Good Friday, Easter, & other special days of this season...

[robycop3]

I don't recognize nor observe "Good Friday", as there's no way to get 3 days & nights outta the time from Friday to Sunday.

The actual anniversary of Jesus' resurrection seldom falls on a Sunday. We observe the occasion on Sundays outta tradition. Not really a big deal, as we have no SCRIPTURAL command to observe that day. Main thing is believing Jesus WAS resurrected.

"Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday", Lent, & Mardi Gras are all man-made, & I don't recognize nor observe them.

 

[JonC]

I do not think these are mandated but at the same time I cannot bring myself to criticize Christians for dedicating a day to contemplate things like the suffering and death of Christ, the birth of Christ, or the Resurrection.

 

[Adonia]

I don't recognize nor observe "Good Friday", as there's no way to get 3 days & nights outta the time from Friday to Sunday.

The actual anniversary of Jesus' resurrection seldom falls on a Sunday. We observe the occasion on Sundays outta tradition. Not really a big deal, as we have no SCRIPTURAL command to observe that day. Main thing is believing Jesus WAS resurrected.

"Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday", Lent, & Mardi Gras are all man-made, & I don't recognize nor observe them.

It does not matter if the day we call "Good Friday" is the actual day, the question is was there one particular day that Jesus was crucified and the answer is an unequivocal yes!

Good Friday is the last day of Holy Week, the end of Lent, a time that mirrors Christs 40 days in the desert. There is no problem with Christians commemorating those 40 days by fasting, praying, and giving alms either, with the whole thing starting on what we call Ash Wednesday.

 

[robycop3]

It does not matter if the day we call "Good Friday" is the actual day, the question is was there one particular day that Jesus was crucified and the answer is an unequivocal yes!

Good Friday is the last day of Holy Week, the end of Lent, a time that mirrors Christs 40 days in the desert. There is no problem with Christians commemorating those 40 days by fasting, praying, and giving alms either, with the whole thing starting on what we call Ash Wednesday.

he was crucified & died on the first day of passover, resurrected on the 4th. As I said, all the stuff observed before the anniversaries of those events is man-made & disregarded by me.

 

[robycop3]

I do not think these are mandated but at the same time I cannot bring myself to criticize Christians for dedicating a day to contemplate things like the suffering and death of Christ, the birth of Christ, or the Resurrection.

Nothing wrong with observing the anniversaries of Jesus' death & resurrection, as they are the central events of Christianity that all else revolves around, but neither my indy fundy Baptist church, nor myself, observes lent, etc.

 

[Salty]

... We observe the occasion on Sundays outta tradition. ...we have no SCRIPTURAL command to observe that day. ...
...

(Note: bold - my emphasis)

Wait a minute, Roby, you have said in the past that your church never uses tradition as a celebration

 

[Walter]

(Note: bold - my emphasis)

Wait a minute, Roby, you have said in the past that your church never uses tradition as a celebration

He certainly has! What's up, Roby???

 

[Walpole]

(Note: bold - my emphasis)

Wait a minute, Roby, you have said in the past that your church never uses tradition as a celebration

Uh oh!

 

[Salty]

Uh oh!

boy, I may need an admin to protect me now!