How do Orthodox Christians calculate which day is Good Friday?

[George]

Truth

What are you saying is truth?

 

[psalms 91]

That the cross relates to the passover whioch it does and is important top look at

 

[MoreCoffee]

That the cross relates to the passover which it does and is important to look at

You said "That the cross relates to the passover which it does and is important to look at". The crucifixion, death, entombment, and resurrection did relate to the passover lamb and the feast of unleavened bread, and yes it is important in the gospel accounts. But I am not sure why the date of passover in rabbinic Judaism matters now. The Church's calendar is intended for instructional purposes but not for feast keeping purposes. Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil matter because in them the Church takes great care to instruct the faithful about creation, the fall, redemption, and resurrection. It isn't intended to be lessons about Jewish feasts.

 

[psalms 91]

And although Jesus fulfilled the spring feasts and the feasts are Gods of which three are instructed to keep for eternity, they are not important as to the timing and celebration?

 

[MoreCoffee]

And although Jesus fulfilled the spring feasts and the feasts are Gods of which three are instructed to keep for eternity, they are not important as to the timing and celebration?

The Jewish feasts are not important to living a godly life in Christ. No one today is made pure by keeping them. No one today is made impure by not keeping them. They are of historical interest and of instructional interest as the types and shadows pointing to Christ who is the reality to which they pointed.

 

[psalms 91]

The Jewish feasts are not important to living a godly life in Christ. No one today is made pure by keeping them. No one today is made impure by not keeping them. They are of historical interest and of instructional interest as the types and shadows pointing to Christ who is the reality to which they pointed.

And what about keeping forever? Will be kept in the millenial? Seems to me that to God they are important

 

[MoreCoffee]

And what about keeping forever? Will be kept in the millennium? Seems to me that to God they are important

Keep the Israelite feasts forever if you're an Israelite living under the old covenant otherwise it is irrelevant. And I do not think any of the old covenant feasts will be kept by Christians in any age.

 

[psalms 91]

Not Israels feaasts they are Gods, why do people get that wrong and if they are not kept then you are saying the bible lies for Revelation shows the Passover is kept in the millenial and that all nations will be required to keep it. It also says that three will be kept forever and it doesnt say just Israelites. Believe what you will but realize you call the bible a liar

 

[MoreCoffee]

Not Israel's feasts they are Gods, why do people get that wrong and if they are not kept then you are saying the bible lies for Revelation shows the Passover is kept in the millennium and that all nations will be required to keep it. It also says that three will be kept forever and it doesn't say just Israelites. Believe what you will but realize you call the bible a liar

God keeps feasts? God keeps passover, day of atonement, booths?

 

[psalms 91]

God set them up and I srael was Gods people, so you dont think they were important to God? That we can just do our own thing? Are we not Gods people? If we are then we should see what God wants and do it. When He says they will be kept forever believe it, when it says all the nations will be required to keep it, believe it. when it says forever then believe that as well. You say you will follow the bible, then admit what it says concerning these feasts and quit calling them Jewish for it was God who established them and God who says they will be kept

 

[MoreCoffee]

God set them up and Israel was Gods people, so you dont think they were important to God? That we can just do our own thing? Are we not Gods people? If we are then we should see what God wants and do it. When He says they will be kept forever believe it, when it says all the nations will be required to keep it, believe it. when it says forever then believe that as well. You say you will follow the bible, then admit what it says concerning these feasts and quit calling them Jewish for it was God who established them and God who says they will be kept

God gave the feasts to Israel not to Christians under the new covenant.

 

[psalms 91]

God gave the feasts to Israel not to Christians under the new covenant.

Yup convienient argument to not have to keep them and try to do away with anything Jewish. Not right but hey who cares what God says about keeping them forever. If only for the Jewish then why are all nations commanded to keep it in the millenial

 

[MoreCoffee]

Yup convenient argument to not have to keep them and try to do away with anything Jewish. Not right but hey who cares what God says about keeping them forever. If only for the Jewish then why are all nations commanded to keep it in the millennium

The holy scriptures say it. Saint Paul says it. And the writer to the Hebrews says it.

If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. (1 John 5:16-17 KJV)

 

[psalms 91]

The holy scriptures say it. Saint Paul says it. And the writer to the Hebrews says it.

If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. (1 John 5:16-17 KJV)

? not sure how this applies to what i said

 

[MoreCoffee]

? not sure how this applies to what i said

It doesn't have much to do with calculating the thread topic "How do Orthodox Christians calculate which day is Good Friday?"

 

[George]

So Bill you are agreeing with the person who made that statement?

 

[psalms 91]

So Bill you are agreeing with the person who made that statement?

Which statement? This thread has went a ways so I kind of forget what was said

 

[George]

Which statement? This thread has went a ways so I kind of forget what was said

I'll post in later about this. I'm actually a bit peeved that someone on here made the following comment when I said as a joke that the Western Easter was four weeks early: "That's because most of us understand that the cross relates to Passover. Like in the Bible."

 

[MoreCoffee]

I'll post in later about this. I'm actually a bit peeved that someone on here made the following comment when I said as a joke that the Western Easter was four weeks early: "That's because most of us understand that the cross relates to Passover. Like in the Bible."

Come on, who said it?

 

[George]

Come on, who said it?

I won't say names out of respect to avoid drama, but I was very shocked and extremely peeved that they would make a statement like this.