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Chowmah,

Pork was not allowed. That was in the Old Testament. The New Testament tells us the kingdom of heaven is not about eating and drinking.

Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,

 

No, Jesus is not the shadow of the Sabbath. The Sabbath is a shadow of Jesus.

 

COL.2 [14] BLOTTING OUT THE HANDWRITING OF ORDINANCES that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;[15] And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.[16] Let no man therefore judge you in MEAT, or in DRINK, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:[17] WHICH ARE A SHADOW OF THINGS TO COME; but the body is of Christ.

Why do you seem to forget the part that we are not to be judged by a Sabbath Day?

You are trying to judge people by a Sabbath Day.

 

Jesus is our Passover Lamb. When we gather for the Lord's Supper, this is our Festival. You have not proven that Christians are supposed to observe special days and seasons. In fact, the scriptures plainly tell us that those things do not get us saved or keep us saved.

How do you think that Acts 17:2 supports what you believe? Paul mentions a Saturday (the Sabbath Day), how does that mean what you say it does? You must also realize that it is not wrong to keep observance of the Old Testament’s special days, but it is wrong to say we MUST DO THEM IN ORDER TO BE SAVED.

The Gentiles were not yet allowed to come to God. How do you think this proves what you want?

Gentiles were still considered unclean. What do you think this proves? Peter did not yet understand. Therefore, it proves what?

It might not look good for some who try to have Christians fall from grace. You are as the yeast Jesus warns Christians.

Galatians 5:4 You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

 

The Sabbath Day is a shadow. The sacrifices were a shadow. The Passover was a shadow. The external cleansings before worshiping God were a shadow. The festivals were a shadow, they were about the coming Messiah.

 

There were Jews who were trying to get the Galatians to follow the Jewish laws of observing special days, and months, and times and years. The Galatians, who were once Pagans, had also at one time followed special days and times for their type of worship. The Pagans to this day observe Winter Solstice, and Summer Solstice, for examples.

Paul was telling them not to go back to those ways, the ways of those people who are zealous to win them over, those are the people who are trying to get the Galatians under the law.

Read on to Galatians 17 and on.

17 Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may have zeal for them. 18 It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you. 19 My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you, 20 how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you!
Hagar and Sarah
21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. 23 His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.

 

30 page long.
Ready to put this "shadow" of a thread to rest.