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    a song! Let us sing on behalf of the saints, and bring delights to our Lord.

    To Him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown His head; His name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacrifice - Isaac Watts
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    The relationship between the Ten Commandments, the Sabbath, and the New Covenant

    Thanks for the Post :heart: Is Leviticus 23:3 a commandment? The precepts of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes Psalm 19
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    The relationship between the Ten Commandments, the Sabbath, and the New Covenant

    Is Leviticus 23:3 an example or a commandment? Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy assembly What does your Bible say there, Studyman?
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    The relationship between the Ten Commandments, the Sabbath, and the New Covenant

    If we say we are to keep this law from Leviticus and not that one, we are performing a judgment on the law. If the scriptures themselves clearly state which laws are to be kept, that's different But if no scriptures clearly say so, then to keep the commandment from Leviticus that says to have...
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    The relationship between the Ten Commandments, the Sabbath, and the New Covenant

    Not an argument, but a discussion It can be a discussion with a human over how we go about honoring God and how we honor the Sabbath First occurrence of the word Sabbath in the Bible Exodus 16:23 He said to them, “This is that which the Lord has spoken, ‘Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy...
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    The relationship between the Ten Commandments, the Sabbath, and the New Covenant

    In North Korea, it's illegal to criticize the leader. I don't live in North Korea, but I don't criticize their leader. This doesn't mean I am acknowledging that I am under the laws of North Korea The Ten Commandments say worship only one God. The Quran says worship only one God I worship only...
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    a song! Let us sing on behalf of the saints, and bring delights to our Lord.

    Some stanzas from O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing by Charles Wesley Harlots and publicans and thieves, in holy triumph join! Saved is the sinner that believes From crimes as great as mine. Murderers and all ye hellish crew, ye sons of lust and pride, believe the Savior died for you; for me...
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    Did the early church worship on Sabbath?

    I don't know of anyone who posts in this section who would say that they knowingly and willfully disregard any of God's Commandments because they don't really love him Everyone wants to keep God's Commandments as they read them in the Bible ### Regarding worship on the Sabbath, what do the...
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    Did the early church worship on Sabbath?

    It looks like a command given to Moses counts as a commandment of God Numbers 4:49 According to the commandment of the Lord they were counted by Moses, everyone according to his service and according to his burden. Thus they were counted by him, as the Lord commanded Moses
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    Did the early church worship on Sabbath?

    Hey Fred, you're back! Myself, I didn't assume you were a Seventh-Day Adventist, I carefully said "many seventh day observers" Do you believe we have a reliable text of the Bible to work with? The allowance to eat whatever is sold in the store, is that just an accommodation? Do you see the...
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    Did the early church worship on Sabbath?

    God gives a lot of commandments, including the 10 The entire book of Numbers Numbers 36:13 These are the commandments and the ordinances which the Lord commanded by Moses to the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies...
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    Did the early church worship on Sabbath?

    Someone who is working on the first day of the week isn't necessarily observing the Sabbath commandment A spiritual song from Isaiah 48 “I have shown you new things from this time, even hidden things, which you have not known. 7 They are created now, and not from of old. Before today...
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    Did the early church worship on Sabbath?

    I mentioned earlier that Paul shaved his head. We don't generally follow that :heart: Amen to trusting the word of God in its entirety Psalm 25:10 All the paths of the Lord are loving kindness and truth to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies
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    Did the early church worship on Sabbath?

    I'm thinking the synagogue wasn't open every day of the week. I don't think just anyone could decide to hold a meeting there. It would be at the invitation of the synagogue leaders, I would think But the marketplace in Athens was open every day, and Paul made full use of that he reasoned in...
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    Did the early church worship on Sabbath?

    Regarding what was happening in Acts 15, it's not about deleting something from the law and the prophets It's about the proper understanding of the scriptures Is that arrived at by the individuals involved? The apostles and elders feel it should be by the group. Was that a one-off...
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