Are you interested in learning about the traditional feasts and holidays that Jesus observed? Do you think this has any value in Christianity? Thank you, may the Lord bless you!
2007-09-20 17:28:06 · 12 answers · asked by Marie 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Just want to know what you think and am not directing anyone to do anything. Please, if you are athiest this is for Christians and Jewish folks!
2007-09-20 17:31:13 · update #1
Yes lucid, it is the Jewish holiday of atonement for sins that is observed by fasting and prayer. Usually the fast is observed for 25 hours. They observe it on the 21st of October. From the 21st to the 22.
If anyone has any other details to add, please feel free to let us know.
2007-09-20 18:12:22 · update #2
As a Christian I always make note of all Jewish Holy Days. My dearest friend is Jewish, and though I may not keep the same traditions she does, I honor them. I belonged to a church that celebrated all of them. The pastor went home to be with the Lord and I now belong to another church. Our pastor now always mentions them and teaches the reason they are honored, but we do not practice them. When she visits, I almost always have to buy a few new pans that have never been used for cooking pork or meat that is not Kosher. As an Orthodox Jew, she also does not eat dairy products and meat at the same meal.
2007-09-20 18:05:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Catholics are supposed to fast during Lent and Advent, and go to confession, or are supposed to for repentance at least once a year, and many go more often. Some Protestants also fast at times and repent their sins, either privately or in some kind of religious gathering. I respect the day of Yom Kippur. But much of the Old Testament is picked and chosen by Christians in general. Something like passages against homosexuality are shown as proof God can not tolerate it, but at the same time, most Christians (including me) have no problem with eating pork or shellfish. Directly most Christians also don't observe Passover, either, although do commemorate the Last Supper, which was a Seder meal. Some Christians actually don't know that. I think it is because as the church spread westward, it became more "Roman" than Jewish. The church I attend, while we don't observe Yom Kippur or other Jewish holy days directly, they are spoken about and the connection between the Jewish faith and the Christian faith is talked about frequently. NOTE: Christians are the followers of Jesus Christ. Christ did not follow himself, therefore, technically he could not be a "Christian" but I understand what you mean.
2016-05-19 22:37:16 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I won't but I have known some United Methodists who have (by fasting I mean). I will remember it but I will still go to work.
From Wikipedia:
In Christianity the phrase Day of Atonement is usually taken to refer to a more singular eschatological event also known as Judgement Day, and most Christians ignore Yom Kippur as they do not consider it to be part of the New Covenant. However, many Christian theologians and scholars acknowledge that there is a strong connection between the two days; for example, one Christian theologian argues that Yom Kippur is the foreshadowing pre-text of Christ's future judgement of mankind.
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Fast Day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is observed on September 14 in the Julian Calendar, roughly coinciding with Yom Kippur (which oscillates with respect to the Julian and Gregorian Calendars). One Orthodox priest – Rev. Patrick Reardon – argues that it is obviously derived from Yom Kippur, and that everyone realises this.
The Amish Christians also observe a Fast Day on October 11 in the Gregorian Calendar, which similarly coincides roughly with Yom Kippur
2007-09-20 17:40:55 · answer #3 · answered by Capernaum12 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Christianity is based on observing Jesus as our savior, Lord, and God. Observing Yom Kippur is not wrong, but it is a Jewish observation and has nothing to do with Jesus, only God. A non-Jewish Christian has no reason to observe Yom Kippur.
2007-09-21 03:16:56 · answer #4 · answered by Peter P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My church celebrates a Passover meal every Passover in the basement of our church. My pastor is great friends with a local Rabbi who conducts the meal. The Jewish religion is fascinating and Ive gotten addicted to Matzo ball soup! Never have observed Yom Kippur, in fact I'm a bit ashamed I do not know what exactly it symbolizes, could you shed some light on that?
2007-09-20 17:48:36 · answer #5 · answered by Loosid 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I will be observing Yom Kippur for the first time, and am interested in learning more about it. I think there is a lot of value in doing anything that Jesus did.
He says in Matthew 5:17 that He did not come to destry or abolish the Law or Prophets. He came to fulfil or complete them.
He also says in John 14:15 that if we love Him we will keep His commandments.
In Mark 12:29-31, Jesus says the greatest commandments are to "love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength." and to "love your neighbor as yourself".
There is value in following God's commandments. I know that we don't sacrifice animals anymore, because Jesus died for our sins. That still doesn't mean we can't choose this day to honor God in rememberance and thankfulness for His grace. Also, Rom 3:23-26 says:
Rom. 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Rom. 3:24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
Rom. 3:25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,
Rom. 3:26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
I wrote a lot more about why I am observing Yom Kippur here:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070920191745AA0OkdS#ALtuDFXGUm2HDwwt2Hj9
2007-09-21 04:53:42 · answer #6 · answered by oceancat 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am intrigued and fascinated with the Jewish High Holy Days. I am learning about them from watching Perry Stone on Manna Fest every week. (He's on the Christian TV networks). He's the most well informed teacher on those subjects.
Wish I could take one of those Tours to the Holy Land with his group.
2007-09-20 19:16:12 · answer #7 · answered by wildflower 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yom Kippur is a Jewish holiday the Jewish new year. It's not Christian holiday so there'd be no reason for Christians to celebrate it.
2007-09-20 17:44:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes i will, but we call it Day of atonement, and no i am not jewish.
Yes you are right Jesus keeped them, and the apostles keeped them after His death, and yes mankind should keep them too. and we will when Jesus returns, this is one of the first things Jesus will do after He establishes His kingdom on the earth, that is He will command all nations to keep the feast of tabernacles.
Little does this world know that Gods seven Holy Days pictures Christ and the world to come. Each Holy Day has rich spiritual meaning.
2007-09-20 17:43:20 · answer #9 · answered by His eyes are like flames 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Day of Atonement was a type and shadow of what was to come, what Jesus would do, for us.
We rest in him every day, perpetually.
2007-09-20 17:44:43 · answer #10 · answered by hisgloryisgreat 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋