According to the Bible, the Passover is the only way to have eternal life. Many people think they don't have to keep it. Which of the two is right before God, to keep the Passover or not? We must remember to judge everything by the Bible, not human standards, religious traditions, or popular opinion.
To make the right decision, we should study who commanded us to keep the Passover. We must observe it if it is God's commandment in the Bible. Also, we must not keep it when it is not in the Bible.
Ex 12:10-14 It is the LORD's Passover. … you shall celebrate it as a festival to the LORD―a lasting ordinance.
Who commanded the Israelites to keep the Passover in the Exodus? (God) The Israelites were blessed and delivered out of Egypt when they celebrated the Passover as God commanded.
Mt 26:19, 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Who commanded that Jesus' disciples should keep the Passover in the Bible? (Jesus) Jesus' disciples were blessed and delivered out of their sins when they celebrated the Passover as Jesus commanded.
Why did Jesus, God, command us to keep the Passover?
Jn 6:53-54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life.
Lk 22:20 This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me … This cup is the new covenant in my blood which is poured out for you.
Jesus said that "no one" would have eternal life without eating His flesh and drinking His blood through the Passover. The Passover of the new covenant is "the only way" for us to receive eternal life from God.
Why does God want to give us eternal life through the Passover then? It is because He wants to lead us to His kingdom where there is no death.
Rev 21:4 There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain.
Here we can learn that the Passover is God's truth leading us to heaven, our home of eternal life.
The Passover of Jesus Christ is our Father's gift and outstretched hand bringing us to our eternal home. Before our Father died on the cross, He gave us His most precious gift, eternal life, through the Passover. Take Christ's gift and keep the Passover.
Mt 7:21 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
As we have studied, it is definitely God's will for us to keep the Passover. Only those who keep the Passover can enter the kingdom of heaven at the last day. God bless you.
The Passover is great feast by which we can realize God's love.
ReplyDeleteGod promised the eternal life and forgiveness through the Passover to us sinner.
I will keep this precious feast till the end.
God bless you :)
Right!
ReplyDeleteThe passover is very important feast!
I also felt God`s boundless love through the passover.
Thank you Father & mother!