George Carlin on Our Cognitive Dissonance of God’s Love
George can be a bit much for some, but he makes some valid points.
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1 – Start Here: An Introduction to Make Christ Your Aim
Much has changed since I first did this introduction. My understanding is continually being refined and the way that I present material also develops. The latter, not only came through experience, but the feedback I received from those with no connection to any of the Churches of God (of the Herbert W. Armstrong lineage) was surprising. They seem to see the value in what is being presented, in spite of not having much experience with the Feasts/Holy Days or the sabbath, and are able to see some things through “fresh eyes”. I would recommend reading the updated introduction below.
6 – A Lesson From The Days of Unleavened Bread
Does leavenIn the biblical symbol-system, leaven is amoral — neither good nor evil in itself. It represents doctrine, teaching, knowledge, influence: the system that permeates whatever it enters and transforms it from within. The type of leaven matters; "the leaven of the Pharisees" is their doctrine, not leaven as a category. Synonyms: yeast, leavening. See A Lesson From The Days of Unleavened Bread More represent sin, or have you just had that idea repeated to you? Discover the precise scriptural mechanics of leaven as neutral doctrine, culture, and influence. Learn why the Feast of Unleavened Bread actually pictures a total paradigm shift from the world’s system to God’s pure truth.
13 – The Importance of Understanding in Jesus Christ
Do we recognize the true value of understanding? Do we even know what it is?
Sin in Passover & Unleavened Bread at The Cross
After showing how sin is not even mentioned by God in the Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread in Israel’s example or the ceremonial feast system, we take a similar look at the “Historical-Prophetic Time-Line”.
- Atonement/Covering Feast of Tabernacles/Booths/Temporary Dwellings Feasts & Holy Days The 8th/Last Great Day
How Do Atonement, Tabernacles & 8th Day Apply to YOU?
Maybe it is somewhat providential that I recently came across two messages that I gave over two decades ago. This is the second of those two messages. This was given in 2000, at the Cincinnati North congregationThe English word "church" does not translate the Greek ekklesia — it derives from kyriakos, a pagan term for a building belonging to a lord. The Greek ekklesia — the called-out ones — was used by NT writers to describe both the NT body and Israel in the wilderness (Acts 7:38), connecting directly to the Hebrew qahal, the assembled congregation, which the Septuagint most commonly renders as ekklesia. A spiritual organism, not a building or institution. Synonyms: ekklesia, ecclesia, called-out ones, assembly, congregation, kyriakos, qahal, edah. See The Called-Out Ones More of the United Church of God.
3 – Illustrations of The Week & Sabbath Cycles
To better understand the Sabbath & weekly cycles, we take a look at some biblical illustrations to better grasp what God is revealing through them.
