Return to Index.

Last Day of Unleavened Bread
April 6, 2018

Last week I shared that I was in the minority of Christians who instead of celebrating the Holy Week activities of Easter, instead observe a Christian Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread. The Bible records that on the first and last day of this feast there was to be a holy convocation with no work to be done. Christians who observe what are commonly referred to as Jewish Holy Days, look back to the practices of the early first-century church, and are sometimes referred to as First-Century Apostolic Christians. We believe that the Sabbath and Holy Days as listed in the Bible have been given and never retracted by God. We do accept the sacrifice of Jesus Christ instead of the old testament sacrifices and offerings for forgiveness of sin and acknowledge that without the sacrifice of Jesus Christ there would be no straight and narrow path that could lead to salvation. Today we observe the final day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, a feast that memorializes the exodus from Egypt by the children of Israel, and for Christians, acknowledges our commitment to the straight and narrow path we must follow towards salvation.

Leviticus 23:6-8
And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

As we observe this final day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread on our journey down this straight and narrow path, we easily see we are few in numbers; most do not observe. Our role on this journey is to be an example, a role model for others without judging. Because it is God who is the law giver and the giver of life, it is solely His prerogative to judge. It is never our place to judge on spiritual matters. It is God who know the hearts and minds of people and only God who can judge. That is why as Christians, Jesus commanded us to not judge each other, but to instead introspectively judge ourselves. Jesus also advised us as we walk on our journey down the straight and narrow path to be careful not to cede what is holy to unbelievers; we are to preserve what is holy as unbelievers cannot value what is holy. Instead of surrendering what is holy to unbelievers we are to in faith, rely on God to provide for our needs, knowing that as our loving Father, He will provide. There are many great gifts given to us by our Father including our understanding that the law of God and teachings of Jesus center around one concept. We are to treat others as we would want to be treated and live a non-judgmental life where we treat others the way we want to be treated as this is part of the straight gate and narrow path that leads to life.

Matthew 7:1-14
Judge not, that ye be not judged.  For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.  And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?  Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?  Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.  Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.  Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:  For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.  Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?  Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?  If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?  Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.  Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:  Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

That's why in writing to the church at Corinth, that when they had to be reminded of their own sins by Paul, Paul reminded them of how Christians were to observe the feast.

1 Corinthians 5: 8
Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Instead of malice and wickedness ignoring our own sins, Paul reminded the Corinthians to keep the feast with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth, treating others as we would want to be treated, only juding ourselves and never judging another, while never ceding what is holy to non-believers.

All verses are from the King James Version.
This site provided by Tom Laign. To all who may believe differently, I also extend peace and love.
Copyright and Legal Information
Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information