“A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.” (Ecclesiastes 7:1-6, KJV)
Yeah, I know, this passage is quite a killjoy. But perhaps that's a good thing.
Look, I'm not saying don't be happy that Christ rose again. We need to be happy about that. As it is written:
“And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.” (1 Corinthians 15:17, KJV)
You don't need "Easter" to celebrate Christ coming back from the dead.
This first passage in this post was mainly from my regular reading. It hit deep because there are a lot of verses in that passage I have memorized. The verse about death vs. birth in particular, in regards to Christmas. Yes, it's OK to praise God for the birth of His Son, like the shepherds did:
“And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.” (Luke 2:20, KJV)
But again, you don't need "Christmas" to celebrate Christ being born. In fact, the fact that the world celebrates Christ's birth more than His resurrection, let alone His death, reveals how backwards the world is, especially the false "Christian" world.
So yeah, I think that's all I got for now.
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