Hi Bo,Jesus is God, the begotten God. He has a God (His and our Father) from whom we get the Holy Spirit as it pours out through His Son…it is Jesus's God that we dare not blaspheme. As I see it. They are one in unity.God bless, Kathi

Quote (david @ Oct. 23 2009,23:30)Quote (bodhitharta @ Oct. 24 2009,08:42)Quote (Lightenup @ Oct. 23 2009,15:13)Quote (david @ Oct. 22 2009,02:39)Quote Well,I think the message is that pagan roots do not have to dictate what is built upon them and what is built upon them can be totally in God's will.  An argument based on pagan roots is…[Read more]

Quote (david @ Oct. 22 2009,02:39)Quote Well,I think the message is that pagan roots do not have to dictate what is built upon them and what is built upon them can be totally in God's will.  An argument based on pagan roots is insignificant to me because of this “altar” passage.  God can have us build over something that was used for a false g…[Read more]

So, I had a thought to look at the history of Purim. Maybe this can be of interest. Does anyone know if God detested this man instituted celebration? Look how they celebrated it…with costumes, giving gifts of food and drink, etc.Purim (Hebrew: פורים (help·info) Pûrîm “lots”, related to Akkadian pūru) is a festival that commemorates the de…[Read more]

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 21 2009,15:53)Quote (Lightenup @ Oct. 21 2009,15:49)Quote (Nick Hassan @ Oct. 21 2009,14:26)Hi LU, So how is the pulling down of the pagan altar and the burning of the idol happening?Will King Jesus join in these celebrations of man's making?Hi Nick,We “pull down the altars and burn down the idol” by taking up our…[Read more]

Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 21 2009,14:16)Quote (Lightenup @ Oct. 21 2009,16:09)So, I went to a Bible study tonight and feel like the Lord showed me something that might be of interest here.This is an excerpt from the story about Gideon:Judg 6:25-2825 Now on the same night the Lord said to him, “Take your father's bull and a second bull seven years old,…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Oct. 21 2009,14:26)Hi LU, So how is the pulling down of the pagan altar and the burning of the idol happening?Will King Jesus join in these celebrations of man's making?Hi Nick,We “pull down the altars and burn down the idol” by taking up our cross and following Jesus and trusting in His promises.You ask if Jesus is there…[Read more]

Quote (david @ Oct. 21 2009,00:38)Quote God gives direction here to Gideon to pull down a pagan altar and use the Asherah as firewood to later use to burn an offering to the Lord on the new altar that Gideon was to build in the same place and this time it would be an altar for the Lord.  So you see, the Lord did not concern Himself with the…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Oct. 21 2009,00:17)Hi LU, So we unwittingly inherit these pretty traditions from catholicism along with their false teachings but they all blur the reality of our relationship with God and His son. God is not into celebrating the past till the present and the future are sorted.Nick,Does your family gather for Christmas and…[Read more]

Quote (seekingtruth @ Oct. 21 2009,00:54)Quote (thethinker @ Oct. 21 2009,07:26)Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 21 2009,12:20)Quote (thethinker @ Oct. 20 2009,20:17)Mandy,Quote I confess that I love to throw parties, okay?  I love to make people happy.  I love to be the hostess with the mostess.Mandy,If I showed up at your house wearing my avatar a…[Read more]

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 21 2009,00:50)Quote (Lightenup @ Oct. 20 2009,23:04)Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 20 2009,17:19)KathiOnly two of them celebrates a Christian event, not all three. KNot true! The world does not celebrate Jesus birth! The world does not celebrate Jesus resurection!But you do and your church does.We use Oct 31st as a…[Read more]

Quote (david @ Oct. 21 2009,00:40)Quote Christmas without Jesus is just a winter holiday.  I will celebrate Christmas.Almost every part of Christmas existed before Jesus was born.David,Almost every part of the new altar probably existed within the old altar too. Stones are stones. The difference is who is the altar (celebration in this case)…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Oct. 20 2009,23:51)Hi LU, Are the questions too painful?No Nick, not painful…ignorant but not painful.

So, I went to a Bible study tonight and feel like the Lord showed me something that might be of interest here.This is an excerpt from the story about Gideon:Judg 6:25-2825 Now on the same night the Lord said to him, “Take your father's bull and a second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal which belongs to your father, and cut…[Read more]

Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 20 2009,17:29)Kathi,So you compromise, then.  Hey, I can dig it.  I'm just trying to call a spade a spade here.  The tree, while meaningful to your family, is also from a pagan practice.  Were you aware of that?  Have you ever wondered where that time-honored tradition comes from?  It doesn't matter if it's decorated with…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ Oct. 20 2009,17:26)Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 21 2009,05:56)Hi Kathi,No, I think you are a realist.  The thing is, sometimes being a Christian and being a realist don't mesh.For instance, because Halloween is a so-called wicked holiday after pagan roots (and so is Easter and Christmas) you cannot be lukewarm.  Either they are all bad b…[Read more]

Quote (Constitutionalist @ Oct. 20 2009,23:07)Quote (Lightenup @ Oct. 20 2009,20:04)Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 20 2009,17:19)KathiQuote (Lightenup @ Oct. 20 2009,17:08)Only two of them celebrates a Christian event, not all three. KNot true! The world does not celebrate Jesus birth! The world does not celebrate Jesus resurection!But you do and…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Oct. 20 2009,22:55)Hi LU, Do they?Are there not more important things to do than follow the ways of men?Servants serve.Nick,Are there not more important things to do than sitting at your computer all day arguing and being the “heavy?” Or do you call that “serving.” Usually at celebrations around my house there is a lot of…[Read more]

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 20 2009,17:19)KathiQuote (Lightenup @ Oct. 20 2009,17:08)Only two of them celebrates a Christian event, not all three. KNot true! The world does not celebrate Jesus birth! The world does not celebrate Jesus resurection!But you do and your church does.We use Oct 31st as a day for the children learning about the…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Oct. 20 2009,17:14)Hi LU, Do those in Christ celebrate his birth and death?They are one with him and he has things for us to do.Let the dead bury the deadNick,Those in Christ celebrate His birth and resurrection. Did you not realize that Easter was a celebration of the resurrection?LU