Lent - do you celebrate?

[Salty]

Why or why not?
(and "because it is a Catholic belief" is NOT acceptable
if that is your reason - than you need to start having services on Sat
(ie become 7th Baptist) because the RC worship on Sunday!

Etymology[edit] Lent - Wikipedia
Lent observers, including a confraternity of penitents, carrying out a street procession during Holy Week, in Granada, Nicaragua. The violet color is often associated with penance and detachment. Similar Christian penitential practice is seen in other Christian countries, sometimes associated with fasting.[26]
The English word Lent is a shortened form of the Old English word lencten, meaning "spring season", as its Dutch language cognate lente (Old Dutch lentin

Lent this year occurs 22 Feb - 6 April

Lent is commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels, before beginning his public ministry
These 40 days was 3 years before the crucifixion of Christ the

And ONE last question
Is it wrong to celebrate Lent?

 

[37818]

Is it wrong to celebrate Lent?

Lent | Definition, History, Meaning, Catholic, & Practices

I personally have no reason to observe Lent.

 

[JonC]

When my wife telks me the dryer is not drying well I typically observe lint built up I'm the vent hose.

I do not observe Lent. But taking the time to discipline ourselves by abstaining from something we enjoy and meditating on Christ's sacrifice as a congregation isn't a bad thing.

 

[Bible Thumpin n Gun Totin]

No, when my wife and I were Catholics as children some of our family members would do "Lent", and as a child I would some years. My recollection is that Lent occurs at the same time as not eating meat on Fridays.

My experience with it was foolishness. It's typically used in two different ways.
Method 1: Choose something that you already don't care too much about (Say Fruit Juice) and give it up for 40 days to feel extra spiritual about minimal sacrifice.
Method 2: Give up something you do care about, and then compare it to others who give up less.

So no, I don't like Lent and part of the reason is what the Catholic Church has done to the principle. I am a fan of self-denial and moderation, but I don't call it "Lent".

I don't think it's a sin to observe Lent provided you are doing it out of thankfulness to God and not for the two common reasons I listed above.

 

[KenH]

No. I see no reason to . Being a disciple a of Christ is 24/7. It is not something to do one day a week or just on a few special days or just a special period of time.

 

[Salty]

No. I see no reason to . Being a disciple a of Christ is 24/7. It is not something to do one day a week or just on a few special days or just a special period of time.

So, does that mean you don't attend a Sunrise service?

 

[AustinC]

There's so much lent under my bed, it's ridiculous.

 

[Baptist Believer]

Why or why not?

Yes. Disciples of Jesus are expected to fast as a spiritual discipline (Matthew 9:15). For Christians, it is not righteousness, but a method of focusing the mind and body upon Christ. It is a reallocation of the time used for a normal activity (for interest, a mealtime routine) toward a special focus upon the sacrifice of Christ

Is it wrong to celebrate Lent?

Any good thing can be corrupted, so I depends on one’s attitude and practice. If it is approached thoughtfully and humbly, it can be extremely valuable. If it is simply a ritual or undertaken without serious intent to seek Christ, it is a waste of time — or worse.

 

[MrW]

My understanding is Lent (and Mardi Gras) celebrated pagan “deities”.

It’s not Scriptural. We are not encouraged by Scripture to engage in sinful activities until a certain date, then “give something up” for forty days.

No, we are to consistently live for the glory of Christ, every day of our lives.

 

[Alcott]

I don't observe lent-- other than in laundry. But tonight our church did have a special Ash Wednesday service about repentance. Good music and singing, communion, and hav8ng a cross drawn with ashes on one's hand or forehead, if desired. I didn't desire. But I came away thinking ' if we repent, the Lord deletes our sins and clears the cache.'

 

[MrW]

So, does that mean you don't attend a Sunrise service?

I never have.

 

[kyredneck]

I've a persimmon cultivar named 'Sweet Lent'. The tree clings to it's fruit all the way up into February and the persimmons 'raisin' on the tree, making them very sweet and date like. Birds will feed on them through the winter.

 

[Scarlett O.]

As a gal from Louisiana - I do not observe Mardi Gras [Fat Tuesday], Ash Wednesday, nor the Lenten season.

I believe it is very unscriptural.

When I was in college, those that grew up observing these things partied like animals during Mardi Gras - which is now a season here. Then they "gave up" things like fornication, drunkenness, profanity, porn, smoking, and chocolate. After the 40 days [of boasting in their complaint of being "deprived"], they picked it all back up again.

I'm sure that there are some who consider themselves devout that don't view it that way, but I just avoid it all......

......EXCEPT FOR KING CAKE!!!!! YUM!!

 

[Baptist Believer]

We are not encouraged by Scripture to engage in sinful activities until a certain date, then “give something up” for forty days.

No, we are to consistently live for the glory of Christ, every day of our lives.

When I was in college, those that grew up observing these things partied like animals during Mardi Gras - which is now a season here. Then they "gave up" things like fornication, drunkenness, profanity, porn, smoking, and chocolate. After the 40 days [of boasting in their complaint of being "deprived"], they picked it all back up again.

There seems to be confusion of sinful activities prior to, and after, Lent with the observance of the Lenten season of fasting. That's confusing the corruption of a practice with the practice itself.

 

[Scarlett O.]

There seems to be confusion of sinful activities prior to, and after, Lent with the observance of the Lenten season of fasting. That's confusing the corruption of a practice with the practice itself.

I'm just telling you how it was/is practiced here. I agree that there is more to Lent for many than what I was raised witnessing.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Why or why not?
(and "because it is a Catholic belief" is NOT acceptable
if that is your reason - than you need to start having services on Sat
(ie become 7th Baptist) because the RC worship on Sunday!

Etymology[edit] Lent - Wikipedia
Lent observers, including a confraternity of penitents, carrying out a street procession during Holy Week, in Granada, Nicaragua. The violet color is often associated with penance and detachment. Similar Christian penitential practice is seen in other Christian countries, sometimes associated with fasting.[26]
The English word Lent is a shortened form of the Old English word lencten, meaning "spring season", as its Dutch language cognate lente (Old Dutch lentin

Lent this year occurs 22 Feb - 6 April

Lent is commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels, before beginning his public ministry
These 40 days was 3 years before the crucifixion of Christ the

And ONE last question
Is it wrong to celebrate Lent?

Noooo

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

There seems to be confusion of sinful activities prior to, and after, Lent with the observance of the Lenten season of fasting. That's confusing the corruption of a practice with the practice itself.

I fast anyway

 

[MrW]

Lent isn’t Scriptural.

 

[Salty]

Lent isn’t Scriptural.

But is it against Scripture to participate?

 

[Jerome]

Is it wrong to celebrate Lent?

One of your SBC bigwigs twittering about it this morning: