Christmas
Sir,—Although the Rev. Kenneth Schollar’s remarks are predictable, I submit that Luke xxii proves that the bread and wine ceremony was initiated at the Passover and was to be continued “till he come” (I Corinthians x). The “breaking of bread” occurred also at ordinary meals. Throughout His life on earth Christ quoted prophets and scriptures, giving assurance that all would be fulfilled (Luke xxiv) and relating the circumstances of His
return (Matthew xxiv). I mentioned the Passover because we were specifically asked to keep His sacrifice in memory and we know the date. After 321 A.D. the officially Christian Roman Empire brought fundamental changes in worship to placate pagan adherents — Sunday worship, Christmas, Easter, Good Friday and pagan customs. Even “inclusive reckoning” cannot account for an explicit “three days and three nights.” Does belief in the Scriptures in Christ’s prophesies qualify one to be termed a fundamentalist?—Yours, etc.,
TED MULCOCK. December 26, 1985.
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