Hebrew Roots? Mosaic Dietary Laws? Sabbath worship? Jewish calendar observance?
I listen to and read from a lot of different teachers, from very diverse camps in the Body of Christ. I learn from them and their perspectives and particular emphases have deepened my own faith. That being said, I have found that when it comes to "pet doctrines" some teachers can really confuse people, especially on particular issues and/or their interpretations of the Scriptures regarding those issues. The question about the Jewish roots of Christianity is definitely one of these "issues" and I want to "put my two cents in" and shed the light of the earliest Christians in regards to the Jewishness of Christianity, worshipping on the Sabbath (Saturday) and whether or not it is important to observe the Jewish dietary laws and/or follow the Jewish calendar (which is also growing in popularity). I should say, none of the teachers I am referring to teach that "observing the law" is a salvation issue. I think they rightly under...