Is it OK for our churches to have Christmas trees, bingo games, or Easter egg hunts
IMO all the above you listed are sins and why Christians suffer sickness over time as the unrigteous do,, but does not effecct salvation
trees, games, and eggs are not the problem. Sin is. The legalism that is perpetuated by those of the church is done only to control people. Yet those same people hide their drinking, smoking, pornography, and perversion. They attack trees and eggs but will not deal with the perversion in their own hearts. Hypocrites Jesus called those types.
Ask them what outreach have done that was successful where they saw people saved, delivered, and healed? They have no testimony of that; why? Paul said to be all things to all men that we might WIN some.
So a plastic egg with Jesus' loves in it that a child find in a easter egg hunt and brings that egg to the platform and is shown the love of God and the parents come to see what their child gets and hear for the first Time:
" has anyone ever told you that Jesus loves you and God has a plan for your life?"
Then pray for them and ASK THEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW THIS Jesus who loves you and lead them to Christ? They get saved, baptized the following Sunday, and bring others to church with them.
That was done with a plastic egg, and God used it. I will do an easter egg hunt every year, Lord Willing, because the fruit and God's Blessing are well seen. My God knows my heart, and IF I eat meat given to Idols, I thank my God before I eat it.
And if one is immature in the Lord and an egg causes you to stumble? I will not invite you to work in outreach. Because if a plastic egg causes you to stumble, I'm sure :
being around
- Drugs addicts
- Prostitutes
- Drunks
- Gang bangers
- Bikers
- Homosexuals
- homeless
Will be a problem for you.