{"id":30124,"date":"2025-03-30T13:06:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T13:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=30124"},"modified":"2026-10-26T14:24:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:24:04","slug":"should-christians-celebrate-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/should-christians-celebrate-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"Moeten christenen Pasen vieren of niet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Yes, Christians may celebrate Easter, and nearly all of them do. Catholic, Orthodox and nearly all Protestant churches keep it as the day of the resurrection. The New Testament neither commands a yearly feast nor forbids one, and a few groups, among them Jehovah&#039;s Witnesses and some Churches of God, keep none. What we celebrate is one morning: the morning Mary Magdalene went to the tomb before dawn, and the Lord she had come to mourn was risen. Christians have\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, and nearly all churches do. The New Testament commands no yearly feast and forbids none; Jehovah&#039;s Witnesses and some Churches of God keep none.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[329],"class_list":["post-30124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-easter-in-christianity"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30129,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/bible-facts-easter-sunday\/","url_meta":{"origin":30124,"position":0},"title":"Bible Facts About Easter Sunday","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"maart 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover key Bible facts about Easter Sunday, including the resurrection of Jesus, its significance, and the first witnesses to the event.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"David and Goliath, in the style of Caravaggio","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00602.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00602.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00602.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00602.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3279,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/jesus-resurrection-moment\/","url_meta":{"origin":30124,"position":1},"title":"When Did Jesus Rise From the Dead? 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