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1 | Jewish Holy Days | Romans | lookinforacity | 204797 | ||
Why do we as Christians, NOT observe the Jewish Holy days, as set forth in the Bible? Being a part of OUR History, would not the observance of them, be beneficial to us as Christians? Ephesians 2:11-22, We are fellow citizens, and of the household of GOD, as one new man, with the Jews. Shouldn't we identify more closely, with the Jews? Whenever, however we can? NOT out of Legalism, or by LAW. But out of love for the Jewish people, by observing the Holy Days. How do we as Christians, demonstrate the Love we are told to have for the Jews? |
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2 | Jewish Holy Days | Romans | Tamara Brewington | 204798 | ||
Dear Lookinforacity, This was a real issue during the first century, I like this question Lookin.... I forgot to add God Bless you Tamara to the last post you just got, sorry.... Paul says this in Romans in answer to Christians in a mixed congregation of Jews and Gentiles who were facing this problem; Ramans 14:5-6,10-12 Apparently there were some who were celebrating the Sabbath and some who were celebrating on Sunday. In Acts we have a couple of instances where the disciples were meeting on Sundays to celebrate the rising of the Lord from the dead. However, it does not say that they did not also observe the Sabbath on Saturday. The early church saints were at first all Jewish and required that a non Jew become a Proselyte, take the vow, undergo circumsision, become a Jew first, before being allowed to be of the 'way'. We have accounts in Acts of the disciples going to the temple to worship and to preach and to teach in the synagogues and at the temple, that was where the disciples first were meeting, then came the church houses. They were all observing every Jewish holidays, they considered themselves Jews. As the church grew and became more Gentile Paul makes a point again and again for there not being a need to compel them to observe Jewish traditions, but the Jews in those congregations still did, hence the problems. The concern becomes now as it was then that whether or not Gentiles should be beholden to the traditions of Jewish worship in any form. Not now because of a perceived need to be legalistic, or the Law, but because our roots are all in Jesus and what He did and not in the Law and the Prophets to observe the ordinances created unto perpetuity for them. All these things you are considering are the ordinances for worship that stemmed from the Law and the Prophets and are representative of the covenants they were under. We are under a new covenant and have no need to be doing things that stemmed from an old convenant that never applied to us. We identify with the Jews in that we worship the God of the Jews and out of love for them revere them as being our true patriarchs. When you think about the significance of their Holy Days carefully I think you may see that they relate directly the covenants given to them. I do not think they would actually appreciate Christians observing their holy days along with our Christian days since they view us as worshipping a sorcerer and a blasphemer. I am not too sure they would see it as love, hypocrisy maybe, but not love. The reason we observe our holidays is because we worship Christ as the new covenant. We become one man with Jews when they become Christians. The OT saints are part of the same household we are in, but those who reject Christ are not true Jews in their hearts as Paul said in Romans 2. We demonstrate the Love we are told to have for the Jews by being a living witness to them of the forgiveness of the savior they reject and rejected. God Bless Tamara |
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3 | Jewish Holy Days | Romans | COLT.045 | 204833 | ||
Great question lookinforacity!!! Why does everyone call them Jewish Holy Days??? Leviticus 23:1-2 And the Lord spoke to Moses saying. "Speak to the children of "Israel" and say to them: The Feast of the "LORD", which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are "My" feasts. Not all the children of Israel were Jews. There were 12 tribes of Israel only the tribe of Judah the tribe of Levi and part of Benjamin were ever known as Jews. These Feast days are the "LORDS" Holy days. These days if fully understood map out Gods plan of salvation from the sacrifice of the Lamb to the Kingdom of God reigning on the earth. The church founded on the day of Pentacost, a holy day, kept these days all through the New Testament. They also observed the Lords Sabbath Day. Which is also a Feast Day of the Lord.Lev. 23 They will also be kept after the rerturn of Christ Zech 14. There are 10's of thousands of christians that observe these days not as a means of salvation but as a remembrance of God"s plan of salvation for all mankind not just of the "Jews". Hope this helps you lookinforacity. My name is Steven :) peace |
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4 | Jewish Holy Days | Romans | Tamara Brewington | 204834 | ||
Hello Steven this is Tamara, God's day to you... You are going to have to go back to where you posted this, look down at the bottem of this page you are in and you will see "threads". You accidently posted this note to me, Tamara. You have to highlight what you posted to me accidently and then go back to the thread above mine which is Lookinforacity, click on that and paste your answer to him and resend this post you sent me by mistake. God bless, Tamara |
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5 | Jewish Holy Days | Romans | COLT.045 | 204836 | ||
Tamara, Sorry for the mistake I'm new at this. Thanks for the heads up. Steven | ||||||
6 | Jewish Holy Days | Romans | Tamara Brewington | 204837 | ||
No Problem Steve here let me help you out some more and a hearty welcome to the forum! Here is some more info for you about the site. Go to any question that you have asked and scroll all the way down to the bottom of your screen, you will see something called threads. Check the date of your original post, look in there from time to time as members very often go down there to see what is up. Then they often click on a note that was an answer to your question and start talking to one another about your subject without contacting you. You can jump back in the conversation of just observe the converstation. Every day when you come in here click on the already answered questions and look down at the threads, you can jump in at any point in the thread and respond to who ever posted a note in reply to the original question. Also go to where you see on any page a users name and click on it to read who they are and what they are about. If you have not filled in your profile yet please do. Also from time to time you will not be aware of a running conversation, go to the original front page, and on the left top is a window with every latest post whether question or note and you can click on and jump into what people were just talking about latest. Again, welcome to the forum Tamara |
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