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take away from the Word.  He said don't serve



           me the way that  they serve  their idols and



           their gods.




                  In  1  Kings  chapter  12,  verses  32  to  33,



           Jeroboam instituted a feast to God that was



           not  appointed  by  God,  and  you  can  read



           about  the  consequences  of  that.  Jeroboam



           altered the manner and the place of worship



           from the true and living God.  He changed



           the  place  of  worship  and  the  manner  of



           worship, and God did not smile on that.




                  Let  me  read  a  few  quotes  before  I  get



           back into the Scriptures.  Again, I have not



           seen  any  records  in  church  history  of  the



           church  celebrating  for  the  first  300  years



           what  we  see  today  to  be  Christmas.  In





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