Bonus Q&A: Why Christians Stopped Celebrating Biblically-Commanded Holidays Like Passover & Hanukkah

Theology in the Raw

Preston Sprinkle

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Bonus Q&A: Why Christians Stopped Celebrating Biblically-Commanded Holidays Like Passover & Hanukkah If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw 0:00 INTRO0:32 Why did Christians stop celebrating Biblically commanded holidays? Passover, Sukkot, Shavuot, Hanukkah (Jesus celebrated). Not salvation issue but is it a loss?7:55 Do you think biblical inerrancy should be a central or peripheral doctrine for Christians? 16:13 Are Christians who use Social Media or books to call out fellow Christians violating Matthew 18 about having private conversations first? 20:32 We have friends whose child is trans but say they do not have gender dysphoria. Is this common? I don't remember you ever addressing this in your writing. 22:33 Can you please put the death knell on dispensationalism and rapture theology?! Would you call it a heresy or a deception?! 26:17 Any ideas/strategies for campus ministry staff to engage with non-believing LGBTQ students well? 34:48 I’ve read that Rahab plays a subversive role in Joshua, though it’s not explicit. What safeguards ensure this reading stems from the text, not modern agendas? 39:09 What are your thoughts on Christian missionaries evangelizing a group then insisting the group adapt to their cultural values e.g. modesty/how much they wear 43:55. What are your thoughts on Christian couple traveling alone before marriage? Should they care about perception even if they’re not sleeping together? 47:12 Can I be saved if I believe gay marriage is wrong in God’s eyes but still choose to marry someone of the same sex? 50:12 Conditional Immortality: I've never heard you point out the duality of Rev 20:10 vs 21:8. Same punishment, very different results. Why not? Seems vital. 52:41 When reading church history, do you sometimes feel discouraged or unsettled (or maybe you feel encouraged)? What helps you read and keep healthy perspective. Join the Theology in the Raw community for as little as $5/month to get access to the full length Q & A episode at patreon.com/theologyintheraw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Biblical inerrancy, a central or peripheral doctrine for Christians, are Christians who use social media or books to call out fellow Christians violating Matthew 18 by not having private conversations first.
0:10.5	And what are my thoughts on Christian missionaries evangelizing a group and then insisting the group adapt to the missionaries' cultural values, for instance, like modesty and what kind of clothes to wear.
0:21.7	These are just some of the many questions I'm going to get to you on this Q&A bonus podcast.
0:26.8	If you would like to ask questions for me to address, I do these twice a month.
0:32.7	But you have to become a Patreon supporter.
0:34.4	So you have to go to patreon.com forward slash theology and Rob become a member of the Patreon community. And then you can submit questions and also get access to the
0:42.0	full-length Q&A episodes. So let's dive into this episode.
0:59.7	Okay, Gregory wants to know why did Christians stop celebrating Biblically commanded holidays?
1:04.1	For instance, Passover, Sukkot, Shavohot, Hanukkah.
1:06.8	Jesus celebrated Hanukkah, he says.
1:10.6	This is not a salvation issue, but is it a loss?
1:13.4	This is a really interesting question.
1:16.9	I've not thought too extensively about it. My quick answer to why did Christians stop celebrating?
1:20.2	I don't know the answer to that.
1:23.4	I do know, not all Christians did stop celebrating these holidays.
1:28.3	We have, I mean, even today, there's Jewish messianic churches that very much still celebrate these holidays.
1:37.3	And there were strains of Christianity that had a much more Jewish flavor that lasted well into the early
1:46.5	centuries. And I'm not totally sure if they did continue to celebrate these holidays, but I would
1:53.9	imagine they did, but I would need to double check that. I want to be clear, though, when you say
1:57.9	biblically commanded, what we're really talking about is
2:01.4	Old Testament commanded. Like these holidays, Passover, Suko, Shabayo, these are commanded under
2:08.6	the Old Covenant, but not in the New Testament. There's no explicit command to keep these
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