What is Valentine's Day?

godlovermel25 (59)in #untalented • 7 years ago

The question is, What is the origin of Valentine’s Day, and should Christians celebrate it?

-take time to evaluate yourself.

According to gotquestions.org, the first Valentine was posted around 1806. Almost one billion Valentine's Day cards are sent each year on or near February 14 with females purchasing 85% of the cards. This is second only to the number of Christmas cards sent. The story goes like this:

" Valentine served in third-century Rome. Emperor Claudius decided that single men made better soldiers. Therefore, Claudius banned soldiers from being married. One version of the story is that Valentine continued to perform the weddings of young soldiers who were in love, and Claudius had Valentine imprisoned. While imprisoned, Valentine reportedly fell in love with the jailer's daughter. Valentine sent her a card and signed it, "Love, your Valentine." Another version is that Valentine defied Claudius by helping Christians escape the torture of the Romans. Valentine died in approximately A.D. 270. Others claim the church may have decided to celebrate in mid February to "Christianize" the pagan Roman celebration Lupercalia. The first Valentine sent in the United States was in the 1840's by Esther Howgald. Most of us enjoy "spoiling" a loved one on Valentine's Day. Sending gifts and cards conveys love, affection, and friendship. "

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But the big question is What does Valentine's Day mean?

Many of us believe that Valentines is a season of sharing our feelings of love, affection and respect to our special someone its either a girlfriend or a boyfriend and even to our family.

In John 3:16 shows and explain of what Valentine really meant to be.

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Shown in the image above the true meaning of Valentine which is the love of God that no one can compare. Jesus Christ was died on the cross because of His great love to all of us.

Think of it!!!

It is not a mistake or bad idea that we celebrate Valentine's day with our special someone and family but above all we must celebrate and love God first before anyone else.