“’What does it say about your ‘Christian testimony’ that you'd make a ridiculous and offensive comment about the “RCC” [sic] teaching that holiness is not important except during Holy Week? Is that the ‘judge and condemn thy neighbor without evidence part of your “Christian testimony’?”
365 days a year our attention ought to be on the work of Jesus Christ and the need of sinners to come to Him in repentance and faith. NOT just during one week of man-made so-called holy days which were never prescribed in the Scriptures.
The creating of holy days implies to the hearts of un-regenerate but religious sinners that one week is for looking half way straight and outwardly pious, while “partying” is perfectly acceptable the remainder of the year.
Yes, my Christian testimony, in fact, does include a Biblical stand against psuedo-Christian false religious practice; that stand for the benefit of those who understand that God's Word is the final and sole Authority in these matters, and not costumed religious men. There are more New Testament Scriptures instructing TO JUDGE than there are those telling us NOT to judge. Do you know why?
Of course, I never said otherwise. You're starting from a Ockhamite dialectic which I reject: "paying special attention to the death of the Lord during a particular week means you're ignoring it the rest of the time".
To be honest, that's ridiculous, and nobody except people like you, when trashing people like us, really thinks that way. PROOF: Try telling your wife that you aren't celebrating your anniversary because that would mean you're ignoring her the rest of the year, and see how far that gets you.
which were never prescribed in the Scriptures.
What was "never prescribed in the Scriptures" was a self-appointed, self-authorized "preacher" like you telling authentic Christian believers what the Scriptures meant ...
that God's Word is the final and sole Authority in these matters
... because if God's word is the final and sole authority, you have no authority whatosever to lecture me or anyone else about what God's Word means, or any other topic connected with faith.
Why is it that all of you self-appointed Popes deride "costumed religious men" and yet expect us to listen to you as though you had authority to teach?
The creating of holy days implies to the hearts of un-regenerate but religious sinners
I can't help what "un-regenerate but religious sinners" think. They take one bit of practice or belief and don't bother to understand and practice the whole thing. I can't help that. The Faith is a whole program; if you take only some of the medicine the Doctor prescribes, and not in the dosages he requires, you shouldn't be surprised if you stay sick.