Question.....since this is my first Christmas not celebrating im still new to everything...obviously I haven't told everybody about my beliefs yet because I'm still learning. When someone says Merry Christmas to me should I remain quiet or is it considered celebrating if I say it back? My hearts not in it anymore and Yah knows that but I'm just still confused lol. Thank you for any advice:)
There are many things that the enemy has set up for the purpose of separating us from the living God - Including the internet itself. However, God turns those things around and uses them for His glory, as you can clearly see. I understand the pagan roots, but have decided to celebrate Christmas for the purpose of celebrating the greatest gift to humanity. i.e. to reclaim its purpose. If people of the circumcised group insist on another gospel, I don’t listen to them. Furthermore, I believe I can worship the Lord in my own language (which implies that our enemies are, indeed, taking the Lord’s name in vain when they throw it around in the movies). The elect will not be deceived.
My family's response to Merry Christmas is "God bless". We know they have good intentions as we said the same thing before looking into the pagan origins.
Love that!
I just say Happy Holidays just wishing them well without saying which holiday.
As for what Jeremy said do you realize that is what the Catholic Church already did and that's why it's called Christmas and it celebrates the birth of Jesus instead of the Sun god. And the name Jesus is just an invention of the Jesuits around the 1600s and it didn't catch on till about the 1800s and in America that name didn't come here till about the 1850s. And it wasn't in an American Dictionary till about the late 1800s. But Jesus is just an alternate name for Zeus who is the King of the gods of Greece which is what the Sun god was for the Romans and the origin of the Roman pantheon, so it's still the day to worship the birth of the Sun god.
Do you worship and serve the Sun god or YAHUWAH the One and True Creator of the Universe? Because you are a follower of the god you worship and how do you know who you worship? When you keep that gods feasts and days that is who you worship.
So, we need to stand up for His days and feasts and not the days and feats setup for the sun, moon, or stars or whatever other god that has been "Christianized" of which there is no such thing.
But YAHUW (Son) wasn't born in December if anything He was probably born for the Feast of Atonement since His death was for Passover in perfect sync. So, I am going to say the perfect LAMB was born on the Day of Atonement because that is the day that you put all the sin on a goat and release it to the desert. Also, it can snow in December in Bethlehem and the current temperature is 40 with a 13-mph wind and I know from experience that is cold when you grow up in very hot climate, so shepherds aren't going to be out in a field with their sheep in December when it's cold.
And He clearly tells us not to celebrate the things of Egypt (the world).
Leviticus 18:3 - You shall not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, or the practices of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs.
Deuteronomy 18:9 - When you enter the land YAHUWAH (Father) your EL YAH is giving you, do not imitate the detestable ways of the nation's there.
Leviticus 16:9-11 - Aaron will then present as a sin offering the goat chosen by lot for YAHUWAH.10 The other goat, the scapegoat chosen by lot to be sent away, will be kept alive, standing before YAHUWAH. When it is sent away to Azazel in the wilderness, the people will be purified and made right with YAHUWAH.
It's very clear that Christmas is a custom of Egypt (the world) which we should not walk in and it's a detestable thing to Him.
So, you cannot reclaim the purpose of something He thinks is detestable instead reclaim His Way, follow His Way, and please Him by obeying what He says so that you can live in His blessings instead of His curses.
I celebrated the birth of my savior today with my family. I definitely wouldn’t say, “happy holidays” like the antichrists do. Thankfully, I am fully convinced that this group is not for me. I have the Holy Spirit and will not allow people to tell me otherwise.
You have a spirit all right, but the question is which one for there are two, one is the spirit of rebellion and deceit or the Set Apart Spirit of Truth.
One from the Most High Creator of the Universe and one from the Father of Darkness who teaches lawlessness toward His LAW. For there is only one LAW with all the blessings of the Most High and also the curses for not following the LAW. So go to Deuteronomy 28 and see if any of the things in the curses section has happened to you and then go to the blessings and ask yourself is my life like this and you will know where you live.
For the proof is in the pudding as they say. Are you blessed in everything you do like HE says HE will bless you when you obey Him. Or do you live in destitution and sickness like the curse promises you will live for disobeying Him.
One leads you to Truth and to follow the LAW of the Most High and the other to the law of the Son of Darkness to walk in lawlessness to the LAW of the Most High.
Next, you may try to convince me that Paul is not inspired.
Gal 3:1 O FOOLISH Galatiym, who has bewitched you, that ye should not obey the Truth, before whose eyes YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH has been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
Gal 3:2 This only would I teach to you: Did ye receive the RUACH by the works of the Torah, or by hearing of the belief?
Gal 3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the RUACH, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
Gal 3:4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
Gal 3:5 He therefore that ministers to you the RUACH, and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the Torah, or by hearing in belief?
Gal 3:6 Even as: Avraham believed YAHUAH, and it was accounted to him for righteousness (Bere’shiyth 15:6).
Gal 3:7 Know ye therefore that they which trust in belief, the same are the children of Avraham.
Gal 3:8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that ELOHIYM would justify the heathen through belief, preached before the Besorah unto את eth-Avraham, saying, In you shall all nations be blessed. (Bere’shiyth 12:3)
Gal 3:9 So then they which be of belief are blessed with believing Avraham.
The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
Gal 3:10 For those who rely on the Torah of works are under a curse: for they are written for the accursed; all who do not continue in all of the writings in the cepher of the Torah to do them. (Devariym 27:26)
Gal 3:11 But that no man is justified by the Torah in the sight of YAHUAH, it is evident: for, The just shall live by belief. (Chabaqquq 2:4)
Gal 3:12 And the Torah is not of belief: but, The man that does them shall live in them.
Gal 3:13 MASHIACH has redeemed us from the curse of the Torah, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is everyone that hangs on a tree: (Devariym 21:23)
Gal 3:14 That the blessing of Avraham might come on the other nations through YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH; that we might receive the promise of the RUACH through belief.
The Law and the Promise
Gal 3:15 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannuls, or adds thereto.
Gal 3:16 Now to Avraham and his seed were the promises made. He says not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to your seed, which is MASHIACH.
Gal 3:17 And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of YAHUAH in MASHIACH, the Torah, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of no effect.
Gal 3:18 For if the inheritance is by the Torah, it is no more of promise: but ELOHIYM gave it to את eth-Avraham by promise.
Gal 3:19 Why then the Torah? Grace was added because of the transgression, that the seed should come to the promise through ELOHIYM in the hands of a mediator.
Gal 3:20 Now a mediator is not of one, but YAHUAH is one.
Gal 3:21 Is the Torah then against the promises of YAHUAH? Never: for if there had been a Torah given which could have given life, truly justification should have been by the Torah.
Gal 3:22 But the Scripture has concluded that all are under sin, that the promise by belief in YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH might be given to them that believe.
Gal 3:23 But before belief came, we were guarded by the Torah, in common subjection to the belief which should afterwards be revealed.
Gal 3:24 Wherefore the Torah was our tutor to bring us unto MASHIACH, that we might be justified by belief.
Gal 3:25 But after that belief is come, we are no longer under tutors.
Gal 3:26 For ye are all the children of YAHUAH by belief in MASHIACH YAHUSHA.
Gal 3:27 For as many of you as have been immersed into MASHIACH have put on MASHIACH.
Gal 3:28 There is neither Yahudiy nor Yavaniy, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH.
Gal 3:29 And if ye belong to MASHIACH, then are ye Avraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
No, just mistranslated.
Galatians 3
Verse 1
O Galatians why do you refuse to use your brains! What in the world has bewitched you that you do not understand that you must obey the reality of the Truth that is before you that YAHUW The Messiah’s execution was predicted in Scripture before it happened?
Verse 2
I want you to tell me only one thing, do you receive the Spirit of Truth from the works of the evil one’s dead-end new covenant or from the hearing of your inner spirit convicting you to obey YAHUW?
Verse 3
This is the state of your thoughtlessness. You started your journey in the Spirit of Truth but now you are trying to be unwaveringly obedient to the Most High by the flesh? Ok right, good luck with that.
Verse 4
You suffered so much emotional pain for nothing, was it all in vain?
Verse 5
Well then did the Spirit of Truth abundantly supply you with wonders and miracles from the evil one’s dead-end new covenant or from the hearing of your inner spirit convicting you to obey YAHUW?
Verse 6
So also, Abraham had complete trust in the Father of the Children of Light that he obeyed, and this made it so that his application for citizenship in Heaven was approved because there was now evidence, he was truly good and would obey the Most High, and this made him a citizen of Heaven.
Verse 7
Therefore, this is how you will know from actual experience who are the sons of Abraham, the ones that are convinced into obedience, by the life and death of The Messiah.
Verse 8
And what is written in the Scriptures reveals that the Gentiles, would become unwavering genuine Yahuwan’s, through their conviction of the perfect life of YAHUW, to perfectly obey the Father of the Children of Light, and The Son of Light prophesied to Abraham the Gospel of Peace, and of the coming Children of Light when He told him, “All the Nations will be blessed through you.”
Verse 9
So then those who have the conviction of perfect obedience through YAHUW I say are blessed just as the faithfully obedient Abraham is.
Verse 10
For how great are those that their desires and actions are in a state of harmony with the Everlasting Covenant, and those that exist under the authority of something else are cursed. For it is written in the scriptures that cursed and doomed to destruction are all who refuse to preserve all that is written in the Scriptures of the book of the LAW for they agreed to do it.
Verse 11
And because it is clearly evident beyond a shadow of a doubt that not one was made innocent in the LAW before YAHUWAH. Because the obedient will experience the gift of Life that the Most High gives from out of the obedience that is given from above by being convinced to perfectly obey the LAW by the perfect life of YAHUW the Son of YAHUWAH.
Verse 12
And the LAW is refused from within the heart of man and that they refuse the obedience YAHUWAH wants to give them. However, the ones that agree to obey will by the Everlasting Covenant experience His gift of Life.
Verse 13
The Messiah purchased us back from Death that was brought upon us by the curse of the LAW, on our behalf He went to the realm of death to receive the penalty that is due to us, for it is written in the Scriptures that cursed and doomed to destruction are all who hang on a tree.
Verse 14
In order that the Gentiles might come into the blessing, of being one of the Children of Light like Abraham, in YAHUW The Messiah they become a new creature so that they may successfully receive The Promise of the Spirit of Truth that through His perfect obedience they may also receive the ability to perfectly obey the LAW of YAHUWAH.
Verse 15
Brothers and sisters let me use a human example. Even men when they ratify a Contract, they make clauses and riders, as necessary.
Verse 16
And The Son of Light spoke to Abraham all the promises for the One seed. It doesn’t say the seed of the Children of Light, speaking of many, however it speaks of One, the seed of The Son of Light, YAHUW.
Verse 17
But this I say: The Covenant was established and made legally binding before by the Father of the Children of Light, The Son of Light came after 1430 years and He did not annul the LAW for then The Son of Light would have nullified The Promise.
Verse 18
But because the Father knows all things and that the son of destruction will come and tell you that the Promise of the Light comes from the evil one’s dead-end new covenant and will persuade all men to believe that if you glorify yourself with faith you will receive His Promise through the new covenant instead of by obeying the LAW of YAHUWAH. Therefore, it was necessary to add a clause to the LAW to rescue the ones who would believe the lie.
Verse 19
For if the inheritance is from the evil one’s dead-end new covenant then it would no longer be from the Promise of The Son of Light, but Abraham is a Child of Light and He was given a Promise of forgiveness from the Son of Light.
Verse 20
Why then was the Charity Clause added to the LAW? Because of all the transgression of the children of the Father of Darkness until The Seed that was promised would come. Then the Charity Clause was recognized through the angels by the Hand of The Mediator.
Verse 21
But the Son of Darkness is not a mediator, but The Son of the Father of the Children of Light is a Mediator.
Verse 22
Therefore, is it an illegal action to add a Charity Clause to the LAW of YAHUWAH? Absolutely not! For if indeed The Son of Light gave a LAW that offers LIFE and if the evil one’s dead-end new covenant created Citizens of Heaven then the Children of the Light would already be here.
Verse 23
However, the Scriptures make everything subject to the authority of the Father of Darkness in order that the Promise of conviction of perfect obedience from YAHUW The Messiah will be given to those that have complete trust in YAHUWAH.
Verse 24
But before The Son of Light came the Children of Light were guarded under the authority of the LAW of YAHUWAH until the Charity Clause of the LAW was revealed so that all would know that they can also perfectly obey the LAW because of the life and death of YAHUW.
Verse 25
So, then the LAW is our guide to become like The Messiah so that we can be cleared of all charges from the LAW by our conviction to perfect unwavering obedience.
Verse 26
But now that The Son of Light’s conviction has come, we can remain under the authority of the LAW perfectly.
Verse 27
For we are all made children of YAHUWAH through The Son of Light’s conviction to complete unwavering obedience in YAHUW The Messiah.
Verse 28
For as many as have been submerged in flowing water can now put on the perfect man.
Verse 29
So now you are all One in The Messiah YAHUW there is no longer Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female.
Verse 30
And if you are now YAHUW, then you are Abraham’s seed and therefore heirs according to The Promise.
It’s the Eth Cepher translation. The message is abundantly clear in any translation. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Gal 4:21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the Torah, do ye not hear (and obey) the Torah?
Gal 4:22 For it is written, that Avraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
Gal 4:23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
Gal 4:24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the Mount Ciynai, which genders to bondage, which is Ha’ger.
Gal 4:25 For this Ha’ger is Mount Ciynai in Arav, and answers to the present Yerushalayim, for she is in bondage among her children.
Gal 4:26 But Yerushalayim which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
Gal 4:27 For it is written, Rejoice, you barren that bear not; break forth and cry, you that travail not: for the desolate has many more children than she which has a man. (Yesha`yahu 54:1)
Gal 4:28 Now we, brethren, as Yitschaq was, are the children of promise.
Gal 4:29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the RUACH, even so it is now.
Gal 4:30 Nevertheless what says the Scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman. (Bere’shiyth 21:10)
Gal 4:31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
The message is not, one says one thing and the other the opposite, I guess you didn't read the one I posted, I won't post more things then if you aren't even going to bother to read it.
Galatians 4
Verse 21
Tell me those of you who wish to be under the authority of the LAW, why do you refuse to listen to the LAW?
Verse 22
For it stands written in the Scriptures about Abraham that he had two sons one from a slave woman and one from a woman with freedom.
Verse 23
However, I tell you truly the one from the slave woman was born completely from the nature of the flesh but the one who was from freedom through the successful Promise,
Verse 24
for the two women represent, the two covenants. The one woman is from Egypt and her children are born into slavery, this is Hagar and the evil one’s new covenant.
Verse 25
And the Children of Light are Sarah from Mount Sinai of the Promise of the Children of Light who represent Yarushalem but currently she is the same rank as Egypt for she is in slavery with no children.
Verse 26
But the Yarushalem above is freedom and she is our mother.
Verse 27
For in the Scriptures its written: “Rejoice O, Barren woman who has no children, call aloud and start prophesying, you who are not in labor because many more will be the children of the one who is desolate than the one who has a child.”
Verse 28
But you brothers and sisters are like Ishmael a child of the flesh for you choose slavery over freedom.
Verse 29
And as always just as it was then it will be that the child born completely for the nature of the flesh will persecute the child that is born completely for the nature of the Spirit of Truth.
Verse 30
However, what do the Scriptures say? Banish the slave woman and her son for her son will not inherit with the son from the woman of freedom.
Verse 31
Consequently, brothers and sisters, refuse the idea that you are children from the slave woman, but are from freedom.
The difference in the translations are irrelevant to me. Their message says the exact same thing. Please point out the discrepancies if you insist that Eth Cepher is not a valid translation.
Please consider this:
Gal 5:2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Gal 5:3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
Gal 5:4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
Gal 5:5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
Gal 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
The current version we have talks about having faith in The Messiah the version I have talks about obeying the LAW perfectly because The Messiah perfectly obeyed, and because He did, He created the Way for us to have perfect obedience.
When we are submerged in flowing water, we receive the Spirit of Truth from YAHUWAH and that gives us the power to put on His Son's perfect nature to obey YAHUWAH and His LAW. Then we are restored to life and can be YAHUW.
The current translations tell us to have faith in His death and resurrection and that gives you faith. I would say this is the corruption of the evil one because he is telling you to have faith in death and the resurrection. But those are facts and events that happened how is that supposed to give us faith? He said He was going up to give us the Spirit of Truth so then that is what we should have faith in that He will do what He said not the events those are just facts.
Then again also what is faith? I looked it up and talked with many people and that word is so huge that it means so many things to different people. So then it becomes meaningless for us because it has too many meanings. But obedience that has only one meaning and it is what He did. We all know He walked perfectly by the LAW. Bottomline of that is He obeyed the Father.
The version I have is telling you that you can now obey the LAW and the Father because of His Son's perfect obedient life and that since He went to Heaven, He will send you the Spirit of Truth and that Sprit of Truth will give you Life and now with your new life you can put on His perfect nature to obey the Father. The other one tells us to believe in the events while the Paul I translated gives you the Spirit of Life so that you can obey the LAW and now you won’t die.
Essentially like I heard a Youtube video say the other day. The version we currently have tells you He came to take the Final test for you. That makes Him a cheater except He would never cheat on a final test not even for you.
But Paul talks about how He came to show us how to pass the Final Test by making it an open book test that is the version I translated.
So why does He have to take the test for you when He gave us a Way for us to pass on our own.
The only cheater and deceiver that wants you to believe a lie is the evil one.
So, one is saying that eternal life is possible through His death and resurrection and the version I have is saying eternal life is possible through a perfect life because He will send you the Way to be perfect like He is perfect.
Which one is more logical? Which one is actually leading you to death and which one is leading you to life?
BIG DIFFERENCE!
Edited it for clarity.
Thankfully, I have encountered the supernatural Holy Spirit and understanding the blessed assurance. So if you’re in the circumcision group, I‘m sorry! Just keep saying, “Happy Holidays” like the rest of the world that deny Christ. You have no authority on my beliefs and definitely will not convince me of a different gospel. GOOD BYE!
"The current translations tell us to have faith in His death and resurrection and that gives you faith."
I guess, this is just for anyone else that reads this.
But I was just re-reading what I wrote for errors and I read that line I have at the top and I just realized that all my life I have heard that and even prayed that prayer myself.
But now that I have been translating the Greek myself and read Paul explain a lot of things and realize that He says the Son of Darkness is Death.
And the salvation prayer we have is that we believe in His death and resurrection and that is exalting yourself. But we can’t take ourselves to Heaven with belief. He must do it for us. The only way to Heaven is with obedience and pleasing Him, but we are totally corrupt so how can we obey and never sin again?
Well Paul says that when you are submerged in flowing water and use His name you will die and then Death inside of you will be removed and then YAHUW went up to the Father and He will send you the Spirit of Truth and then He will empower you to obey perfectly and then you will never break His LAW again.
We just must believe that perfection is possible because He was perfect and not reject His gift of perfection.
And we can’t do this alone because if you are the one doing it then you are taking yourself to Heaven, but we are corrupt how can we take ourselves to Heaven? So, to enter Heaven we must put on a nature that isn’t corrupt and the only one around is YAHUW’s perfect nature so then we will obey.
This is the gift that YAHUWAH gives us. The Son of Darkness has us believing in events that changed history, but He didn’t come to change history, He came to change us. Therefore, we need to have faith in His gift of Life of perfect obedience to Him not in events and facts. Can't believe I never seen that before. How can we be so blind?
Gal 3:22
"Therefore, is it an illegal action to add a Charity Clause to the LAW of YAHUWAH? Absolutely not! For if indeed The Son of Light gave a LAW that offers LIFE and if the evil one’s dead-end new covenant created Citizens of Heaven then the Children of the Light would already be here."
This is one of my favorite verses right now because it's so true. We don’t have people that act like Him only a ton of hypocrites or people trying but totally failing every day and thinking that is good enough. But with the Gospel of Peace, we can finally have Peace between the Father and us and become His Children of Light.
We need to believe in a perfect Life of complete obedience also another reason to know what Spirit you listen to because there are two spirits, and one is out to deceive you.
One reason I don't just say holy spirit anymore either because that doesn't really say which one, it's just very open ended and they both have power.
The Catholic Church really messed this up for us back in 325AD. It has always bothered me that the current gospel we have comes from those that decided that this is what we believe, and they killed everyone else and burned all the writings of everyone who believed the opposite or something different than them.
That means what we believe comes from murders.
edit: Actually, I just added the Gospel of Peace I was trying to be subtly but that didn't work.
Properly translated
Galatians 5
Verse 2
Behold, I Paul, say to you that if you do not cut of your old life, The Messiah will profit you nothing.
Verse 3
I testify again now to all of mankind that if you don’t cut off your old life that you exist completely as a debtor to the LAW Bringer.
Verse 4
Severed from The Son of Light is anyone who through the LAW of YAHUWAH they justify the falling away from the charity of the divine Promised Salvation.
Verse 5
The Spirit of Truth convinces us that the power of the perfect life of YAHUW helps us to get rid of the complete over confidence we have in our flesh and substitute it with complete trust and loyalty to the Most High so that it’s easy to obey Him. This gives us complete trust that we will receive our citizenship in Heaven that we are so eager to receive.
Verse 6
For in The Messiah YAHUW, circumcision doesn’t give you strength or power and neither does uncircumcision. On the contrary the only thing that brings the energizing power of perfect obedient love that comes from the Most High is to be convinced into complete obedience by the perfect life and death of YAHUW.
Is this your own translation work?
@Philip Keiter Yes
@soren777 Is there an alternate way to translate every odd thing Paul said?
I think I would say "Thank you. Bless you."
But I didn't have to yet, so, we'll see next year!
It helps to not go out the week before.
Did you not have texts or messages with people saying it lol...I didn't leave the house but people were texting me 😔
@Brittany Rodrigues Yeah, believe it or not, no one texted me. I guess it helps that my family and everyone at work, knows I don't celebrate.
Oh....I didn't think about that lol 😆
My parents know that my husband doesn't celebrate anymore yet they refuse to stop buying him gifts lol....I just haven't got around to telling them that I'm on the same page. We are going to talk to them sometime before Easter.