Happy Easter! I know a thread was made when the new calendar people celebrated Easter but I want to wish my fellow Orthodox a Happy Easter as well!
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God bless you. It matters not what calendar you operate under. Jesus Christ is the Son of God, He was born of virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, was crucified on the cross at Calvary and rose on the 3rd day. He sits at the right hand of God. He loves us and wants us to accept Him by faith. I have accepted Him and I can tell you it has made a tremendous difference in my life. God bless you.
Actually it does matter, not for salvation but for when we celebrate our feasts and fasts for Him and His saints! I am sure you enjoy when someone wished you a happy Easter or Merry Christmas. While it has nothing to do with your salvation, it does have to do with celebrating with your fellow man!
I am glad to hear you found Christ, God bless you and keep you.
Read the book of Colossians. It deals with this issue specifically. Religious holidays were indeed placeholders. But we have the reality now in Christ. ALL religious holidays are obsolete.
“Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.”
Paul to the Colossians
Prayers can not become incantations
Praying to God is praying to God.
You don’t get to judge someone’s faith because you have decided their prayer is incantation.
If you do not eat His flesh and drink His blood, you can not be saved.
Did you know many in the early church were martyred because they believed they were eating the body of Christ and were therefore called cannibals by unbelievers?