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Dear Brothers and Sisters in
IAUA (ee-ah-oo-ah) our Father,
Greetings on this day of preparation for the weekly Sabbath. I pray this newsletter finds you in good health and happy in the service of IAUA. This is the 7th day of the 2nd month of the Biblical Calendar in the estimated year 6020 Anno Mundi. The Spring Sabbaths end in four weeks with Pentecost (a fifty day count from God's New Year's Day or "Passover") on the 6th day of the 3rd month (Friday, May 13th of the 2016, Gregorian Calendar, at sunset Thursday, May 12th). On God's Calendar the Biblical month begins on the global day after lunar conjunction and the Biblical year begins with God's New Year's Day (Passover) after the spring equinox (Spring Passover Rule). The Millerite Calendar (Spring New Moon Rule) is a month later this year. The Calculated Rabbinical Calendar is also a month later. The conversation continues with the recent visitor to my website. It has been edited for focus removing personal discussion and chitchat. _____ She wrote: I did see the newsletter. I was so surprised to see my comments. If anything I say can help anyone else in any way, that is amazing and a blessing. Thank you! I will share with you from time to time. I am in a household in which no one else observes the Feast Days, the Sabbath, clean eating, etc. (I am already beginning to inquire or make plans for Sukkot. It is more difficult this year to find people to gather with, because most will be observing Sukkot a month after those of us who have observed Passover this month.) But back to the subject, since this is not my house, I do not have any control over the general food supply that should/would be in line with the food we should eat during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. So, what I did is this: I ensured that I disposed of all leavened foods that I eat and use, at least those products I understand to have leaven. I know that I have not perfected (although I want to) my process yet. But, to continue, this situation is a unique challenge. One such situation is when I am preparing lunches for the children, because I must use the food that the parents supply and it is not unleavened. This causes me grief. Today two of the children were doing their reading. Because one of them chose to start reading the NIV version of the Book of John. Our conversation progressed to the point of focusing on the names that they use for deity in their church vs the ones that I use. This was very interesting, because it is often like walking through a field of land mines. I do not want to teach them something in contradiction to what the parents are teaching, but I let them know that I will not use what they use. We got on the concept of proper names. When I put it in context of the question, "If you went to France, what name would the French call you?" Their answers were, of course, their own names. This is the way I can plant seeds and pray for them to grow. However, I do not want to cause them to dishonor their parents and doubt their parents' authority. It can often be a very sticky challenge. _____ I responded: I hope it was not a bit disturbing to read yourself being quoted. I had one person respond negatively. Don't think of attempting to be quotable. Just speak from the heart. I had one person or two who began preaching to me in an attempt to be quotable. When I see useful discussion of a general nature I may quote you and my carefully thought out response. My response is always of a general nature. Your struggles with Passover observance look promising. My responses are rarely quick because I think through them very carefully. I consult the Bible and often quote it. I also remove any personal information. You may be interested to read past newsletters. I have been doing them sometimes weekly for over ten years. http://www.iaua.name/Archives/2016/index.html I sense you may be stressing over proper Passover observance a little more than necessary. I am absolutely certain our merciful God understands our limitations and honors our best practice. I also observe that Jewish tradition teaches an unhealthy obsession with details and a forbidden extending of observance beyond what is commanded. Traditions are not always bad but obsession is not proper. Our Savior spoke often against the traditions. I am very careful to follow what the Bible says but I pay little attention to traditions. Moses said: Deuteronomy 4:2 You must not add to what I command you. And you must not take anything away. You must obey the commands of the LORD your God that I have given you. And repeated with emphasis: Deuteronomy 12:32 "You must be careful to do everything I command you. Don't add anything to what I tell you, and don't take anything away. Solomon repeated also: Ecclesiastes 3:14 I learned that anything God does will continue forever. People cannot add anything to the work of God, and they cannot take anything away from it. God did this so that people would respect him. These are quoted from the Easy Reading Version, which I find very nice and simple for people who do not have long exposure to KJV and the ability to grasp its difficult phrasing and unusual words. Those of us who have done study in other languages are particularly adept at handling KJV. _____ Adding minor traditions to our observances is not wrong but these must never be improperly elevated to any implication or expectation that these are the requirements of IAUA. We also must never diminish any of His requirements as unnecessary. This can be a tricky balance to maintain. Over time traditions have a tendency to become more and more elaborate as each individual and generation adds their own special touches. The danger is that this results in the burdensome details of Jewish observance or the intense formalism of a Catholic processional. In each case the reverence and respect due to God alone becomes transferred to a rabbi, priest, a building, objects, and even pastors. Sometimes other translations are a little clearer or more accurate than the KJV. This doesn't mean the KJV (or any other translation) contains doctrinal errors but we must understand that the translators struggle with a difficult task. Each translation does its best to be faithful to the original. We must also recognize that each individual passage cannot cover every detail of meaning. This is why it is so important to know and study the context of all the Bible says. I am reminded of the words of our Savior. Matthew 22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. Satan's deceptions to obscure truth by adding or removing "truth" increases the difficulty. Theological lowest common denominators of a group are one of the ways Satan works. When theology strays from Biblical faithfulness and becomes traditional errors there will also be problems in translation. Faithful study of all the Bible says, guided by the Holy Spirit, bolstered by faithful observance, will result in an understanding of truth. Do you follow the Word of IAUA, to the best of your understanding, just as it says, or do you add and subtract? I pray we may all continue to seek love, peace, and unity in truth preparing for the soon coming of IAUShUO (ee-ah-oo-shoo-oh) Messiah, the Son of God.
Frank T. Clark Next: 2016-05-13 Be Still |
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