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Where does the Catholic tradition that Mary did not have pain giving birth to Jesus come from?
The belief that Mary did not have pain giving birth to the Redeemer stems from the fact Doctrine that Mary was free from Original Sin or as Catholicism would put it her Immaculate Conception. Mary was accorded the unique privilege of being immaculately conceived ...
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Early Quakers did not observe Christmas nor mark other 'times and seasons'. They believed that no day was more holy than any other, and believed that each day, and all of life, was sacred (Quaker Faith and Practice 27.39 and 27.42), which is not the same as saying they taught Christ was born in Autumn!
However, books have been written by some who believe ...
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Literature of Jehovah's Witnesses regularly mentions the Birth of Jesus to have likely taken place in fall.
The Bible historian Luke tells us that John came baptizing in the 15th year of Tiberius Caesar. (Lu 3:1-3) Augustus died on August 17, 14 C.E. On September 15, Tiberius was named emperor by the Roman Senate. The Romans did not use the accession-year ...
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Do any denomination teach that Jesus was born in the Autumn?
It seems that the Restored Church of God does teach this.
Much evidence exists. If God intended for us to celebrate Christ’s birthday, He would have had the scriptures record the time of His birth, as well as the location. The exact date is not known, yet evidence points to an autumn birth.
Luke 2:...
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Some teach that Jesus was likely born during the Feast of Tabernacles, and certainly not born at Christmas:
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Faced with these historical facts, and God's clear instruction about mixing pagan practices with worship of Him, we can conclude only that Jesus would not keep Christmas today. Christmas is, in fact, an affront to Him.
In the Old Testament, God ...
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I'm not sure what you mean by the day of Nativity? It was there when the Magi arrived at the residence.
In Matthew 2 the Magi followed the star they had seen in the east as it went ahead of them until it stopped over the exact place where the child was. So, this is not some star way up in the night sky; it must have been low to the ground at the time it ...
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