Humans Of Faith

🙌 The Creator never defined Humanity by the sun, moon, and stars. — Humanity is defined as being created in the "image" and "likeness" of the Creator, reflecting His glory.

Bible knowledge:
The Creator is generally depicted as defining humanity by divine image, purpose, and relationship rather than by celestial bodies.

Humanity was created to stewardship the earth and reflect God's character, as depicted in Genesis 1.

Attributes: These are traits God shares with humans in a limited capacity, such as reason, creativity, love, and moral judgment.

Creator vs. Creature: God is the only uncreated, eternal being. Humans are "creatures" who depend on God for their "life and breath".

Moral Consciousness: Humans possess a conscience and a sense of "right and wrong," mirroring God's holiness.

Relational: Just as God is relational (often seen in the "Let us make man" phrasing of Genesis 1:26), humans were created for fellowship with Him and others.

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Time-Keeping: The sun, moon, and stars were set in the Firmament to serve as rulers of the day/night and to mark days, years, and seasons.

Symbolism:
While ➡️not defining human essence, the Bible sometimes uses these bodies as ➡️symbols for nations, rulers, or the house of Israel…

A Crucial Distinction:
Scriptures, such as Deuteronomy 4:19, specifically ➡️ warn against worshiping the sun, moon, and stars, emphasizing that they are servants created for the benefit of humanity and the earth, not to define or dictate human identity.

The Bible teaches that a relationship with God Almighty should “not” be based on personal, self-defined terms because God is the Holy Creator (set apart), not a peer or a concept shaped by human preference. A biblical relationship is founded on submission to His authority, trust in His Word, and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ “Yeshua Messiah”, rather than human efforts, emotions, or personal convenience.

Yeshua (Jesus) did rise, but on the Feast of Firstfruits, not Easter.

Many believers celebrate Yeshua’s resurrection on Easter Sunday, but did you know that He actually rose on the biblical Feast of Firstfruits? This feast, established by God in Leviticus 23:9-14, falls on the first day after the Sabbath following Passover—precisely when Yeshua conquered death!

Passover (Pesach): Yeshua was crucified as the Lamb of God (John 1:29), fulfilling the prophetic picture of the Passover lamb.

Unleavened Bread: The Holy Spirit begins its cleansing and sanctifying work in us once we are saved by helping us bury our flesh just as Messiah was buried.

Firstfruits: He rose from the dead, fulfilling the Feast of Firstfruits (1 Corinthians 15:20-23).
Paul calls Yeshua the “firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Corinthians 15:20). His resurrection was not random—it was perfectly aligned with God’s appointed times, showing that He is the fulfillment of the Torah and the prophetic feasts.

Easter, with its Roman and pagan influences, does not reflect this biblical truth. It is filled with idolatry and pagan fertility symbols.

Returning to the Feast of Firstfruits deepens our understanding of Yeshua’s resurrection in its original, God-ordained context.

Furthermore, Yeshua rose just after sunset on the first day of the week, not at sunrise. The sunrise service is an ancient tradition of worshiping the sun, not the son.

The book of Ezekiel talks 👉against this practice—Ezekiel 8:16 So He brought me into the inner court of the LORD’s house; and there, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east, and they were worshiping the sun toward the east.

Let’s celebrate the victory of our Messiah in the way God intended- not with blasphemous, pagan fertility symbols and rituals.