Ok so I never could quite understand this. Jesus was Jewish. Christianity is very different from Judiasm in several ways. If Jesus celebrated Jewish holidays like passover, why do Christians not follow and keep the same holidays and traditions as their lord? Why do christians not keep kosher like Jesus. Basically why are things so different? I am sorry if I sound ignorant but I am Jewish and always wondered what the answer was to this question.
2006-07-20 08:06:27 · 27 answers · asked by nigel 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Most Christains will fall back on saying that Jesus fullfill profecies but if you ask them which one they will have hard time to explain. I doubth many of them even know. Sure enough they will do search and trow few passages from bible without even understanding how they were or what it takes to fullfill.
Christains do refuse Jesus and at the same time accept him. Dual face is being invented by Paul and he was genious but not inspired one.
THere are several msitakes in Paul's teaching and if you need let me know i will show.
As for the law of GOD here is the direct quote from Bible. REgardless what Christains will try to say Jesus says him self. And refusing that means they refuse Jesus is a the aboslute truth.
Exodus 12:14, 17, 24
And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. ... And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever. ... And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
Leviticus 23:14,21,31
It shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations.
1 Chronicles 16:15
Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations ... an everlasting covenant.
Psalm 119:151-2
Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth. Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
Psalm 119:160
Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
Malachi 4:4
Remember ye the law of Moses.
Matthew 5:18-19
Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or tittle shall nowise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 16:17
It is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
There was another one where Jesus saying that he is not here to cahnge the law but fullfill... something like that.
2006-07-20 08:24:29 · answer #1 · answered by PicassoInActions 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus was Jewish by descent, not religion. Which therefore mean that he didn't have to behave a particular way since he is the one that set the standard. I know that many Christians still observe passover even if it isn't celebrated the way it was. The death and resurrection changed many of the customs. As far as staying Kosher, we (Christians) do not live by that b/c it doesn't really apply. We no longer have to worry about the foods we eat just as we don't worry about sacrifices to God. Many of what was in the Old Testament changed after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Since he is the only way to the Father, all the other rituals don't apply. I hope this helps.
2006-07-20 08:15:28 · answer #2 · answered by belovedenigma 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a really good question!! Jesus did celebrate them and if you notice most traditional Christian services will still celebrate the Passover and other festivals - just not the same.
From the limited study I know - After the time of Jesus' death, most Jewish people who hadn't already accepted Jesus as the Messiah kept on in their ways. The apostles preached not only to them, but to the "Gentiles" (aka, the rest of us). At one point they debated, how do with fix how different Gentiles and Jews are.....the Gs hadn't practiced all the customs. But they figured it out.
The coming of Christ was SO significant to the apostles and others that practices that they had engaged in for thousands of years were either moved to different days or terminated completely.
Try reading in the book of Acts, there is a lot of good detail in there.
Good luck!!
PS - There is actually an organization called "Jews for Jesus". It might help you learn more.
2006-07-20 08:13:55 · answer #3 · answered by Molly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first Christians were Jews. They went to temple or synagogue on the Sabbath (Saturday) with fellow Jews.
Then they gathered on the first day of the week, the day on which Jesus rose from the dead (Sunday), with fellow Christians to tell stories of Jesus and share Eucharist.
Later Gentiles joined Christianity. It was decided by the Apostles who were filled with the Holy Spirit that the new Gentile Christians did not have to convert to Judaism. So they only attended on Sundays and were not ruled by the Jewish ritual and dietary laws.
This is also shown in the belief that Jesus fulfilled the Mosaic Law, the one sacrifice so that no others will ever be needed.
It has been this way ever since.
With love in Christ.
2006-07-20 16:58:01 · answer #4 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason why we Christians do not celebrate the Jewish holidays is because, we celebrate dates Concerning Our Lord Jesus.
We choose to celebrate Easter because we celebrate Our Lord's Passion, Death, & Resurrection.
One holiday that would have been mutual to both Jews & Christians would have been Shevuot, except for the fact that the New Testement was written in Greek, so it is called Pentecost, instead. Moreover, instead of celebrating Pentecost in honour of the 10 Commandments, we celebrate it in honour of the Holy Spirit Coming Down upon the Apostles.
The reason we do not keep Kosher is because St. Peter had a dream inwhich Christ Told him that in Him all things are anew, so we do not have to be wary of what to eat & what not to eat.
2006-07-20 11:00:16 · answer #5 · answered by clusium1971 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was certainly Jewish, but he taught a different view.
Jews, of course, are waiting for the Messiah. Jesus had the nerve to say that God was His father, intinmating that He was the Messiah. Old Testament Jewish belief dictated you do everything for the Temple, and the leaders would take of you. Jesus preached a more personal style, doing more for God, than for man (as in church leaders). Jesus really was one of the early Earth Children, teaching a very "natural" was of life and celebration. It's amazing to see what "Christian" churches became over the centuries, isn't it.
2006-07-20 08:12:14 · answer #6 · answered by Mary Beth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Church experienced a major reform when it was decided to allow Gentiles into the Church. People who had been Jewish and who converted to Christianity believed that Gentiles had to be excluded. They believed anyone coming into the Christian Church had to come in through Judaism, as they had done.
There was a great deal of controversy over this question of whether or not to allow Gentiles into the Church. A conference was convened in Jerusalem. Peter stood up and expressed the belief that the Gentiles should be allowed into the Church. Then, after more testimony from Paul and Barnabas about their ministry to the Gentiles and what God was doing with the Gentiles, James, the brother of Jesus, stood up. He said he agreed the Gentiles should be allowed into the church. But he suggested, they should be asked to honor some of the Mosaic practices. It was a compromise and Christianity thrived on its new found potential for expansion. Other factors influenced the formation of the early Church but of course that is another item for discussion.
2006-07-20 08:27:56 · answer #7 · answered by EMT3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus gave a new commandment at the last supper, "That you love one another, as I have loved you". That commandment basically overrides the Jewish law. There are many of Jesus' teachings that clarify the meanings of Jewish laws, and he used these to teach what is was that God really wanted from mankind. The Jewish laws were given to the Jews when they were in a state of cultural infancy. Christianity is the fully formed adult emerging in a state of self-actualization.
2006-07-20 08:15:43 · answer #8 · answered by correrafan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because as Christians we believe that the old law was supplanted by the sacrifice of Jesus' blood on the cross. But this doesn't mean that we have forsaken all of the customs. Lots of Christians celebrate holidays with a seder meal. Ther is also lots of evidence that Jesus did not keep kosher. He often ate with Gentiles.
2006-07-20 08:12:07 · answer #9 · answered by ponyboy 81 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Jews do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah. This is one difference in the Judeo-Christian tradition that sparked the speparation. Christians began following the teachings of Jesus. When the church was formed, they were trying to convert Pagans to Christianity. In order to do so more easily, they followed many of the Pagan traditions, which centered around things like the harvest.
2006-07-20 08:15:18 · answer #10 · answered by Melissa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The coming of Jesus The Christ fullfilled all of the old law... the Mosaic Law. Leaving the Ten Commandments in force for The Church of which Jesus The Christ is The Head. So we of the Christian FAith get to eat ham sandwitches... :-)
There are many of the Christian Faith who do indeed keep much of the old traditions as their way to worrship and honor God.. It is not forbidden to those of The Church... it is just that The Mosaic Law is not a requirement for Salvation... for that matter keeping the Ten Commandments is not either... but We of the Faith still try to keep them.
During the time Jesus The Christ walked among us he was most observant of ALL of The Law of Moses... He was the one who gave it to Moses in the first place... He, Jesus, was the only jew in history who actualy keept ALL of the Law.
2006-07-20 08:16:28 · answer #11 · answered by IdahoMike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋