Christian observances of Yom Kippur
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Christian observances of Yom Kippur occur when a
Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
-style Day of Atonement models itself on the
Jewish holiday Jewish holidays, also known as Jewish festivals or ''Yamim Tovim'' ( he, ימים טובים, , Good Days, or singular , in transliterated Hebrew []), are holidays observed in Judaism and by JewsThis article focuses on practices of mainstre ...
of Yom Kippur.


Sabbatarian churches

As observed by the Living Church of God and United Church of God:
The Christian Day of Atonement is based on the English translation of the Jewish Holy day Yom Kippur. The day is commemorated with a 25-hour fast by Jews, but normally a 24-hour fast by Christians who observe it. While not observed by the mainstream of professing Christianity, the Christian groups (mostly those with origins in the old Worldwide Church of God) that do observe it usually refer to it as the Day of Atonement...
Generally, the
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and groups reject Easter and Christmas as pagan in origin and observe the holy days of Leviticus 23 such as Yom Kippur, as well as Passover and the Feast of Weeks. Sacred Name Movement#Beliefs


Messianic Jewish congregations

Messianic Jewish congregations devote serious effort at presenting a rationale for taking Yom Kippur. Such as by the Emmanuel Messianic Jewish Congregation (Clarksville, Maryland, USA):


Jews for Jesus

Jews for Jesus describes its observances of this day as follows:


Criticism


See also

* Christian observances of Jewish holidays


References

{{Reflist Mosaic law in Christian theology Yom Kippur Cultural appropriation Messianic Judaism