Christian Holidays #3

How is it possible that a Christian church, some 25 years after the ascension of Christ, was still observing the oldest known Jewish holiday? And they were. It is easily demonstrated. And they weren’t even a Jewish church. This one was mostly Gentile.Paul wrote to the church in Corinth in about AD 55, and scholars generally agree that the letter was written about Passover season. He was addressing a problem that was disgracing the church, and almost in passing—as though he took it for granted—he made a remark about the Passover that is somewhat startling.Your glorying is not good.

 

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