Hello brother NBB,
God's SEVENTH DAY SABBATH is one of the 10 commandments that give us the KNOWLEDGE of what SIN is in both of the OLD AND NEW COVENANTS *ROMANS 3:20; ROMANS 7:7; 1 JOHN 3:4; JAMES 2:10-11.
Now it is clear through the scriptures all those who CONTINUE in KNOWN UNREPENTANT SIN will not enter the KINGDOM of HEAVEN because they reject the gift of God's dear son *ROMANS 6:23; HEBREWS 10:26-27;
HEBREWS 6:4-8;
JOHN 2:3-4;
1 JOHN 3:3-10;
REVELATION 14:12;
REVELATION 22:14;
ROMANS 3:31;
ROMANS 13:8-10;
1 CORINTHIANS 6:9-10;
GALATIANS 5:19-21;
EPHESIANS 5:6;
COLOSSIANS 3:6;
REVELATION 21:7-8
If PAUL was talking about the SABBATH in ROMANS 14 why is it never once mentioned in the Chapter and all the book of ROMANS? You think if the wages of SIN (breaking any of God's Commandments) is death Paul would be pretty specific about what he was talking about don't you? Why did PAUL continue keeping the SABBATH with both JEWS and GENTILE BELIEVERS (ACT 13:14-15; 42-44; ACT 16:13; ACT 17:1-2; ACT 18:4-5?
ROMANS 14 is talking about eating and not eating connected to days that men esteem over other days, and judging others not what days God esteems. The things that men esteem are an abomination in God's eyes.
LUKE 16:15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves
before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for
that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God
SOME POINTS TO CONSIDER IN
ROMANS 14:1-23
[1] the days spoken of are associated with eating/drinking, not eating/not drinking.
[2] the matter is over those 'weak' and 'strong' in faith concerning eating/drinking and days to do and not do those things on
[3] the context deals with "One
man esteemeth", and
not what God esteems (
Isaiah 56:1-8, 58:13;
Psalms 89:34) as permanent and so, and God's word is clear about what men esteem:
LUKE 16:15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves
before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for
that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
The Jews continually argued over which were better days to do this thing or that thing, like fasting, feasting, etc: [
Matthew 9:14;
Mark 2:18;
Luke 5:33, 18:12 KJB]
[4] the words for sabbath is not present in all of
Romans 14, neither in all of Romans
[5] the words of the seventh day is not present in all of
Romans 14, neither in all of Romans
[6] the words for the Lord's day is not present in all of
Romans 14, neither in all of Romans
[7]
Romans 14 is in the context of
Romans 13, which directly cites the latter (2nd) table of the Ten Commandments, for love to neighbour, which is also found in
Leviticus 19:17-18, in the context of sin and the Ten Commandments
[8]
Romans 15 is the other end, and when combined with
1 Corinthians 8-10, the context is clear that the sabbath of the LORD thy God (
Exodus 20:8-11) is not in view in the least, and is sustained by the rest of Paul in Romans by his statements on the eternal spiritual, holy, just and good Law (
Exodus 20:1-17) of God, which identifies what sin is (
Romans 7:7;
1 John 3:4)
[9] the entire context of
Romans 14 is to do nothing (even if allowed normally, yet not under special circumstances) to cause others to sin:
Rom 14:13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
[10] Paul never contradicts himself, and Paul's writings are scripture (
2 Peter 3:16), and scripture cannot be broken,
John 10:35) and does not teach transgression of God's Law (
Exodus 20:1-17) at any point:
ROMANS 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
ROMANS 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
ROMANS 6:15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
ROMANS 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
[11] the words for "law", "commandments" are never used in
Romans 14
[12] Paul in numerous places lists and upholds every single one of the Ten Commandments in the NT, including the 4th Commandment (
Genesis 2:1-3;
Exodus 20:8-11) in
Hebrews 3-4, etc.
[13]
Romans 14 is about excluding those things which were "doubful disputations", and not a single one of the Ten Commandments (
Exodus 20:1-17) were ever doubtful or to be disputed in any place in all of scripture (KJB), for the Commandment of God are "sure" (
Psalms 111:7).
[14] the words for "covenant/testament" are never used in
Romans 14
[15] the words for 'first [day] of the week' are never used in
Romans 14, neither in all of Romans
[16] none of the 'Sunday' (first [day] of the week) churches use
Romans 14 to teach that I may ignore the day they gather on, even though that day is not sanctified by God in any way what so ever in scripture (KJB), and is never called "the Lord's day" in scripture, neither is it "the seventh day the sabbath of the LORD thy God".
[17] nobody uses
Romans 14 to teach I can simply stop eating/drinking on every day
[18] anyone who quotes
Romans 14, has in mind 'restrictions', rather than allowances
CONCLUSION: Nothing about God's 4th commandment in there at all. The scriptures are talking about food connected to days (eating and not eating (fasting) on days
men esteem over other days. Not what days God esteems and judging others.
The things that men esteem are an abomination in God's eyes.
LUKE 16:15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves
before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for
that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God
There is no mention in all of
ROMANS 14 of God's 4th commandment or any of God's 10 commandments. Your reading into the scriptures something it is not talking about.
Hope this helps.
