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Topic	Anyone else giving up something for Lent?
SolaFide 02/26/20 2:18:56 PM #13:	As is obvious from my username, I am a very devoted Reformed Protestant, so I have serious problems with the ritual of Lent. I find it to be equivalent to the worldly, unbiblical sanctimoniousness that the Apostle Paul denounces in Colossians 2:20-23: "If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulationsDo not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch (referring to things that all perish as they are used)according to human precepts and teachings? These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh." Lent takes our eyes off of the salvation that Christ has already secured for those who believe in Him and places so much weight on an empty ritual that is no where sanctioned in Scripture. Jesus also commands his disciples to fast in secret and to not go around displaying their supposed holiness in the way that the Pharisees do (Matt. 6:18). This is far removed from "Ash Wednesday" and "Lent" in which those who participate place ashes on their forehead and advertise their participation in the ritual in various ways. The joy that the Christian should experience in celebrating the resurrection is not the joy that comes from saying, "hey, now that Lent is over I can eat chocolate again," but is instead the joy that comes from a recognition that the Lord Jesus conquered sin, temptation, and death and saved believers from condemnation under the law. The trivial things that we could give up for Lent are absolutely insignificant in relation to the sacrifice made by the eternal God who, out of love for his people, came into the world, took on a fleshly body, and fulfilled the requirements of the law so that those who believe in his name shall not perish but obtain everlasting life. In taking our eyes off of the person of Christ and placing them onto dead works, rituals, and arbitrary rules, the celebration of Lent betrays the message of the Gospel. --- The men doing the vital things of life are those who read the Bible and are Christians and not ashamed to let the world know it. -Booker T. Washington <cite>SolaFide posted [p:934908244] in Anyone els... [t:78433347]...</cite> <quote>As is obvious from my username, I am a very devoted Reformed Protestant, so I have serious problems with the ritual of Lent. I find it to be equivalent to the worldly, unbiblical sanctimoniousness that the Apostle Paul denounces in Colossians 2:20-23: "If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulationsDo not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch (referring to things that all perish as they are used)according to human precepts and teachings? These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh." Lent takes our eyes off of the salvation that Christ has already secured for those who believe in Him and places so much weight on an empty ritual that is no where sanctioned in Scripture. Jesus also commands his disciples to fast in secret and to not go around displaying their supposed holiness in the way that the Pharisees do (Matt. 6:18). This is far removed from "Ash Wednesday" and "Lent" in which those who participate place ashes on their forehead and advertise their participation in the ritual in various ways. The joy that the Christian should experience in celebrating the resurrection is not the joy that comes from saying, "hey, now that Lent is over I can eat chocolate again," but is instead the joy that comes from a recognition that the Lord Jesus conquered sin, temptation, and death and saved believers from condemnation under the law. The trivial things that we could give up for Lent are absolutely insignificant in relation to the sacrifice made by the eternal God who, out of love for his people, came into the world, took on a fleshly body, and fulfilled the requirements of the law so that those who believe in his name shall not perish but obtain everlasting life. In taking our eyes off of the person of Christ and placing them onto dead works, rituals, and arbitrary rules, the celebration of Lent betrays the message of the Gospel. --- The men doing the vital things of life are those who read the Bible and are Christians and not ashamed to let the world know it. -Booker T. Washington</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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