Pentecost, unlike other biblical festivals, doesn’t have a fixed date—it must be counted. Scripture instructs, “You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath… you shall have a holy convocation” (Leviticus 23:16, 21). This unique count begins with the day after the Sabbath during Unleavened Bread, leading to a day rich with meaning: the Feast of Weeks, or Pentecost. Interpretations of the…
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Were Holy Days the Heresy at Colosse? – Eddie Johnson lifehopeandtruth.com
Ryan Welsh
3 weeks ago in Holy Days
Colossians 2:16-17 is often misunderstood as proof that Paul rejected biblical holy days and food laws. But a closer look reveals something different. Paul wrote to counter false teachings—especially early forms of gnosticism—that had infiltrated the Colossian church. Some gnostics, particularly the ascetic kind, weren’t rejecting holy days altogether. Instead, they were keeping them in harsh, self-denying ways and judging others for being too festive…