Dear Editor,
“REAL” faith. Mr. Murray, you didn’t tell us anything about what “REAL” faith is and not a word of Scripture.
Let’s define faith: confident belief or trust (in Yahuah).
Faithful: Adhere firmly with devotion and loyalty. Devotion: Ardent love, affection, dedication.
Loyalty: State of being loyal, that is being faithful to one (Yahuah) whom fidelity is held to be due.
Ah, fidelity: Being faithful; accuracy in details (keeping His laws/commandments, surely not)? Don’t we also have to have faith and obedience (works)?
“REAL” faith, “REAL” belief are synonymous. “REAL” belief, “REAL” obedience are necessary regardless of what one may think.
2 Thess. 2:11-14 “And for this reason Elohim sends them a working of delusion, for them to believe the falsehood, in order that all should be judged who did not believe the truth, but have delighted in the unrighteousness...” James 2:17-26 “So also (KJV-faith; Hebrew-belief) belief, if it does not have works, is in itself dead. But someone might say, you have belief, and I have works. Show me your belief without your works, and I shall show you my belief by my works...”
The Hebrew calendar is over 5000 years old and the only day with a name is the seventh day Sabbath. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines sun-day as 1st day of the week (Matt. 28:1-2). Genesis 2:1-3; Exodus 20:8-11 “...Elohim blessed the seventh day and set it apart...”
Mr. Murray, it is His Sabbath “the seventh day is a Sabbath of Yahuah Your Elohim.”
He set it apart and blessed it for a reason. Not concerned! You seem to have yourself convinced, now convince Him. Should we be in His will?
Ernest Andrews
Rockingham
Maybe all of these people made it all up and were lying. Maybe Messiah is a lie. How about it Mr. telltales. What do you base your faith on if not the Scriptures. Timotiyos Bet/2 Timothy 3:15-17 "All Scripture is breathed out (inspired) by Elohim and profitable for teaching, for reproof (consider yourself reproved - Mishle/Proverbs 12:1-3), for setting straighty, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of Elohim might be fitted, equipped for every good work." Does that make Sha'ul/Paul a liar? Mattithyahu/Matthew 13:14-16, Matt.15:5-9, Tas'loniqim Bet/2 Thessalonians 2:11-17. Do you go to church? Does your preacher use Scripture? Come on, Mr. telltales. Where else in Scripture is the word bible except on the cover?
And yes, Mrs. Wheeler, we are to set-apart a day of rest and assembling together as commanded (not advised) and that that is His Sabbath (Bereshith/Genesis 2:1-3 and Shemoth/Exodus 20:8-11 "...but the seventh day is a Sabbath of Yahuah your Elohim..." His Sabbath. If we serve Him then we should obey Him. Romiyim/Romans 6:14-18 "...Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves servants for obedience, you are servants of the one whom you obey..."
I am not a bible scholar but I am a serious student of the Scriptures. If any of this means anything to you or interests you and you would like to consider yourself a student of Scrupture, call or write. Be friendly and if you are going to be ugly don't. are Ahava and Shalom
Ernest Andrews
910-461-2070
345 Airport Road
Rockingham, NC 28379
The bible instructs us on other issues as well. We are not to covet the property of others that includes his riches. This is a commandment.
"Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, [therewith] to be content" phillipians 4;11
God will provide that which we need if we trust and serve him.