Christians were instructed to serve others, and the thanksgiving was for the grace of God and the fact that God offered a way for man to return to a positive relationship with Him. - John Clayton 1 Share Now -
There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. - John Clayton 2 Share Now -
Christmas is the antithesis of Thanksgiving. Christmas is pretty much a man-made holiday. - John Clayton 4 Share Now -
The emphasis on the birth of Christ tends to polarize our pluralistic society and create legal and ethnic belligerence. - John Clayton 5 Share Now -
There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. - John Clayton 6 Share Now -
The denominational world tries to pressure its members to focus on the birth of Christ, but in doing so layers of guilt are imposed, and competition gets complicated as one Christmas program tries to outdo the other. - John Clayton 7 Share Now -
There was no instruction to be thankful that the Christians were special people, chosen people. There was no nationalistic, political or ethnic superiority to be thankful for. - John Clayton 8 Share Now -
Thanksgiving is a season that is very much in accord with the themes and teachings of Jesus Christ. - John Clayton 9 Share Now -
There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. - John Clayton 10 Share Now -
