Is Easter Pagan?

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(06-27-2010 10:16 PM)grafted Wrote:  

(06-26-2010 10:33 PM)sheep wrecked Wrote:  

(06-26-2010 04:45 PM)grafted Wrote:  Didn't he specify how to remember him though?

Are you asking in reference to Easter?

Yes

1Co 11:23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
1Co 11:24 And when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
1Co 11:25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do you, as oft as you drink it, in remembrance of me.
1Co 11:26 For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you do show the Lord's death till he come.

I do not believe Jesus intended that passover is replaced with the Lord's Supper. Passover is fulfilled completely. It is clear that Jesus said "as often as you do it", not confined to doing it to remember a specific time frame. Remembering the Lord's death till He come is 365 days a year, not just during Easter

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(06-28-2010 10:45 AM)sheep wrecked Wrote:  

(06-27-2010 10:16 PM)grafted Wrote:  

(06-26-2010 10:33 PM)sheep wrecked Wrote:  

(06-26-2010 04:45 PM)grafted Wrote:  Didn't he specify how to remember him though?

Are you asking in reference to Easter?

Yes

1Co 11:23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
1Co 11:24 And when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
1Co 11:25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do you, as oft as you drink it, in remembrance of me.
1Co 11:26 For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you do show the Lord's death till he come.

I do not believe Jesus intended that passover is replaced with the Lord's Supper. Passover is fulfilled completely. It is clear that Jesus said "as often as you do it", not confined to doing it to remember a specific time frame. Remembering the Lord's death till He come is 365 days a year, not just during Easter

I am familiar with the passages, and though I do not celebrate Easter, I am simply curious about your stance on the issue.

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(06-29-2010 01:03 AM)grafted Wrote:  iggrin:

I am familiar with the passages, and though I do not celebrate Easter, I am simply curious about your stance on the issue.

Do you celebrate Passover?

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(06-29-2010 11:35 AM)sheep wrecked Wrote:  Do you celebrate Passover?

Yes, do you?

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(07-05-2010 05:33 PM)grafted Wrote:  

(06-29-2010 11:35 AM)sheep wrecked Wrote:  Do you celebrate Passover?

Yes, do you?

No, I don't. I wouldn't think to do so. Jesus fulfilled passover - He is the Passover Lamb. Passover was old covenant - we are in the New Covenant now. Passover was a shadow of what was to come - which is accomplished to the fullest in Christ.

Just curious - do you observe Passover with the Seder?

[YYZ Skinhead]

(07-06-2010 12:55 PM)sheep wrecked Wrote:  

(07-05-2010 05:33 PM)grafted Wrote:  

(06-29-2010 11:35 AM)sheep wrecked Wrote:  Do you celebrate Passover?

Yes, do you?

No, I don't. I wouldn't think to do so. Jesus fulfilled passover - He is the Passover Lamb. Passover was old covenant - we are in the New Covenant now. Passover was a shadow of what was to come - which is accomplished to the fullest in Christ.

When I was in the Worldwide Church of God, we observed "Passover"--this is a church that considered itself "Christian", despite the verse in the NT that says Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us, which I think means that people who accept Christ are not required to observe the Feast of Passover because it was a type of Jesus' future sacrifice for Jews and Gentiles alike. I am not slamming you, grafted, since I did this myself. I am only saying that people who accept Christ's sacrifice as the Lamb of God are already observing His Passover for us.

[Vic]

(07-07-2010 10:14 AM)YYZ Skinhead Wrote:  ...the NT that says Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us, which I think means that people who accept Christ are not required to observe the Feast of Passover because it was a type of Jesus' future sacrifice for Jews and Gentiles alike. I am not slamming you, grafted, since I did this myself. I am only saying that people who accept Christ's sacrifice as the Lamb of God are already observing His Passover for us.

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(07-07-2010 02:07 PM)Vic Wrote:  

(07-07-2010 10:14 AM)YYZ Skinhead Wrote:  ...the NT that says Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us, which I think means that people who accept Christ are not required to observe the Feast of Passover because it was a type of Jesus' future sacrifice for Jews and Gentiles alike. I am not slamming you, grafted, since I did this myself. I am only saying that people who accept Christ's sacrifice as the Lamb of God are already observing His Passover for us.

can I that?

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(07-06-2010 12:55 PM)sheep wrecked Wrote:  Just curious - do you observe Passover with the Seder?[/b][/color]

Now slam taken; I am a Romans 14 kind of guy.

The way we do it at my house is a little different. We don't have a Seder plate, but we go through what each item meant, and we do remove all leaven, and recite what Christ said to do in remembrance of him...breaking unleavened bread and drinking grape juice vs. wine. We also hold a lesson over his sacrifice, and what it means for today and tomorrow.

[Rose of Shushan]

Quote:We don't have a Seder plate, but we go through what each item meant, and we do remove all leaven, and recite what Christ said to do in remembrance of him..

Which items would that be?