Articles and Writings on the Holy Days
The O.T. holy days were shadows, or "pictures of Christ." Once we have the "reality" which is Christ, there is no need to continue in the shadows. Christians are saved through and by faith in Christ, and not faith in Christ and the Law.
The following is helpful for those who are questioning whether or not to keep the O. T. feast days. and is in regard to how we were required to observe these days in the group.
Spring Festivals: (Passover, Unleavened Bread, Pentecost)
Why Church Leaders Demand Holy Days For Their Members (could it have anything to do with control?)
Let Go of Days, Take Hold of Christ (is it necessary to observe holy days and rituals in order to gain eternal life?)
"The Resurrection Was Not on Sunday" (A Look at Herbert W. Armstrong's Booklet) (Is HWA's booklet compatible with the record given in Scripture? Also covers "how long was Jesus in the tomb? and HWA's "Thursday was a holy day" assumption.)
The first heresy in the church was the denial of the bodily resurrection.
Bodily Resurrection or a Disembodied Spirit (HWA taught that Christ was just a spirit in His resurrection. Was he correct?)
Isn't Leviticus 23:21 clear that these days are a statute forever?
Isn't Paul telling us in I Corinthians 5:8 that we should keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread?
Collection Taken on Holy Days Isn't Biblical (letter to ESN)
If what HWA taught was false, should we go back to observing "pagan" holidays?
Fall Festivals: (Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, Feast of Tabernacles, Last Great Day)
Why Church Leaders Demand Holy Days For Their Members (could it have anything to do with control?)
The Big Build-up of the Holy Days
True Meaning of Day of Atonement (letter to ESN)
The Myth and the Abuse of the Feast of Tabernacles (by former member of Philadelphia Church of God)
We Thought the Feast Was "Better Than Christmas" (letter to ESN)
Why I'm Glad I Don't Have to "Keep the Feast"
Let Go of Days, Take Hold of Christ (is it necessary to observe holy days and rituals in order to gain eternal life?)
When We Attended the Feast (what did they do to our minds?)
But I Had Such a Wonderful Time at the Feast of Tabernacles!
Should we obey the Law of the Feast of Tabernacles? [offsite link]
Collection Taken on Holy Days Isn't Biblical (letter to ESN)
If what HWA taught was false, should we go back to observing "pagan" holidays?