WHAT ABOUT FAMILY MEMBERS?

What if family members do not share your beliefs? Again, be tactful. There is no need to make an issue of every custom or celebration that your relatives choose to observe. Instead, respect their right to their views, just as you want them to respect your right to yours. (Matthew 7:12) Avoid any actions that would make you a participant in the holiday. Still, be reasonably when it comes to matters that do not amount to actual celebration. Of course, you should always act in a way that will leave you with a good conscience. -1 Timothy 1:18, 19.

What can you do so that your children do not feel deprived because of not celebrating unscriptural holidays?  ( Not: clue! you do not need a holiday to buy someone something special, to think that you do, is ridiculous, if you love someone, you don't have to have a reason to show you love them or care for them!)  Much depends on what you do at other times of the year.  (note: instead of celebrating thanksgiving which is also not a Christian holiday; if you are grateful, show it everyday, not just once a year and don't worry about people think, because it is what God thinks that you should worry about.) Some parents set aside times to give presents to their children.  One of the best gifts you can give your children is your time and loving attention. 

Next time: PRACTICE TRUE WORSHIP 

From the Book: What Does the Bible Really Teach? 2005 and 2006