Dr. Samuel Miller, Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Government at Princeton Seminary wrote confidently in 1835 'Presbyterians do not observe Holy Days.'1 Yet some 164 years after the book in which Miller made that bold declaration was published, an informal survey of 30 churches in the Presbyterian Church in America, the largest of the theologically conservative Presbyterian bodies in the United States, indicated that 83% of the churches do regularly celebrate Holy Days.
What happened in those intervening 164 years? Did the practice of Presbyterians change significantly in that time or was Miller's declaration inaccurate when he made it? What might have brought about such a radical change if it did in fact occur? This essay will seek to answer these questions.
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Much recommended! A very clear and easy to listen to podcast and message tracing the history among denominations from rejection to gradual acceptance of Christmas observance which interestingly parallels the progress of liberalism and apostasy from Gods laws to man's traditions and innovation in worship, contrary to the regulative principle and 2nd commandment.
I was converted out of paganism and the occult in 1993 and while I was initially Charismatic/Arminian in my theology, I became Reformed and Presbyterian through bible study and the influence of ministries like Ligonier. After teaching in local bible studies, and taking seminary...