So since Jesus was certainly Jewish, shouldn't those who believe in Him celebrate Jewish traditions?

Question

Since Jesus celebrated and followed Jewish ways(old testment),shouldn't those of us who consider ourselves "christian" or catholic, have respect and honor these traditions because of Him and the His mother, Mary,( who was also Jewish).

Answer 1

some of us Christians do --- suggest that in your church --- I would love to know what they say.....

Answer 2

While I have no problem with someone's desire to observe Jewish traditions, Jesus died so that His followers would not have to live by old testament standards, and since today's Jews claim that Jesus is not the Messiah, but only a great teacher, I choose not to participate in traditions that may reflect a belief that I do not share.

Answer 3

The Jewish traditions are what were nailed to the cross (Not the Ten Commandments as many people like to teach). We do not celebrate Jewish traditions because Paul tells us in the Bible that they are not binding on us any more. We don't do anything because of Mary. She was just a human, like the rest of us, and she is resting in her grave now. We still keep the Ten Commandments because they were NOT the laws or traditions that were nailed to the cross. They were written in stone by God's own finger and were meant to be permanant. Revelation 22:14 states that the people who get to enter heaven will be those who love God and keep His Commandments. That includes the fourth commandment by the way. We are saved by grace and we keep His commandments out of love for Him because they show us where our characters are out of line with His. The traditions do nothing to ensure our salvation. So why keep them? I guess it would be OK to do it just for the experience, as long as you know that it has nothing to do with your salvation.

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Answer 4

No. And just so you know Jesus did not follow all Jewish Law. In fact, He was arrested for blasphemy (violating Jewish Law). Just one example of how He broke the Jewish Law: He healed on the Sabbath. There are many others, I suggest you actually read your Bible.

P.S. Sammi: The Jews don't believe Christ has come yet.

Answer 5

For the most part, we do. We celebrate Passover, only we celebrate it in light of the Christian truth that Jesus is the Lamb of God (He is the lamb that was slaughtered so that death passes over all who believe and act as Christ commanded). We have many traditions that come down to us from our Jewish ancestors. We don't celebrate the Jewish calendar because we have our own calendar that celebrates the life of Christ, with its own "new year" and such events. We don't celebrate Hanukah (forgive me if I butchered the spelling) because it is a celebration of the Rededication of the Temple, and for Christians, the Temple is the Body of Christ.

Answer 6

Jewish Christians still celebrate them!

We TRUE CHRISTIANS are New Testament peoples.

We do not have to follow the ( Mosaic Laws) Levitical Laws or celebrate the Old Feast Days.

All of this was changed by Jesus.

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Answer 7

I guess if you are Jewish and think that there is salvation in the LAW then you better do it. I am a christian gentile. I hold all days the same before God, I keep the Sabbath as I keep the passover, the feast of in-gathering or the feast of booths. Everyday is the day that the Lord has made I make it a point to rejoice and be glad in them as I remember He to whom I owe it all.

Answer 8

Jehovah is a mistransliteration of YHWH (before spelled in Englaish JHVH), which could be suggested more effective like Yehweh. we are no longer completely confident of techniques to pronounce YHWH because hebrew has no voweld in it, and *because Jews under no circumstances utter this call*. They continually replace it with yet again period. Christians have performed a similar aspect, utilising words like God, Father, or Lord. Islam flat out states Judaism, Christianity and Islam keep on with a similar God, and many Christians and Jews also believe this. in spite of each and every thing, all of them percentage significant mythology. 2/3 of the Christian Bible is Jewish Scripture. The Horus aspect is a fraud. there is surely no pre-Christian record describing Horus as such. era. it is complete nonsense. there is not any longer some thing that even comes close. He did no longer have disciples. His moms and dads were Osiris and Isis, gods of fertility. he changed into no longer born Dec 25. end spreading this nonsense, please. in case you do not believe me, hunt down a source of such coaching. let us know what record depicts Horus as such.

Answer 9

Unfortunately the mono-theistic faiths have lost sight of their interconnectedness... Same God - different approaches to worship...

Jews, Christians, and Muslims all believe in Adam, Moses, Abraham... And did you know that Muslims believe that Jesus will return to the earth before the Day of Judgment?

We should all respect one anothers' traditions and learn about religions other than our own! This can only strengthen our faith!

Answer 10

No, because the Jews for the most part have never accepted him as the Messiah. We can have direct contact with God now because of what Jesus did. When He died, the veil in the temple was torn from top to bottom. If you don't know this story and what it implies, you definitley need to read the Bible.

Answer 11

No because Jesus was the fulfilment of the law. Romans 10:4