BDW

Hi Stephen,

I don't think that anyone here would dispute the necessity of following the commandments of Christ.

Hi Borgrel,

Your point 1 seems reasonable, although I would suggest that the Bible tells us simply that the angels do God's will (not necessarily that they have to do it). Your other points I can't think of any scriptural basis for. Did you have any particular passages in mind?

He kept them because he was instructed to by God.  Seems a pretty good reason to me.

I'm pretty sure Paul (and Jesus) actually spent a lot of time saying that the old Jewish customs weren't necessary...

Where are we commanded to continue observing the feasts? Am I sinning because I don't celebrate the Passover?

Paul kept the feasts because he was a Jew who had accepted Christianity. There was nothing wrong with the Feasts or the Sacrifices of the Law. It's not wrong to offer a Burnt Offering to God, it's just unnecessary.

Paul did it then, presumably partly because of his Jewish heritage, but probably primarily in order to maintain a way in which to engage everyday Jews in his preaching.

As Passover was a "dress rehearsal", surely we do keep the Passover by celebrating the sacrifice of Christ

Isn't that like saying that we should still make sacrifices?