Christian holidays vs Biblical holidays

and by the way studyman, i'm sure you do not know this, so I will help you out- in John's opening discourse about the Word, he states that "the Word was God". the literal translation of this is " the Word was face to face with God".

so, just another fact to prove the truth of trinity against your and anyone else's lie of oneness.

Since you have a nasty habit of twisting scriptures to support your religious tradition I think it would be prudent to post the Scriptures you refer to and take a look for our self.

John 1:
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

So once again, the scriptures bring your religious tradition into question. But let's not just take this one scripture so as to avoid a deceiver who might accuse me of cherry picking.

Col. 1:
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

There is only one God G9. He is ONE. So you may believe He is a lie, but not me. You may believe He and Jesus are not the same, but not me.

We simply have a fundamental disagreement in the word of God VS. the religious traditions of man. That's OK though because this exercise really helps solidify His Word in my mind and also glorifies Him when His prophesies about religious man come to pass.

It's a miracle really.

If I don't kill, and don't steal, but show partiality to others and become a respecter of persons, using my judgments and not God's, am I not also just as guilty as if I had stolen from them?

It is very easy to point fingers at others and blame the ills of the church on those who don't believe/practice as "we" do. However, that has no basis in objective fact until and unless you undertake some extensive research. The fundamental problem with finger pointing is that anyone can do it, and without objective evidence, none of them are wrong! So I could just as easily point at Sabbath-keepers for polluting the gospel with law and undermining the Church by their error. Do you see my point?

The world is the way it is because men (and women) love their sin. The church is the way it is for the same reason. However, once we stop defining the ekklesia by who attends a denominational church, we might realize that the true Church is still functional. There will be unsaved, mislead, mentally ill, hurting, and demonized people until the Lord's return. Our job is to preach the gospel and live it.

But Dino, I have done a lot of research and it is being cast aside, even called finger pointing. And you are saying that the law that is a part of the gospel is a pollutant instead of a major part of God's word.

A fundamental teaching of the Lord has to do with finger pointing. If I look at an individual and tell them I judge them I am in sin and taking on the work that is only for the Lord to do. If I repeat any of the ten commandments, even to say I see an example of them kept or broken, I am discerning what is sin and what is not. We have to be able to recognize sin in order to keep ourselves and our church free through Christ.

Research is great, as long as it is done with the right foundations and assumptions.

Those who are set free from the Law by the blood of Christ have no remaining debt to the Law. The Holy Spirit in us warns us when we draw near to transgression, and convicts us when we step over into it. We no longer need to follow the letter of the Law, for it is one entity, not a buffet from which we can pick and choose. As Paul said, those who are circumcised are under obligation to keep the whole Law. It's an all-or-nothing deal. The whole Law, or Christ. I've chosen Christ.

I think it's time I step out of this discussion; I see no further value in repeating myself.

so you're saying you wrote this post to tell me that you agree with me, that the scripture proves Beta is wrong about James 2?

why did you say you agreed with her message, then?

Since you have a nasty habit of twisting scriptures to support your religious tradition I think it would be prudent to post the Scriptures you refer to and take a look for our self.

John 1:
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

So once again, the scriptures bring your religious tradition into question. But let's not just take this one scripture so as to avoid a deceiver who might accuse me of cherry picking.

Col. 1:
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

There is only one God G9. He is ONE. So you may believe He is a lie, but not me. You may believe He and Jesus are not the same, but not me.

We simply have a fundamental disagreement in the word of God VS. the religious traditions of man. That's OK though because this exercise really helps solidify His Word in my mind and also glorifies Him when His prophesies about religious man come to pass.

It's a miracle really.

The first of all the Commandment is, 'Hear O' Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord'.

We are not 'free from the law'

believe it or don't.

You either believe or you don't.

that is Deuteronomy 6, not the 10 commandments.

If you were to read a few more verses around Mk 12v29 you would see that JESUS tied it in with 'loving God and neighbour/ Commandments....very much NT.

Rom. 2:13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

You either believe or you don't.

Romans 3:20
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God's sight by the works of the Law; rather, through the Law we become conscious of our sin.

Your private interpretation of one scripture doesn't erase the rest of God's Word. Using one verse to beat up or discredit another is common in religious circles, but doesn't lead to correct "doctrine, reproof, or instruction in righteousness, in my view.

Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by (Law of) faith without the deeds of the law (of works).

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