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“Throughout Church history there has been a chasm of misunderstanding between the Church (the body of Messiah) and the Jewish people. Both Christians and Jews have falsely concluded that there is little real or practical connection between Christianity and Jewish life. However, these views are based on either ignorance or false presuppositions.
As one objectively studies the New Testament, one finds there is no escaping the inherit Jewishness of faith in Yeshua the Messiah. Jesus himself was a traditional Jew living in the land of Israel. He called other Jews to follow him as Messiah, the anointed one from God. His early followers considered themselves to be Jews who had found the promised Messiah; hence, they naturally continued the Jewish expression of their faith.
It is, I believe, a tragedy that the Christian community has not understood, for the most part, the rich heritage on which its faith is built.
The Feasts of the Lord, or the biblical holy days, teach us about the nature of God and his plan for mankind.
For example, the Sabbath has much to reach about our weekly lives. Passover is rich in the in the symbolism of the Messiah’s death, burial and resurrection. Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are not obsolete, but continue to declare the reality of Yeshua’s return to this earth.
In short, all of the Feasts of the Lord were given to Israel and to “grafted-in” believers to teach, in a practical way, more about God and his plan for the world. When analyzed with the right spirit, there are some exciting new truths waiting to be rediscovered through participation in the Jewish/biblical holy days!”
God’s Appointed Times: A Practical Guide for Understanding and Celebrating the Biblical Holidays. Barney Kasdan. 1993
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