Bible Verses about “celebrating pagan holidays”

“All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:”

“That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”

“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.”

“¶ Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, [but] not to doubtful disputations.”

“So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.”

“[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.”

“For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“For it is written, [As] I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”

“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.”

“For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.”

“Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.”

“One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day [alike]. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.”

“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.”

“But if thy brother be grieved with [thy] meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.”

“And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because [he eateth] not of faith: for whatsoever [is] not of faith is sin.”

“For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.”

“Hast thou faith? have [it] to thyself before God. Happy [is] he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.”

“Let not then your good be evil spoken of:”

“For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.”

“For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed [are] pure; but [it is] evil for that man who eateth with offence.”

“For he that in these things serveth Christ [is] acceptable to God, and approved of men.”

“For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,”

“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.”

“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.›”

“¶ 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]:”

“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.”

“They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“But he answered and said unto them, ‹Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?›”

“¶ Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:”

“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.”

“What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.”

“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;”