Doesn’t Paul provide an answer to any controversy between believers in Romans?
“He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.”
If you’re observing a day or eating/not eating certain foods, doing it for the Lord and giving Him thanks, then it’s good in the eyes of the Lord. That’s how I was taught to understand it, and still understand it that way.
Yes, that is the obvious meaning and understanding of Paul’s teaching concerning these jewish laws. It’s the meaning that’s been taught ever since until today. However..
The UCG turns them upside down somehow so they mean the reverse: Christians still must observe holy days and dietary laws. And... the UCG claims this is what the early Christians did - gentile and jew - back then and up to today.
The rest of us are “counterfeit.”