It was first used in the mid 1500s.
X is the Greek letter “chi,” the initial letter in the word Χριστός.
In ancient Israel, God’s people observed Passover by killing lambs and smearing blood
over their doorposts (read Exodus 12). God then passed over each house where the
blood was applied, sparing that household from death.
All this was only a type of “Christ our Passover,” as it says in 1 Corinthians 5:7.
Today, it is Christ’s shed blood that spares the life of a truly repentant Christian.
Jesus Christ only offered one sign: that, like Jonah (see Jonah 1:17),
He would remain in the grave for three days and three nights.
Ever since, mankind has struggled with second-grade math, trying to squeeze
three days and three nights into a barely 36-hour period between Friday
evening and Sunday morning.
Resurrection Sunday sunrise is [not] Biblically sound
It doesn’t say He “did rise” or “rose on the first day.” It says He was risen.
He had done so, as the Scriptures so clearly show, on late Saturday afternoon.
VCO,
re: "I call that day Resurrection Sunday, and that is WELL WORTH CELEBRATING."
Any thoughts on why scripture is completely silent with regard to anyone celebrating on the first day of the week in honor of the resurrection?
What would you have us keep? Xmas and Ishtar?
Show me the scriptures that endorse these pagan holidays.
The question was really not :What Is the X in Xmas
- you post That It was first used only couple hundred years ago -says A lot,
Christ has been raised for what allmost 2000 years now-why recent.
Real easy to find the origans of christ-mas if someone looks.
X-mas, Christ-mas, Christ-ianity, - does this verse apply ?
For many shall come in [my name], saying,
I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
The question: Christmas or Christmas Day, or the x-mas celebration.
Where are the scriptures that endorse these pagan holidays.
(Old English: Crīstesmæsse, meaning "Christ's Mass")
Although the month and date of Jesus' birth are unknown, by the
early-to-mid fourth century the Western Christian Church had placed
Christmas on December 25,[23] a date that was later adopted in the East
Although it is not known why December 25 became a date of celebration, there are
several factors that may have influenced the choice. December 25 was the date the
Romans marked as the winter solstice,[35] the shortest, and therefore darkest day
of the year. Jesus was identified with the Sun based on an Old Testament verse.[36]
the Romans had a series of pagan festivals near the end of the year, so Christmas may have
been scheduled at this time to appropriate, or compete with, one or more of these festivals.
[39][40][41]
Christmas have a mix of pre-Christian, Christian, and secular themes and origins.
The Encyclopedia Judaica could not be more blunt:
"The celebration of birthdays is unknown in traditional Jewish ritual."
What does the bible say about it? birthdays was not a celebrated event.
The day of death is better than the day of one's birth (Ecclesiastes 7:1).
In fact, it says, the only birthday party mentioned in the Bible is for Pharaoh!
(Genesis 40:20).
After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
The prophet Jeremiah wrote:14 Cursed be the day in which I was born!
Let the day not be blessed in which my mother bore me!
Jesus Christ did not mark the anniversary of His birth,
nor did He make reference to it in any such fashion.
Nor did any of the Apostles so much as even mention Christ’s
birth date or their own...
Birthdays apparently originated in magic and mythology.
They were traditionally also celebrated by followers of Mithra.
Birthdays themselves apparently were adopted by Greco-Romans
because of Mithraism(Wikipedia. Birthdays
VCO,
re: "I call that day Resurrection Sunday, and that is WELL WORTH CELEBRATING."
Any thoughts on why scripture is completely silent with regard to anyone celebrating on the first day of the week in honor of the resurrection?
WRONG! It boils down to genuinely having an inner personal LOVE relationship with Jesus Christ.
Yes we now Him no more forever more after
the flesh as an outward appearance,
God has no form. never did never will
Leviticus 23:5-21 (KJV)
5 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD'S passover.
6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread
unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. {SUNDAY}
7 In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile
work therein. {SUNDAY}
11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you:
on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. {SUNDAY}
AND YOU THE LAW KEEPER REJECTS THE FIRSTRUITS
OFFERING OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. SHAME ON YOU.
What would you have us keep? Xmas and Ishtar?
Show me the scriptures that endorse these pagan holidays.
The question was really not :What Is the X in Xmas
- you post That It was first used only couple hundred years ago -says A lot,
Christ has been raised for what allmost 2000 years now-why recent.
Real easy to find the origans of christ-mas if someone looks.
X-mas, Christ-mas, Christ-ianity, - does this verse apply ?
For many shall come in [my name], saying,
I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
The question: Christmas or Christmas Day, or the x-mas celebration.
Where are the scriptures that endorse these pagan holidays.
(Old English: Crīstesmæsse, meaning "Christ's Mass")
Although the month and date of Jesus' birth are unknown, by the
early-to-mid fourth century the Western Christian Church had placed
Christmas on December 25,[23] a date that was later adopted in the East
Although it is not known why December 25 became a date of celebration, there are
several factors that may have influenced the choice. December 25 was the date the
Romans marked as the winter solstice,[35] the shortest, and therefore darkest day
of the year. Jesus was identified with the Sun based on an Old Testament verse.[36]
the Romans had a series of pagan festivals near the end of the year, so Christmas may have
been scheduled at this time to appropriate, or compete with, one or more of these festivals.
[39][40][41]
Christmas have a mix of pre-Christian, Christian, and secular themes and origins.
The Encyclopedia Judaica could not be more blunt:
"The celebration of birthdays is unknown in traditional Jewish ritual."
What does the bible say about it? birthdays was not a celebrated event.
The day of death is better than the day of one's birth (Ecclesiastes 7:1).
In fact, it says, the only birthday party mentioned in the Bible is for Pharaoh!
(Genesis 40:20).
After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
The prophet Jeremiah wrote:14 Cursed be the day in which I was born!
Let the day not be blessed in which my mother bore me!
Jesus Christ did not mark the anniversary of His birth,
nor did He make reference to it in any such fashion.
Nor did any of the Apostles so much as even mention Christ’s
birth date or their own...
Birthdays apparently originated in magic and mythology.
They were traditionally also celebrated by followers of Mithra.
Birthdays themselves apparently were adopted by Greco-Romans
because of Mithraism(Wikipedia. Birthdays
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all that thread does is show how disrespectfull the creator of
the thread is to others, and his disrespect of Gods Holy convocations.
2 Peter 2:2 (KJV)
And many shall follow their pernicious ways;
by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
this is another slanders lie, I posted a couple bible verses,prove-all remarked that he feared I had "lost my salvation" due to rejecting Armstrongism in the past.
It's pretty funny actually.
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this is another slanders lie, I posted a couple bible verses,
just like everything else , you twist what others have said and believe.
I am not your judge, you seem to judge others at a drop of a hat.
You attack a person, and can not even follow what Paul says.
Also it is not my fault you do not believe you will become A Son of God.
Let the Bible be your judge.
Philippians 2:12
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.
2 Peter 1:21
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Jeremiah 1:7
But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
Jeremiah 1:9
Then the LORD put forth His hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
Seventh Day Adventists believe the Bible is not verbally inspired of God, but He only inspired the thoughts of the writers (known as thought inspiration).
Revelation 22:18-19
18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
Seventh Day Adventists believe the writings of Ellen G. White are the word of god and that she is a prophet. Her writings are revered and elevated to be equal to the Bible much in the same fashion as Mormons add the book of Mormon, and many others add the apocrypha. They then try to excuse this by saying that the Bible is the final authority.
In conclusion, I would think that these factors should be rectified first before worrying about what day the Sabbath is.
THE FOLLIES AND FALSE TEACHINGS OF JUDAIZERS
LIKE HEBREW ROOT MOVEMENT/MESSIANIC
or reject the writings of Paul? Those are other factors I'd consider.
-No burnt offerings or sacrifices orginaly given.
Jer 7:22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that
I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
-no good standing with our Savior if you do not believe Moses and the prophets.
Luk 16:31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets,
neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
"But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I
the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:"
If Paul taught against the law (which is not true) then he certainly wouldn't have worshiped
by believing those things written therein. Paul was not a deceiver by opposing his own beliefs
that he taught to others.
after Acts 13, Acts 26:7 (KJV)
Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come.
For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
-here Paul says that his hope to come, is in the promises given to the twelve tribes.
Romans 9:4
4Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants,
and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
-the promises and the covenants of God, all the sonship and the glory, belong to Israel
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads;
and [let my name] be named on them,
and [the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac];
and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth”
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1. Paul was a Pharisee. A teacher of God's law. He continued to
call himself a Pharisee even after joining the church.
(Acts 23:6) Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees,
called out in the Sanhedrin, "My brothers, I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees.
I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead."
2. Paul loved God's law. It was a delight to him.
(Romans 7:22) For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being,
3. Paul called God's law holy.
(Romans 7:12) So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy,
righteous and good.
4. Paul knew that breaking God's law is the very definition of sin.
(1 John 3:4) Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law:
for sin is the transgression of the law.
5. Paul said that we don't nullify the law of God by our faith in Jesus Christ.
(Romans 3:31) Do we nullify the law by this faith? By no means!
Rather we uphold the law.
6. Paul often read from the scriptures on the sabbath (which is kept by the apostles 84
times in the book of Acts). And the only scriptures at that time was the old testament.
(Acts 17:2) As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue,
and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures.
7. Paul was accused of forsaking the law of Moses when he first joined the church.
(And ironically, he's still being accused today.)
(Act 21:21) They have been informed that you teach all the Jews who live among
the Gentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children
or live according to our customs.
8. These accusations were shown to be false.
(Acts 21:24) Take these men, join in their purification rites and pay their expenses,
so that they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know there is no truth
in these reports about you, but that you yourself are living in obedience to the law.
9. When Paul was accused of forsaking the law of Moses, he always denied this,
and said he does live according to the law.
(Acts 24:14) But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call
a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law
and written in the Prophets,
10. Paul said that those who refuse to submit to the law are "carnal minded"
and hostile to God.
(Romans 8:7-8) The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit
to God's law, nor can it do so. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
11. Paul continued to travel to Jerusalem to celebrate God's feast days
after joining the church.
(Acts 18:21) But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that
cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
12. Paul often quoted from Moses's writings, and cited it as authority.
(1 Corinthians 9:9-10) Do I say this merely on human authority?
Doesn’t the Law say the same thing? For it is written in the Law of Moses:
“Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God
is concerned? Surely he says this for us, doesn’t he? Yes, this was written for us,
because whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.
13. Paul claimed that ALL scripture is good for instruction in righteousness,
and given through inspiration of God. He never singled out Moses' writings.
(2 Timothy 3:16) All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in righteousness,
14. Paul mentions that the levitical priests are still offering sacrifices to God
even after Christ's death on the cross.
(Hebrews 8:3-4) Every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices,
and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer.
If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, for there are already priests
who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.
15. The most well known teaching in Paul's letters is the one where he says
"you are not under law but under grace".
Millions of people quote this scripture, they almost always leave out the scripture
that immediately follows it. Watch what happens when you add the context....
(Romans 6:14-16) For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under
the law, but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law
but under grace? By no means! Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to
someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey--whether you are
slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?
16. Paul told the Colossians not to let anyone judge them because they were observing
God's sabbaths and feasts because these appointed times are "a shadow of things to come".
Meaning they reveal future events, just like the passover foreshadowed Christ's
sacrifice on the cross.(Colossians 2:16-17)
17. Paul never repremanded anyone for obeying God's law. Instead, he repremanded
new gentile converts, the Galatians, who were trying to be justified by the law,
instead of faith in Jesus Christ.
(Galatians 2:16) Know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith
in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by
faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
18. The Galatians, who Paul was repremanding for trying to be justified by the law,
were going back to serving other gods after they were circumcised. This is why Paul
had to explain that the works of the law can't earn your salvation.
(Galatians 4: 8-11) Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those
who by nature are not gods. But now that you know God—or rather are known by God
—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces? Do you wish
to be enslaved by them all over again? 10 You are observing special days and months
and seasons and years! I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.
- those weak and miserable forces where not Gods convocation
19. Paul understood that obedience to God's law is a natural result of salvation.
Once you become a true christian, God writes His law on your heart and mind,
and causes you to walk in them.(Hebrews 10:16)
(Hebrews 10:16) "This is the covenant I will make with them after that time,
says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds."
20. Paul's letters come with a warning label attached to them.
(2 Peter 3:16-17) He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these
matters.His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant
and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you
may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:
and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:
a good understanding have all they that do his commandments:
his praise endureth for ever.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge:
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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