Comments on: What Happened to the Biblical Holidays?

By: Coby

Coby — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:40:51 +0000

I’ve been intrigued by the story in Romans 11 where it says, “how much more will these natural branches be grafted back into their own olive tree?” I work in an orchard, and it strikes me that it is talking about the people of Israel being grafted back in to God’s tree of believers WITHOUT him breaking off the Gentile branches first, as he did the Jewish nation. I think there is no disagreement on what that means. The Jews will become Christians. It does not say that Christians will become Jews. When you graft, you poke a new twig or a bud into a slit in the bark of an old tree.

At the same time, Paul says that when this happens “it will be like life from the dead.” Many of us believe that we will understand the significance of Moses and the Prophets in a fuller way, including the Festivals. But I am still puzzled about exactly how to celebrate them. I would not trade the liberty and the love of God of my Gentile Christianity for any amount of profoundly symbolic religious observances. I’m not sure there is any enduring value in one liturgy over another.

Maybe this will help. I am perplexed and frustrated by the controversies that pop up and circulate in the church today over issues like predestination, the rapture, who is and isn’t a member of the true church, instruments in worship… you name it. Maybe if we get more back in line with a Torah pattern of observance we will see these petty controversies in a clearer light.

By: Genary

Genary — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:10:32 +0000

Hi Robin!

I thank you for your sincere desire to know God’s will and purpose for this short pilgirmage on earth. I thank you for making so many resources available.

I do feel a kinship to you in your search. I enjoyed the above article and the previous on on Christmas that led me to this one. However, when I read informative articles about the Savior…it usually raises more questions.

I want to ask if you’ve done any research of the history of the “Jewish” people…. how, why and when they went from being called Hebrews/ Israelites to being called “Jew”. I have glanced over it briefly and, again, it raised more questions. I am having many doubts that the people we call “Jews” are not the direct descendants of the Biblical Israelites. And that this mistaken identity is also a cause for the confusions concerning the Biblical traditions.

This is concerning the modern-day “Jew”. I admit my own ignorance, but I am a willing searcher. If you can direct me to any useful links or information, I would appreciate it.

For the record, I am not attempting to be offensive in my question. I’m just looking for the truth…

Sincerely.

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By: shofar

shofar — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 13:57:10 +0000

great poste,I enjoyed reading your article

By: Holiday Spain

Holiday Spain — Tue, 31 May 2011 10:06:57 +0000

Can you advise the cost of a biblical holiday please?

By: Adam Hrankowski

Adam Hrankowski — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:04:59 +0000

It just seems to make sense to celebrate the Holidays that God invented.

I’d like to share a short parody video I made on the subject of how we have messed with God’s celebrations.

http://youtu.be/45UJBcMos6o

Cheers.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:10:31 +0000

Thank you Robin! I enjoyed reading your article So close to much of what I believe. I love your anniversary/marriage analogy! Something I would like to say though, these are not JEWISH Holy Days but THE LORD’S. Leviticus 23:1–3 “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.” and Leviticus 23:4–14. Whether we are physical or spiritual children of Israel these are Holy Days we are commanded to keep. Oh how love I thy law! Our Creator is so loving and merciful! He shows us HIS plan for mankind through HIS Holy Days. Peace to all and prayers for a deeper understanding and desire to live as Christ-as humanly possible. <3

By: Honestly Hannah » Life got in the way

Honestly Hannah » Life got in the way — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 22:48:10 +0000

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By: Mark Malone

Mark Malone — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:39:53 +0000

By the same flip side of that token, Sha’ul(Paul) only went to SYNAGOGUES that had Yahudi AND Proselytes who converted to YAH and were grounded in Tor’ah, so the message of Sha’ul and Barnabas were accepted by them even more so, as it was the ORAL TRADITION(Law) of the sect of Zeckanim(elders/pharisees) to treat the “gentiles” whether Proselytes or NOT, in DEFIANCE OF EXODUS 12, as DOGS; Witness Messiah speaking to the Samaritan woman who was INDEED A PROSELYTE, but kept as an OUTSIDER. NO pagan has the Spirit within them to run up to Messiah and declare Him as “son of David”, as no pagan would even know who “son of David” was or implied;

Mat 15:22 Behold, a Kana`ani woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Adonai, you son of David! My daughter is severely demonized!”

Mat 15:23 But he answered her not a word. His talmidim came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”

Mat 15:24 But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Yisra’el.”

Mat 15:25 But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Adonai, help me.”

Mat 15:26 But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

Mat 15:27 But she said, “Yes, Adonai, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”

Mat 15:28 Then Yahu’shua answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.

Notice the talmid’im and how they reacted, its because the YOKE OF ORAL TOR’AH(talmud) of treating the Proselyte as “unclean”,

which leads us right into the story of Peter and Cornelius, Peters vision before visiting the household.

By: Mark Malone

Mark Malone — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:28:50 +0000

I would like to point out, that it is true thousands of YAHUDI did follow Yahu’shua the Moshiach(Messiah/Christ), this was not just a “enlightened” movement toward a new “YAH”. Messiah claimed he came BUT for the Lost Sheep, indicating there were already FOUND Sheep(the remnant/Kehilla/qah’al) around at the time of his incarnation as servant to the Fathers will. In addition Tor’ah gives instructions to these Proselytes(known as “strangers” in the KJV, note the difference between “aliens”);

Exd 12:48 When a stranger shall live as a foreigner with you, and will keep the Pesach to YAHUWAH, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one who is born in the land: but no uncircumcised person shall eat of it.

Exd 12:49 One law shall be to him who is born at home, and to the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you.”