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To: fortheDeclaration; xzins; HarleyD
The point is, there is no reason for any saved Jew to be following Jewish customs.

There is no religious reason for a saved Jewish person to be keeping the old covenant rituals. They are free to observe certain customs for social reasons, e.g., the eating of certain foods, but those customs have no religious significance under the new covenant for either Jews or gentiles.

They also need to be careful to appreciate that certain customs cannot be kept in the fashion of the old covenant in any appropriate form, e.g., the sacrifice of animals for the "remission" of sin. This poits out one obvious difficulty with trying to observe the old covenant feats days. They were all intimately tied to the temple sacrifices, and once the temple was destroyed and the sacrifices ended, the feast could not be properly conducted. The Jewish feast customs today (Passover, etc) are based on post-exile rabbinic traditions. Jewish believers should be very wary about following such traditions and customs.

138 posted on 08/08/2006 5:39:52 AM PDT by topcat54
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To: topcat54
There is no religious reason for a saved Jewish person to be keeping the old covenant rituals. They are free to observe certain customs for social reasons, e.g., the eating of certain foods, but those customs have no religious significance under the new covenant for either Jews or gentiles.

Amen. Paul calls them 'weak and beggarly elements' (Gal.4:9)

140 posted on 08/08/2006 5:49:26 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? (Gal.4:16))
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To: topcat54; Buggman; P-Marlowe; fortheDeclaration; blue-duncan
Since the temple ever was only to be in Jerusalem, and since the nation was always possessed of geographic boundaries so large as to prevent ready access to Jerusalem, and since Jews were always to observe the sabbath in their towns and villages, and since they were to assemble, then there was always an acceptable worship apart from the Temple.

Attendance at the Temple was a special event.

In the meantime,

Luke 4:14-30 14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17

142 posted on 08/08/2006 5:51:54 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Supporting the troops means praying for them to WIN!)
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