What does the Bible say about celebrating?
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The Bible teaches that celebration is a fitting response to God’s goodness, mighty works, and wise ordering of life, expressed with gratitude, worship, and freedom of conscience. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 reminds us that God appoints seasons for every part of life, including times to rejoice and dance. Psalm 150:1-6 calls all creation to praise the Lord with joyful, wholehearted worship. Colossians 2:16 warns believers not to be judged over religious festivals or observances, since such matters must not replace Christ or bind consciences beyond God’s Word. Christian celebration is therefore glad, reverent, and centered on the Lord, who is the giver of every good gift.
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- Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
[1] For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: [2] A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck up that which is planted; [3] A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up; [4] A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance; [5] A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing; [6] A time to seek, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to cast away; [7] A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak; [8] A time to love, And a time to hate; A time for war, And a time for peace.
- Psalms 150:1-6
[1] Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power! [2] Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him according to his excellent greatness! [3] Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet! Praise him with harp and lyre! [4] Praise him with tambourine and dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and flute! [5] Praise him with loud cymbals! Praise him with resounding cymbals! [6] Let everything that has breath praise Yah! Praise Yah!
- Colossians 2:16
Let no man therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,
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