Baptist pastor Josh Robinson, who writes a lot about the Christian imagination, has a new book out: Re-Enchanting Time: A Primer on How Christ’s Lordship Re-Enchants Time-Keeping. Here’s a sneak preview from his blog:
There are those times of the year.
You know what times of year I’m talking about. It’s those times of the year when you get a small, but very vocal minority of Christians who try desperately to convince other Christians that they have no authority to declare and celebrate holy days (Like Easter) not explicitly commanded in Scripture.
I wanted to write this post because I think this idea is worth engaging. I’ve been thinking deeply about it for a few years now. I’ve written about similar topics. I’ve done some podcasts on it, and I’ve actually decided to write a book on the topic because I’m convinced that this idea is dead wrong.
Why do I think it’s dead wrong? Why would I go against the grain of what some of the brightest minds in my own camp have argued?
To put it simply, I reject the idea that Christians have no authority to declare and celebrate holy days because I believe it is founded upon a is a failure to understand the responsibility delegated by God the Father Almighty to His Sons in redemptive-history. I believe that it also fails to comprehend the changes that have occurred throughout redemptive-history as well.