Principles of De-Leavening

By sunset this past Monday, April 14th, 2014 Christians who observe the Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread had removed all leavening and leavened food from their homes. For them, the Passover pictures the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for our sins (blood on the doorposts; Exodus 12:13, 1 Corinthians 5:7), and the Days of Unleavened Bread picture our coming out of sin (Egypt) and walking a new way of life on the path toward the Kingdom of God (the Promised Land) Exodus 12:15, 19.

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When Is the Biblical Passover?

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Many who think of themselves as Christians would wonder why does it matter when is the proper time to observe the Passover. Yet, not only did Jesus Christ observe it, the Church he established throughout the era of the original apostles kept it annually as well, as instructed in God’s word. It’s commonly acknowledged by Bible scholars and historians that the Sunday Easter tradition did not prevail among professing Christian churches until around the middle of the second century, A.D.

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