I have been informed a number of times that this command for Christians to observe the Sabbath exists in the NT,
I think that is fair to say.
Unlike week-day-1 the New Testament says "
the Sabbath was made for mankind" Mark 2:27
Unlike week-day-1 the New Testament says Jesus is "
Lord of the Sabbath" Mark 2:28
Unlike week-day-1 the NEW testament says "
EVERY SABBATH" the met for Gospel preaching for
BOTH Jews AND Gentiles Acts 18:4
Unlike Week-day-1 the NEW Testament says
"Almost the ENTIRE CITY turned up the Next Sabbath" to hear the Gospel - Acts 13
Unlike week-day-1 the NEW Testament says "
there REMAINS therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God" Hebrews 4...
there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God -- remains as it was in the time of David in Psalms 95 according to Hebrews 4.
It is not just that
Rev 14:7 quotes the Exodus 20:11 portion of the Sabbath commandment
This is called "not mentioning the Sabbath anywhere in the NT or showing Gospel preaching specific to the Sabbath" in some threads.
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By contrast - you have no such list for "
do not take God's name in vain" in the NT
It is very much a strawman to try to tell us there is no verse to "keep" Sunday in the New Testament.
Your opinion "noted". Meanwhile I have given very explicit examples of what we do find for God's Sabbath commandment and how it is that we do not have that for week-day-1
What is really true there is no verse or command in the New Testament to "keep" any day.
Nor a New Testament quote of the commandment "do not take God's name in vain"
Absolutely none of the verses you keep quoting over and over are commands in the NT for Christians to observe the Sabbath.
hmmm you still have not found one single text saying "hey you gentiles - I the Lord your God command you once again to not take God's name in vain... even after the cross".
I think we have noticed that.
what I am looking for is the verse that states the *specific* command that obligates Christians to observe the Sabbath.
Because you have already given up looking for a text that says -- "hey you gentiles - I the Lord your God command you once again to not take God's name in vain... even after the cross".??
Surely it's in there somewhere though, so you will just have to keep looking.
That isn't what was asked. No one here has ever said the sabbath isn't mentioned in the NT. .
If you pay attention to the actual details in that discussion there are two claims being made
1. no text in the NT says "hey gentiles I the LORD your God command you to keep My Sabbath Commandment this is specifically for you gentiles"
2. no text in the NT says "hey you gentiles I the LORD your God command you to not take my name in vain -- this is specifically for you gentiles"
Same could be said of "Love God with all your heart" Deut 6:5
The point remains.
Actually, I'm not particularly concerned whether or not the taking God's name in vain commandment exists in the NT
Precisely!!
because Christians are not under the law, but under grace.
Which has absolutely nothing to do with giving Christians permission to take God's name in vain.
In fact "in the NEW Testament" we have this "
SIN IS transgression of the LAW" 1 John 3:4 and IN that context we have
"these things I write to you that you SIN Not" 1 John 2:1.
Because even in the NEW testament the SAME law as in Jeremiah 31:31-33 is "Written on the heart and mind" -- STILL -- in the New testament -- Hebrews 8:6-10... verbatim of Jer 31... unchanged.
And in the NEW Testament the lost "
do not submit to the LAW of God - indeed they CAN not" Romans 8:4-9 -- by contrast to the saints who
"KEEP the Commandments of God AND their faith in Jesus" Rev 14:12
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Do we then make void the LAW of God by our faith! God forbid! In fact we ESTABLISH the LAW of God" Rom 3:31
All of which would be "the easy part" of "Bible details" that BOTH sides of the Sabbath vs Sunday discussion freely admit.
It just does not "get" any easier than this friends!