Plain Scripture beats private interpretation
Peter warns against private interpretation and destructive distortions (2 Peter 1:20; 2 Peter 3:16). A teacher may explain Scripture, but he does not get to rewrite the Gospel with hidden meanings.
Some criticism of later holiday customs is fair. But rejecting Christmas trees or Easter eggs does not prove Ahnsahnghong, God the Mother, or one exclusive organization.
This is one of the only points where WMSCOG criticism can partially align with biblical Christianity: not every popular holiday custom is commanded in the Bible. Some customs attached to Christmas and Easter developed later through culture, Europe, folk practice, family tradition, and church history. It is fair to question those customs. It is not fair to use that question to replace the biblical Jesus with another Christ.
The Bible does not command Christians to decorate a Christmas tree, celebrate December 25 as Christ’s birthday, use rabbits or eggs for Resurrection Sunday, or treat cultural customs as required worship.
Romans 14 and Colossians 2 teach that believers should not be judged as saved or lost merely by feast days, food customs, or calendar observances. Customs should never become idols, but disagreement over customs does not create authority for a false Christ.
The New Testament does not give the date of Jesus’ birth and does not command a yearly Christmas festival. Many Christians use Christmas to remember the incarnation, while others avoid it because of later customs. The modern Christmas tree tradition is commonly traced to Germany, and popular Christmas customs include elements that are cultural rather than commanded by Scripture.
The resurrection of Jesus is central to Christianity. However, the English word “Easter” and many popular customs around eggs and rabbits are not the same thing as the biblical resurrection. In many languages, the Christian feast is called by a word related to Pascha, meaning Passover. A careful Christian can prefer “Resurrection Day,” can connect the resurrection to Passover, or can avoid non-biblical customs without condemning every believer who uses different language.
It is reasonable to say Christians should be careful with pagan or non-biblical customs. It is reasonable to say the birth, death, resurrection, Passover fulfillment, and second coming of Christ should not be buried under commercial traditions. But that agreement does not prove WMSCOG’s claims about Ahnsahnghong, God the Mother, exclusive salvation through one organization, or fear-based control.
Do not worship holidays, trees, eggs, rabbits, saints, statues, crosses, churches, pastors, or organizations. Worship God through Jesus Christ. Keep what points you toward Christ, reject what becomes idolatry, and never trade the true Jesus for another Christ.
A good Bible argument should survive a plain reading of the chapter. If the doctrine only works after three analogies, two diagrams, a headquarters-approved definition, and a warning that questioning it means you are spiritually blind, that is not exegesis. That is theological parkour.
Peter warns against private interpretation and destructive distortions (2 Peter 1:20; 2 Peter 3:16). A teacher may explain Scripture, but he does not get to rewrite the Gospel with hidden meanings.
Paul says Christ set us free and warns believers not to submit again to a yoke of bondage (Galatians 5:1). Any system that uses fear to keep people trapped should be tested hard.
The Scriptures testify of Christ (John 5:39). The apostles preached Christ crucified and risen, not a later replacement messiah with a new membership structure.
The Bereans searched the Scriptures daily (Acts 17:11). If asking for Bible proof is treated like spiritual treason, the problem is not your question. The problem is the control system.
Simple rule: if the Bible has to be wrestled into a headlock before it says the doctrine, maybe the Bible was not saying it.