The Ransom for All

  We are not told to celebrate birthdays in the Bible. Christians, however, are free to observe or not observe any day as long as it done as to God. (Romans 14:5,6) Nevertheless, this does not give us liberty to bring idolatrous or occult spiritistic practices into our worship. Any scriptural principles concerning celebration of birthdays would have to do with idolatry and occultism, and whether our actions might lead others into thinking their idolatry or occult practices are okay, not specifically with celebrating birthdays as such. -- Romans 8:1-13; 10:14-32. However, many are not aware that some of the customs usually involved in birthday celebrations are actually rooted in idolatry and occultism. Birthday cakes and making prayer-wishes to candles comes from idolatrous occult worship, derived from offering candles and cakes to Artemis, the ancient Greek goddess of the moon and the hunt. The scriptures tell us of cakes made for the worship of "queen of heaven". (Jeremiah 4...