Gathered Around the Fire

  MY SEVEN REASONS TO BE THANKFUL AT THE FEAST OF WEEKS  This Feast in the Old Covenant marks the memorial of God's People receiving the Instructions of God, written by the finger of God on rigid tablets of stone, that were hewn out of the mountain by God himself. Epic! In the New Covenant, this feast becomes even more epic! A feast thanking Our Heavenly Father and Jesus for sending the Person of the Holy Spirit and Welcoming the Holy Spirit as the Instructor who dwells inside of us and writes God's laws (instructions for life)  internally on the flesh (tablets) of our hearts.   Seven gifts to be thankful for during the feast of Weeks.  Thankful for the Gift of the Holy Spirit  Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive  the gift  of the Holy Spirit Thankful for the Instructor  But this is...

 The content below was taken from the Christ Plus Zero Movement blog.  The content was so good so I copied it, edited it, reformatted it, and made some corrections. You can see the original article by clicking on this link  Christ Plus Zero Movement blog . 1.      Because on one solemn antitypical Shavuot around 2000 years ago, dozens of devout followers of Christ were permanently indwelt by the Holy Ghost during observation of this very same feast.  2.      Because this event (in Acts 2) is seen as the inauguration of the New Testament assembly/church/congregation,  all for whom Christ died should commemorate this feast in Thanksgiving for the Father sending another comforter to His assembly/congregation/church. 3.      Because Shavuot is a divine and perpetual ordinance (Leviticus 23:21). 4.      Because Shavuot is indicative of Gentiles joining the people of God.  T...