The terms was that the New Covenant is established on better promises Heb8:6 nowhere does it say I will write all new laws in our hearts and minds. Or 9 of the Ten forgetting the only commandment that I said to Remember and that I blessed and only I can reverse My blessing and only I can sanctify Eze20:12 not something man can do despite our best efforts Isa66:17
God promised the words of the covenant He would not alter Psa 89:34. not a Jot or tittle. Mat5:18 why is God of the Universe writing and telling us what His laws are, not good enough? Sorry I do not understand this argument. Jesus keeping them who is God as our example, not good enough. I think we might have different definitions of what faith is.
The NC still has God's laws Heb8:10 not new laws, because He promised He would not alter the words of the covenant- why the location was changed from written on stone to written on the heart Heb8:10 2Cor3:3 based on the better promise of what He will do Heb8:10 John 14:15-18 why we see Sabbath-keeping all throughout the NC before and after the Cross and for eternity.
I think we are at an impasse. I am okay agreeing to disagree.
Yes, we may all agree to disagree. But when you close out with yet one more argument *that you have not answered* then you're essentially agreeing to let the discussion continue.
Above you argue that Jesus said every requirement under the Law remained inviolable. That would be in Matthew 5.
But I've already suggested to you that when Jesus said this *he was still living under the era of the Law of Moses, ie under the Old Covenant still!* So, why are you quoting an argument for what the New Covenant consists of by referring to Old Covenant terms?
It was only under the Old Covenant that they were supposed to keep all 613 or so laws. Jesus arguing for them is just a restatement of the efficacy of those laws under the Old Covenant system, and says nothing about the New Covenant system except that Jesus said he would fulfill them in himself.
What this means to me is that Jesus was conceding the fact that those who kept the Laws of Moses were simply agreeing that their works under the Law were insufficient to fulfill the Law, and could never obtain Eternal Life apart from Christ. Though Israel kept all 613 or so laws, it would only please God under a temporary system, and still could not achieve in itself Eternal Life.
So, if you wish to close the arguments down on the Sabbath you cannot close using this argument. Sorry, I don't mean to extend our disagreement indefinitely. But what you're trying to close out with ignores the fact I pointed this out before, and you didn't adequately address this, or acknowledge this point. Of course, I could've missed it?
Finally, I agree with the brother who is asking you for clear-cut terms of the New Covenant that require Sabbath observance. You have not shown that. In fact, Paul seems to argue for the opposite, indicating we shouldn't even be arguing for special days, etc. under the Law of Moses.
Keeping the Law showed Israel two very important facts.
1) The barriers against Sin presented under the Law showed Israel they did not have direct access to God or to the Tree of Life. They had temple curtains used as barriers, and they had laws of sacrifice offering temporary atonement.
2) Even keeping all 613 or so laws Israel was viewed as still in need of purification, meaning that they were still sinners and ineligible for the Tree of Life.
So, keeping all of the requirements of the Law of Moses, including Sabbath Law, was insufficient for direct access to God and for obtaining Eternal Life. We must accomplish this through Jesus, who alone fulfilled the Law by his own Deity and sinlessness.
We do obey Divine Law, but it is the Law of the Spirit by which we abide in Jesus and live through him and through his love. The 613 requirements are passe, brother!
The morals involved in all of these OT laws have now been redirected through Christ and through the New Covenant. And the New Covenant only requires that we commit to Jesus and to his holiness, or to his way instead of to our own carnal way. All of the regulations of the Law are now summed up in "Abide in him!"