It must be
Easter. It's all right there in Ephesians 7, right?
The Lord's
Supper proclaims his death till He comes (1 Cor 11.26)
Do you want
to celebrate the Resurrected Christ? God has already given us a way to do so
and the New Testament Church did it every time they met.
When you
partake of the bread and wine, remember the promises of God and that Christ is
even now seated at the right hand of the Father, the enthroned Davidic King
(Acts 2). That's what the Resurrection means. Death is defeated, we are
justified, but it also points to the promise that He's coming again! The Second
Coming is but the completion of His work. His delay is His longsuffering. But
the Kingdom is established and we are already part of it. We don't need
anything but Christ. No traditions, no innovations.
It has
nothing to do with a Church year, liturgical calendar and sunrise services, let
alone Anglo-Saxon syncretism.
Easter crept
in early, even before the Christ mass. There's nothing wrong with celebrating
the Resurrection, but there is something wrong with keeping days and times and promoting
innovations in the realm of worship. Keeping days is to bring yourself into
bondage (Gal 4.9-10), and innovation is will worship and self-imposed religion (Col
2.20-23).
The
Scriptures are sufficient. The answers are found there, not in traditions, even
if they stir emotions and pack the people in.
