Building on the Foundation

Our primary goal and mission as Christians is our service and singular devotion to our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ. That's who and what we are, and it defines everything about our lives. We walk in a manner that reflects glory and honor upon His name, and when there is the darkness of wickedness, His light reflected through us reveals it.  Our highest mission is service to Jesus, who is YHWH. Once a year, however, it becomes abundantly clear that this mission has gotten confused in a lot of Christian's minds. We serve YHWH for 364 days of our lives, but one day a year, it's okay to go out and partake in the works of darkness. It's harmless and fun, so what's the big deal? As representatives of the kingdom, we are children of light. We cannot participate in evil things and expect God to be okay with that. We are to practice what is pleasing to God and do those things which are good, right, and true. That's a pretty good litmus test, and we find it repeated thro...

  Every year, we eagerly anticipate our Creator’s Holy Days. In the spring, we look forward to Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread above all. In the fall, we look forward above all else to the Feast of Tabernacles. Indeed we should cherish these days! And now, we’ve finally celebrated this year’s fall Holy Days. Each year, we hear teaching about how these days picture God’s plan for mankind, teaching which may vary from one church group to another, but when was the last time we were told why these days picture what they picture? The “why” is critical, for unless we know why we believe what we believe, how can we be sure it’s true? So, with fresh eyes, let’s look at the spiritual meaning of God’s Holy Days and see how and why they picture God’s plan! Some of this may differ a little from what you’ve always been taught. If so, then please search the Scriptures further, like the Bereans in Acts 17:10-11, and see whether this is true or not. The Bible lists all of God’s annua...