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they refuse to celebrate any birthday, but just because the bible does not order us to celebrate the inception or the birth, what is so wrong with celebrating the birthday, symbolically, of Christ's arrival, whether at inception or birth? JWs believe Christ was probably born closer to September, why do they not set aside an event to celebrate that? They seem to deprive themselves and their children from celebrating much of anything. I find this less than humble.
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Jehovah's Witnesses often reject birthdays as "pagan" and will therefore refuse to participate in them. In addition to this, Witnesses also reject birthdays because they claim that they are placed in an unfavourable light in the Bible. The Bible only mentions two instances of birthdays (at least explicitly). These are Genesis 40:20-22, and Matthew 14:6-10. Two pagan rulers are in view: Pharaoh and Herod.
Jehovah's Witnesses argue that as negative things happened on these men's birthdays, then all birthdays must be evil. This is clearly a case of guilt by association as far as the Watchtower is concerned. But is this really sound reasoning? What is the source of the evil in the Biblical accounts? The birthdays or the men (Pharaoh and Herod) themselves? Obviously, it is the men who did the evil. There is nothing to suggest that these men did evil because of their birthdays. These men did evil all the time not just on their birthdays. Also, in the Genesis account, Pharaoh also did some good by setting a man free!
Witnesses often argue that there is no mention of birthdays being celebrated by any of God's servants in the Bible. Although there are no explicit references, it would appear that there is a possible implicit reference to birthday celebrations in Job (Job 1:4, 5). If this is talking about birthday celebrations, they seem to be being spoken of favourably. Job talks about Job's sons each holding a feast on "his day". In Job 3:1-4, the same Hebrew word for "day" (yowm) is used when Job curses the "day" of his birth.
Another point worth considering is that of the vast amount of chronological data in the Bible, regarding the ages of people. Obviously, there can be no doubt that Jews and Christians were certainly keeping track of people's ages. Just a couple of brief example: Moses was 40 when he was called and died at age 80 in the wilderness. There is even the recording of Jesus' age, when He was 12 and visited Jerusalem with His parents (Luke 2:42). Are we really to conclude that the arrival of a persons birthday would produce no celebration, or emotional response at all? In the light of the fact that Christians were certainly keeping a record of people's ages, one could easily imagine that such an occasion could well lead to some sort of celebration. What is an individuals definition of `celebration`?
There is nothing explicit in the Bible that that commands us to celebrate or not to celebrate birthdays. Rather, the Bible has given us a general guide on this issue when it says that we should each be convinced in our own minds (Rom. 14:5) as to the importance or non-importance of a particular day, and that it should be a matter for the conscience of the individual, between them and God, as to whether we celebrate that day or not. However, in contrast to all this, the Watchtower clearly enforces the non-celebration of certain days, to the point that a person's standing before God Himself is in jeopardy, if a birthday is celebrated in any way. The sad thing about all of this is that it is the Jehovah's Witnesses themselves who end up suffering, particularly their young people. Jehovah's Witness children can be made to feel unnecessarily isolated from their class mates when they have to decline invitations to birthday parties, and non-Witness relatives can be unnecessarily offended by the refusal of JW relatives to send them birthday or Christmas cards.
God Bless!
Jehovah's Witnesses often reject birthdays as "pagan" and will therefore refuse to participate in them. In addition to this, Witnesses also reject birthdays because they claim that they are placed in an unfavourable light in the Bible. The Bible only mentions two instances of birthdays (at least explicitly). These are Genesis 40:20-22, and Matthew 14:6-10. Two pagan rulers are in view: Pharaoh and Herod.
Jehovah's Witnesses argue that as negative things happened on these men's birthdays, then all birthdays must be evil. This is clearly a case of guilt by association as far as the Watchtower is concerned. But is this really sound reasoning? What is the source of the evil in the Biblical accounts? The birthdays or the men (Pharaoh and Herod) themselves? Obviously, it is the men who did the evil. There is nothing to suggest that these men did evil because of their birthdays. These men did evil all the time not just on their birthdays. Also, in the Genesis account, Pharaoh also did some good by setting a man free!
Witnesses often argue that there is no mention of birthdays being celebrated by any of God's servants in the Bible. Although there are no explicit references, it would appear that there is a possible implicit reference to birthday celebrations in Job (Job 1:4, 5). If this is talking about birthday celebrations, they seem to be being spoken of favourably. Job talks about Job's sons each holding a feast on "his day". In Job 3:1-4, the same Hebrew word for "day" (yowm) is used when Job curses the "day" of his birth.
Another point worth considering is that of the vast amount of chronological data in the Bible, regarding the ages of people. Obviously, there can be no doubt that Jews and Christians were certainly keeping track of people's ages. Just a couple of brief example: Moses was 40 when he was called and died at age 80 in the wilderness. There is even the recording of Jesus' age, when He was 12 and visited Jerusalem with His parents (Luke 2:42). Are we really to conclude that the arrival of a persons birthday would produce no celebration, or emotional response at all? In the light of the fact that Christians were certainly keeping a record of people's ages, one could easily imagine that such an occasion could well lead to some sort of celebration. What is an individuals definition of `celebration`?
There is nothing explicit in the Bible that that commands us to celebrate or not to celebrate birthdays. Rather, the Bible has given us a general guide on this issue when it says that we should each be convinced in our own minds (Rom. 14:5) as to the importance or non-importance of a particular day, and that it should be a matter for the conscience of the individual, between them and God, as to whether we celebrate that day or not. However, in contrast to all this, the Watchtower clearly enforces the non-celebration of certain days, to the point that a person's standing before God Himself is in jeopardy, if a birthday is celebrated in any way. The sad thing about all of this is that it is the Jehovah's Witnesses themselves who end up suffering, particularly their young people. Jehovah's Witness children can be made to feel unnecessarily isolated from their class mates when they have to decline invitations to birthday parties, and non-Witness relatives can be unnecessarily offended by the refusal of JW relatives to send them birthday or Christmas cards.
God Bless!
how to get good grades in 7th without getting distracted?
Lacey
well for starters , i never give it my all when im doing work .
grades ; math 65 history 70 english 80 science 80
But ! i want to get into a very good high school "poly" that's one of the hardest schools to get into , you need an 80 average ..... i could have good grades but i get distracted by friends or really anything , no i dont have adhd . i need tips and open to new answers , thanks(:
Answer
Here's a few good ideas.
For getting distracted during class:
Ask your teacher if you can switch seats so that you aren't near your friends. If you don't want your friends to get their feelings hurt, ask the teacher if she can move a couple people around or move you during class like you got in trouble or something so it doesn't look like you asked to move or something. It might be boring at first, but if you really want this, you have to work for it.
Sitting near the front of the class can also help, too, because you may not be as tempted to not pay attention. If you have time where you work by yourself in class, ask if you can bring an iPod so that you can play like instrumental music (not necessarily classical, if that's not your thing, you can go to stereomood.com and pick instrumental for some cool, but still instrumental music) Instrumental music is helpful because it distracts you from people around you, but you aren't distracted by the words of the song, either. If you aren't allowed iPods, you can try just earplugs or something.
For staying focused outside of school, getting organized can help a lot. Try to study outside of your room as much as possible (you aren't tempted to watch TV, play video games, get on computer, etc) and talk to your parents about wanting to buckle down so they can help be accountable for you. As for getting organized, get a separate binder/folder for each class, and put all your work/notes/study material in designated binder/folder. Then, decide how much study time you need to have per subject. Let's say you decide one hour per class per week (I can't remember how difficult seventh grade was, but I suggest you pick higher numbers =] ) Anyway, write out a schedule for your whole week that includes sleep, free time, time you're in school, eating, study time, and hygiene time, getting ready time, etc, etc. List EVERYTHING you can think of. You may want to start out by studying more than you think you should, so that 1. You can overprepare yourself and see how that improves your grades. If you like your grades, stick with it. If you don't like them, raise the study hours, and if you are making 100% on everything, and every test you finish in 2 seconds, you can probably lower your study time ;) and 2. If something comes up (your friend asks you to come to a birthday party last minute and you really don't want to miss), you still have other study time that will help make up for it.
Last, but not least: WILL POWER.. I know it's difficult, but saying yes to one birthday party invitation is fine. Going out every night of the week and never studying is quite a different story. Learn when to say no to friends and yes to studying. Sometimes, you just have to work for what you want. If they are your true friends, they will stay with you through this difficult time you have to get your grades up.
I know you can do it!! :)
Here's a few good ideas.
For getting distracted during class:
Ask your teacher if you can switch seats so that you aren't near your friends. If you don't want your friends to get their feelings hurt, ask the teacher if she can move a couple people around or move you during class like you got in trouble or something so it doesn't look like you asked to move or something. It might be boring at first, but if you really want this, you have to work for it.
Sitting near the front of the class can also help, too, because you may not be as tempted to not pay attention. If you have time where you work by yourself in class, ask if you can bring an iPod so that you can play like instrumental music (not necessarily classical, if that's not your thing, you can go to stereomood.com and pick instrumental for some cool, but still instrumental music) Instrumental music is helpful because it distracts you from people around you, but you aren't distracted by the words of the song, either. If you aren't allowed iPods, you can try just earplugs or something.
For staying focused outside of school, getting organized can help a lot. Try to study outside of your room as much as possible (you aren't tempted to watch TV, play video games, get on computer, etc) and talk to your parents about wanting to buckle down so they can help be accountable for you. As for getting organized, get a separate binder/folder for each class, and put all your work/notes/study material in designated binder/folder. Then, decide how much study time you need to have per subject. Let's say you decide one hour per class per week (I can't remember how difficult seventh grade was, but I suggest you pick higher numbers =] ) Anyway, write out a schedule for your whole week that includes sleep, free time, time you're in school, eating, study time, and hygiene time, getting ready time, etc, etc. List EVERYTHING you can think of. You may want to start out by studying more than you think you should, so that 1. You can overprepare yourself and see how that improves your grades. If you like your grades, stick with it. If you don't like them, raise the study hours, and if you are making 100% on everything, and every test you finish in 2 seconds, you can probably lower your study time ;) and 2. If something comes up (your friend asks you to come to a birthday party last minute and you really don't want to miss), you still have other study time that will help make up for it.
Last, but not least: WILL POWER.. I know it's difficult, but saying yes to one birthday party invitation is fine. Going out every night of the week and never studying is quite a different story. Learn when to say no to friends and yes to studying. Sometimes, you just have to work for what you want. If they are your true friends, they will stay with you through this difficult time you have to get your grades up.
I know you can do it!! :)
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