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To: mdmathis6
>>Other Christians, possessing differing levels of faith may not view such “feast days” as being violations of their consciences, and thus may celebrate them without having sinned.<<

Those who follow the sacred name cults or Hebrew roots cults haven't grown to that level yet.

1,758 posted on 01/30/2015 1:59:02 PM PST by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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To: CynicalBear; editor-surveyor; delchiante

I’m not entirely unsympathetic to some of what such folks are saying...conscience and the work of the Spirit in each person are specific to that person. Yet I know what Paul also said about getting caught up in “grey area” disputes about foods and feast days, and about how “all things are lawful but not all things are expedient”.

Jesus was born into a Jewish Hebrew culture. There are attempts to syncretize Christianity with other religions and there is an attempt to create a “Christian culture” without Christ in it marked by Political Correctness, tolerance, and acceptance of evil sexual norms opposed to traditional Christian family values. The new civic religion will “resemble a form of Godliness but there will be no power in it” as the Bible predicts!

When Christ rules upon the Earth, he will institute rules of worship and living subject to his will and Character. He will rule with a rod of Iron. Even the best Christians in the world who have ever lived or currently live now would chafe under such rules had he or she not been prepared for it. Yet, for those he loves and love him, such a yoke will be borne lightly. What those rules are and what the absolute enforcement of such rules will be like are for God to reveal; only that we know the governance is likened to being “ruled with a rod of iron”.


1,769 posted on 01/30/2015 4:13:07 PM PST by mdmathis6 ("trapped by hyenas, Bill had as much life expectancy as a glass table at a UVA Frat house party!/s)
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To: CynicalBear; mdmathis6
“Hebrew roots” is the gospel of the Kingdom according to Luke, Paul, Peter, James, and John.

Luke, speaking in Acts 28:

[22] But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
[23] And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
[24] And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.
[25] And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,
[26] Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
[27] For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Paul speaking in 1Corinthians 11:

1] Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
[2] Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

Yeshua speaking in Matthew 5:

[17] Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
[18] For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
[19] Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
[20] For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

There is no other gospel in existence.

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1,772 posted on 01/30/2015 4:42:30 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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