Is this the truth?

[loveme1]

loveme1,
ok...i guess never mind? bc i dont understand what u are trying to say.

There is a serious side we must receive from the words of the Messiah.

We can not bury our head in the sand when he gives us these warnings.

i agree paganism is everywhere... names of weeks etc..

The original thread is asking if something is a miss with Easter celebrations.. many refute and others consider such things.

We must receive all of His message is what i want to say.

 

[Blain]

First of all, let's not confuse the readers with what you are claiming now verses your original statement.

Originally you claimed that you were 100% sure that God did not care how He was worshiped. Let's read your statement again;

"However does God care what day we worship the things he did such as rising from the grave? I can say 100% No he does not...." Post #11.

To which I gave the following scriptures to prove that indeed God does care how He is worshiped;


God cared how He was to be worshiped in His commandment to Adam to the point that He told Adam he would die within the day if he broke it;

Gen.2
[17] But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

God cared so much about the correct way of worshiping Him on His sabbath that He had a man killed for not following it;

Num.15
[32] And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.
[33] And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.
[34] And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.
[35] And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.

God cares so much about the correct keeping of His feast days to the point that He will deny rain, in the future, to those that do not keep it in the way He commanded;

Zech.14
[16] And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
[17] And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
[18] And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
[19] This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.


And YES......God cares about the way in which His Son's death is to be remembered. He cares so much so, that He said His death was to be remembered FOREVER;


Exod.12
[6] And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
[11] And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD's passover.
[14] And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

Lev.23
[5] In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD's passover.

Num.9
[10] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD.
[11] The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
[12] They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.


And if all of that were not enough...Jesus came to prove to us just how important keeping God's Passover was by giving us the example and keeping it Himself....on the exact date and in the exact manner as God commanded;

Matt.26
[17] Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
[18] And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
[19] And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

Luke 22
[7] Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
[8] And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
[13] And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.


So again....God cares VERY much in the way He is to be worshiped. He cares so much that to those that do not obey Him they will not enter into His kingdom;


"And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed."

"Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy thesinners thereof out of it."
"Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth."

"And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him."


Does the above sound like the actions of a God that does NOT care in the way He commands to be worshiped?

God is VERY particular about our worship towards Him! Either we do it as He commands or we suffer His wrath.


Now again concerning the following questions;

"How is it possible that the death and resurrection of Christ ALWAYS fall on a Friday and Sunday year after year?"

"And why did it take over 300 years to create the calculation and establish this date for observation?"

"Is observing the death and resurrection of Christ each and every year on a Friday and Sunday worshiping the Lord in truth.....according to the word of God?"


If you believe they do not concern you, or they do not need to be answered.........you do know you do not have to reply right?


These questions are for those that may not realize God's commandment to worship Him in truth, to prove ALL things and to make FULL proof of their ministry.


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Okay let me wind back here, are you saying that in keeping the sabbath we are to only worship him certaind days? or do you mean literally a certain way? because there are many ways to worship him, it could be through dance, or song, or poem, or even in the spirit where our souls cry out to him.

 

[Domenic]

I won't comment on this subject. I am tending to many spot fires as is. The answer can be found with a little research on the subject.

 

[Eccl12and13]

Okay let me wind back here, are you saying that in keeping the sabbath we are to only worship him certaind days? or do you mean literally a certain way? because there are many ways to worship him, it could be through dance, or song, or poem, or even in the spirit where our souls cry out to him.

Let's get back to the topic of this OP by asking again the following questions;


"How is it possible that the death and resurrection of Christ ALWAYS fall on a Friday and Sunday year after year?"

"And why did it take over 300 years to create the calculation and establish this date for observation?"

"Is observing the death and resurrection of Christ each and every year on a Friday and Sunday worshiping the Lord in truth.....according to the word of God?"


These are the questions of this OP.

Any comments?


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[TheStraightener]

I always assumed it was something planetary as to
When it falls every year. I doubt
It's some man sat there throwing a dart at a calendar

 

[Eccl12and13]

I always assumed it was something planetary as to
When it falls every year. I doubt
It's some man sat there throwing a dart at a calendar

But is it possible for the date of a memorial to fall each and every year on a Friday and Sunday on a calender for over 1000 years?

Here are a few examples;

My father passed away on Aug. 2nd, 2001. In that year the day was a Thursday. The following year Aug. 2nd was on a Friday. The following year Aug. 2nd fell on a Saturday. And the following year, 2004, Aug. 2nd jumped to a Monday.

The same holds true for my son's birthday. In the year of his birth, 2000, July 18th was on a Tuesday. The following year it was on a Wednesday. The year after was on a Thursday. And in the year 2003 July 18th fell on a Friday.


The point of these examples is to show that although the DATE of my father's passing and the DATE of my son's birth never change, the DAY each are observed ALWAYS changes from year to year.


Now....we know that Jesus was killed on the day of the Passover, which is commanded by God to be observed on the 14th day of the first month according to His time keeping.

And each and every year the Passover is kept on the 14th day of God's first month.....but it NEVER falls on the same DAY each and every year.


So again....God commands that we worship Him in truth;


John 4
[23] But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
[24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

2 John 1
[4] I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.



God commands that we prove all things;

1 Thes.5
[21] Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.



And God commands that we make full proof of what we preach;

2 Tim.4
[5] But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.


Which is why I ask the following question;

"How is it possible that the death and resurrection of Christ ALWAYS fall on a Friday and Sunday year after year?"

"And why did it take over 300 years to create the calculation and establish this date for observation?"

"Is observing the death and resurrection of Christ each and every year on a Friday and Sunday worshiping the Lord in truth.....according to the word of God?"


"Is this worshiping God in truth?"

"Is this proving ALL things?"

"Is this making FULL proof of thy ministry?"



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[Earlmayknowornot]

Thing I wonder most is how did come to be called "Easter"and christians hunting eggs. This stem from pagan religion that in springtime the roll eggs in worship of the fertility god isthar. How did that creep into the day we worship God for the resurrection of Jesus

 

[Bowman]

According to the word of God there are a few things we all are commanded to do concerning our study of the bible and worshiping Him. Let's read how we are to study and worship God according to His word.....then we will ask a few questions;


John 4
[23] But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
[24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

2 John 1
[4] I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

These verses inform the reader that true worshipers are to worship God as Triune.

 

[Eccl12and13]

These verses inform the reader that true worshipers are to worship God as Triune.

Not the topic of this OP!

The following questions are;


"How is it possible that the death and resurrection of Christ ALWAYS fall on a Friday and Sunday year after year?"

"And why did it take over 300 years to create the calculation and establish this date for observation?"

"Is observing the death and resurrection of Christ each and every year on a Friday and Sunday worshiping the Lord in truth.....according to the word of God?"


"Is this worshiping God in truth?"

"Is this proving ALL things?"

"Is this making FULL proof of thy ministry?"



Any comments or views concerning the topic?



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[Bowman]

Not the topic of this OP!

The following questions are;


"How is it possible that the death and resurrection of Christ ALWAYS fall on a Friday and Sunday year after year?"

"And why did it take over 300 years to create the calculation and establish this date for observation?"

"Is observing the death and resurrection of Christ each and every year on a Friday and Sunday worshiping the Lord in truth.....according to the word of God?"


"Is this worshiping God in truth?"

"Is this proving ALL things?"

"Is this making FULL proof of thy ministry?"



Any comments or views concerning the topic?



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'The Truth' refers to Jesus in scripture.

A simple word study reveals this fact.

 

[Eccl12and13]

'The Truth' refers to Jesus in scripture.

A simple word study reveals this fact.

The topic of this OP is whether or not celebrating the death and resurrection of Christ on the same days for over 1000 years is correct.

I presented examples of how the days of the celebration must change from year to year even though the date remains the same.

I then ask how could this be worshiping God in truth when it is impossible for the day of Christ death to always occur on a Friday and His resurrection on a Sunday, year after year.

My other question was why did it take over 300 years to come up with the calculation for the date of Christ death, which can vary by over a month.


Any comments concerning the above?


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[Bowman]

The topic of this OP is whether or not celebrating the death and resurrection of Christ on the same days for over 1000 years is correct.

I presented examples of how the days of the celebration must change from year to year even though the date remains the same.

I then ask how could this be worshiping God in truth when it is impossible for the day of Christ death to always occur on a Friday and His resurrection on a Sunday, year after year.

My other question was why did it take over 300 years to come up with the calculation for the date of Christ death, which can vary by over a month.


Any comments concerning the above?


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Who cares about dates?

What matters is proper worship of the Creator.

I'm responding to your first reference to scripture which mentions 'Truth' as it refers to the Son....not if dates are being kept.

You seem to be taking 'Truth' in John as meaning something that it does not...

 

[wind]

kill easter then and put Jesus back in the tomb while you are at it. You miss the point altogether. do not be drawn in by this way of thinking. if you search your heart you will know this mindless counting of days is not what God desires.
i will not comment further.

 

[Eccl12and13]

Who cares about dates?

God does and He commands that we too should care about dates;

Exod.12
[6] And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
[11] And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD's passover.
[14] And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

Lev.23
[5] In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD's passover.
[6] And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.

Jesus cared about dates;

Luke 22
[15] And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:


Paul cared about dates;

Acts 18
[21] But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

1 Cor.5
[8] Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.


And God will still care about dates upon His return;

Zech.14
[16] And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
[17] And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
[18] And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
[19] This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.


Now just how long is forever? God tells us to keep His feast days forever...even upon His return, God's feast days will be kept by ALL nations.

There will NEVER be a time that God want's us to forget the exact date that Christ died and saved mankind....His creation!


And you ask "Who cares about dates?"



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[Bowman]

God does and He commands that we too should care about dates;

Exod.12
[6] And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
[11] And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD's passover.
[14] And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

Lev.23
[5] In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD's passover.
[6] And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.

Who keeps OT dates today?

They are not needed...

Jesus cared about dates;

Luke 22
[15] And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

No mention of any date, here...

Paul cared about dates;

Acts 18
[21] But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

1 Cor.5
[8] Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

No mention of any date, here...

And God will still care about dates upon His return;

Zech.14
[16] And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
[17] And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
[18] And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
[19] This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

No mention of any date, here...

Now just how long is forever? God tells us to keep His feast days forever...even upon His return, God's feast days will be kept by ALL nations.

There will NEVER be a time that God want's us to forget the exact date that Christ died and saved mankind....His creation!


And you ask "Who cares about dates?"

What about this date....?


Mat 24:35 -36

The heaven and the earth will pass away, but My Words will not pass away, never!
But as to that day and that hour, no one knows, neither the angels of Heaven, except My Father only.


Again....knowing the date is not important for humans...

 

[Tintin]

So what if the days of the week are named after Greek/Roman/Norse gods. If God is Lord of all, why give a flying fig about such things? Live the life that God has blessed you with and leave the paranoia to those who don't know the one True God.

 

[Eccl12and13]

Who keeps OT dates today?
They are not needed...
Again....knowing the date is not important for humans...

God established ALL of the dates for His feast days in Lev.23. There was no need to keep repeating the dates in the OT nor the NT.

God's Sabbath is always in the 7th day.
God's Feast of Passover is always in the 14th day of His first month.
God's Feast of Unleavened Bread is always on the 15th day of His first month.

And so on for the rest of God's High Days.

God tells us these Feast's are to be kept FOREVER at the appointed time!


In the book of Zech. we find that ALL nations will keep the feast of Tabernacles when Jesus returns. There is no need to repeat the date because we have the 23rd chapter of Lev. to refer to if needed. And Lev. tells us that the Feast of Tabernacles is commanded to be kept on the 15th day of God's seventh month for (7) days;

Lev.23
[34] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.

And so it is with ALL of God feast days.

No dates needed to be given in the NT for God's Passover, for it had been kept on the 14th day of the first of God's month's for centuries.


I find the verse you quoted interesting;

Matt.24
[35] Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.


So even when the heavens and earth, as we know them, are no longer the following will remain forever;


Exod.12
[14] And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
[17] And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.



Lev.23
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.
[3] Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.
[4] These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.
[5] In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD's passover.
[6] And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
[15] And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:
[16] Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.
[24] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.
[27] Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[34] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.
[36] Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.


So even after the heavens and the earth are no more God's words above will remain;


His 7th day Sabbath will remain! Lev.23:2-3
His Feast of Passover will remain! Lev.23:5
His Feast of Unleavened Bread will remain! Lev.23:6
His Day of Pentecost will remain! Lev.23:15-16
His Memorial of the Blowing of the Trumpets will remain! Lev.23:24
His Day of Atonement will remain! Lev.23:27
His Feast of Tabernacles will remain! Lev.23:34
And His Great 8th day will remain! Lev.23:36



God said His words would not pass away and that His Feasts were to be kept forever at the appointed time....that means on the dates that He commanded.

Now do you think God was fibbing when He said this!


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[jody50]

According to the word of God there are a few things we all are commanded to do concerning our study of the bible and worshiping Him. Let's read how we are to study and worship God according to His word.....then we will ask a few questions;


John 4
[23] But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
[24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

2 John 1
[4] I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

1 Thes.5
[21] Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

2 Tim.4
[5] But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.


Now these are not options. God did not tell us to only prove some of our doctrine, or to make partial proof of our ministry, or that we could serve Him in partial truths!

Everything we do concerning our study of the word and the worship of God should be done in truth and with proof.

With that said...let's ask the following questions;


How is it possible that the death and resurrection of Christ ALWAYS fall on a Friday and Sunday year after year?

And why did it take over 300 years to create the calculation and establish this date for observation?


Even though there is no way of knowing the exact birth of Christ....at least His birth is consistently celebrated in the same month and on the same date; Dec., 25th!

But when it comes to the death and resurrection of Jesus, the dates can very by as much as a month apart; anywhere from March 22nd to April 25th.


Is this worshiping God in truth?
Is this proving ALL things?
Is this making FULL proof of thy ministry?


With that said....it is IMPOSSIBLE that the death and resurrection of Jesus can each and every year fall on a Friday and Sunday respectively.

If you are going to worship the true and living God why not at least search for the correct date of His death. He gave us all that we need to know to find this date in His word....all one must do is read and search.

If you are going to worship the true and living God why not do as He commanded;


John 4
[23] But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
[24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

1 Thes.5
[21] Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

2 Tim.4
[5] But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.



One more question.....

"Is observing the death and resurrection of Christ each and every year on a Friday and Sunday worshiping the Lord in truth.....according to the word of God?"


Sadly....no it is not!



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I don't think we are supposed to be celebrating Easter or Christmas as religious holidays. Neither one is in the New Testament that we live under and where the commands how to worship Him is. I know the O. T. is there for our learning and understanding but we aren't under that law. God told us how and when to worship Him. He recorded His birth but nowhere does He say to set aside a day to celebrate it. Same with His ressurection. Actually, we should be taking the Lord's supper every first day of the week to remember His death and ressurection as He said to. These two holidays were started well after the New Testament church was started. We can't add to or take away from the word of God.

 

[Tintin]

I don't think you know what you're talking about when you say 'don't add or take away from the Word of God'. Celebrating Easter and Christmas isn't adding or taking away from anything in the Bible.

 

[1Covenant]

Jody50

Without an arguing tone...I will respectfully disagree. I think it is ok to celebrate Easter and Christmas. I believe we have a biblical example in the OT of a feast day that was established not by decree from God but rather by his people in Exile. It is the feast of Purim.
"Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew gave full written authority, confirming this second letter about Purim. Letters were sent to all the Jews, to the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, in words of peace and truth, that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther obligated them, and as they had obligated themselves and their offspring, with regard to their fasts and their lamenting. The command of Queen Esther confirmed these practices of Purim, and it was recorded in writing."

Though this is not a feast ordained by God directly in the OT it seemed a good and right response to the destruction of their enemies and the salvation of the people of God by God's providential care. Christ later participates in the feast of Purim, giving his blessing by participation.

Likewise the birth of Christ and the resurrection of Christ is similarly what every former celebration in the Bible should point us to and if the Feast of Purim can be inaugurated by the people of God to celebrate their deliverance how much more we with the deliverance Christ brings us.

Also, it is interesting to note just how they celebrated the feast of Purim -
"as a day for gladness and feasting, as a holiday, and as a day on which they send gifts of food to one another...
[turning] sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days for sending gifts of food to one another and gifts to the poor."

If then we have a biblical warrant in the OT which some might categorize as "under the law," can we say that we are under a more stern law than they not to celebrate similarly?

I apologize if I have not understood you but I hope just the same it is helpful as a simple contrary opinion.