There is no mandate in the Word of God to celebrate the resurrection as a separate holiday, we do that every time we come together in the Lord's Supper.
God commanded the Lord's supper but never instituted any other holiday for the Christian.
The "Resurrection" day was instituted as "Easter" by the Catholic church. Believers attempted to recover from "Easter" by calling it Resurrection day, but they cannot recover because God never told us to do it anyway.
Whenever we do things our own way, they always go badly. Now we have a tradition that God never commanded, while everyone is pressured to partake in.
I left all that behind when I left the Catholic church and then I began to evaluate the traditions of the Protestants and discovered most of those were never commanded by God.
I love the Lord's supper, first because it is commanded by Christ and secondly because it is simple and peaceful in worship. God's holidays are not burdensome and chaotic as man's tend to be.
Many if not most people who celebrate the man centered holidays neglect the ones God commanded, such as the Lord's Supper.
Monday, April 10, 2017
Knowing Truth is not Enough
These days people are clamoring for knowledge but it's of no use to them because they are not wise enough to know what to do with it. Also I find that many people are satisfied with just "knowing" they don't care if they are actually "being."
God Names the Arrogant Person
Proverbs 21:24-25
"24 "Proud," "Haughty," "Scoffer," are his names, Who acts with insolent pride. 25 The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, For his hands refuse to work;…"
God names those who are insolently prideful, their names are, "Proud", "Haughty" and "Scoffer."
"Haughty" means disdainful and superior to others.
"Proud" means having a high opinion of oneself above others.
"Scoffer" means to mock others with contempt for them.
"24 "Proud," "Haughty," "Scoffer," are his names, Who acts with insolent pride. 25 The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, For his hands refuse to work;…"
God names those who are insolently prideful, their names are, "Proud", "Haughty" and "Scoffer."
"Haughty" means disdainful and superior to others.
"Proud" means having a high opinion of oneself above others.
"Scoffer" means to mock others with contempt for them.
Sunday, April 9, 2017
The Weightier Matters
Does anyone grow weary of those who are so legalistic they are willing to distract others from truth to focus them on the minor things, such as which day to worship. The Judaizers were chastised by Christ for this nonsense. They were more concerned about not working on a certain day than they were on holiness of the inner man.
Romans 14:4-6 "…4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. 5 One man regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God."
Isn't this just the way of it, in order to distract from the real message, someone comes to attack "the day" someone is preaching. It is an unnecessary distraction from the real message.
When the legalists have distracted others with their own rules not commanded in the Word, so as to major on the unimportant while ignoring the weightier matters, they cause division.
Matthew 23:22-24 "…22 And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it. 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin, but you have disregarded the weightier matters of the Law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.…"
Romans 14:4-6 "…4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. 5 One man regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God."
Isn't this just the way of it, in order to distract from the real message, someone comes to attack "the day" someone is preaching. It is an unnecessary distraction from the real message.
When the legalists have distracted others with their own rules not commanded in the Word, so as to major on the unimportant while ignoring the weightier matters, they cause division.
Matthew 23:22-24 "…22 And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it. 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin, but you have disregarded the weightier matters of the Law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.…"
There is a Place of No Return
There is that one moment, the last one we experience that invites us to walk away and be finished with that which we realize we cannot fix. Once we reach that point, moving on becomes easy and even complete.
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Christ First and Last All!
When our families are more important than God, then how they want us to be and what they want us to do, will take precedence over Christ. We can never let anyone or anything take first place above Christ.
Matthew 10:36-38 "36 A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’ 37 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; 38 and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.…"
Our family are those who have trusted Christ!
1 John 3:14 "…13 So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.…"
Matthew 10:36-38 "36 A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’ 37 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; 38 and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.…"
Our family are those who have trusted Christ!
1 John 3:14 "…13 So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.…"
All Narcissists are Passive Aggressive
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