I had some great Bible study this morning. I have Torah Club 1 that I just started. I was reading from last week's Torah portion where Jesus healed on the Sabbath. This led to a more in-depth study of Jesus from John 1 and Genesis 1. Deep stuff. Jesus=Torah=God=with God. How can someone be God and be with God? Jesus healed on the Sabbath and continues to work on the Sabbath because the Father is working "even now". I have so much more I need to understand!
I didn't want to quit, but eventually felt the need to go help Tim take our ever-expanding pile of garbage and recycling to the dump. At the dump I saw a bunch of eagles perched in nearby trees.
When I got home I put away our Christmas and Hannukah stuff away while listening to some speakers on tape/dvd. As I hear the story of where antisemitism started, and as I learn about the roots of Christianity and how it became a separate religion, I am turned off from what Christianity has become. I did Christmas this year, because I am a gentile believer and have many good memories of it. However, the more I become aware of how Christianity became what it is today, the more I am not sure of what I should do about things like Christmas.
Then I changed around the living room furniture.
3 comments:
Happy New Year Carol. Some deep thoughts in your day! Good for you in the deeper Bible Study. Yes, we do Christmas too...the girls & I would rather not, but DH insisted on a tree...I think we will always be tied to family tradition, so I try to make it as Christ-honoring as possible.
It is so good to read your posts again. You have been missed a lot. I'm so glad that you enjoyed the holidays. Our family is struggling a bit with "what to do".
Thanks for the comment you left a couple of weeks ago. I have started a new treatment this week, and they are hopeful that they can help me.
One thing that I consider in my thoughts about celebrating Christmas is that it is a man made holiday. God did not command or ordain it in any way in His Word.
My oldest daughter came very close to taking a job near Juneau this coming May, but in the end decided that was not where God was drawing her to be.
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