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indianabob:

--- Quote from: Kat on April 14, 2008, 07:50:21 AM ---
Hi Jackie,

When I was in WWCG, a long time ago, we kept the Passover.  We had a service in which there was the observance of the bread and the wine.  The Scriptures of the events surrounding the Crucifixion were read.  Then we had the food washing ceremony. 
The next day started the Days of Unleavened Bread which lasted 7 days.  We had to meticulously clean all leaven (it was suppose to represent sin) produces (including nonbread items) out of our homes before this started.  The first and the last days were 'holy days' which we were required to attended double services that day (this was usually not in my city, so I had to drive usually over an hour to these holy day services that we had 7 times a year, oh and my husband did not attend and I had my 3 children to bring with me to these services).  Then for seven days we were not to eat anything with leaven in it.
 
This was our attempt to keep this profoundly meaningful event physically.  For 15 years I kept this in that church and I gained absolutely nothing spiritual from it.  But I do not look on it as a total waste of time, because I gained a good understanding about what the Bible says concerning these events and there was other teaching about the physical aspects of this event that were helpful.  And now when I am studying about this to gain spiritual understanding I do have a background of physical knowledge to build on.  But I can tell you it was a burden to carry out all of those physical requirements.  I am so thankful for what I have learned on my journey, it has made me that much more appreciative of these spiritual blessing that I am being given now  :)
Just wanted to share this little experience with you.

mercy, peace and love
Kat



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Good afternoon Kat,

Thank you for the reminder of the days of our physical burden.  God or maybe I took my family through that experience too and I think it prepared us for greater things.  Yes it was a burden, but we did begin to understand the need for serious study of God's word and how unproductive it was to expect the Elders or the pastor to seek truth and then pass it on to us without our having made any personal effort to learn God's ways.  One thing we learned was concern for our brothers and sisters who had so much less and how to share with them joyfully.  My wife and I and four children attended and there were many so called spiritual widows who needed and appreciated our help with their children.  In some cases we became as close as blood relatives.

I suppose it is something like serving in the military; we would never do it again, but we had experiences that we could not have known about in any other way humanly speaking.

I do believe, at least for now, that the Jewish festivals would be helpful in teaching God's overall plan to Christians who are interested in the full truth.  Those were the lessons that the first converts had in Jerusalem to aid their understanding.
Is there any objection to that idea?

Indianabob

Kat:

Hi Bob,


--- Quote ---I do believe, at least for now, that the Jewish festivals would be helpful in teaching God's overall plan to Christians who are interested in the full truth.  Those were the lessons that the first converts had in Jerusalem to aid their understanding.
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I do think that it is a good way to teach those lessons. I can tell you that the keeping of all those festivals through the year and year after year was very helpful in learning about God's plan.  To attend services dedicated to different parts of God's plan of salvation, helps you get a very good understanding of all the aspects of the particular event they were depicting.  So as the physical comes first, that would teach a good basic knowledge, the shadow.  Joe's post gave a good run down of them all.

I did have very good friends in that chuch, that were like family.  We were trying so hard to be spiritual by doing the physical.  Like you said, I wouldn't want to do it again, but it was a valuable experience.

mercy, peace and love
Kat

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