In light of this months Topic for Discussion..

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In light of this month's Topic for Discussion:

The start of the New Year has always been a heavy discussion subject as we get closer to the end of the year. I have personally judged other when they do not do as I do or follow the Jewish calendar or the moon or whatever reason I saw fit.

There has been many posts on many subjects here on Social that really dug into the meat of the matter. I have grown through these discussions and thank everyone who participated.

I am now at a place in my own life where I truly believe that we can keep the feast in memorial, but not as a reenactment and therefore according to Scripture.

This morning in my reading, I had Colossians 2:16-17 just hit me with this awareness again. Paul says:

"Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ."

I only saw this in regards to modern-Christians saying that you can keep Shabbat any day of the week or eat anything; even if it is not food.

I now believe that Paul's message is to us as well; that we should not judge each other in how we determine the year or keep the feasts. For me, this is because we don't know what it "right" and if we do then we don't have the means to do it "right".

One day we will know and be enabled to follow the letter of the law, but till then we can only remember it and try to keep it alive in our own lives through reenactments in our own homes; where ever that may be.

What are your thoughts on this?

#keepfeasts #moedim #feastlocation

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After the extensive discussions we had here on ttn, i agree with you, Rhy. It showed me none of us can have 100% conviction through scripture alone regarding the feasts, or even the year. Thats not to say most of us are not convicted, as the deep discussions revealed we are, for varying reasons. We can only do our best and keep a humble, open heart.

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That is how my family sees almost all the issues, not just the year and feasts.
It doesn't bother me that others do differently, but I enjoy hearing how each come to his conclusion. I figure if we have studied it out and are doing our best, there is no reason to be annoyed over others' doing the same and coming to a different practice (especially since we will answer to the Most High, not other believers). Though with some that is easier said than done, lol

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The calendar is a very complex issue, especially for those new to Torah. It is easier for most people to default to the Jewish calendar because that is the most widely used calendar. Even I do not know the full spectrum of the calendar issue. I belong to a home fellowship with different variations of beliefs, but we all agree to keep the Feast days in accordance to the Jewish calendar (except for Shavuot which is always on a Sunday after the 7 week count). This enables us to get together to keep the Feasts. If we had differences on the calendar issue, we would not be able to celebrate the Feasts together.

I learned a lot from Chris Deweese and FFOZ on the calendar issue. I believe that the Jewish calendar is the most authentic method because, even though it is not the original method of determining the calendar, it is the method approved by Israeli and Jewish authority. Just as our way of determining time is different from how it was in the past, the method of determining the Feast days is a little different from how it was determined in the past. Keep in mind this is how I think with my current knowledge and I don't know everything about the calendar issue at this time.

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