We live in a world where many people use the same words to mean very different things! As such I wanted to include a section that gives more clarity on what I believe. Below are some commonly disagreed upon beliefs within the Body of Christ and where I stand. That being said, please remember that:

  1. Faith is a journey, we should always be growing and learning new things. Therefore as I grow in understanding and surrender to the Holy Spirit's convictions, some things might change.
  2. This blog was created in 2012, many things have already changed. At the time of writing this, there are ~1400 posts on the blog; even if I wanted to, I cannot remember every post I've ever written, let alone update older posts with new understanding. I do, however, tend to publish new posts on old topics as I learn more. Personally, I think being able to witness the growth (and see the time lapse from beginning a study to the point of action or fruit) is a valuable thing. So, if you find yourself reading a post from say 2013, you might want to look for a more recent post.

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Special Days

The Sabbath Day

The Sabbath day was created by God in Genesis 2 and is the 7th day of the week (corresponding to the time between sunset Friday and sunset Saturday). I believe the fourth commandment, which instructs us to "keep the Sabbath holy" is still in effect in the New Covenant and still applies to the day God hallowed in the beginning. I do NOT believe the holiness of this day was transferred to another day. I have several posts on the blog going in to more detail on this topic; you may find them here.

Feast Days

During the Exodus from Egypt, God commanded the Israelites to keep 7 holy days, also known as feast days. The most well known of these days is the Passover. Most Christians don't celebrate these feasts (I didn't know about any other than Passover until I was in college!) Others believe we are meant to keep these days just as we are to keep the Sabbath. I believe that the passage in Colossians 2:16 is speaking of these holy days, for three main reasons:

  1. These days are referred to as Sabbaths in the Old Testament (Leviticus 23)
  2. The Spring feasts were fulfilled by Messiah—there is no reason to sacrifice a lamb for Passover as Messiah is our perfect lamb—and many cannot be correctly celebrated as described now that the physical Temple in Jerusalem is destroyed and the priesthood given to Christ.
  3. In Acts 18:19-21 Paul tells the church in Ephesus that he must return to Jerusalem for one of the feasts but does not suggest they keep the feast

I think it would be great to celebrate them in remembrance and acknowledgement of what has happened and will happen, but I do not think it is required of us.

Religious “Holidays”

I do not celebrate Christmas or Easter nor do I recognize them as Christian holidays. Posts that elaborate on this subject can be found under

On Denomination

As a child, I bounced between African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.), United Methodist, and Missionary Baptist churches—my mom's family is United Methodist, but due to old traditions in the South it was not "normal" for black people to attend the United Methodist church prompting our family to attend the A.M.E. church; and my dad's family is Baptist. During those years I primarily attended the Baptist church, not out of favoritism for Baptist doctrine but because it was across the street from my house and all my cousins went there. In college I attended a non-denominational church and took a few theology classes to try to understand the Bible better. After starting my "deep dive" into the Word and my relationship with God, I ended up attending a Seventh-Day Adventist Church, primarily due to the fact their services are on Sabbath as opposed to Sunday; and it was a Seventh-Day Adventist pastor who performed my baptism. However, my official position is I do NOT adhere to nor believe in denominations. Denominations are man-made creations that follow man-made traditions; so far I have not found a denomination that I can say I agree 100% with everything it teaches. Like the disciples, Paul, and the early church, I simply let the Holy Spirit interpret the Word and follow.