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Recent content by Leaf473

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    1 Cor 16:2 can't be made to say "the main worship day for the NT church was always the first day of the week"

    Acts 17 came to my mind - Paul reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
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    The First Four Commandments and the Worship Issue of the End Time

    We can observe days and seasons and years, if we wish. The kingdom of God is not eating and drinking. It isn't observing the position of the sun in the sky. Call upon him and he will answer you. He'll show you great things that you weren't expect ing!
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    What happened to the Sabbath?

    It's all good, my brother in Christ † Edit: I found the ASCII code for an orthodox cross ☦
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    What happened to the Sabbath?

    Thus the relevance to the thread topic.
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    What happened to the Sabbath?

    Fascinating! I always wondered why books which even the early church considered not to be trustworthy were still copied. Fascinating again! (Also, I hope that the irony in my post about "know that it wasn't scripture" came through.)
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    Why we are not supposed to keep the Sabbath

    May you be well as well :praying: It looks very sorted out to me :heart: Jesus just says the command (or commandment) of God. I believe that the entire law is fulfilled when we love our neighbor as ourselves. By this we know that we will want to take care of our elderly parents if they need...
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    Why we are not supposed to keep the Sabbath

    Sure, we can read it as one commandment, and then an additional commandment. The Book of Leviticus says it is commandments from God. I can agree that that doesn't change, if that's what you're saying.
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    Why we are not supposed to keep the Sabbath

    It can be read that way. To me it looks like he lumps them together He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition. For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ Leviticus is...
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    What happened to the Sabbath?

    I would be happy to talk with Peter and Paul if they were present. Paul wrote a letter to the church at Laodicea. We do not have it today. At least, that's not what it's called. In Thessalonians, Paul is talking about the word of God which was heard. It doesn't tell us which books that had...
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    What happened to the Sabbath?

    I remember reading the song of Azariah in Daniel 3 as a much younger person. I remember thinking that if I didn't know it wasn't scripture, I would think that it was! Blessed are you, O Lord, God of our ancestors, and worthy of praise; and glorious is your name forever! 27 For you are just...
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    Why we are not supposed to keep the Sabbath

    Jesus lists two commandments when he says "the commandment of God". 'Honor your father and your mother;’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death'. If either one is no longer practiced today, then we know that "the commandment of God" does not mean for all times.
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    What happened to the Sabbath?

    Does the Bible say that humans can recognize scripture as soon as it is written? I'm not aware of a passage to that effect. Is this scripture? Then they quickly reported all these instructions to those around Peter. After this, Jesus himself also sent out through them from east to west the...
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    What happened to the Sabbath?

    You may be interested in reading what some very early Christians thought was the New Testament. https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/muratorian-metzger.html
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    What is the purpose of the Sabbath?

    To make the Israelites a separate people. It's one more impediment to mixing with the nations.
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    What happened to the Sabbath?

    Does it say that on the website? It's up to you if you wish to answer or not :heart: