That isn't all the commandment talks about. It also talks about requiring others to work. If you heat water with electricity or gas you require others to works by doing business on account. Nehemiah promised to put the heathen selling goods outside of the gate to death for it. It must have been against the law. You can't drive (ride) your beast of burden (vehicle) either. The cause doesn't matter.
Where in the scripture is this? This is what the jews got in trouble for, making all of these extra commands. It just says that you aren't to make others work, and you aren't to work. My heat and such at home doesn't require anyone to work at all, unless they shut it off or shut it back on. Do you think there's someone at the heat company that is personally wiring me electricity for every time I turn on a switch? No. They just make sure the circuits run properly. Regardless of if I have any light running, they'd still be doing that same work with or without any of my input, so what you're saying isn't really true.
That, and a vehicle, isn't an animal. It's a machine, it's not a beast. I've seen people take it like this, but it's unnecessary. What are we supposed to do, sit in the dark without heat or power? No. That would make the sabbath a dread, and it's supposed to be a delight.
When God sent Israel into dispersion across the 4 corners of the earth, and prophesied that in the end times, they'd again repent and practice Torah, that means there would be Israelites everywhere. Even in freezing climates. Are they then supposed to freeze to death on the sabbath? No, because otherwise, how could they enjoy the sabbath? It's made for us, and not us for it. All we're required to do, is to rest, and to not work.
You can't take advantage of the police requiring them to work. The short course is you require others to work (sin) on the sabbath while condemning others for working.
Who said that I condemn anyone for not keeping sabbath? You literally just put that into my mouth. I believe that God wills that all should come to repentance and be saved. I was once someone who didn't keep sabbath. We have to - just as God does - meet them where they're at. I understand not all see the importance in keeping sabbath, it doesn't mean they're not saved because of it. I believe they will come in time to see the value of it, but they aren't there yet. I never said that they are condemned for it, it's by the grace of God that I am how I am. He blessed me to desire His will as much as I do, who am I to condemn others for where they're at, especially considering again, I was once there too.
Look, I understand you might not agree, but you can't just put words into people's mouth man, that's not how things work.
As far as using cops, I'd generally not be put in a situations where that'd be needed, but if it were needed, as of a matter of saving a life, is it not lawful to do good on the Sabbath? Jesus Himself said that. If it came to be that a member of my fellowship group was dying, I'd drive them to a hospital where they would get medical attention. Why? Because, if it means saving their life, it's not breaking the sabbath.
Where does the Scripture permit on to take advantage of another's sin?We can eat, but we can't cook. Remember the manna being double on Friday and ordered to be cooked the same day?
That's why we always try to get our cooking done before the sabbath, so we can enjoy it during. I'll normally stock up on food and cooked foods, breads and such so we can just chill. There's disputes between what day the sabbath starts. Friday at sun down, or saturday at sun up. I'm torn between the two, so I just consider it friday at sun down because of the many verses that insinuate this. Although I've seen many that seem to be in favor of sun up on saturday to sun up on sunday, so I just try to keep it for that whole time.
Some people are as strict as not driving, but that'd be adding another commandment that isn't there. The jews made man-made laws just like you are saying I should about washing their hands before they eat, but it's found nowhere in Torah. It makes sense, absolutely, but it's not in Torah, and Jesus rebuked them for it.
All that's commanded, is that you aren't to work, and you aren't to force anyone else to work. Regarding heat and electricity, regardless of if I heat or use electricity, they will still be doing exactly the same work regardless of if I switch on anything. The only time they do any work to my house specifically, is if they are shutting my utility off because I didn't pay, or turning it back on because I did. Other than that, they don't even know I exist, unless I use like 3x as much of the utility as normal in which an algorithm trips their monitoring system as if to say something is off about my usage of their service.
No it's a sign between God and the COI. Using the words "His children" by passes this.
It is a sign between the children of Israel, absolutely. But His children,
are the children of Israel.
Explain this verse
Matthew 15:24 -
24But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.