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Marriage is the beginning of a new life for a couple. At the wedding ceremony, they vow to share joys and sorrows as husband and wife for the rest of their lives. Likewise, baptism is the first step in coming to God and the ceremony for making a covenant with God. Through baptism, God forgives all our sins, and we promise to turn away from our sinful ways of life. We also promise to live as God’s people serving Him faithfully for the rest of our lives. Baptism is the turning point of our life because all our past sins and transgressions are forgiven. After baptism, we should follow the teachings of God until we go to Heaven. This is why the Bible clearly teaches us the meaning and importance of baptism which allows us to make a covenant with God. Jesus, too, was baptized before starting to preach the gospel. Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. As soon as Jesus was baptized, . Baptism is a ceremony for sinners to receive the forgiveness of sins (Ac 2:38). Jesus, who was without sin, came to earth as the Messiah to lead us to Heaven; yet, even He was baptized by John to fulfill all righteousness. Jesus’ example shows that baptism is the ceremony through which God’s people can fulfill all righteousness. After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized. Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were constantly coming to be baptized. Jesus was baptized and then began His ministry. He also set the example of baptizing others. The reason Jesus Himself was baptized and baptized others as well was to show that baptism is an important truth in the eyes of God that leads mankind to salvation. Although we were already born physically, baptism allows us to be born again and receive a new life in God (Jn 3:3–5). Through this ceremony, God sets us free from slavery to sin and death, making us the people of the Kingdom of Heaven. Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. Through baptism, we are crucified with Christ, and through Jesus’ resurrection, we live a new life. Jesus’ crucifixion allows us to realize our sins and repent. Jesus’ burial in the tomb symbolizes the burial of our sins in water during baptism. Jesus’ resurrection reminds us of our pledge to live a new life and follow the path of Christ. God has promised to grant salvation to those who live a new life through baptism. [A]nd this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.1 Pe 3:21 Baptism is a sign of God’s promise to save our souls. In order to keep this sign until the end, we must remain faithful to the pledge we made with God. When we were baptized, we pledged to live a new life and turn away from sin. How, then, can we ask God to keep His promise to save us while breaking our own promise to turn away from sin? As Christ devoted His life to the salvation of the world, we have a responsibility to share the promise of eternal life with all mankind and lead them to salvation. Jesus gave us the sign of salvation—baptism—and told us to go and baptize all nations so that the gospel will be preached throughout the whole world. Then Jesus came to them and said, “. go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Through Jesus’ words, we can understand the importance of God’s promise of baptism for all mankind. We should first baptize people and then teach them to obey everything Christ commanded us. John the Baptist was sent by God to baptize Jesus and many others to fulfill the prophecy about the one calling in the desert (Mt 3:1–6). As a prophet sent by God, he carried out his mission by the will of God, not by his own will. Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.” “The way of righteousness” shown by John the Baptist refers to baptism (Jn 1:24–34). As a man sent from God, the mission of John the Baptist was to conduct a baptism of repentance. Jesus taught that baptism is a sacred ceremony to fulfill the way of righteousness and that people who refuse to be baptized are those who neither repent nor believe. (All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John. But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.) “To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not cry.’ Many people were baptized, but the Pharisees and the teachers of the law refused to be baptized. As Jesus explained, when the flute was played, they should have danced; when a dirge was sung, they should have mourned. However, like senseless people they did not respond to the truth of God no matter how much Jesus taught them. Jesus said they rejected God’s will because they refused to be baptized. According to Jesus, only those who do the will of God can enter the Kingdom of Heaven (Mt 7:21). Through these words, we can see that baptism is God’s holy will to save mankind and lead them to Heaven. He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” Some people think they do not need to be baptized again because they were already baptized in other churches. However, they need to consider if their baptism was based on the Bible. Not every baptism contains God’s promise of salvation, even if it is done with water. Baptism is not a mere formality but a regulation for receiving God’s promise. There is a great difference between the water used for baptism and the water used for a shower. God’s promise and the sign of salvation can only be found in the water used for baptism; the water used for a shower does not contain God’s promise—it is only for removing dirt from the body. Suppose the Pharisees imitated Jesus and the disciples by conducting baptism 2,000 years ago. Would the baptism of the Pharisees have led anyone to salvation? Their baptism would not have had any promise from God. Only a baptism that contains God’s promise can be a sign of salvation for us. Through the example of Jesus and the disciples who received and conducted baptism (Jn 3:22–30), we can understand what kind of baptism God acknowledges as a true baptism. As for true baptism, where should it be conducted, and who should carry it out? To understand this, let us carefully study the faith of Jesus and the disciples as well as the truth they observed. Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” Peter and John prepared the Passover as Jesus had directed them and celebrated the Passover of the New Covenant. The disciples, who baptized many people, were all in the truth of the New Covenant. Our baptism can be acknowledged by God only when we are baptized in the place where God dwells. God dwells in Zion, the city of His appointed feasts (Ps 132:13–14; Isa 33:20). To those who keep the New Covenant in Zion, God says, “You are my people” (Isa 51:16; Jer 31:31–34). According to this prophecy, Jesus proclaimed the New Covenant on the Passover. The true baptism that can lead us to salvation is the baptism conducted in Zion—God’s dwelling place—where the truth of the New Covenant is observed. The Bible shows that baptism was conducted by the disciples who preached the truth of the New Covenant during the Apostolic Age after Jesus’ resurrection and ascension. The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus. As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. Why shouldn’t I be baptized?” And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. When they came up out of the water, . The eunuch, an important official for Candace the queen of Ethiopia, was baptized and received the promise of salvation. This baptism, which guaranteed salvation, could not have been conducted by just anyone. True baptism can be conducted only by those authorized by God who dwells in Zion. On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. One of those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. When she and the members of her household were baptized, . The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptized. “Can anyone keep these people from being baptized with water? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.” So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. The families of both Lydia and the jailer were baptized by Paul. Cornelius, a centurion, and his family were baptized by Peter. The Apostle Paul, who said, “I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you” (1 Co 11:23), preached the New Covenant Passover. The Apostle Peter, too, prepared and celebrated the New Covenant Passover, as Jesus had directed him. In Zion, the city of God’s appointed feasts, they worshiped God, learned God’s teachings, and observed the laws of the New Covenant. Since baptism is an essential regulation of the New Covenant, it was conducted by the disciples in accordance with Jesus’ teaching. Nowadays, many churches claim to perform baptism. However, a baptism performed in a church that does not keep the truth of the New Covenant is nothing more than a mere ritual that God does not acknowledge. God only acknowledges the baptism conducted in Zion, in the truth of the New Covenant, as the true baptism containing His promise. It is only in Zion that God has promised His blessing of salvation and eternal life. Reflecting upon the meaning of our baptism once again, let us give thanks to Heavenly Father and Mother for calling us to Zion and granting us the blessing of forgiveness of sins and salvation. Furthermore, let us preach the gospel to those who are not yet in the New Covenant so that they, too, can come to Zion and receive true baptism—the sign of salvation. As God devoted His whole life to saving us, let us also participate actively in saving the whole world with a beautiful faith, being united with God and always cherishing God’s promise in baptism.
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परमेश्वरको मण्डलीको सत्यता परमेश्वरको मण्डलीले बाइबलमा दिइएको परमेश्वरको शिक्षालाई पछ्याउँदछ । के ‘फरक’ भन्नाले ‘गलत’ भन्ने अर्थ हो र ? कुनै कुरा फरक हुँदैमा त्यो गलत छ भन्ने अर्थ होइन । ‘फरक’ र ‘गलत’ भन्ने शब्दलाई हेर्दा उस्तै अर्थ भएजस्तो देखिए तापनि वास्तवमा यी दुईबीच धेरै भिन्नता छ । शब्दकोशमा ‘फरक’ भन्ने शब्दलाई ‘दुवै वस्तु उस्तै नभएको’ भनेर वर्णन गरिएको छ । जस्तै, स्याउ र सुन्तला फरक छ, तर गलतचाहिँ होइन । यता ‘गलत’ भन्ने शब्दले चाहिँ हिसाब, तथ्य वा तर्कमा त्रुटि छ, अनि ‘सही नभएको’ भन्ने अर्थ बोकेको छ । धेरै मानिसहरूले यी दुईबीचको भिन्नतालाई बुझ्न नसकेर अन्य विभिन्न तर्कलाई आफ्नो भन्दा गलत ठान्दै आफू मात्र सही भएको दाबी गर्छन् । यी मानिसहरू ती दुईबीचको भिन्नतालाई स्वीकार्न असमर्थ भएपछि अन्ततः असमझदारी र द्वन्द सुरु हुन्छ । परमेश्वरको मण्डली फरक छ परमेश्वरको मण्डलीले बाइबलमा गवाही दिइएको पिता परमेश्वर र माता परमेश्वरलाई विश्वास गर्दछ । येशूज्यू स्वयम्ले देखाइदिनुभएको उदाहरणअनुसार हामी नयाँ करारको निस्तार-चाड र सातौँ दिन, शनिबारका दिन शबाथ मान्दछौं । प्रार्थना र आराधनाको समयमा स्त्री सन्तहरूले आफ्नो शिरमा घुम्टो हाल्छन्, तर पुरुष सन्तहरूले चाहिँ आफ्नो शिर केहीले पनि ढाक्दैनन् । हामीहरू बाइबलअनुसार मूर्तिको रूपमा सङ्केत गरिएको क्रूसलाई पुज्दैनौं, अनि डिसेम्बर २५ सूर्य देवताको जन्मदिन भएकोले हामी क्रिसमस पनि मनाउँदैनौं । यस्ता पक्षहरूमा परमेश्वरको मण्डली संसारका अन्य मण्डलीहरूभन्दा बिलकुलै फरक छ । निर्णयको मापदण्डचाहिँ बाइबल बाइबल विश्वास गर्ने मानिसहरूका लागि सही र गलतको भिन्नता छुट्ट्याउने मापदण्ड भनेको मण्डलीको सिद्धान्त अथवा कुनै मानिसको तर्क होइन । धेरै मानिसहरूले पछ्याइरहेका छन् भन्दैमा त्यो नै सत्यता हो भन्न मिल्दैन । निर्णयको मापदण्डचाहिँ केवल बाइबल हो । किनभने मानव-जातिलाई मुक्ति दिनको निम्ति दिइएको परमेश्वरको वचन नै सत्यता र मुक्तिको एकमात्र मार्ग हो । परमेश्वरको वचन र स्वर्गको चाह गर्ने असङ्ख्य मानिसहरूले मुक्ति र सत्यताको खोजी गरिरहेका छन् । मानव-जातिलाई मुक्ति र अनन्त जीवनमा डोऱ्याउनुहुने पिता परमेश्वर र माता परमेश्वरकहाँ यहाँहरू सबै जना आउनुभएर साँचो सत्यता र जीवनको पानी सितैँमा प्राप्त गर्नुहोस् भन्ने चाहन्छौं । माता परमेश्वर धेरै मानिसहरूले परमेश्वरचाहिँ ‘पिता परमेश्वर’ एक जना मात्र हुनुहुन्छ भनेर विश्वास गरिरहेका छन् । तर बाइबलले “हे हाम्रा पिता, जो स्वर्गमा हुनुहुन्छ” (मत्ती ६:९) भन्ने वचनको साथै “माथिको यरूशलेम स्वतन्त्र छ, जो हाम्री आमा हुन्” (गला ४:२६) भन्ने वचनद्वारा आत्माका पिता र माताको विषयमा गवाही दिएको छ । परमेश्वरको मण्डलीले बाइबलको शिक्षाअनुसार पिता परमेश्वरलाई मात्र नभएर माता परमेश्वरलाई पनि पूर्ण रूपमा विश्वास गर्दछ । पिता परमेश्वर परमेश्वरको मण्डलीले ख्रीष्टियान धर्मको केन्द्रीय सिद्धान्त रहेको त्रिएकलाई दृढ विश्वास गर्दछ । त्रिएकभित्र पिता परमेश्वरले प्रत्येक युगमा पिता, पुत्र र पवित्र आत्माको रूपमा फरक-फरक नाउँद्वारा कार्य गर्नुभए तापनि उहाँको मूल स्वरूपचाहिँ एकै र उही हो भन्ने अर्थ रहेको छ । पुरानो करारको समयका यहोवा परमेश्वर नै नयाँ करारको समयमा पुत्रको रूपमा आउनुभएका येशूज्यू र बाइबलको अगमवाणीअनुसार यो युगमा दोस्रो आगमनका ख्रीष्ट(पवित्र आत्मा)को रूपमा आउनुभएका आन साङ होङज्यू हुनुहुन्छ । स्वर्गको परिवार र पृथ्वीको परिवार बुबा-आमा र सन्तानचाहिँ परिवारमा प्रयोग हुने सम्बोधन हो । यसकारण परमेश्वरले हामीलाई हाम्रा आत्माका पिता हुनुहुन्छ (मत्ती ६:९), आत्माकी माता हुनुहुन्छ (गला ४:२६), र हामीचाहिँ परमेश्वरका छोरा-छोरीहरू हौं (२ कोर ६:१७-१८) भनेर जानकारी दिनुभएको छ । यस पृथ्वीमा प्रेमको समुदाय रहेको परिवार भएजस्तै, स्वर्गमा पनि आत्मिक प्रेमको समुदाय रहेको आत्मिक परिवार छ । पृथ्वीको परिवारका सदस्यहरूबीच रगतको नाता हुन्छ । त्यसै गरी स्वर्गको परिवार पनि निस्तार-चाडद्वारा दिनुभएको ‘करारको रगत’ले बाँधिएको हुन्छ । शरीरमा आउनुहुने परमेश्वर वास्तवमा ख्रीष्टियान धर्मचाहिँ शरीरमा आउनुभएर मानव-जातिलाई मुक्ति दिनुहुने परमेश्वरलाई विश्वास गर्ने धर्म हो । परमेश्वर सर्वज्ञ, सर्वशक्तिमान् हुनुभएकोले उहाँ जुनसुकै बेला पनि मानिसको स्वरूपमा यो पृथ्वीमा आउन सक्नुहुन्छ । २,००० वर्षअघि बालकको रूपमा जन्मनुभएका येशू ख्रीष्टलाई बाइबलमा “आदिमा वचन हुनुभएका परमेश्वर, देहधारी हुनुभई हाम्रा बीचमा वास गर्नुभयो” भनेर अभिव्यक्त गरिएको छ । बाइबलमा ख्रीष्ट “उहाँको प्रतीक्षा गर्नेहरूका उद्धारको निम्ति दोस्रो पल्ट देखा पर्नुहुनेछ” (हिब्रू ९:२८) भनेर अगमवाणी गरिएको छ । आत्मामा सधैँ अस्तित्वमा रहनुहुने ख्रीष्ट ‘दोस्रो पल्ट’ प्रकट हुनुहुने कुराले उहाँ पहिलो आगमनको समयमा जस्तै फेरि शरीर धारण गरेर आउनुहुने कुरालाई जनाउँछ । निस्तार-चाड निस्तार-चाडचाहिँ परमेश्वरले मानव-जातिलाई अनन्त जीवन दिन स्थापना गर्नुभएको जीवनको सत्यता हो । निस्तार-चाडमा ‘विपत्ति पार हुन्छ’ भन्ने अर्थ समावेश छ । बाइबलमा निस्तार-चाडचाहिँ पवित्र पात्रोअनुसार पहिलो महिनाको चौधौँ दिनको साँझमा मनाइन्छ, जुन सौर्य पात्रोअनुसार मार्च अथवा मे महिनामा पर्दछ । २,००० वर्षअघि येशूज्यूले पाप र मृत्युको साङ्लोमा बाँधिएका मानव-जातिलाई मुक्ति दिनको निम्ति निस्तार-चाडमा उहाँको देह र रगतलाई सङ्केत गर्ने रोटी र दाखमद्य दिनुहुँदै “यो मेरो रगतमा स्थापित गरिने नयाँ करार हो” भन्नुभएर पाप-क्षमा र अनन्त जीवनको प्रतिज्ञा गर्नुभयो । येशूज्यूले देखाइदिनुभएको उदाहरणअनुसार निस्तार-चाड पालन गरेमा हामीहरू परमेश्वरको देह र रगत प्राप्त गरी उहाँका सन्तान हुनेछौं ।विस्तृत रूपमा हेर्ने शबाथ-दिन हिजोआज धेरै मण्डलीहरूले आइतबारको सेवा गरे तापनि बाइबलमा सातौँ दिन शबाथ-दिनलाई परमेश्वरको आराधना गर्ने पवित्र दिनको रूपमा तोकिएको छ । शबाथ-दिनचाहिँ सृष्टिकर्ता परमेश्वरले ६ दिनसम्म आकाश र पृथ्वी सृष्टि गर्नुभएर विश्राम गर्नुभएको दिन हुनुको साथै पवित्र तुल्याउनुभई आशिष् दिनुभएर प्रजाहरूलाई मान्नू भनेर आदेश दिनुभएको दिन हो । ऐतिहासिक तथ्य, पात्रो जस्ता कुराहरूद्वारा निश्चित गरिहेर्दा वर्तमान समयमा शनिबार नै हप्ताको सातौँ दिन हो ।विस्तृत रूपमा हेर्ने ३ चरणका ७ वटा चाडहरू परमेश्वरका चाडहरूमा साप्ताहिक चाड शबाथ-दिन लगायत वार्षिक ३ चरणका ७ वटा चाडहरू– निस्तार-चाड, अखमिरी रोटीको चाड, पुनरुत्थानको चाड, पेन्तिकोसको चाड, तुरहीको चाड, प्रायश्चितको दिन र छाप्रो-वासको चाड पर्दछ । यी सबै येशूज्यूले ३ वर्षसम्म सुसमाचारको कार्य गर्नुहुँदा स्वयम्ले सिकाउनुभई मानेर उदाहरण देखाइदिनुभएको नयाँ करारका चाडहरू हुन् । यी प्रत्येक चाडमा अनन्त जीवन, पाप-क्षमा, पुनरुत्थान, पवित्र आत्मा इत्यादि आशिष्को प्रतिज्ञा समावेश छ । बप्तिस्मा बप्तिस्माचाहिँ पापको शरीरलाई पानीमा गाडेर नयाँ गरी जन्मने अर्थ बोकेको धर्मविधि हो । बाइबलअनुसार बप्तिस्माचाहिँ परमेश्वरसँगको करारको चिन्ह, मुक्तिको चिन्ह हो । बप्तिस्माचाहिँ विश्वासको जीवनतर्फको पहिलो पाइला हो, अनि बप्तिस्मा लिएर परमेश्वरको साँचो प्रजा भएका मानिसहरूसित स्वर्गको नागरिकता पनि हुन्छ । “जाओ र सबै देशका जातिहरूलाई चेला बनाओ, पिता र पुत्र र पवित्र आत्माको नाउँमा तिनीहरूलाई बप्तिस्मा देओ” भन्नुभएका येशू ख्रीष्टको शिक्षाअनुसार यो युगमा पिता र पुत्र र पवित्र आत्माको नाउँमा बप्तिस्मा लिएमा मात्र त्यो साँचो बप्तिस्मा हुन सक्छ । घुम्टो बाइबलमा अभिलेख भएको परमेश्वरको मण्डलीको नियमअनुसार आराधना वा प्रार्थना गर्दा पुरुषहरूले आफ्नो शिर ढाक्दैनन्, तर स्त्रीहरूले चाहिँ आफ्नो शिर घुम्टोले ढाक्छन् । १ कोरिन्थी अध्याय ११मा हेर्ने हो भने घुम्टोको नियम पालन गर्नु भनेको ख्रीष्टको अनुसरण गर्नु हो भनिएको छ । त्यसमा परमेश्वरको सृष्टिको सिद्धान्त रहेको छ । अनि योचाहिँ मण्डली व्यवस्थित गर्नको निम्ति बनाइएको हो ।विस्तृत रूपमा हेर्ने क्रूसचाहिँ मूर्ति मण्डली भन्नासाथ सबैले क्रूसलाई सम्झने गर्छन्, तर परमेश्वरको मण्डलीमा क्रूस छैन । येशूज्यूले स्थापना गर्नुभएको र प्रेरितहरू जाने गरेका सुरुको मण्डलीमा क्रूस खडा गरिएको थिएन, अनि क्रूसलाई विश्वासको प्रतीकको रूपमा चिनाउने त्यस्तो कुनै सिद्धान्त पनि थिएन । किनभने क्रूस खडा गर्नु अथवा त्यसलाई कुनै अर्थ दिनुचाहिँ “आफ्ना निम्ति खोपेर कुनै किसिमको मूर्ति नबनाउनू” भन्ने १० आज्ञामध्येको दोस्रो आज्ञाविरुद्धको कार्य हुन्थ्यो । इतिहासमा हेर्ने हो भने क्रूसलाई विभिन्न प्राचीन धर्महरूमा विश्वासको प्रतीकको रूपमा प्रयोग गरिएको भेट्टाउन सकिन्छ । येशूज्यूको पालामा क्रूसचाहिँ मृत्युदण्ड दिने साधनको रूपमा प्रयोग हुन्थ्यो । तर ख्रीष्टियान धर्म सांसारिक हुन थालेपछि क्रूस मण्डलीमा भित्रिन थाल्यो । क्रूस एक मूर्ति भएकोले परमेश्वरको मण्डलीले त्यसलाई पुज्दैन, तर क्रूसमा बलि हुनुभएका ख्रीष्टलाई र उहाँको अनमोल रगतलाई महत्त्व दिन्छ । क्रिसमसचाहिँ सूर्य देवताको जन्मदिन डिसेम्बर २५लाई क्रिसमस अर्थात् येशूज्यूको जन्मदिन भनेर मनाइन्छ । यो समयमा पूर्व र पश्चिम गरेर पूरै विश्व नै उत्सवको रमझममा लिप्त हुन्छ । तर मण्डलीको इतिहासअनुसार डिसेम्बर २५चाहिँ येशूज्यूको जन्मदिन नभएर रोमी सूर्य देवताको जन्मदिन हो । ख्रीष्टियान धर्म सांसारिक हुन थालेपछि यो दिन येशूज्यूको जन्मदिनको रूपमा परिवर्तन भएको हो । येशूज्यूसँग कुनै सम्बन्ध नभएको क्रिसमस परमेश्वरको मण्डलीले मनाउँदैन ।