Are believers inadvertently worshiping God in vain?
Jesus Christ quite emphatically stated; “Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:' these people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men" (Matthew 15:7-9).
One should also be mindful of the
fact that, even if one does not personally or directly involved in practicing something
wrong but approve of those who practices it is as guilty as the one who does it.
For thus it is written; “who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those
who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also
approve of those who practice them” (Romans 1:32).
So then, what has been the involvement
of believers in the Christmas and New Year’s celebration? Let us focus on the
New Year celebration. Is the 1st of January the beginning of the New
Year? If it is who ordained it is it the Lord God who created the heaven and
the earth? And who said to Moses and Aaron; “This month shall be your beginning
of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you” (Exodus
12:2).
So what is this month which the
Lord the Creator of the universe ordained as the first month of the year? The
month which the Lord the Creator of the heavens and the earth ordained to be
the first month of the year is the month on which on the fourteenth day is the
Lord’s Passover and so we have been duly instructed saying; “Observe the month
of Abib, and keep the Passover to the LORD your God, for in the month of Abib
the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night” (Deuteronomy
16:1).
The month of Abib according to
the Jewish calendar is the first month of the New Year and it is the first New
Moon in spring and with regards to the fourteenth day of this month the Lord
said; 'So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast
to the LORD throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an
everlasting ordinance” (Exodus 12:14).
So there is absolutely no doubt as to when is
the first month of the New Year so beg
to ask the question where is this idea of celebrating the beginning of a New Year
in January came from?
We have been given the assurance
saying; “Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His
servants the prophets” (Amos 3:7).
It is therefore no secret that
such a thing would happen for we have been forewarned saying; “The fourth beast
shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all other
kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, Trample it and break it in pieces. The
ten horns are ten kings who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall
rise after them; He shall be different from the first ones, and shall subdue
three kings. He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute
the saints of the Most High, and shall intend to change times and law: (Daniel
7:23-25).
We have been duly instructed
saying; 'Those great beasts, which are four, are four kings which arise out of
the earth.” The fourth beast or the fourth kingdom is the Roman Empire with all
its rise and falls and having the characteristics of the three previous beasts
or kingdoms has received from Satan his power, his throne and great authority as
we have been duly instructed saying; “Now the beast which I saw was like a
leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of
a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.’
And I saw one of his heads as if
it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the
world marveled and followed the beast. So they worshiped the dragon who gave
authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like
the beast? Who is able to make war with him" (Revelations
13:2-4).
This fourth beast or Kingdom which is the
Roman Empire is the one who changed times and law. For example; the word
September originated from number seven, October originated from number eight,
November originated from number nine and December originated from number ten.
I therefore beg to ask the
question, when we disregard the laws and principles established by the Lord,
the Creator of heaven and earth and start following the principles set by the
Roman Empire are we not worshiping Satan who gave his power, his throne and
authority to the Roman Empire?
The choice is ours for we must all appear
before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done
in the body, according to what he/she has done, whether good or bad.
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With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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