The Old Covenant Passover: Former Shadow or Supplemental New Covenant Feast? #2

In this post I will present several of the reasons persons on the Truth Talk Live forum gave for the continuation of the Passover in the same form as it was practiced in the Old Covenant. Note that these persons promote what I am going to call the "dual Passover institution", in other words, they suggest the celebration of the Old and the New Covenant Passover rituals.

Aside from the one comment that basically repeated the heresy of the Judaizers, below were the basic reasons given in four different categories (as I see it) for continuing the practice of the Old Covenant format of the Passover. I will address the Judaistic objection to the Old Covenant Passover format.

1. It is the New Covenant believer’s privilege to partake of the Old Covenant feast.

i. One comment included this quote, “It’s not bondage to celebrate what God has told us to celebrate. It’s understanding why Jesus did what he did. The more you understand that, the more grace will abound and prosper in YOUR life.”

2. Celebrating the Old Covenant form of the Passover benefits our faith.

i. By this celebration you can know God/the Person of Christ better, and you will be brought closer to Him.

ii. Celebrating this feast provides deep meaning in your life and spiritual significance.

iii. The practice of this feast helps you to understand the bible and grace better.

3. The New Testament doesn’t explicitly forbid the celebration of the Old Covenant form of the Passover.

i. Jesus celebrated it.

ii. Hebrews speaks more about the abrogation of the Old Covenant sacrifices than the abrogation of the Old Covenant feasts.

iii. Christ commanded that we continue to obey Old Covenant commands, i.e., love the Lord and your neighbor.

iv. We celebrate Holy Days (holidays) such as Christmas and Easter, which are not explicitly sanctioned in the bible.

v. There is vast statistical approval of the celebration of the Old Covenant format of the Passover by attendees.

4. 1 Cor. 5:7-8 Paul reiterated the Old Covenant command to “keep the feast”.

In the following posts I will answer these objections.