Posted by
HomeSeeker on Sunday, May 25, 2008 2:51:29 PM
I'm not in church this Sunday morning, and some may be interested in why a guy ordained in Christian ministry and who has been an Associate Pastor in a couple of churches is at home Sunday AM writing a blog.
The short answer is simple: a few years ago my wife and I really started to read and study a bible--and its original languages-- for what IT said, instead of what other folks said about it. If the bible REALLY was dictated and inspired by the Creator of all things, shouldn't what HE says be more important than what another human being says or interprets? Not that what many bible interpreters say isn't important or significant; but all human commentaries should be measured against the Author's, right?
What it says, among other things, when one studies the original languages and the messages--comparing bible passages with one another--is that He, the Creator, has a Master Plan in this fascinating WORD, complete with instructions for those who desire to follow the plan.
For openers, I'll share some things we've discovered reading the bible in the 21st century in California, USA, North America.
1) 'Church' is a humanized, religious concept of what orginally was the 'congregation' or 'assembly' of the Creator's chosen people Israel back in the first century.
2) The original congregation (which became incorrectly labeled a 'church') did not meet on Sunday, nor did it celebrate Christmas or Easter. It observed Passover/Unleavened Bread, Shavuot, and Yom Teruah/Tabernacles in keeping with the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, and in keeping with the instruction given by the Creator to His people in the 'old' testament.
3) The mother of the one known as 'Jesus Christ' would not have known Him by that name. He was a Hebrew descendant, and His Hebrew name was Yahooshua (variously spelled Yahshua or Yehshua).
4) The Creator instructed His people to remember the 7th day of the week (Saturday), and keep is 'set apart,' from work, buying and selling, and pursuing one's own pleasures. This was to be an ETERNAL observation known as the Sabbath. And it's supposed to be a 24-hour Sabbath!
5) The family plan of the Creator focuses on Israel--but ANYONE can join His family through faithful obedience to His plan and His instructions.
6) The Creator is in total control of the events and the timing of events outlined in His plan and in His instructions. You can take it or leave it, but be aware that you can also accept Him or leave Him. He won't threaten you in order to join His family. All the threats in being separated from the Creator are self-created. People sentence themeselves to being forgotten by Him.
7) My wife and I have concluded that we are both descendants of Israel by BIRTH. My wife Italian (Sicily and Napoli) and me (Finland and Norway). This means, as diligent bible study reveals, that the Creator is 'after us' as descendants. Read the so-called 'old' testament and see what those guys said. Our genealogy doesn't guarantee our place in His family for eternity, however. That's guaranteed by FAITH in what the one known as Jesus (Yahooshua) did for us in atoning for our sins! That's why you can be a human from Mars and still join His family! Or you can be from any continent, nation, or island, and still join Israel through faith in Yahooshua! But it is a demonstrable historical fact that a great portion of the earthly inhabitants today are descended from the 'tribes' of Israel.
Among the huge controversies resolved by thorough bible study-right on down through the Hebrew roots-is the RACE controversy. I can now look at any other race on earth (I am from a very 'white' Finnish/Norwegian race) and realize that, because of ethnic displacement and because the Creator had a plan for the 'scattering' of the tribes of Israel, the Hispanics, Blacks, Iranians, Indians, or islanders from the Pacific might very well be my BIOLOGICAL KIN! READ AND STUDY, and this will become clear!
It is very disturbing these days to find so many professing 'believers' who really don't even read--let alone study--the Creator's Master Plan and His instructions contained therein.
The Creator is VERY BIG, and VERY SMART!