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Easter Sunday vs Resurrection Sunday

Hello family. I saw this article and thought you might like it, so I copied it for you. These are only some of the comments. Interesting, yes. Any way have a blessed Resurrection Sunday.
Easter Sunday vs. Resurrection Sunday?

To what degree do you celebrate the Easter traditions that really have nothing to do with Jesus’ resurrection? How can we move the focus to what the day is supposed to be all about, Jesus’ resurrection, without being divisive?
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Comment by Love

See, I was wondering, Why mention the name of a false deity to describe a WONDERFUL event that has an exceedingly greater Significant title already?!

See, Easter comes from the name of the false babylonian goddess of fertility named “ishtar”.
I mean, isn’t it better we call the day Jesus resurrected after the day HE was resurrected? LoL
It was the “festival of first fruits”

Upon my research,
” Firstfruits was a Jewish feast held in the early spring at the beginning of the grain harvest. It was observed on Nissan 16, which was the third day after Passover and the second day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread….
…if Jesus was killed at Passover, then His resurrection on the third day would have fallen on Nissan 16—the Feast of Firstfruits.”
(I found this on http://www.gotquestions.org/firstfruits-offering.html)

And in fact, Firstfruits was a time of thanksgiving for God’s provision. (Now, we know that JESUS was the provision for our salvation! What a fulfillment of that feast! Truly a day of thanksgiving for REAL!)

And we KNOW that JESUS is the first fruit.
“But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” 1 Corinthians 15:20

Just like the sheaf of grain was set apart for the Lord (In the old Testament), so are believers set apart for God’s glory!

So, knowing this, wouldn’t you agree that it is better to just call it “Firstfruits” as it is FAR more descriptive and accurate and true and fulfilling and BIBLICAL, rather than the name of some pagan goddess of fertility, who has nothing to do with Jesus nor HIS resurrection? (Easter-Ishtar, which is where the name originates from anyway.)

:D

Now, I suppose you can call it easter if you wanted to… GOD won’t send you to hell for it, trust me, or rather, Trust HIM. LoL. But after learning about it, why would you want to?
Just be sure to LOVE one another, no matter what they decide to call it.

… LOVE is our goal. LOVE is our aim, JESUS IS GOD and GOD is LOVE.
So be dressed in that Character.

you think about that, Amen

“Be careful to do everything I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods; do not let them be heard on your lips.” Exodus 23:13

“The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips.” Psalm 16:4
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Comment by GH1

I really struggle with this issue. I despise all the distractions from the Resurrection, but I can’t help feeling like a jerk if I keep my kids from participating in the easter egg hunt.
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Comment by Love

@ GH1

Don’t feel so bad about it. Don’t feel bad at all. Infact, be different. teach them biblical principles. Teach them about the TRUTH of JESUS. Go out and have fun instead.

They’ll understand.
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Comment by Debbie

I don’t get bent out of shape that people celebrate Easter or hunt for Easter eggs, etc. I realize it has pagan origins, but so what? It is a person’s heart that God is interested in. If somebody is worshiping and thanking God for the gift of the Savior while hunting Easter eggs, I doubt if God would be angry.

“One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.” (ROM 14:5-6)

Our church focuses on the Jewishness of the whole thing, just as comment #1 said. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday; the same day they were bringing the lambs into the temple for selection of the Passover Lamb. Coincidence? I think not. Jesus was crucified and died on Passover; same as the Passover Lamb in the temple. He rose on First Fruits; the antitype of the Jewish type in all these cases. He fulfilled the feasts and we have a teaching concerning the sedar meal and what is represented by the items, about the feasts of the Lord which will be celebrated in the millennial kingdom during our church service on that day. The spring feasts mimic the first coming of Jesus Christ as Savior. The fall feasts will mimic the second coming as the Judge.
MARANATHA
Until next post, take care.

April Birthdays

Hello Family, sorry I'm late this month. Join me in celebrating the following family members birthdays:

1) Carmina Suddeth / 4-1 Cleveland

2) April Preston / 4-2 D.C.

3) Marcus Tyree / 4-13 Texas

4)Sabrina Pugh / 4-13 Chesapeake

5) Dwanyne Monroe Jr. / 4-26 Cleveland

6) Kaleah Simons / 4-28 Bermuda

Happy Birthday, God Bless you and much love to you.

Greek

Sorry I have to apologize. The previous post had an image of a lit candle. Well, as you can see, blogger fought with me and won. So the image is not there, and I'm going back to the drawing board. That article was taken from and email the family should have received from Uncle John.

Please Do This

Hello, greetings. This is just in from and on behalf of Uncle John.





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Noteworthy Not Too Sensational

Hello Family, I ran across this article on Yahoo from the Associated Press. It's disturbing but it's real and should be dealt with. This is what I read:

Black people must leave, NJ Walmart announcer says
Blacks must leave store, NJ Walmart announcer says, upsetting customers; company investigates
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Virginia Tinsley, of Washington Township, N.J., answers a question Wednesday, March 17, 2010, outside a Wal Mart store in Washington Township, N.J., where she and others complained Sunday about comments that came over the store's public address system. Wal-Mart officials are reviewing security tapes after an announcement was made for

Virginia Tinsley, of Washington Township, N.J., answers a question Wednesday, March 17, 2010, outside a Wal Mart store in Washington Township, N.J., where she and others complained Sunday about comments that came over the store's public address system. Wal-Mart officials are reviewing security tapes after an announcement was made for "all black people" to leave the southern New Jersey store. Shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday, a male voice came over the public-address system at the Route 42 store in Washington Township and calmly announced: "Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now." Management later apologized. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Bruce Shipkowski, Associated Press Writer, On Thursday March 18, 2010, 1:07 am EDT

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- A Walmart store announcement ordering black people to leave brought chagrin and apologies Wednesday from leaders of the company, which has built a fragile trust among minority communities.

A male voice came over the public-address system Sunday evening at a store in Washington Township, in southern New Jersey, and calmly announced: "Attention, Walmart customers: All black people, leave the store now."

Shoppers in the store at the time said a manager quickly got on the public-address system and apologized for the remark. And while it was unclear whether a rogue patron or an employee was responsible for the comment, many customers expressed their anger to store management.

"I want to know why such statements are being made, because it flies in the face of what we teach our children about tolerance for all," said Sheila Ellington, who was in the store at the time with a friend. "If this was meant to be a prank, there's only one person laughing, and it's not either one of us."

Ellington, of Monroe, and her friend Patricia Covington said they plan to boycott the retailer until they're assured the issue has been addressed so it doesn't happen again.

The pair said they were stunned when they heard the announcement and initially believed they had misheard it. But once the words sank in, they grew angry.

"I depended on Walmart for all my needs, because the store has pretty much everything you could want," Covington said. "But until this issue is addressed in a way I'm comfortable with, I can't walk through those doors again."

Officials with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., based in Bentonville, Ark., said that the announcement was "unacceptable" and that they're trying to determine who made it and how it happened.

"We are just as appalled by this incident as our customers," the company said in a statement. "Whoever did this is just wrong and acted in an inappropriate manner. Clearly, this is completely unacceptable to us and to our customers."

This is not the first time the retailer has faced such problems.

There have been several past instances of black customers claiming they were treated unfairly at Walmart stores, and the company faced lawsuits alleging that women were passed over in favor of men for pay raises and promotions.

In February 2009, the retailer paid $17.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in its hiring of truck drivers.

And the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the company in May 2009, claiming some Hispanic employees at a Sam's Club subsidiary in California were subjected to a hostile work environment. That suit alleges managers failed to stop repeated verbal harassment, including the use of derogatory words, against employees of Mexican descent.

However, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has said the company has worked hard in recent years to show it cares about diversity.

Bill Mitchell, a former Walmart employee who was shopping Wednesday at the store, said that he was saddened to hear about the announcement but that "as a black man, I've heard worse things."

As customer Sharon Osbourne, of Williamstown, left the store Wednesday, she called the announcement "appalling, stupid and sad."
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March Birthdays

Greetings family. This month has a few birthdays, so join me in celebration of the following family members:

1) Elbert Tyree Jr. 3-11 Los Angeles

2) Evan Suddeth 3-19 Cleveland

3) Joseph Suddeth 3-19 Cleveland

4)Jakeah Simons 3-21 Warrick, Bermuda

God Bless you and Happy Birthday to you all.