Sunday, July 19, 2015

An article from "The Berean"

From "The Berean"
Mark 2:27-28
(27) And He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. (28) Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath."
A number of important aspects are of note here. The first is that the Sabbath was not made for its own sake, as with the other days of the week, but with the specific purpose of being a service to mankind. An alternate translation is that it was made "on account of man."
The Sabbath, then, is a specific, thoughtful gift of the Creator to serve His creation. If it were to be used by mankind merely for physical rest, any one of the seven days of the week would be acceptable. Yet, God set apart the seventh day specifically and linked it to creation (Genesis 2:1-3). Therefore, God's purpose in establishing the Sabbath is primarily to support man's part in God's spiritual creation. Such use goes far beyond mere bodily rest.
A second item is that God made the Sabbath for humanity, not just for the Jews. As God created it, its intention is universal. He made it to ensure mankind's physical and spiritual well-being.
A third point is that Jesus claims the authority as its Lord to teach us how to keep it, not whether to keep it. Both the immediate context and the gospels as a whole show that Jesus expected it to be kept and offered no alternatives.
Nations routinely honor citizens they believe have made significant contributions to the well-being of their people, and they often do this by setting apart a day as a memorial to them so that others will remember their contributions. For example, in this nation George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King have been so honored. God says in Exodus 31:13: "Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you."
By God's own words, He is memorialized and therefore honored by our observance of the Sabbath. Compared to any man, God's contributions to the well-being of every living thing are beyond counting, but one stands out as witness to all: He is Creator. What an awesome statement to consider. Everything in and on this fantastic, floating greenhouse we call Earth is a tribute to and witnesses of His genius, power, and loving providence.
Mankind, on the other hand, has yet to create its first flea! Yet, if a man did create one, how much publicity would he want? What honors might he demand?
— John W. Ritenbaugh

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Are Your Beleifs Padded In Error?

Satan, our adversary, is padding you, through society, to accept things that are completely adverse to scriptural instructions. But the really sad part is it's been going on so long that most don't know they were born into things that were padded and accepted long, long ago. Our call is to repent, Turn around and go back to the whole council of Y'shua. And His council is the same as YHWH's . He did NOT come to do away with Father's instructions for His set apart people. He came to do it perfectly. But not only to qualify as a sacrifice in our stead, but to also show us how it really should be done. "Fulfill" does not mean to nullify or do away with. The new doctrines we are receiving now are not all false. False doctrine was even being taught as far back as the apostle's day. Don't let it fool you in this day. But even so still, we are being awakened through the Ruach/Spirit of Yah to all that He desire we know and learn in these end days. Don't be so complacent and content with what you already know that you let some very important revelations slip by.
Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Mat 5:18 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.
And if you think another verse written by Paul trumps these words I assure you, you are highly mistaken and taken those words out of context or twisting them unto a wrong interpretation.
Pray earnestly that Father will show you the Truth and not a popular worldly, easy fitting in, interpretation.