aul's sobering description of the "man of lawlessness" (without "good works"; without Torah) in 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 is particularly revealing. This figure is called the "son of destruction" …
Appointed Times, Calendar, F-SP, Holidays, Jesus, Moedim, Passover, Resurrection, Sin, The Lord's Feasts
Appointed Times, Calendar, Easter, F-SP, Feasts, Holidays, Jesus, Moedim, Passover, Resurrection, The Lord's Feasts, Tradition, Truth
Jude did not write, 'Contend for a better argument.' He did not write, 'Contend for a reformed calendar.' He wrote, 'Contend for the faith.' The faith — the whole thing, complete, once delivered, needing nothing added and tolerating nothing removed.
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Installment Six of The Faith Once Delivered is the most personal installment — and the most necessary one. Because the people I am asking to examine themselves deserve to see me examine myself first. The zeal that mistakes intensity for discernment. The righteous indignation that becomes its own form of idolatry. The information diet designed to feed and confirm what we already believe.
Appointed Times, Calendar, Easter, Feasts, Holidays, Moedim, Passover
The people filling Easter baskets on Sunday morning are not pagans.
They are sincere believers who have met the risen Yeshua — sometimes in the middle of those very celebrations. Their faith is genuine. Their love for God is real. And their sincerity is not in question.
Appointed Times, Calendar, Easter, F-SP, Feasts, God's Plan, Holidays, Moedim, Passover, The Lord's Feasts, Tradition, Truth
You have probably seen the meme. "Easter is really the feast of Ishtar, the Babylonian goddess of fertility." It circulates every spring, dressed in scholarly confidence, shared by sincere believers who want to protect the faith.
