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IF we see Jesus doing so I can't imagine we would not follow. However, it is not mandatory to do so now. Once we are resurrected or transformed into what we will be, it seems we will be more like the angels and if they do have holidays I would think we might do those. However, I think I remember reading in the word it is OK to do the festivals, but we are not to judge those who do not.

What Xi said simply was/is not true.

You are making an assumption and bypassing that word... "IF" Where did Jesus tell us to keep any or all of these festivals.

I think one should know the job the person was applying for before judging the tests. When I went for my first interview for Xerox, in the middle of the interview the interviewer asked me to hold out my hand. He placed a cap full of the dry ink I would be working with as a service engineer in the palm of my hand. Depending on what I did with it made some difference as to whether or not I was hired. Some tests can show a built in thought process that tells things reflexively. BTW, I must have past for it was a 38 year very enjoyable career.

"IF" that's a pretty big two letter word. I believe I was being serious when I confessed Jesus as my Lord, so, of course, I would celebrate with him. I might be a bit shocked about it, but as the song says, wherever he leads I will go (or something like that)

We are not home and I would have to wait till later next week to get into details.

It's only angels and Adam before Jesus resurrection from all I've read. We are referred to sons of God when we are spiritually born at salvation.

Challenge all you want.

They have gone from cute to ugly, but soon to be majestic.

It's kind of beside the point, but Jesus is his only begotten son, Adam is said to be son of God for God created him directly. Angels are referred as sons of God. Only Jesus is begotten son.

It's kind of beside the point, but Jesus is his only begotten son, Adam is said to be son of God for God created him directly. Angels are referred as sons of God. Only Jesus is begotten son.

It's kind of beside the point, but Jesus is his only begotten son, Adam is said to be son of God for God created him directly. Angels are referred as sons of God. Only Jesus is begotten son.

The Chickasaws in Oklahoma are getting revenge. They are using gambling addictions to buy their land back. My wife is a chickasaw so pardon my glee over it.

Wooohooo Now next the senate

Jesus: The Visible God of the Old Testament and the Conduit of the Father The Bible presents a fascinating distinction between the Father and the divine figure who interacted with humanity in the Old Testament. Consider Exodus 24:9-11, where Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel ascend and see the God of Israel: "Under His feet was something like a pavement of sapphire stone, clear as the sky itself. And He did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw God, and they ate and drank" (KJV, adapted). This is a remarkable encounter—direct, tangible, and unharmed. Yet, Jesus complicates this picture in John 6:44-46: "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him... Not that any man has seen the Father, except He who is from God; He has seen the Father" (KJV, adapted). If no one has seen the Father except Jesus, who did Moses and the elders see? This suggests the "God of Israel" they encountered wasn’t the Father but another divine figure—one I believe to be Jesus Himself in His pre-incarnate form. The Word from the Beginning John 1:1-10 lays the foundation: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made" (KJV, adapted). This Word, who "became flesh" (John 1:14), is Jesus—existing with the Father from eternity, co-creator of all things, and the light shining into the darkness. The Old Testament saints didn’t know the Father directly; they interfaced with the Word, Jesus, who revealed God to them in a form they could grasp. Jesus affirms this in John 8:56-58, responding to the Jews: "Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day; he saw it and was glad... Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM" (KJV, adapted). Here, Jesus claims the divine name "I AM" (Exodus 3:14), linking Himself to the God who appeared to Abraham and others. The Israelites saw and knew God through Him—not the Father in His unapproachable essence, but the Word who mediated divine presence. The Humble Servant of the Father Philippians 2:5-11 deepens this: "Christ Jesus, being in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness" (KJV, adapted). As the Word, Jesus was deity—yet He didn’t cling to equality with the Father. Instead, He humbled Himself, first as the divine agent in the Old Testament, then as a man, always serving the Father’s will. The Father worked through Him to manifest Himself to humanity, whether as the God of Israel or the crucified Savior. In John 14:10-11, Jesus explains this unity: "The words I speak to you I do not speak on My own; the Father who dwells in Me does the works" (KJV, adapted). Even in flesh, Jesus remains the conduit of the Father’s power and purpose—a role unchanged from eternity. Extending the Conduit to Us This relationship extends beyond Jesus to us. In John 17:20-23, He prays: "I pray... for those who will believe in Me... that they may all be one, just as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, that they also may be in Us" (KJV, adapted). Through His sacrifice and intercession, Jesus sends the Holy Spirit, connecting us to the Father. As 1 Corinthians 15:24-28 reveals, Jesus reigns until all enemies are subdued, then hands the kingdom to the Father, remaining subject to Him (KJV, adapted). He’s not eternally co-equal in authority but the faithful Son fulfilling the Father’s plan. One God, Three Persons, One Purpose 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 ties it together: "There is no God but one... For us, there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist" (KJV, adapted). The Father is the source, Jesus the means, and the Holy Spirit the presence indwelling us. You can’t have one without the others—they are distinct yet inseparable, united in thought, purpose, and action. Redefining "God" Our confusion stems from the word "god." In Hebrew and Greek, it denotes anything worshipped or wielding control—pagan deities, nature, money, even ourselves. The original texts lack capitalization distinctions; translators capitalize "God" for the Trinity. But for us, "God" is the Father, Son, and Spirit—three entities so intertwined they are one. It’s not a mystery or miracle; it’s a misunderstanding of a word. They operate as one because their will is one, and through Jesus’ work, we’re invited into that unity.

Thank goodness you never had it. My closest coffee drinking friend felt the same about the vaccines. He listened to those same as you. Unfortunately he did have covid and died in early 2023. He was an avid long distance bicycle rider in really good shape.

How did the vaccine kill him,

Israel has been trying to get this since 1948. It just shows how little France understands the situation in the middle east.

He sent a lying spirit to get one of the leaders of Israel to go somewhere to be killed.

Because like God, we were created with free will. Don't think God isn't capable of sinning(so to speak) just because he doesn't.