Bookends, your response sounds bitter. The reason I profiled as a non-christian is because there was not an appropriate choice for being a Bible Believer or a Sabbath Christian verses the Sunday Christian. As the Lord has opened my eyes to see the fullness of the OT and NT and understand the two in perfect harmony, I could never go back to Sunday Christianity. Does that make sense to you? If not, I just have to say I too was once confused and hated folks who kept God's Laws and Feasts and even foolishly thought they were Jewish. Now I look forward to the end of every week, for I remember the Sabbath, and God set it apart to keep it holy, and it is not grievous. Same with the 7 set apart feasts. They teach of Jesus and I believe our time is getting short. That is why I post the video. Time is short and there is no more time to play around mincing words. The straight truth is what is needed. It is my duty to speak to Christians who are deceived about God's Law and God's Feasts.
Eze 3:17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
Eze 3:18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Eze 3:19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
I'm not sure 1/3 of the people and 1/3 of the waters are the same thing. But I wanted to say hello and welcome. It's 3 years since you joined, but I have not seen you in the threads beofre, and your bio lists none other than this one. I had the same problem, deciding if I should post Christian or follower of Jesus, because the first term is so abused. What does the website reference "Personal Word Press" refer to for that website? Are you saying you run that whole site yourself?
if you would read romans 8. Paul does not hold one day sabath up over any other day, and he says those who do should not judge who do not.. In fact Paul says we can hold every day up as his sabaath and be fine.. not just one day.
worshiping God on saturday and not sunday does not make you more holy than anyone else. or those who worship on sunday any holier or more evil than you. We are all just sinners saved by grace. thats why the law can not make us holy.
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Bookends, your response sounds bitter.
Bookends, I looked at your profile. Now I understand why you sound bitter. You posted about yourself:
About:
"Being saved isn't just a matter of saying the sinners prayer, it's a matter of the heart."
Does your heart say Do Not Keep the Laws of God or the Feasts of God? Does your heart say you are good enough without works of which shows your fruit? What kind of fruit do you bear? Sunday Christian? Work any days? Off from work any days? Eat anything? Keep the man made traditions and man made holy days? Have no problem adding any of these things into your Christian life (even though know one can see a difference in you verses others who are pagans". I tell you the truth...I was once bitter and closed mind to the truth in the Word of God. The change can happen to you also....if you let it. Shalom
Mat 5:19 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.
Prove this with scriptures: "In fact Paul says we can hold every day up as his sabaath and be fine.. not just one day."
My response is bitter because your tactics disgust me. Your title of the sounds honest enough, a person (you) genuinely wants to know what term "wormwood" means right? Wrong, It was not a simply honest question, It was a ploy to lore people so you can push you anti-christian agenda against those whom you grown to dislike, and maybe even hate.
No I don't hate you or Christianity. Christ requires us to not hide our light. What light? The light of His truths. I was once blinded by the lies handed down by my fathers, and it does take the Holy Spirit to open our eyes, but first you must come in contact with the Word that is truth. Satan surely does deceive the whole world and this video shows just how Satan has done this. I challenge you to study deeper about why God is turning some to understand that the Torah was not nailed to the cross and how Paul's teachings are twisted and hard to understand. Paul taught to keep the Torah, but the church has chosen to propagate the lies of the false witnesses against Stephen.
Act 6:8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
Act 6:9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
Act 6:10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
Act 6:11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
Act 6:12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
Act 6:13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
Act 6:14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
Act 6:15 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
Can you see how mainstream christianity has set up that "Jesus changed the customs which Moses delivered us" and that Stephen was stoned because of false witnesses declaring he had changed the law of Moses and they overlook that Stephen was stoned because of FALSE WITNESSES.
I came here with "What is Wormwood" to challenge your belief that is leaven, that is mixed with much lies with a little truths. Jesus will return and NOW is the time to get the leaven out. If you were to turn to God's Feasts and learn the lessons those "rehearsals" have for us to learn, your eyes will be opened to God and His Word/truth.
I challenge you and all who are pricked by the video to seek out what Stephen taught and was he teaching that the law was done away with.
I highly recommend 119 Ministries ~ Test Everything - 119 Ministries ~ Test Everything and on youtube Jim Staley of Passion for Truth Ministries.
I know you will be blessed and be thankful that anyone in a Christian chat cared enough to share God's Truths.