King Solomon
King Solomon, the wisest man to ever live, (other than the Lord Jesus Christ) fell
from grace with the LORD by marrying foreign women. He then compromised with
the false gods of his foreign wivesí and worshipped at their idol altars.
ìBut king Solomon loved many strange women, together with
the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites,
Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; Of the nations concerning
which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go
in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they
will turn away your heart after their gods...For it came to pass,
when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after
other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his
God...For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the
Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the
Ammonites. And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD...î
1 Kings 1:1-2; 4; 5-6
The entire book of Hosea in the Old Testament is a testimony of how the LORD
deals with His people when they turn from Him to follow after idols. Israel was
compared to a harlot because of their idolatrous ways.
Much of what was written can also be related to the modern Church.ìI will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new
moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feastsÖAnd I will
visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to
[Baal], and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels,
and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD.î
Hosea 2:11; 13
In fact, the history of the Israelites is ripe with God's judgment upon them for
forsaking the LORD and turning to false gods.
Who can deny that Christmas and Easter arenít religious holidayís of mans own
choosing? They are completely overñrun with pagan symbols and rituals, all under
the guise of worshiping the One True God and Savior, Jesus Christ!
Doesnít this form of worship constitute false religion, thereby making it
unacceptable to God? Where in the Bible do Christians, or anyone else for that
matter, have the right to add new holy days to Gods calendar?