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Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie  we celebrate events in the life of Christ every Lord's Day, therefore, there is no need to have different holy days to celebrate them. |
This does not mean that we are forbidden from setting aside days to celebrate specific events in the life of Christ.
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Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie on what authority do you presume to impose the observance of such festivals upon my conscience? |
They are not to be imposed, you are at liberty to keep them or not.
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Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie since there is no record of Easter being observed by the apostles, it is not a legitimate historical example. |
There is no biblical record for the pouring out of water during the Feast of Tabernacles yet it happened. How then is this a legitimate historical example?
Just because there is no record of Easter being observed by the apostles does not mean they did not do so.
Recall our previous conversation:
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Was Israel wrong to celebrate harvest in the Autumn? No. Were they wrong to compose a hymn for this (Ps. 65)? No. Did they have any direct command from God to do this? No.
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Issues concerning the harvest are complex; firstly, how do you know that the harvest was not commanded, but the command was not explicitly recorded - i.e. it was something based on a legitimate historical example.
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There are no biblical commands for what Israel did content wise, yet you say it must have been commanded just not recorded. Well I could argue the very same thing about easter. It was commanded, it was just not recorded.
This is one of the big problems with your position as I see it. How do we know what Israel did in worship? How do we know what the apostolic church did in worship?
I certainly hope that you are consistent in your argument and so forbid the celebration of Reformation Day on the 31st October. After all, that was not commaned and it falls on the same day as Halloween!