Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Holy Daze

I'm weary of Bible teachers telling people they are required to celebrate the Sabbath and the holy days. If you want to worship in spirit AND in truth then you might want to consider the spiritual meanings behind the holy days and what Paul had to say about them comprehensively in context of all his epistles, especially Hebrews, Galatians and Romans as well as Isaiah 58. We are not bound by the law but God's law, the spiritual law and His commandments, which come from knowing Him and hearing Him personally, ie; being led by the Spirit. We are not required to celebrate the Sabbath because it is simply a symbol meant to convey a message from Yahweh about being at rest with Him always - doing nothing that is of your own volition but looking to Him for guidance in all things (the most consistent message throughout the entire Bible). Likewise, the rest of the holy days are the same. Each has a spiritual meaning that needs to be with us ALWAYS. I understand if someone wants to voluntarily honor these holidays as a reminder or to teach others about the meanings behind them. That is very commendable. But there is no law but God's will and telling people they are required to keep these days is not only inaccurate but an irresponsible handling of His word. Jesus said that all of the law and prophets can be summed up in two phrases: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. It's really that simple. The hard part is staying separate from the world when it seeks every avenue possible to invade the lives of everyone and lead them into corruption, mixing the holy with the profane. It is the spirit of compromise from The Way which has led to the Christian faith being so divided. There is no unity in the church because each denomination and sect has different doctrinal beliefs. The truth takes a lot of work to arrive at in these times of great deception but if one is truly and completely devoted to Yahweh they will arrive at this truth by the leading of His Spirit. Now I know just about every Christian believes they are being led by the Spirit but the fact is there would not be so much division amongst us if this were the case. Most Christians are being led by their own soul and deceiving themselves. I encourage my brothers and sisters to look deep into their hearts and expose every crack and crevice that may be in darkness, for what is in the light is made manifest to the truth.

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