There's a misunderstanding among Christians that Scriptural holidays are "Jewish" holidays. Scripture doesn't teach that. G-d says these holidays are to be observed throught time. So why don't Christians observe them when their own Messiah did? Aren't Christians to live as Jesus lived?
2006-06-10 08:18:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I know in general Christians don't observe them, but I used to go to Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, CA and they celebrated a traditional Passover. It was small and cost money (for the food), but it was incredibly powerful & added new layers of meaning Jesus' ministry & teaching. That church probably does this because it had a large number of Christians with Jewish backgrounds.
I highly recommend these holidays.
2006-06-10 08:25:10 · answer #1 · answered by mfg 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Gentile Christians are not bound to follow the feasts of the
L-rd, though some actually do. The covenant was made to Israel and her descendants, and while there are feasts that will be required of all nations in the millinial riegn of Messiah (the Feast of Booths, Zec. 14:16-19), it is only nation of Israel that it is commanded that they keep the feasts and such. They are the ones that get to represent the L-rd to the world, painting the beautiful picture of the redemtion of G-d to His people through the Messiah.
The ideaology of not being held to the things like the feasts and circumcision and everything else is found first in Acts chapter 15, where some of the Jewish believers in Jesus were teaching that circumcision was necisary for salvation, and it caused quite a stir. Paul the Apostle was sent to Jerusalem where they held a counsel to seek the will of G-d concerning the matter, and to seek whether He would have them to do these things.
The counsel concluded that "G-d, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as [he did] unto us; And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. Now therefore why tempt ye G-d, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? But we believe that through the grace of the L-rd Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them." (Acts 15:8-12)
Because they wanted the grace of G-d to be the point, and not the works of man, they decided only to have the Gentiles be concerned "that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and [from] fornication, and [from] things strangled, and [from] blood. For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day." (Acts 15:20-21)
It's not that these feasts hold no significance, or that they should not be observed, but that the Gentiles are not held in bondage by tradition so that the relationship between God and man may flourish.
Personally, I cannot wait until we all get to go up together as a globally unified body to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles, and to proclaim how the L-rd has led us each out of bondage; from Egypt, and from sin.
2006-06-10 15:44:31 · answer #2 · answered by compassionate_theologian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like too participate, believe me!!! Traditions are not only solid, they are fun and they promote unity and a season of fellowship. These practices have been carried out by Jewish people since the Lord God commanded them, as outlined in the Old Testiment.
Personally, I don't see why Christians can't participate when allowed. Still, these traditions were given specifically to the Jews and we (who are not Jewish) should honor and understand that. But I've already announced to my Jewish friends that I expect to be invited to the next Passover meal. Yum!
2006-06-10 15:27:39 · answer #3 · answered by Spirit_Rider 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Jesus is the fulfillment of those feasts. One who lives for Jesus with the proper attitude of heart celebrates the joy and peace of the feasts every day of his life.
2006-06-10 15:25:34 · answer #4 · answered by Lady Di-USA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While most Christians accept that the Jewish faith is our "elder brother" in the faith, Christians don't live "under the law." We believe that with Christ a new covenant was established. If you read the works of Paul, especially Romans, it is basically a thesis of Christian theology.
2006-06-10 15:23:55 · answer #5 · answered by keri gee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope because Jesus die in the cross, to change the Old testament that apparently was to hard for the Jew's, reason why the Jew's basically kill him , so their second chance to salvation will begin to despaired then the new catholic and christian religion became to allow the Jew's one more chance to convert to Christianity, so why sure I follow some one that become a God and Jesus believer only went its a possible for then to achieved something or just because its convenient .
2006-06-10 15:26:39 · answer #6 · answered by paradiseemperatorbluepinguin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shalom! Shouldn't all other nations observe only 7 laws of Noah?
2006-06-10 15:24:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not taught in the typical Christian church, but I would have no problems observing those feasts.
2006-06-10 15:21:15 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because at the time of his death, Jesus made a new covenant and we are no longer under Mosaic Law.
2006-06-10 15:24:11 · answer #9 · answered by ~Donna~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋