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"The Top Ten Reasons Why I Don't Celebrate Christmas"
I absolutely love your magazine. Only one has been received so far, but it is just what we needed. We gave up Christmas three years ago, so it was good to see the article in your magazine—at last someone not scared to write about the truth.
—V.D., Sydney , Australia
Please cancel my subscription immediately. I have never read a more narrow- minded article than "The Top Ten Reasons Why I Don't Celebrate Christmas." Your author is missing the point in not associating our modern Christmas holiday with honoring Jesus' birth.
—R.G., Oklahoma City , Oklahoma
The subject is your article about Christmas. I am looking for ideas that could help us celebrate some of the Holy Days that Jesus observed. How do you do it, if you do? I will celebrate Jesus' birth, not because we are commanded to or not to, but because it is the most important birth the world has ever known. But I am serious about celebrating some days Jesus observed. Great idea. Thanks for putting the bug in my ear.
—R.B., St. Paul , Minnesota
The United Church of God (publishers of The Good News) observes all seven of the annual Holy Days and festivals—whose celebrations are clearly revealed in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. To understand how, when and why, request or download our free booklet .
Could you please send me information on the Feast of Tabernacles celebration? I celebrated it in Israel this year [2006], but may not be able to go next year [2007]. So if I could attend at a site in this country, that would be great.
—Mrs. D.H.B., South Wales
We have gladly done so.
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Thank you very much for The Good News magazine as well as the booklet Jesus Christ: The Real Story. I find them all highly informative and educational. These write-ups have gone a long way to broaden my horizon on the issues contained therein.
—S.E.A., Malaga, Spain
Thanks for publishing the "richest" magazine in the world. The Good News has arrived to quench my thirst. I am new in these teachings, and I've grown in interest in knowing the truth about some basic issues that have to do with the Christian faith. To this end, I request the following:
1. Please place me on the subscription list.
2. Send me past issues of The Good News.
3. Send me materials on relationships: family, marriage and finances.
4. Enroll me in your Bible Study Course.
I shall be grateful if my requests are met and I am given the privilege of knowing the truth on issues like the Sabbath, Christmas, true love, etc.
—F.T., Nigeria
We're glad to help. We are privileged to serve our subscribers from all around the world.
Reader expresses appreciation
Although I am a Roman Catholic, not worshipping in your church, you never ask me to join your church. Instead you continue sending me booklets and newsletters that can change my life and uplift my faith in God without a token from me, which I so much appreciate. How I wish there were a million ways to express my gratitude and appreciation as your church is a source of blessing to humanity, spreading the news that will last in our hearts forever.
—M.J.C., AP, India
We are happy to continue providing The Good News without charge. This is possible because of the commitment and generosity of many. See "How Your Subscription to The Good News Has Been Paid" on page 20.
Misunderstandings clarified
I have read and enjoyed many of your magazines. However, I recently noticed that you don't believe Jesus was God. Don't try to convince me otherwise. Take my name off your mailing list. Do not send me anything else!
—C.K., Elko, New York
We regret any reader cancellations, but especially the ones where our readers think we believe something that we clearly don't. The two free booklets and both show that Jesus Christ is God along with the Father (see Hebrews 1:8; Titus 3:4; John 20:28).
I enjoy the news articles in your publication. However, as I was reading the Sept.-Oct. 2006 issue, I was very concerned about a statement made in the article about repentance. "As we read in Acts 2:38, once a person repents and believes the gospel, he must then be baptized to receive forgiveness of sins and spiritual conversion." I would have to say, according to the Scriptures, that is incorrect. The baptism that Peter is referring to is the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
—P.I., Elk Park , North Carolina
Consider some of the other New Testament passages about baptism. Later, when the Gentiles were called to obtain salvation, the apostle Peter clearly stated: "Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord" ( Acts 10:47-48 ).
When Paul was being converted, Ananias asked him: "And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord" (Acts 22:16). Jesus Christ said, "He who believes and is baptized will be saved" (Mark 16:16).
The clear indication is that Acts 2:38 refers to water baptism. To understand further, request or download our free booklets and .
Readers in Britain
The Good News is very precious literature. It's fascinating and provides me with the knowledge of the most important things on earth for the human race. I am also waiting impatiently for the next booklet, as I will read it from page one to the last page.
—Mrs. L.B., Cheltenham
Thanks so much for sending me these magazines. They are packed with so much information and teaching. I get excited wishing for the next one. I go to a Baptist church which is really great, but there is not enough time on Sunday to learn as much as we need to know. We have also started home educating our children this year due to the many problems at school. Your information really helps and strengthens what we should be teaching our children.
—Mrs. K.B., Slough
Lesson one of your Bible Study Course is very good teaching. Reading it and looking up the scriptures has given me more insight to the understanding of the mighty Creator God and His works. I have finished this first lesson, but intend to reread it and meditate on the scriptures to obtain more knowledge. I look forward to receiving lesson two.
—K.R., Manchester
Your literature is quite mind-opening as well as being a detailed explanation of some of the unexplainable doctrines in the Bible. Thanks for enabling me to understand. The last booklet that you sent me, , was very interesting.
—L.G., Derby
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