Why Should Christians Keep the Passover?

Good News Magazine ^ | March 1998 | Allen Stout

[ksen]

Thanks Doug.

Bump for later reading.

-ksen

[GirlNextDoor]

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[DouglasKC]

Good post. The symbolism in the original passover, how the observance developed within Jewish observances and the sacrifice of the Lamb of G-d is stunning. More can be found at a great messianic jewish website.
Pesach Shalom, my brother.

Thank you...the beliefs I hold are very close to the beliefs of messianic jews and I've gained much knowledge and understanding from reading their beliefs.

[DouglasKC]

I believe that Christ was the fulfillment of the feasts in the Old Testament. He is our Passover Lamb and the Passover feast in the OT was a foreshadow of the truth found in Christ. As Christians, if we observe the feasts we do not have a true understanding of what Christ did on the Cross. He did, however, give us a new feast to observe until His return and that is the Lord's Supper. Don't confuse this with the Passover from the OT, because they are not the same.

LOL...I thought you would say that...

But what I don't understand is that this IS the original "Lord's Supper". Here's where it began. Jesus instituted it at the Passover meal and introduced new symbols to commemerate his passover, the bread and the wine. He even instructed us to do these things in remembrance...

[DouglasKC]

Just to get my opinion out of the way since most of you won't agree anyway, Jesus told His disciples and they continued teaching the early church to partake of bread and wine but there was a deadline for this observance which I believe has long since passed. This is an excellent example of how "a little leaven leavens the whole lump". Your view on one doctrine can effect many others even to the point of being lost.
1 Corinthians 11:26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

I think it's interesting that the first verse in that chapter is Paul instructing his followers to:

1Co 11:1 Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

What is the deadline you're talking about?

[DouglasKC]

Hey by the way why have you been so scarce in the neverending story thread?

[Claud]

Relevant additional reading in Dr. Scott Hahn's the Fourth Cup: "The first area I'd like to focus on is how it is that Christ in the Last Supper and in the Eucharist offers himself up as the new covenant Passover, and how the Eucharist and the Old Testament Passover are in a sense two sides of the same coin.

[JohnnyM]

No topic has really sparked my interest of late, plus I was getting too caught up in the arguing, and it was creating some heated moments, so I wanted to step away from that for a while.

JM

[DouglasKC]

Relevant additional reading in Dr. Scott Hahn's the Fourth Cup: "The first area I'd like to focus on is how it is that Christ in the Last Supper and in the Eucharist offers himself up as the new covenant Passover, and how the Eucharist and the Old Testament Passover are in a sense two sides of the same coin.

Thank you for that Claud...that was very interesting reading. While I don't agree with the concept of transubtation (is that the word?), I agree with much of what he said and it taught me some background I hadn't known before...

[DouglasKC]

No topic has really sparked my interest of late, plus I was getting too caught up in the arguing, and it was creating some heated moments, so I wanted to step away from that for a while.

Yeah, that's always a difficulty over there...lol it's kind of that way on all of FreeRepublic now that I think of it. I'm kind of getting to the point where I just think "I know what I believe and it's not going to change and I know God will bring people to him in his own good time so I'm not even going to get into big arguments about it."

[Claud]

Thank you for that Claud

My great pleasure! You've got an interesting thread going here...my fiancee is a Jewish convert so it is particularly close to my heart.

[SpookBrat]

This looks like a fascinating read. I'll have to come back in a bit.

[SpookBrat]

Same here. :)

[DouglasKC]

Thank you for that Claud My great pleasure! You've got an interesting thread going here...my fiancee is a Jewish convert so it is particularly close to my heart.

Converted from Judaism or converted to Judaism?

[muggs]

Thanks Doug,good article. There is much truth in the Good News Magazine and I always read it when the magazine arrives. I didn't realize it was on-line also.

Yeah, we don't agree on everything but that's okay by me. This place would be boreing if we all agreed on everything.

[DouglasKC]

Thanks Doug,good article. There is much truth in the Good News Magazine and I always read it when the magazine arrives. I didn't realize it was on-line also.

It's great, they've got all the back issues up there too. Did you read the latest with the "Is the Bible True?" theme? I read that one cover to cover....

[muggs]

It's right next to me but I haven't read it yet, for two reasons, 1. I have to share with my husband, and 2. I am having a serious problem lately reading small print (with the computer I set the font to extra large). I went to the doctor after loseing vision temporarily in one eye last week and she gave me some eye drops and a prescription for new glasses. Hopefully when I get the new glasses next week things will be better. If not, she is going to order blood work. It's not fun getting old. :)

[DouglasKC]

Thought you all might enjoy this...

[DouglasKC]

It's right next to me but I haven't read it yet, for two reasons, 1. I have to share with my husband, and 2. I am having a serious problem lately reading small print (with the computer I set the font to extra large). I went to the doctor after loseing vision temporarily in one eye last week and she gave me some eye drops and a prescription for new glasses. Hopefully when I get the new glasses next week things will be better. If not, she is going to order blood work. It's not fun getting old. :)

I'll be sure to say a prayer for you on the eye thing... but I'm afraid I can't help on the husband thing...or maybe I can...

Click here for this months issue...

[DouglasKC]

Late afternoon bump...