Can Men Be God? A Biblical challenge to the doctrines of men. This message explores whether religious tradition or Scripture should determine worship, holy days, and doctrine, with a focus on Sabbath, Passover, and the authority of God.
Tag: Sunday
When Sunday and Christmas Became Mandatory
When Sunday and Christmas Became Mandatory
Sunday and Christmas are two pillars and even litmus tests for Christianity today but they both were shunned by believers until deep into the 300s AD. This message shows both these doctrines of men were introduced after the close of scripture and time-stamps when they were made mandatory for Christianity. We also discuss the result of the councils, that assumed the power of God, was to make the original Christians sinners. None of the New Testament authors observed Sunday instead of Sabbath nor did they observe the birth of Jesus at all, yet the councils that mandated these days be kept holy decreed those who did not to be heretics and sinners. Men do not have the power to make or counter laws that are reserved for God alone. Sunday and Christmas are not mandatory for Christianity at all. Hopefully this message motivates people to look into these observances and then return to the true worship of first century Christianity.
Mainstream versus First Century Christianity
Mainstream versus First Century Christianity
| Mainstream Christianity | First Century Christianity |
| Go to church on Sunday | Keep the Sabbath |
| Sunday, Christmas, Easter | The Holy Days of the Bible |
| Dead people are now spirits | Dead people are dead awaiting resurrection |
| Trinity is mandatory | Accepting Yeshua as the Messiah and Son of God is the key to life |
| Works optional/not required | Repentance and change mandatory |
| Goal of life is going to heaven | Being in a better resurrection/the kingdom of God/ the Olam Haba |
| Old Testament for reference only | The Old Testament was the only bible they had for decades |
| Christianity is a different/new religion | Christianity is the continuation of the faith of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob |