! Shame on the church for allowing easter to be used in connection with Jesus Christ being raised from the Grave.

This is the most offensive thing of all to me.

 

[Last Things]

I voted yes, although if there were an option that said "if they wanted to" I would have gone with that one. I wouldn't be upset if a church didn't do one.
I wonder how many Christians get angry that churches sponsor Easter egg hunts, but have a decorated Christmas tree in their living room when the holiday comes around?

- courtesy of religioustolerance.org

That thought is usually what pops into my mind.
I love your comment B-A-C: Besides, isn't Jesus rising from the dead a good reason to celebrate?

The quote is incorrect. Christmas trees come from German plays that were performed around Christmas. The tree always presented the Tree of Knowledge. Being winter, it was the only green (living) tree. It was decorated with apples. They still make apple decorations.
They later became ornaments.

 

[Last Things]

@farout


I understand where your coming from,I used to feel that way also.
Then this thought occurred to me:
Do you suppose Wiccans and Pagan's enjoy the fact that their religious rituals and god's (which they take every bit as seriously as you take yours) has been been stripped of it's and their power,desecrated and packaged and marketed as a toy for Christian children.

Is it possible Pagan's might want their religion taken seriously like we desire ours to be honored?
Easter bunny indeed....Do you think Ishtar would approve?

How would you feel if they made an Jesus action figure and tried to get kids to collect all 12 apostles or a waterproof John the baptist with removable head.......
Ok,that was so wrong..I'm sorry....but just imagine how darkness feels about this.

Acts 19:27 "Not only is there danger that this trade of ours fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be regarded as worthless and that she whom all of Asia and the world worship will even be dethroned from her magnificence."

Remember what happened when Pagan Kings used items from the temple to drink out of which was their way of showing they had conquered not only the Jews but their God also?

Pagan's must wonder why their god's won't defend their honor.
Maybe they are relieving themselves.


Ishtar thanks you for giving her back her honor and glory.
All these false gods ever wanted was a little respect,is that to much to ask?

The name of the holiday outside of English and German is Pascha. It has nothing to do with Ishtar which barely looks like Easter. Easter is what Germans and English renamed the holiday when they converted in 700-800.

The practice of eggs and bunnies are an Anglo-Saxon practice. It may have been a holdover from their previous pagan customs. There is very weak evidence for the incorporation of pagan customs into how Anglo-Saxons practiced Pascha after conversion. There is good evidence that it was not pagan. For example, the egg was commonly used as a metaphor for Christ's resurrection. The rabbit was believed to be able to reproduce on its own - virgin females. It is considered to be of Lutheran tradition. That's a gap of 700ad-1500ad.

 

[AbbysAunt]

I voted No because our Lord and Savior did not go into Jerusalem in search of colored eggs or an Easter Bunny. He went there to prepare
for the Passover and to prepare Himself to become our Passover Lamb that was and is without blemish. Someone mentioned that there
is an egg on the Seder plate and that is true but do you know why the egg is there? Here is what I found that the egg on the plate represents.
It represents mourning, it was one of the first things served those after a funeral thus evoking the idea of mourning of the destruction of the
temple and the inability to offer any kind of sacrifices in honor of the Pesach holiday. Did you know it's not usually used during the formal
part of the Seder.

I don't think egg hunts or bunnies should be used at Easter that doesn't mean I condemn anyone who does because the most
important thing is that Jesus died and rose again to bring us eternal life. Yes, I have read that the egg and bunny were pagan symbols but if
you ask me we need to also see that Jesus is now the center of this Day. Does anyone even think of pagan Gods when Easter comes.. Nope
they think of Jesus and Jesus only. He has made it perfectly clear He will not be second to any other God's because it's all about Him now
Talk about saying to us " I am the first and the last, the one who was alive, dead and alive again, the alpha and omega...No matter what this
day started as Jesus is now the center of it and it's now all about HIM. Praise God He is there and making known His presence no matter what!

Let's not condemn each other but come together as brothers and sisters of our Lord Jesus Christ lifting one another as we all do our best
to serve Him each and every day of our lives. God bless you all.

AA

 

[eddieb]

there is no fellowship between light and dark.
I did another post on this website on easter and went into detail about pagan traditions if you are interested, or you can simply google "ishtar" or ishtars egg or origin of easter do some research on nimrod and Semiramis.. Easters origin goes back to early Babylon.

 

[PrayerWarr1or]

Golden Eggs

Easter egg hunts are very fun for children. The important thing is to make sure its about Jesus in the end, and the sacrifice made. What I like to do for kids is have a teaching before the hunt so the kids know the point of Easter. (Or at least what Easter should be about, which is the resurrection of Christ)

 

[farout]

Easter egg hunts are very fun for children. The important thing is to make sure its about Jesus in the end, and the sacrifice made. What I like to do for kids is have a teaching before the hunt so the kids know the point of Easter. (Or at least what Easter should be about, which is the resurrection of Christ)

Howwould you tie eggs to Jesus' death on the Cross, and He being raise on Sunday? Better please give me some veres to go with this? It sounds like mixing good and evil to .me

 

[PrayerWarr1or]

All I desire to do is to please God. What verse I do know is Exodus 20:3 states we shall not hold any idols before God; Jesus. Therefore, I know it is wrong to place idols like "the Easter Bunny" or "Santa Clause" in front of Jesus and His sacrifice. And I have no intentions of ever doing that or teaching others to follow what this society has done.

Howwould you tie eggs to Jesus' death on the Cross, and He being raise on Sunday?

I don't recall ever making an effort to do that. Did I say that I would tell kids and other people that just before Jesus went on the cross, he said "honor me by having children search for eggs in a classical scavenger hunt style fashion"? But its a scavenger hunt. That's all it is. Heck, I would even do something like put Bible verses inside of the plastic eggs along with some candy. Mark 9:40 Whoever is not against us is for us. I certainly pray to God that I am not against Him in this mindset, but did not Jesus conquer the grave? Is the battle not over and the victory set in place before us? I certainly understand that Easter is about Jesus and his resurrection and the lie that needs to be fought against is the Easter bunny delivering eggs for people to look for, and whatever Pagan meaning and origin it may have.

It sounds like mixing good and evil to .me

Where is the evil in kids doing a scavenger hunt?

Better please give me some veres to go with this?

I am only a man, Christian I may be, but I am foolish, idiotic, and prone to misconception in all ways. The Holy Spirit is the only way I see truth, I cannot discern truth from lie without God, and knowing the truth is a privilege from God alone. Please, if I am wrong in what I say above, give me some verses to say that I am wrong, I will not kick my foot against the Holy stone of God's word. Just as you would ask that I present the Word of God in my reasoning, I request the same from you.

 

[Ophel]

My response to the OP's question is---Why would a church want to have an Easter egg hunt? If a fellowship that is following the lead of Jesus Christ, it wouldn't even think of such a thing.

 

[PrayerWarr1or]

Upon thinking about this a little more, I guess I just have an enjoyment for scavenger hunts. Am I childish? Absolutely. But there are plenty of other days on the calendar to act foolish. A day of Christ's resurrection celebration is a time to be serious, and I would not even begin to argue against that. I do want to apologize to anyone who thought the above post was argumentative, i must have just been in a short mood.