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To anyone who truly cherishes God's Holy Word and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Here are some questions that you should ask yourself in regards to what you have been taught about God's 4th commandment which is one of God's 10 commandments that give us the knowledge of what sin is when broken and claims to Sunday as a day of worship.

Can anyone please show me where in all the bible does is say (SOLA SCRIPTURA; Scripture only please)...

1. That God's 4th commandments 7th day Sabbath has been abolished?

2. That Jesus is a Sabbath?

3. The Sabbath (seventh day) was ever changed from the seventh to the first day of the week?

4. Where we are told to keep the first day of the week holy?

5. Where the first day of the week (Sunday) is ever called a holy day?

6. That says that Jesus ever kept the first day (Sunday)?

7. That tells us to keep the first day in honour of the resurrection of Christ?

8. Where the first day is ever given any sacred name?

9. That affirms that any of the apostles ever kept the first day as the Sabbath?

10. From any apostolic writings that authorizes Sunday observance as the Sabbath of God?

11. Where we are told not to work on the first day of the week?

12. That says the seventh day is no longer God's Sabbath day?

13. That says the seventh day Sabbath is ABOLISHED?

14. Where the apostles ever taught any convert to keep the first day of the week as a Sabbath?

15. Where the first day was ever appointed to be kept as the Lord's Day?

16. Where the first day of the week is ever called the Lord's Day?

17. That says that the first day of the week was ever sanctified and hallowed as a day of rest?

18. That says that the Father or the Son (Jesus) rested on the first day of the week?

19. That says that Jesus, Paul or any other of the apostles taught anyone to observe the first day of the week as the Sabbath?

20. That calls the seventh day the “Jewish Sabbath” or one text that calls Sunday the “Christian Sabbath”?

21. Telling man to keep the first day of the week holy or to worship or rest on the first day of the week?

22. Authorizing anyone to set aside God's Sabbath and observe any other day?

23. Showing any of the apostles keeping the first day of the week as the Sabbath?

24. Authorizing someone to set aside the fourth Commandment and observe any other day of the week?

25. Where any apostle taught us to keep the first day of the week as the Sabbath?

26. Declaring that the seventh day is no longer the Eternal Sabbath day?

27. Where Sunday is now appointed to be kept as the New Testament Sabbath or holy day?

28. Where is the scripture that says Gods 4th commandment has been abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a holy day?

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Something to think about here because we are all accountable to God come judgment day where we will all be judged by the Word of God we accept or reject (John 12:47-48).

May God bless you all as you seek him through his Word

Dear faithful lovers of Jesus and His Word:

Sometimes Sabbatarian Christians will throw NT verses upon the wall, and hope that they will stick. For example: Sabbatarian Christians will quote Matthew 12:12 where Jesus says: “Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.” as proof that we must keep the Sabbath. First, Jesus was not promoting that we must keep the Sabbath in this verse. He is merely saying it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day. He is not giving us a command here to keep the Sabbath. Second, even if He did (Which He didn't), the Old Law officially ended when Christ died upon the cross because the temple veil was torn from top to bottom. This means that if the laws on animal sacrifices and the priesthood ended, then there must also be a necessity of a change of the Law, too (See: Hebrews 7:12).

Sabbatarian Christians in defense of the keeping of the Sabbath will also at times quote Mark 2:27-28 that says: “The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.” First, again, nowhere does Jesus say we must keep the Sabbath in this passage. Reading at verse 23 (Mark 2:23-28) makes it clear that Jesus was offering a loophole in Sabbath keeping. Meaning, the Pharisees thought that Jesus and His disciples were breaking the Sabbath, but Jesus said He is Lord of the Sabbath. Meaning: Prepare for a change. If Jesus was teaching the necessity of keeping the Sabbath, His lesson would have been a lot different here. But this example in Mark 2:23-28 shows us the loosening of the Sabbath. By Colossians 2:16, we clearly know that the weekly Sabbath day keeping has indeed clearly ended. Such a command or ordinance has been nailed to the cross (Colossians 2:14).

Sabbatarian Christians in defense of keeping the Saturday Sabbath will sometimes quote Hebrews 4:9 out of context.


“Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.” (Hebrews 4:14).

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16).

Jesus said:
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28).

Our Sabbath rest is Jesus Christ now and not the Sabbath.
The sabbaths were a shadow that pointed to the body of Jesus Christ (See: Colossians 2:16-17).

Side Note:

Hebrews 4:8 is in reference to Jesus (who in preincarnate form with Joshua) at the battle of Jericho. Jesus did not give the Israelites the true rest at this point in time.

Bible Highlighter said:

Dear believers who have ears to hear:

First, Sabbatarian Christians do not understand what the word “fulfill” means in relation “to destroy” in Matthew 5:17-19. Here is the passage:

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:17-19).​

For example: If I took an apple seed, and a hammer, and I smashed the apple seed with the hammer, I would be destroying that apple seed. But if the apple seed was healthy, and I planted that apple seed into the ground, and took care of that seed, and the conditions were right, it would grow into an apple tree. The apple seed growing into being an apple tree would have fulfilled its intended purpose. The apple seed is not destroyed but it changed or turned into being in apple tree.

The same is true with God's laws. They were not outright destroyed altogether, but they changed and grew into far superior laws with the giving of the commands by Jesus and His followers in the New Covenant or New Testament.

Second, Sabbatarian Christians do not understand the word “law” that Jesus referred to in Matthew 5:18 about how that not one jot or tittle shall pass until heaven and earth shall pass away until all be fulfilled. What they fail to understand is that Jesus was referring to the word “law,” as being: “the law, or the prophets” in Matthew 5:17 (Which is the context). Meaning: the law is a package deal with the prophets and their fulfillment. In other words, it is true that heaven and earth will not pass away until the law AND (OR) the prophets are fulfilled. So when the OT prophecy of the end times and Christ's return happens, then this Earth will pass away. But the Old Law passed away officially when Christ died upon the cross. The Law portion of the law and the prophets has been fulfilled but the prophets portion of the Law and the Prophets has not been fulfilled yet.

If you were to go to BlueLetterBible, and search the keywords,
“the law and the prophets” you will discover 6 direct references and several (similar) non-direct references. You can see such search results at this link here:

Blue Letter Bible search - the law and the prophets.

If you looked at the results, you would see Luke 16:16. This verse says:

“The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.” (Luke 16:16).
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Matthew 11:13 says,

“For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.” (Matthew 11:13).​

Jesus offered a new way that was different than the Law and the prophets that were until John the baptist. Jesus preached the kingdom of God instead. Jesus said to turn the other cheek instead of an eye for an eye. Jesus said to not make any oaths at all vs. making oaths according to the Old Law. Jesus said we are to pray, do good, and love our enemies vs. killing or wiping out the surrounding enemy nations by God's command in the Old Testament. Jesus did not appear to be in acceptance any longer on the Law on stoning another based on adultery. For he prevented the woman caught in act of adultery forgiveness instead of her being stoned for her sin. Things have changed in the Law. This is what Hebrews 7:12 plainly says.

We can see that Jesus offered a new and better way with His commands. Thus His commands were a better fulfillment than the Old Testament commands.

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I see, so in your view above it is not just Gods 4th commandment but all of God's 10 commandments that are abolished? Well that would go against all the scriptures in both the old and new testament.

For example if we look at the new testament alone we see that these claims are not true...

WHAT DID JESUS AND THE APOSTLES TEACH ABOUT GOD’S LAW
(the scriptures below are no where near exhaustive)

Jesus taught the 10 commandments…..

1. Jesus kept God’s Law (10 commandments) and said the Law and the prophets would not pass away (Matthew 5:17-18)
2. Jesus taught others to follow the 10 commandments (Mark 10:17-21)
3. Jesus taught that Love is the fulfilling (doing) of God’s Law (10 commandments Matthew 22:36-40)
4. If we break God’s Law by following man-made traditions we are not following God (Matthew 15:3-9)
5. Jesus says if we commit sin we are a servant of sin and he has come to free us from sin (John 8:32-36)
6. Jesus taught if you love God you will keep God’s Law and abide in His Love (John 14:15; 15:10
7. If anyone is breaking any of God’s commandments and teaching others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven <least = lost> (Matthew 5:19)
8. No one can obey God’s Law producing the fruit of obedience of ourselves and unless we abide in Jesus we can do nothing (John 15:4-10)

Paul affirms the Ten Commandments……

1. Paul teaches God's people keep the Sabbath Hebrews 4.
2. Paul tells gentiles that "what matters is KEEPING the Commandments of GOD" 1 Corinthians 7:19
3. Paul tells gentiles "it is not the HEARERS of the Law that are just before God but the DOERS of the Law will be justified... on the day when according to my GOSPEL God will judge all mankind" Romans 2:13-16
4. Paul asks that gentiles consider the doctrine of LAW "Do we then make void the LAW of God by our faith? God forbid! In fact we establish the Law of God" Romans 3:31
5. Paul tells ALL Christians that it is only the lost who will "not subject themselves to the Law of God neither indeed CAN they" Romans 8:6-8
6 Paul reaches all Christians under the NEW Covenant that God's LAW as known in Jer 31:31-33 is "written on the heart and mind" Hebrews 8:7-11
7. Paul tells all Christians that the OT text is to be used for Doctrine 2 Timothy 3:16
AND He never claims that "if I did not write it -- it is not scripture for us today" -- as one or two have imagined for us.
8. Paul tells all Christians that the 5th commandment is the "FIRST commandment with a promise" Ephesians 6:1-2 and is binding on all Christians.
9. God's Law (10 commandments) are holy, just and good (Romans 7:12)
10. God's Law gives us a knowledge of what sin is (Rom 3:20; 7:7)
11. The penalty of breaking God's Law without Jesus is death (Romans 6:23)
12. If we break God's Law we dishonor God (Romans 2:23)
13. If we sin we are "under the Law" and guilty before God (Romans 3:19)
14. We are saved by faith but our faith establishes the Law in us (Romans 3:31)
15. If we are saved by grace we should not break God's Law (Romans 6:1-7)
16. We should not break God's Law if we are under grace (Romans 6:15)
17. We are to serve the Law of God through the mind because that is where sin starts (Romans 6:17; 7:25; 8:4; 12:2)
18. It is God's Law that brings us to Jesus (Galatians 3:24)
19. God's salvation frees us from sin so we can be obedient to God's Law and live a life of holiness (Romans 6:22)
20. We will be judged by God's Law and only those that are obedient will be justified because of their faith (Romans 2:4-13)
21. God's Law can only be obeyed through love and a changed heart which comes by faith in God's Word (Romans 2:21-29; Romans 13:8-10; Hebrews 8:9-10)
22. If we break God's Law and are in unrepentant sin we will be lost and will received God's judgements (Hebrews 10:26-27)

John affirms the 10 commandments……

1. John says it is only by keeping God’s 10 commandments that we know that we know God (1 John 2:3)
2. If someone says that they know God and do not keep God’s 10 commandments they are lying and not telling the truth (1 John 2:4)
3. We should purify ourselves as Jesus is pure (1 John 3:3)
4. Sin is the breaking of God’s 10 commandments (1 John 3:4)
5. Whoever is abiding in Christ does not commit sin (1 John 3:6; John 15:4-10)
6. If you are in unrepentant sin you have not seen Jesus or know him (1 John 3:6)
7. John warns us that only those that are obedience to God’s Law are his true followers (1 John 3:7)
8. If someone is committing unrepentant sin they are following the devil and not God (1 John 3:7)
9. If you are born of God and abiding in him you will not commit sin (1 John 3:9; 1 John 3:6; John 15:4-10
10. It is the keeping of God’s commandments that is the difference between those that are following God and those that are not following God (1 John 3:10; 1 John 5:3)
11. It is only by Love through faith that we can keep God’s commandments (1 John 5:3-4)
12. God’s true believers in the end days will keep all of God’s commandments through faith in Jesus (Revelation 14:12; Revelation 22:14)

James also affirms the 10 commandments…….

1. James says God’s Law (10 commandments) are a Royal Law (James 2:8)
2. If we break one of God’s commandments we a guilty before God as sinners breaking all of God’s Law and gave some examples of breaking God’s Law (James 2:9-11)
3. James says God’s Law is a law of liberty and freedom (James 2:12)
4. The 10 commandments (God’s Law) are the standard in the judgment (James 2:12)
5. If our faith does not have the fruit of obedience to God’s Law it is dead and not true faith (James 2:16-26)

Peter affirms the 10 commandments……..

1. Sanctification is to obedience to God’s Law (1 Peter 1:2)
2. We can only be changed from sin to obedience to God’s Law by the power of God and it will be revealed in the last days (1 Peter 1:5)
3. We should give up our sins to be holy because Jesus is holy (1 Peter 1:13-16)
4. Jesus is your example who did no sin (1 Peter 2:21-22)
5. Cease from sin and do not live in the flesh (1 Peter 4:1-3)
6. Judgement will begin at the house of God and sinners (those breaking God’s 10 commandments) will not be saved.
7. God has given us his precious promises and as we believe them God will grant us his divine power to live a life of Godliness (obedience to God’s Law; 2 Peter 1:2-4)
8. The Un-Godly (disobedient to God’s Law) will be like Sodom and Gomorrah (2 Peter 2:6)
9. If any turn away from God’s Law and are in unrepentant sin breaking any of God’10 commandments they will be lost (2 Peter 2:20-22)
10 God is not willing that any should perish but that everyone should come to repentance and turn away from sin to follow God’s 10 commandments because those that do not will receive the judgements of God (2 Peter 3:5-14)

What did Jesus and the Apostles teach about the Sabbath in the New Testament?

1. It is lawful to do good on the Sabbath (Matt 12:1-8; 10-12; 24:20; Mark 3:1-5; Luke 6:1-10; 13:14-16; 14:1-5; John 7:22-23; 9:14; Mark 1:21; Mark 6:2; Luke 4:16; 31; Luke 14:1; 23:56)
2. Jesus made the Sabbath for all mankind (Hebrews 1:2; John 1:1-3; 14; Ephesians 3:9; Colossians 1:16-17; Mark 2:27)
3. Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:28)
4. If you do not believe and follow God you cannot enter His Sabbath rest (Hebrews 4)
5. It is one of God’s 10 commandments we break it we are guilty or breaking all (James 2:8-12)
6. Breaking it is sin (1 John 3:4)
7. God’s true followers keep it Holy as God commanded (Revelation 14:12; Revelation 22:14; Ezekiel 20:20)
8. Jesus is our example and he kept the Sabbath (Matthew 12:1-8; 10-12; 24:20; Mark 3:1-5; Luke 6:1-10; 13:14-16; 14:1-5; John 7:22-23; 9:14; Mark 1:21; Mark 6:2; Luke 4:16; 31; Luke 14:1; 23:56; John 2:6; Matthew 16:24; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Ephesians 5:1-21; Peter 2:20-22)
9. The Apostle kept the Sabbath (Acts 13:14; 13:27; 13:44; 15:21; 16:13; 17:2; 18:4; Rev 1:10)

God’s Law in the NC is written on our hearts it is through love and it is love the fulfils God’s Law in us as we walk not after the flesh but after the spirit and is why Jesus says f you love me keep my commandments. (John 14:15; John 15:10).

According to the scriptures, if we knowingly break anyone of God’s commandments we commit sin (1 John 3:4). Gods 4th commandment is one of God's 10 commandments that give us the knowledge of what sin is when broken *Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4

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Yeps, does not look like God's 10 commandments have been abolished to me. Something to pray about.

May God bless you as you seek him through His Word.

Ok that is enough for me here dear friends. Everything else here has already been addressed elsewhere throughout this thread so is only repitition.

May God bless you all as you seek him through his Word and turn away from the teachings and traditions of men that will lead us to break the commandments of God and may God's love be in you and work through you and that you may know the love and peace of God that passes all knowledge. To him who loves us and washed us in His own blood to him be all glory forever and ever amen.

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100 FACTS ABOUT THE SABBATH AND SUNDAY YOU MAY NOT KNOW.

1. After working the first six days of the week in creating this earth, the great God rested on the seventh day. (Genesis 2:1.3.)
   
2. This stamped that day as God's rest day, or Sabbath day, as Sabbath day means rest day. To illustrate: When a person is born on a certain day, that day thus becomes his birthday. So when God rested upon the seventh day, that day became His rest, or Sabbath, day.
   
3. Therefore the seventh day must always be God's Sabbath day. Can you change your birthday from the day on which you were born to one on which you were not born? No. Neither can you change God's rest day to a day on which He did not rest. Hence the seventh day is still God's Sabbath day.
   
4. The Creator blessed the seventh day. (Genesis 2:3.)
   
5. He sanctified the seventh day. (Exodus 20:11.)
   
6. He made it the Sabbath day in the Garden of Eden. (Genesis 2:1-3.)
   
7. It was made before the fall; hence it is not a type; for types were not introduced till after the fall.
   
8. Jesus says it was made for man (Mark 2:27), that is, for the race, as the word man is here unlimited; hence, for the Gentile as well as for the Jew.
   
9. It is a memorial of creation. (Exodus 20:11; 31:17.) Every time we rest upon the seventh day, as God did at creation, we commemorate that grand event.
   
10. It was given to Adam, the head of the human race. (Mark 2:27; Genesis 2:1-3.)
    
11. Hence through him, as our representative, to all nations. (Acts 17:26.)
    
12. It is' not a Jewish institution, for it was made 2,300 years before ever there was a Jew.
    
13. The Bible never calls it the Jewish Sabbath, but always "the Sabbath of the Lord thy God." Men should be cautious how they stigmatize God's holy rest day.
    
14. Evident reference is made to the Sabbath and the seven-day week all, through the patriarchal age. (Genesis 2:l-3; 8:10,12; 29:27,28.etc.)
    
15. It was a part of God's law before Sinai. (Exodus 16:4, 27-29.)
    
16. Then God placed it in the heart of His moral law. (Exodus 20:1-17.) Why did He place it there if it was not like the other nine precepts, which all admit to be immutable?
    
17. The seventh-day Sabbath was commanded by the voice of the living God. (Deuteronomy 4:12,13.)
    
18. Then He wrote the commandment with His own finger. (Exodus 31:18.)
    
19. He engraved it in the enduring stone, indicating its imperishable nature. (Deuteronomy 5:22.)
    
20. It was sacredly preserved in the ark in the holy of holies. (Deuteronomy 10:1-5.)
    
21. God forbade work upon the Sabbath, even in the most hurrying times. (Exodus 34:21.)
    
22. God destroyed the Israelites in the wilderness because they profaned the Sabbath. (Ezekiel 20:12, 13.)
    
23. It is the sign of the true God, by which we are to know Him from false gods. (Ezekiel 20:20.)
    
24. God promised that Jerusalem should stand forever if the Jews would keep the Sabbath (Jeremiah 17:24, 25.)
    
25. He sent them into the Babylonish captivity for breaking it. (Nehemiah 13:18.)
    
26. He destroyed Jerusalem for its violation. (Jeremiah 17:27.)
    
27. God has pronounced a special blessing on all the Gentiles who will keep it. (Isaiah 56:6, 7.)
    
28. This is in the prophecy, which refers wholly to the Christian dispensation. (See Isaiah 56.)
    
29. God has promised to bless all who keep the Sabbath. (Isaiah 56:2.)
    
30. The Lord requires us to call it "honourable". (Isaiah 58:13.) Beware, ye who take delight in calling it the. “old Jewish Sabbath,” “a yoke of bondage,” etc.
    
31. After the holy Sabbath has been trodden down "many generations,” it is to be restored in the last days. (Isaiah 58:12,13.)
    
32. All the holy prophets kept the seventh day.
    
33. When the Son of God came, He kept the seventh day all His life. (Luke 4:16; John 15:10.) Thus He followed His Father's example at creation. Shall we not be safe in following the example of both the Father and the Son?
    
34. The seventh day is the Lord's Day. (See Revelation 1:10; Mark 2:28; Isaiah 58:13; Exodus 20:10.)
    
35. Jesus was Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:28), that is, to love and protect it, as the husband is the lord of the wife, to love and cherish her (1 Peter 3:6.)
    
36. He vindicated the Sabbath as a merciful institution designed for man's good. (Mark 2:23-28.)
    
37. Instead of abolishing the Sabbath, He carefully taught how it should be observed. (Matthew 12:1-13.)
    
38. He taught His disciples that they should do nothing upon the Sabbath day but what was “lawful” (Matthew 12:12.)
    
39. He instructed His apostles that the Sabbath should be prayerfully regarded forty years after His resurrection. (Matthew 24:20.)
    
40. The pious women who had been with Jesus carefully kept the seventh day after His death. (Luke 23:56.)
    
41. Thirty years after Christ's resurrection, the Holy Spirit' expressly calls it "the Sabbath day,"(Acts 13:14.)
    
42. Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, called it the "Sabbath day" in A.D. 45. (Acts 13:27.) Did not Paul know? Or shall we believe modern teachers, who affirm that it ceased to be the Sabbath at the resurrection of Christ?
    
43. Luke, the inspired Christian historian, writing as late as A.D. 62, calls it the "Sabbath day." (Acts 13:44.)
    
44. The Gentile converts called it the Sabbath. (Acts 13:42.)
    
45. In the great Christian council, A.D. 49, in the presence of the apostles and thousands of disciples, James calls it the "sabbath day." (Acts 15:21)
    
46. It was customary to hold prayer meetings upon that day. (Acts 16:13.)
    
47. Paul read the Scriptures in public meetings on that day. (Acts 17:2, 3.)
    
48. It was his custom to preach upon that day. (Acts 17:2,3.)
    
49. The Book of Acts alone gives a record of his holding eighty-four meetings upon that day. (See Acts 13:14, 44; 16:13; 17:2; 18:4. 11.)
    
50. There was never any dispute between the Christians and the Jews about the Sabbath day. This is proof that the Christians still observed the same day that the Jews did.
    
51. In all their accusations against Paul, they never charged him with disregarding the Sabbath day. Why did they not, if he did not keep it?
    
52. But Paul himself expressly declared that he had kept the law. “Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all." Acts 25:8. How could this be true if he had not kept the Sabbath?
    
53. The Sabbath is mentioned in the New Testament fifty-nine times, and always with respect, bearing the same title it had in the Old Testament, “the Sabbath day.”
    
54. Not a word is said anywhere in the New Testament about the Sabbath's being abolished, done away, changed, or anything of the kind.
    
55. God has never given permission to any man to work upon it. Reader, by what authority do you use - the seventh day for common labor?
    
56. No Christian of the New Testament, either before or after the resurrection, ever did ordinary work upon the seventh day. Find one case of that kind, and we will yield the question. Why should modem Christians do differently from Bible Christians?
    
57. There is no record that God has ever removed His blessing or sanctification from the seventh day.
    
58. As the Sabbath was kept in Eden before the fall, so it will be observed eternally in the new earth after the restitution. (Isaiah 66:22, 23.)
    
59. The seventh-day Sabbath was an important part of the law of God, as it came from His own mouth, and was written by His own finger upon stone at Sinai. (See Exodus 20.) When Jesus began His work, He expressly declared that He had not come to destroy the law. “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets.” Matthew 5:17
    
60. Jesus severely condemned the Pharisees as hypocrites for pretending to love God, while at the same tune they made void one of the Ten Commandments by their tradition. The keeping of Sunday is only a tradition of men.

40 Bible Facts Concerning the First Day of the Week

1. The very first thing recorded In the Bible is work done on Sunday, the first day of the week. (Genesis l: l-5.) The Creator Himself did this. If God made the earth on Sunday, can it be wicked for us to work on Sunday?
   
2. God commands men to work upon the first day of the week. (Exodus 20.8-11.) Is it wrong to obey God?
   
3. None of the patriarchs ever kept it.
   
4. None of the holy prophets ever kept it.
   
5. By the express command of-God, His holy people used the first day of the week as a common working day for 4,000 years, at least.
   
6. God Himself calls it a "working" day. (Ezekiel 46:1.)
   
7. God did not rest upon it.
   
8. He never blessed it.
   
9. Christ did not rest upon it.
   
10. Jesus was a carpenter (Mark 6:3), and worked at His trade until He was thirty years old. He kept the Sabbath and worked six days in the week, as all admit. Hence He did many a hard day’s work on Sunday.
    
11. The apostles worked upon it during the same time.
    
12. The apostles never rested upon it.
    
13. Christ never blessed it.
    
14. It has never been blessed by any divine authority.
    
15. It has never been sanctified.
    
16. No law was ever given to enforce the keeping of it, hence it is no transgression to work upon it. “Where no law is, there is no transgression.” Romans 4:15 (See also 1 John 3:4.)
    
17. The New Testament nowhere forbids work to be done on it.
    
18. No penalty is provided for its violation.
    
19. No blessing is promised for its observance.
    
20. No regulation is given as to how it ought to be observed. Would this be so if the Lord wished us to keep it?
    
21. It is never called the Christian Sabbath.
    
22. It is never called the Sabbath day at all.
    
23. It is never called the Lord’s day.
    
24. It is never called even a rest day.
    
25. No sacred title whatever is applied to it. Then why should we call it holy?
    
26. It is simply called “first day of the week.”
    
27. Jesus never-mentioned it in any way, never took its name upon His lips, so far as the record shows.
    
28. The word Sunday never occurs in the Bible at all.
    
29. Neither God, Christ, nor inspired men ever said one word in favor of Sunday as a holy day.
    
30. The first day of the week is mentioned only eight times in all the New Testament. (Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:2,9; Luke 24:1; John 20:1, 19; Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2.)
    
31. Six of these texts refer to the same first day of the week.
    
32. Paul directed the saints to look over their secular affairs on that day. (1Corinthians 16:2.)
    
33. In all the New Testament we have a record of only one religious meeting held upon that day, and even this was a night meeting. (Acts 20:5-12.)
    
34. There is not intimation that they ever held a meeting upon it before or after that.
    
35. It was not their custom to meet on that day.
    
36. There was no requirement to break bread on that day.
    
37. We have an account of only one instance in which it was done. (Acts 20:7.)
    
38. That was done in the night-after midnight. (Verses 7-11.) Jesus celebrated it on Thursday evening (Luke 22), and the disciples sometimes did it every day (Acts 2:42-46.)
    
39. The Bible nowhere says that the first day of the week commemorates the resurrection of Christ. This is a tradition of men, which contradicts the law of God. (Matthew 15:1-9.) Baptism commemorates the burial and resurrection of Jesus. (Romans 6:3-5.)
    
40. Finally, the New Testament is totally silent with regard to any change of the Sabbath day or any sacredness for the first day.

Here are one hundred plain Bible facts upon this question, showing conclusively that the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord in both the Old and New Testament.*

*Reprinted from a tract published by the Review and Herald Publishing Association about the year 1885.

Dear Christian reader:

Christian Sabbatarians will falsely conclude (to make themselves look good) that Christians like myself do not think that the other 9 commands (Sabbath excluded) are no longer in effect under the New Covenant or New Testament. They think this way because some of them think the word “law” is in reference to the 10, when in reality it included all of the 613 laws given to the Israelites. As a whole or package deal, the Old contract is no more, and a new contract (New Covenant) or New Testament has taken its place. Think of like when you might buy a house and make up a contract. If you don't like the contract, you can ask the seller to change the contract. If the seller agrees to the changes, he would make up a new contract. There may be similar things that have remained the same between the old contract and the new contract, but you go by the new contract and not the old one.

In other words faithful Christians who follow Jesus will look to the commands given to us by Christ and His followers. 9 out of the 10 (Sabbath excluded) and other moral laws like incest, fornication, and witchcraft etc. are all commands that have continued on into the New Testament. For we can clearly see these sins condemned in the New Testament. But nowhere do we see a person condemned for not keeping the Saturday Sabbath in the New Testament. It's only wishful thinking by the Sabbatarian Christian that such a thing happened.

Anyways do your own homework with the Scriptures and you will see that what I am saying is true.

I hope that what I said today was helpful to someone.

Peace, love, and blessings be unto you all.

Dear friends,

All you need to prayerfully ask yourself is how many commandments are there in God's 10 commandments *Exodus 20:1-17? Are there 9; 10; or 613? Then let God's Word alone answer the question for you *Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 4:13; Deuteronomy 10:4.

If there are 10 commandments in the 10 commandments then God's 4th commandments which is one of the 10 commandments is still a part of God's 10 commandments.

Ok that is enough for me. My prayer is that you may be blessed as you prayerfully seek God to guide you and teach you his Word.

God bless

Dear faithful followers of Christ:

I know that if you will pray to the Lord and seek the truth on this matter, you will conclude that the Sabbath command has ended with the Old Covenant. Then again, do not take my word for it. Prayerfully read Colossians 2:14, and Colossians 2:16-17. Look at the New Testament Scriptures. Do you find any Sabbath command that says, “Thou shalt keep the Sabbath”? Paul and others list certain sins that can condemn you if you don't repent (i.e. murder, adultery, hate, idolatry, theft, drunkenness, etc). Do you see any Sabbath breaking among such lists in Scripture? Hebrews 7:12 says the Law has changed. Which covenant (or testament) are you going to follow? The Old or the New? One cannot obey both covenants. It's physically impossible. Jesus said turn the other cheek instead of an eye for an eye. Jesus said that we are not to make any oaths vs. OT oath keeping. Jesus said to love, do good, and pray for your enemies vs. God commanding the Israelite to destroy certain enemy nations around them. Clearly things have changed. It's why we are New Testament believers and not Old Testament believers.

Anyways, it is my hope that what I said here guides you (my fellow brother or sister in Christ) into the truth of what our Lord plainly taught on this matter.

May God's love shine upon you all today.

Bible Highlighter said:

You argue how God cannot change His laws, but then you believe the laws on the priesthood and the animal sacrifice have changed. I have known for a long time now that Sabbatarians believe the laws on the priesthood and the animal sacrifices have changed.

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Jesus was a Sabbatarian, was HE not? Did He also believe the Levitical Priesthood changed? I find no evidence to the contrary. You are free to provide some if you can find some.

I believe the Laws of the Priesthood Changed, because It is an absurd belief, almost on the verge of complete spiritual blindness, to actually believe that when the Christ Gave Levi His Covenant of the Priesthood, HE didn't know HE was coming to earth as a man and would become our High Priest "After those days", which of course would mean a Change in the Priesthood. This means, of course, that this Law, that Abraham didn't have, was Temporary from the first time God implemented it on Mt. Sinai.

When you add this obvious Biblical Fact to the other Biblical fact that this same Christ Himself Told us these Priesthood Duties would be taken over by Him, in Jer. 31., how could anyone not understand that it was the Priesthood that changed, not His Laws. HE Said HIS LAWS would still be here, "After those days", when HE Himself will write them on the hearts of HIS People. It was the Manner in which HIS Laws are administered, and the Manner in which transgression of these Laws are atoned for, both Exclusive Duties of the Levite Priest, by Covenant, that would change. How could men read His Definition of HIS New Covenant and believe His Laws also became obsolete?

And Yet "many", who come in Christ's Name, as prophesied by Jesus Himself, preach the deception that because the Levitical Priesthood was a Temporary Covenant, all of God's Law must also be Temporary. They imply in their religion that not only did the Levitical Priesthood become obsolete, but God's Commandments, Statutes, and Laws Abraham obeyed, also became obsolete. Or at least whichever ones may bring them a little inconvenience. This is why I am trying to engage with you. It's not about God's Sabbath with me, everyone knows about God's Commandments. It's about the difference between what religious men preach, and what God's Word actually says.

This was the same issue Jesus, Peter and Paul fought against every day. The difference between what religious men, which taught for doctrines the Commandments of men, preach, and what the Holy Scriptures actually say.

You know there are false teachings in the world, if religious men didn't believe this, we would all be Catholic. I'm trying to show you a teaching you are promoting, that is contrary to the Christ's Own Words.

If you have been convinced to reject Christ's Own Definition of HIS Own New Covenant, refusing to even discuss them or answer questions about your preaching of them, what can I say? It's not the first time religious men refused to answer a Biblical Question. You are free to preach as you please. I have spent a great deal of time pointing out what God Said, asking you questions you refuse to answer, and posing arguments, you refuse to consider, to support that the Scriptures all agree with the Christ and His Definition of HIS Promise of a New covenant.

At this point I think you may be right about continuing. It is obvious you do not want to consider any scriptures which may bring a modern religious doctrine you support into question. That's OK, I did my best to open up the discussion.

I could ask you if there is a difference between religious "traditions of men" and Christ created "shadows of things yet to come". But if you can't even accept God's Own Covenant with Levi, or HIS Own definition of HIS New Covenant, then how could you understand enough to answer these questions.

As Titus said;

8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. (God's definition, not man's) These things are good and profitable unto men.

9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

To all:

Here is a good article on why the Sabbath is no longer binding for believers today:



Source:
Is the Sabbath Required for Christians Today? | GCI Archive
(Note: I do not agree with this ministry on their view of Soteriology; For I believe Christians are saved by both God's grace + Sanctification).

1. The first place we see a command for the Sabbath is in the law of Moses.
2. The law of Moses contains many commands that Christians do not have to keep.
3. Even laws that came before Moses, such as circumcision, can be obsolete.
4. To see which laws are obsolete, we need to study the New Testament.
5. The New Testament never commands the Sabbath.
6. Jesus always criticizes Sabbath rules, and never tells anyone to be careful about what they do on the Sabbath.
7. Jesus always groups the Sabbath with ceremonial and ritual laws.
8. Peter and Paul could live like Gentiles if they wanted to.
9. Paul said that something about the Ten Commandments was fading away.

Source:
Is the Sabbath Required for Christians Today? | GCI Archive
(Note: I do not agree with this ministry on their view of Soteriology; For I believe Christians are saved by both God's grace + Sanctification).

Studyman said:

Jesus was a Sabbatarian, was HE not? Did He also believe the Levitical Priesthood changed? I find no evidence to the contrary. You are free to provide some if you can find some.

I believe the Laws of the Priesthood Changed, because It is an absurd belief, almost on the verge of complete spiritual blindness, to actually believe that when the Christ Gave Levi His Covenant of the Priesthood, HE didn't know HE was coming to earth as a man and would become our High Priest "After those days", which of course would mean a Change in the Priesthood. This means, of course, that this Law, that Abraham didn't have, was Temporary from the first time God implemented it on Mt. Sinai.

When you add this obvious Biblical Fact to the other Biblical fact that this same Christ Himself Told us these Priesthood Duties would be taken over by Him, in Jer. 31., how could anyone not understand that it was the Priesthood that changed, not His Laws. HE Said HIS LAWS would still be here, "After those days", when HE Himself will write them on the hearts of HIS People. It was the Manner in which HIS Laws are administered, and the Manner in which transgression of these Laws are atoned for, both Exclusive Duties of the Levite Priest, by Covenant, that would change. How could men read His Definition of HIS New Covenant and believe His Laws also became obsolete?

And Yet "many", who come in Christ's Name, as prophesied by Jesus Himself, preach the deception that because the Levitical Priesthood was a Temporary Covenant, all of God's Law must also be Temporary. They imply in their religion that not only did the Levitical Priesthood become obsolete, but God's Commandments, Statutes, and Laws Abraham obeyed, also became obsolete. Or at least whichever ones may bring them a little inconvenience. This is why I am trying to engage with you. It's not about God's Sabbath with me, everyone knows about God's Commandments. It's about the difference between what religious men preach, and what God's Word actually says.

This was the same issue Jesus, Peter and Paul fought against every day. The difference between what religious men, which taught for doctrines the Commandments of men, preach, and what the Holy Scriptures actually say.

You know there are false teachings in the world, if religious men didn't believe this, we would all be Catholic. I'm trying to show you a teaching you are promoting, that is contrary to the Christ's Own Words.

If you have been convinced to reject Christ's Own Definition of HIS Own New Covenant, refusing to even discuss them or answer questions about your preaching of them, what can I say? It's not the first time religious men refused to answer a Biblical Question. You are free to preach as you please. I have spent a great deal of time pointing out what God Said, asking you questions you refuse to answer, and posing arguments, you refuse to consider, to support that the Scriptures all agree with the Christ and His Definition of HIS Promise of a New covenant.

At this point I think you may be right about continuing. It is obvious you do not want to consider any scriptures which may bring a modern religious doctrine you support into question. That's OK, I did my best to open up the discussion.

I could ask you if there is a difference between religious "traditions of men" and Christ created "shadows of things yet to come". But if you can't even accept God's Own Covenant with Levi, or HIS Own definition of HIS New Covenant, then how could you understand enough to answer these questions.

As Titus said;

8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. (God's definition, not man's) These things are good and profitable unto men.

9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

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Indeed, truthful post dear SM! Jesus and all the Apostles and prophets and all of God's people all through time were all Sabbath keepers. Yet many in the religious world today teach and will want us to think otherwise. All of this dispite there not being one single scripture in all of God's Word that says God's 4th commandment of the 10 commandments that give us a knowledge of what sin is when broken *Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4 has been abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a Holy day.

Jesus even states in his very own words in Matthew 15:3-9 that all those who knowingly follow man made teachings and traditions that break the commandments of God are not following God, yet the many continue to follow the religious teachers of the world over the Word of God. Jesus rightly says, the many will be called but only the few will be chosen *Matthew 22:14.

God's people are in every religious church today according to the scriptures in John 10:16 but Jesus says the hour is come and now is that the true woshippers will worship God in Spirit and in truth. God is a Spirit and those who worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in truth *John 4:23-24. God is calling his people out from following man made teachings and traditions, where ever they may be back to the pure Word of God. In times of ignorance God winks at but when he gives us a knowledge of his Word he calls us to believe and follow it *Acts of the Apostles 17:30-31; James 4:17.

Only those who have ears to hear and eyes to see Gods' Word will hear His Vioce (the Word) and follow him. God's sheep hear his voice and follow him according to the scriptures. John 10:26-27 says that those that hear but do not follow are not his sheep. Yep some of us we are told in the scriptures will reject God's Word and close their eyes and ears according to Isaiah 6:9-10. These words are repeated as a warning by Jesus *Matthew 11:15; Matthew 13:9-16; 43 and the Apostle *Acts of the Apostles 28:27.

God bless

To all:

If following the Sabbath was a requirement after Christ's death, then clearly this fact would have been made more clear in the New Testament Scriptures. But the fact of the matter is that we see the exact opposite being taught. Colossians 2:16 would not exist and confuse the reader and appear to teach that we are not to let others judge us according to whether or not we keep the Sabbaths (Which would include the Saturday Sabbath because such a day is a sabbath and it would be included in the grouping of a category called sabbaths because of its very name). Romans 14:5 would also not exist if the Saturday Sabbath was still binding and we can be condemned for not obeying the Sabbath. Paul says in Romans 14:5 that some regard every day alike, and to let him be convinced in his own mind. This does not sound like Paul was an arduous Sabbath keeper who was about to throw down the hammer of judgment for a person not keeping the weekly Sabbath.

In fact, there are plenty of opportunities after Christ's death for the apostles to address the Sabbath command if it was a requirement. The Jerusalem council in Acts 15 would have been one such golden opportunity. But the council of Christians had ruled that circumcision and keeping the Law of Moses was not for the Gentile Christians (See: Acts of the Apostles 15:1, Acts of the Apostles 15:5, Acts of the Apostles 15:24). Seeing we learn about the command of the Sabbath from the Law of Moses, and coupled with the truths found in Colossians 2:16, and Romans 14:5, we must conclude that the weekly Sabbath is no longer a binding command for believers today. In addition to that, no explicit command exists anywhere in the New Testament to keep the Saturday Sabbath (Especially after Christ's death). When Paul lists certain sins in Galatians 5:19-21, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, Colossians 3:5-6, etc., there is no mention of any sin of breaking the weekly Sabbath. The same is true with the list of sins mentioned by John in Revelation 21:8. In fact, Paul says we are to serve in newness of spirit and not in the oldness of the letter (Romans 7:6).

So I will stand by the witness of NT Scripture.
I hope the reader who is serious in following the Lord and His new program involving the New Covenant will do the same. We are to follow Jesus and not Moses. The Jews as a nation did not want to change and they wanted to keep to the Old ways and be followers of Moses. Granted, they did not even keep the OT Law entirely, and emphasized law keeping (that they themselves did not keep) over God's mercy and grace.

We are all going to have to face the Lord someday and give an answer as to why we believe the way we do. I am confident that I can stand before the Lord and say that I interpreted Colossians 2:16 and Romans 14:5 plainly. I am confident that I can stand before the Lord and say that Gentiles are not required to keep circumcision and the Law of Moses based on the Jerusalem council in Acts 15. That is how it reads plainly to me. I am confident I can stand before the Lord and tell him that there was no direct command given to me to keep the Sabbath in the New Testament, and there was no list of sins mentioned in breaking the Sabbath alongside other sins like murder, adultery, theft, and drunkenness, etc.

I hope the reader here will be able to check these things in Scripture for themselves prayerfully and also see the same truth and or come to the same conclusion on the matter. Yes, fear God and keep His commandments. That is the whole duty of man. But for us believers today, these laws or commands are changed. For Hebrews 7:12 says the Law has changed, and I can see that change clearly in NT Scripture.

Anyways, may you all be strong in the power of the Lord's might and His good ways.

With loving kindness to you all in Christ,

Sincerely,

~ A Bible Highlighter.

To all:

COLOSSIANS 2:16-17 [16], Let no man therefore judge you in FOOD AND DRINK, or in respect of a HOLY DAY [FESTIVAL], or of the NEW MOON, or of the SABBATH DAYS:[17], Which are a SHADOW OF THINGS TO COME; but the body is of Christ.

What do you think is the meaning of COLOSSIANS 2:16-17?

Many people pull up COLOSSIANS 2:16 in an attempt to cherry pick scripture without considering

1. THE CHAPTER CONTEXT
2. THE WITHIN SCRIPTURE CONTEXT
3. THE GREEK WORD MEANINGS OF THE WITHIN SCRIPTURE CONTEXT
4. CONTEXT TO THE REST OF THE SCRIPTURE WITHIN ALL SCRIPTURE

In order to argue Sunday (first day of the week) is the new Christian Sabbath instead of God's seventh day sabbath which is God's 4th commandment of the 10 commandments.

Which sabbath is being discussed in Colossians 2:16? Is it...

(1) The sabbaths (not God's 4th commandment) of the Feast of unleavened bread (first and last day) that can fall on any day of the week *LEVITICUS 23:6-8
(2) The sabbath (not God's 4th commandment) on the annual day of Atonement that can fall on any day of the week *LEVITICUS 23:27-32
(3) The sabbath (not God's 4th commandment) on the annual Feast of Trumpets that can fall on any day of the week *LEVITICUS 23:24-25?
(4) The sabbath (not God's 4th commandment) on the Feast of Booths that can fall on any day of the week *LEVITICUS 23:34-36
(5) Feast of first fruits (first and last day - not God's 4th commandment) that can fall on any day of the week *LEVITICUS 23:39
(6) The sabbaths (sabbaton plural - also not God's 4th commandment)) of holy convocations from the annual feast days *LEVITICUS 23:7-8; 21;24; 27; 35-36 that can fall on any days of the week
(7) The sabbath of the land (7 year single cycle - not God's 4th commandment) *LEVITICUS 25:2
(8) The sabbath of Jubilee - culminating of the 7x7 yearly cycles sabbaths (not God's 4th commandment) *LEVITICUS 25:9-54

Note: all of the above are annual "shadow sabbath" that are ceremonial from the Mosiac book of the law and are prophetic in nature pointing to Jesus and Gods plan of salvation in the new covenant. These annual ceremonial sabbaths can fall on any day of the week unlike God's 4th commandment given at creation for all mankind as part of God's finished work before sin and law.

(9) Or God's 4th commandment seventh day weekly Sabbath which is one of the 10 commandments that define sin when broken? *EXODUS 20:8-11 from GENESIS 2:1-3

Do you know what old testament scriptures Paul is quoting from in Colossians 2:16? If so which one?

In the days of JESUS and the Disciples their bible was the OLD TESTAMENT scriptures so everything that we have in the NEW TESTAMENT scriptures comes from the OLD TESTAMENT scriptures.

The point being made here is that much of the NEW TESTAMENT has direct links and is directly quoting OLD TESTAMENT scripture which with a prayerful study of God's Word can help us understand the meanings and context of what is being discussed in the NEW TESTAMENT which in many cases are a fulfillment of the OLD SHADOW laws from the MOSAIC BOOK of the OLD COVENANT *EXODUS 24:7.

The reason being, many people try to simply use a single NEW TESTAMENT scripture (COLOSSIANS 2:16) which they pull out of the CHAPTER and the within SCRIPTURE CONTEXT and separate it from all the scriptures provided in God’s Word from which it is quoting to try and make it say things that it is not saying.

IS COLOSSIANS 2 SAYING THAT WE ARE NO LONGER TO KEEP GOD'S SABBATH?

These questions have been addressed in detail in this thread already proving through the scripture alone that Colossians 2 has nothing to do with God's 4th commandment but is referring directly to old testament scriptures in regards to the annual ceremonial sabbaths from the Mosaic book of the old covenant in feast day.

Colossians 2:16 is in reference the ceremonial "shadow" sabbaths in the feast days that can fall on any day of the week not God's 4th commandment which is one of God's 10 commandments that give us the knowledge of what sin is in the new covenant *Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4.

The above is demonstrated in a detailed scripture exegesis of Colossians 2:11-17 starting in posts # 34; post # 35 linked; post # 36 linked; post # 37 linked; post # 38 linked; post # 39 linked; post # 40 linked and post # 41 linked.

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Also dear reader you may want to evaluate the claims of Romans 14 being in reference to God's Sabbath. This is another false teaching. Romans 14 is in reference to eating and not eating on days that men esteem over other days and judging othere. There is no mention of God's 4th commandment Sabbath in Romans 14 at all.

Some points to consider in Romans 14:1-15

[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: Romans 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?
Romans6:15 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

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There is not one scripture in all of God's Word that says God's 4th commandment has now been abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a Holy day. Jesus and all the Apostles kept all of God's commandments including God's 4th commandment. God's people all through time have all kept God's 4th commandment Sabbath to this present day. Jesus taught us how to correctly keep it when he was on earth. It is one of God's 10 commandments that give us a knowledge of what sin is when broken. Yet the religious teachers of the day will have you think that it is better to follow man made teachings and traditions that have unknowingly lead many to break God's commandments instead of following God's Word. Jesus says that this is not how we follow and worship God in Matthew 15:3-9. Who will you choose and follow *Acts of the Apostles 5:29?

God is calling his people back to seek him through his Word. God's sheep hear His Voice and follow him *John 10:26-27


May God bless you as you seek him through His Word.

To all who have ears to hear:

Some who try to separate God's law from God's Word try to cherry pick the scriptures by separating them from context. For example as proven in the previous post Colossians 2:16-17 is talking about the shadow sabbaths in the feast days. Yep the religious teachers of the day try to justify their tradition by using scripture without context to seek to make the scriptures say things that they do not and make of none effect the commandments of God by their traditions. Jesus warns us about these teachings in Matthew 15:3-9.

Colossians 2:16-17 is taken without any regards to...

1. THE CHAPTER CONTEXT
2. THE WITHIN SCRIPTURE CONTEXT
3. THE GREEK WORD MEANINGS OF THE WITHIN SCRIPTURE CONTEXT
4. CONTEXT TO THE REST OF THE SCRIPTURE WITHIN ALL SCRIPTURE

to support man-made teachings and traditions that are not biblical.

They cherry pick Colossians 2:16 and claim that it is in reference to God's 4th commandment of the 10 commandments when the within scripture and chapter context as well as the Greek word meanings and context to the rest of the bible show that Colossians 2:16-17 is in reference to the "shadow law" (Hebrews 10) written in the Mosaic book of the old covenant *Exodus 24:7

Instead of digging deeper in the scriptures where they will see there are many different types of sabbaths (plural) that are not God's 4th commandment that have been fulfilled in the new covenant (LEVITICUS 23:6-8; LEVITICUS 23:27-32; LEVITICUS 23:24-25; LEVITICUS 23:34-36; LEVITICUS 23:39; LEVITICUS 23:7-8; 21;24; 27; 35-36; LEVITICUS 25:2; LEVITICUS 25:9-54)

They erroneously claim it is in reference to God's 4th commandment which is one of God's 10 Commandments that give us the knowledge of what sin is when broken *ROMANS 3:20; ROMANS 7:7; 1 JOHN 3:4.

Every shadow law in the Mosaic book of the law (eg. circumcision, sin offerings, animal sacrifices, the Sanctuary, the Levitical priesthood, the annual feast days etc) were all prophetic in nature giving lessons of things to come pointing to Jesus and God's plan of salvation in the new covenant. Yet let me ask you dear reader.

How can God's 4th commandment Sabbath be a "shadow" law when it is a part of God's eternal law written by God on stone?

How can God's 4th commandment Sabbath be a "shadow" law when it was made before sin and law for all mankind before the need for God's plan of salvation after God blessed it and made it a holy day or rest for all mankind?

Yes the religious teachers of the day will have you believe God's 4th commandment of the 10 commandments that give us the knowledge of what sin is when broken is abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a Holy day, but let me ask you dear friend, where is the scripture that says Gods 4th commandment has been abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a holy day?

Yep there is none! Something to pray about.

May God bless you all as you seek him through his Word.

To loving brethren (who are sold out) to Jesus Christ and His Word:

Some Sabbatarian Christians try to say that Colossians 2:16 does not refer to the weekly Sabbath when it mentions the word “sabbaths.” This kind of interpretation is problematic at best.

First, nowhere in the context of Colossians 2:16 (i.e. the chapter itself and or the surrounding chapters) exclusively refer to only the other types of sabbaths with the exclusion of the weekly Sabbath.

Second, Sabbatarian Christians will quote Leviticus 23 and say that it is a reference to only the other Sabbath days, and not the weekly Sabbath. But Leviticus 23:3 mentions the weekly Sabbath.


So their push for a weekly Sabbath being excluded in Colossians 2:16 is simply not true, and they are forcing their own wrong interpretation because they simply like to keep the Sabbath (Despite the testimony of Scripture).

To the faithful believers in Christ:

Some claim that nowhere in the context of Colossians 2:16 (i.e. the chapter itself and or the surrounding chapters) exclusively refer to only the other types of sabbaths with the exclusion of the weekly Sabbath.

This is not truthful at all. As the context in Colossians 2 is to the shadow laws giving examples of "Circumcision" in Colossians 2:11-14 and ceremonial laws (Greek Word used here is dogma) which is not in reference to God's 10 commandments. So the chapter context is to the ceremonial laws from the Mosaic book of shadow laws from Colossians 2:11-14.

Then the scriptures continue and show that the within scripture context continuing on from the previous chapter context in Colossians 2:16 is in reference to the sabbaths (plural) in connection to meat and drink, new moons and feast days. There is no reference to God's 4th commandment (the Sabbath singular).

Both the chapter and within scripture context as outlined in the scrpitures already is to the prophetic ceremonial laws outlined in the annual cermonial sabbaths in the feast days that pointed to Jesus and God's plan of salvation in the new covenant. These were all shadows of thing to come in the new covenant. This is unlike God's 4th commandment which is a part of the "finished" work of creation in Genesis 2:1-3 when mankind was in perfent harmony with God when there was no sin and no Mosiac book of the law which was not given until after the fall of mankind.

Then these religious teachers will try to justify their tradition that breaks God's 4th commandment by saying Sabbatarian Christians will quote Leviticus 23 and say that it is a reference to only the other Sabbath days, and not the weekly Sabbath. But Leviticus 23:3 mentions the weekly Sabbath.

This also is a false argument as many of the annual feast days went longer then a week so of course God's 4th commandment is included. The difference between the annual sabbaths and God's 4th commandment is that the annual ceremonial sabbaths were only kept once a year for the differen feast day, unlike God's 4th commandment can fall on any day of the week connected to the feast days and new moons and were given after creation while God's 4th commandments is specific only to the seventh day of every week and was given to all mankind at the completion of creation where God himself rested, blessed and set apart the seventh day from all that days of the week and commands his people to keep it as a holy day of rest in memorial to God as the creator of heaven and earth *Genesis 2:1-3; Exodus 20:8-11; Mark 2:27-28.

The above argument of the religious teachers is simply a distraction as the context to Colossians 2:16 is to the meat and drink offereings, new moons and sabbaths in the feast days which are the ceremonial shadow sabbaths of things to come fulfilled in the new covenant where Paul is quoting from scrptures like these...

COLOSSIANS 2:16 [16] Let no man therefore judge you in MEAT, or in DRINK, or in respect of an HOLYDAY [FEASTIVALS], or of the NEW MOON, or of the SABBATH DAY[S <plural>:

PAUL'S within scriptures CONTEXT and use of COLOSSIANS 2:16-17 is in reference to the OLD TESTAMENT scriptures also liked here…..

EZEKIEL 45:17 [17] And it shall be the prince's part to give BURNT OFFERINGS, and MEAT OFFERINGS, and DRINK OFFERINGS, in the FEASTS, and in the NEW MOONS, and in the SABBATHS, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel.

NUMBERS 28 [9] And on the Sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a MEAT OFFERING, mingled with oil, and the DRINK OFFERING thereof: [10] This is the burnt offering of EVERY SABBATH, beside the continual BURN'T OFFERING, and his DRINK OFFERING.

ISAIAH 1:10-14 [10] Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.[11] To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I AM FULL OF THE BURNT OFFERINGS of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.[12] When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?[13] BRING NO MORE VAIN OBLATIONS; incense is an abomination unto me; THE NEW MOONS AND SABBATHS, THE CALLING OF ASSEMBLIES (annual festivals), I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.[14] Your NEW MOONS and your APPOINTED FEASTS my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

LEVITICUS 23:4 [4] These are THE FEASTS OF THE LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. [5] In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is THE LORD'S PASSOVER. [6] And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread…… [13] And the MEAT OFFERING thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the Lord for a sweet savour: and the DRINK OFFERING thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.

HOSEA 2:11 [11], I will also cause all her mirth to CEASE, HER [ISRAEL'S] FEAST DAYS, her NEW MOONS, and HER SABBATHS, and all HER [ISRAELS] SOLEMN FEASTS.

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HEBREWS 9:1-12 [1] Then verily THE FIRST COVENANT HAD ALSO, ORDINANCES of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.... [9] WHICH WAS A FIGURE for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;[10] WHICH STOOD ONLY IN MEATS AND DRINKS, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.[12] NEITHER BY THE BLOOD OF GOATS AND CALVES, BUT BY HIS OWN BLOOD he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

HEBREWS 10:1-9
[1], FOR THE LAW HAVING A SHADOW OF GOOD THINGS TO COME, AND NOT THE VERY IMAGE OF THE THINGS, CAN NEVER WITH THOSE SACRIFICES which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
[2], For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
[3], But in those SACRIFICES there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
[4], For it is not possible that THE BLOOD OF BULLS AND GOATS should take away sins.
[5], Why when he comes into the world, he said, SACRIFICES AND OFFERINGS YOU WOULD NOT BUT A BODY YOU HAVE PREPARED FOR ME:
[6], IN BURN'T OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICES FOR SIN YOU HAVE HAD NO PLEASURE.
[7], Then said I, See, I come in the VOLUME OF THE BOOK IT IS WRITTEN OF ME, to do your will, O God.
[8], Above when he said, SACRIFICES AND OFFERINGS AND BURNT OFFERINGS AND OFFERINGS FOR SIN YOU WOULD NOT, neither had pleasure therein; WHICH ARE OFFERED BY THE LAW;
[9], Then said he, See, I come to do your will, O God. He takes away the first, that he may establish the second.

NOTE; the LAW in reference here is NOT God's 10 Commandments but the law of sin offereings from the SHADOW laws of the MOSAIC BOOK of the LAW *DEUTERONOMY 31:24-26 from the OLD COVENANT *EXODUS 24:7 (Please look at the attached scriptures above caregully)

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CONCLUSION: WHAT OLD TESTAMNENT AND NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES IS PAUL REFERENCING IN COLOSSIANS 2:16? Paul is referring to the shadow laws and ceremonial sabbaths and ordinances in the annual feast days

Time to dig a little deeper dear friends.

May God bless you as you seek him throurgh his Word

To the faithful believers in Christ:

How can God's 4th commandment be a shadow of anything when it is a memorial looking back to the "Finished work" of creation *GENESIS 2:1-3 when mankind walked with God and there was no sin?
If there was no sin, no law, no Moses, no Jew, no sin and no plan of salvation how can God's 4th commandment be a shadow of things to come when it points backward to creation?

Something to pray about.

May God bless you as you seek him through his Word.

So please take....

Dear friends in the Lord JESUS,

Sadly many do not know the difference between the Old Covenant and what the old covenant is and what the new covenant is that the old covenant pointed to and that is fulfilled in the new covenant. They mix up the laws of Moses written in the book of the covenant *EXODUS 24:10 with the eternal law of God's 10 commandments written on tables of stone which is the work of God alone written with the finger of God alone that the NEW COVENANT scripture teach are the moral standard of GOOD and EVIL; Sin and Righteousness *ROMANS 3:20; ROMANS 7:7; 1 JOHN 3:4. These same NEW COVENANT scriptures teach us that if we break anyone of God's 10 commandments we stand guilty before God of sin *JAMES 2:10-11. Sin is defined in God's Word (new covenant) as breaking anyone of God's 10 commandments *1 JOHN 3:4; JAMES 2:10-11 and not believing and following God's Word *ROMANS 14:23. According to the scriptures all those who knowingly continue in known unrepentant sin after they have been given a knowledge of the truth of God's Word will not enter into the kingdom of God because they reject the gift of Gods dear son and count the blood of the covenant an unholy thing doing despite to the Spirit of God's grace *HEBREWS 10:26-31.

A careful study of the scriptures from God's Word will show all who are seeking to believe and follow JESUS that it is the "Shadow laws" from the Mosaic book of the covenant *EXODUS 24:7, not God's 10 commandments that are written on stone that have been fulfilled in Christ and God's plan of salvation for mankind.

The religious teachers of today will try and tell you that God's 10 commandments are the old covenant that is abolished because they do not understand the old covenant laws and the difference between the Mosaic book of the Old covenant and law of Moses that were shadows of things to come (eg the ceremonial sanctuary laws, animal sacrifices and sin offerings, the Levitical Priesthood, the Sanctuary service and Feast days are all Mosaic laws that were written by Moses in the book of the old covenant *EXODUS 24:7. These are the "shadow laws" for remission of sin pointing to JESUS and God's plan of salvation in the new covenant.

There is not one scripture in all of God's Word that says God's eternal law (10 Commandments) have been abolished and are no longer the standards for GOOD and EVIL; Sin and RIGHTOUESNESS. The same as there is not a single scripture that says Gods' 4th commandment has been abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a Holy day.

These religious teachers of the day do not understand that God's eternal law written on stand (10 commandments in the new covenant have the same role they always had, and that is to give us the knowledge of GOOD and EVIL; SIN and RIGHTOUESNESS. These are God's Word in the new covenant...

No one is saved by the Law of God (10 commandments) they are to give us the knowledge of what sin is when broken and righteousness when obeyed from the heart through love.

ROMANS 3:20 [20], Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

ROMANS 7:7 [7], What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. No, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, You shall not covet.

1 JOHN 3:4 [4], Whoever commits sin transgresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

PSALMS 119:172 [172] 172, My tongue shall speak of your word: for all your commandments are righteousness.

JAMES 2:10-11 [10], For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.[11], For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if you commit no adultery, yet if you kill, you are become a transgressor of the law.

Then we have these by JESUS and the Apostles all through the new testament scriptures...

WHAT DID JESUS AND THE APOSTLES TEACH ABOUT GOD’S LAW
(the scriptures below are no where near exhaustive)

Jesus taught the 10 commandments…..

1. Jesus kept God’s Law (10 commandments) and said the Law and the prophets would not pass away (Matthew 5:17-18)
2. Jesus taught others to follow the 10 commandments (Mark 10:17-21)
3. Jesus taught that Love is the fulfilling (doing) of God’s Law (10 commandments Matthew 22:36-40)
4. If we break God’s Law by following man-made traditions we are not following God (Matthew 15:3-9)
5. Jesus says if we commit sin we are a servant of sin and he has come to free us from sin (John 8:32-36)
6. Jesus taught if you love God you will keep God’s Law and abide in His Love (John 14:15; 15:10
7. If anyone is breaking any of God’s commandments and teaching others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven <least = lost> (Matt 5:19)
8. No one can obey God’s Law producing the fruit of obedience of ourselves and unless we abide in Jesus we can do nothing (John 15:4-10)

Paul affirms the Ten Commandments……

1. Paul teaches God's people keep the Sabbath Hebrews 4.
2. Paul tells gentiles that "what matters is KEEPING the Commandments of GOD" 1 Corinthians 7:19
3. Paul tells gentiles "it is not the HEARERS of the Law that are just before God but the DOERS of the Law will be justified... on the day when according to my GOSPEL God will judge all mankind" Romans 2:13-16
4. Paul asks that gentiles consider the doctrine of LAW "Do we then make void the LAW of God by our faith? God forbid! In fact we establish the Law of God" Romans 3:31
5. Paul tells ALL Christians that it is only the lost who will "not subject themselves to the Law of God neither indeed CAN they" Romans 8:6-8
6 Paul reaches all Christians under the NEW Covenant that God's LAW as known in Jeremiah 31:31-33 is "written on the heart and mind" Hebrews 8:8-12
7. Paul tells all Christians that the OT text is to be used for Doctrine 2 Timothy 3:16 AND He never claims that "if I did not write it -- it is not scripture for us today" -- as one or two have imagined for us.
8. Paul tells all Christians that the 5th commandment is the "FIRST commandment with a promise" Ephesians 6:1-2 and is binding on all Christians.
9. God's Law (10 commandments) are holy, just and good (Romans 7:12)
10. God's Law gives us a knowledge of what sin is (Romans 3:20; 7:7)
11. The penalty of breaking God's Law without Jesus is death (Romans 6:23)
12. If we break God's Law we dishonor God (Romans 2:23)
13. If we sin we are "under the Law" and guilty before God (Romans 3:19)
14. We are saved by faith but our faith establishes the Law in us (Romans 3:31)
15. If we are saved by grace we should not break God's Law (Romans 6:1-7)
16. We should not break God's Law if we are under grace (Romans 6:15)
17. We are to serve the Law of God through the mind because that is where sin starts (Romans 6:17; 7:25; 8:4; 12:2)
18. It is God's Law that brings us to Jesus (Galatians 3:24)
19. God's salvation frees us from sin so we can be obedient to God's Law and live a life of holiness (Romans 6:22)
20. We will be judged by God's Law and only those that are obedient will be justified because of their faith (Romans 2:4-13)
21. God's Law can only be obeyed through love and a changed heart which comes by faith in God's Word (Romans 2:21-29; 13:9-10; Hebrews 8:10-12)
22. If we break God's Law and are in unrepentant sin we will be lost and will received God's judgements (Hebrews 10:26-27)

John affirms the 10 commandments……

1. John says it is only by keeping God’s 10 commandments that we know that we know God (1 John 2:3)
2. If someone says that they know God and do not keep God’s 10 commandments they are lying and not telling the truth (1 John 2:4)
3. We should purify ourselves as Jesus is pure (1 John 3:3)
4. Sin is the breaking of God’s 10 commandments (1 John 3:4)
5. Whoever is abiding in Christ does not commit sin (1 John 3:6; John 15:4-10)
6. If you are in unrepentant sin you have not seen Jesus or know him (1 John 3:6)
7. John warns us that only those that are obedience to God’s Law are his true followers (1 John 3:7)
8. If someone is committing unrepentant sin they are following the devil and not God (1 John 3:7)
9. If you are born of God and abiding in him you will not commit sin (1 John 3:9; 1 John 3:6; John 15:4-10
10. It is the keeping of God’s commandments that is the difference between those that are following God and those that are not following God (1 John 3:10; 1 John 5:3)
11. It is only by Love through faith that we can keep God’s commandments (1 John 5:3-4)
12. God’s true believers in the end days will keep all of God’s commandments through faith in Jesus (Rev 14:12; 22:14)

James also affirms the 10 commandments…….

1. James says God’s Law (10 commandments) are a Royal Law (James 2:8)
2. If we break one of God’s commandments we a guilty before God as sinners breaking all of God’s Law and gave some examples of breaking God’s Law (James 2:9-11)
3. James says God’s Law is a law of liberty and freedom (James 2:12)
4. The 10 commandments (God’s Law) are the standard in the judgment (James 2:12)
5. If our faith does not have the fruit of obedience to God’s Law it is dead and not true faith (James 2:16-26)

Peter affirms the 10 commandments……..

1. Sanctification is to obedience to God’s Law (1 Peter 1:2)
2. We can only be changed from sin to obedience to God’s Law by the power of God and it will be revealed in the last days (1 Peter 1:5)
3. We should give up our sins to be holy because Jesus is holy (1 Peter 1:13-16)
4. Jesus is your example who did no sin (1 Peter 2:21-22)
5. Cease from sin and do not live in the flesh (1 Peter 4:1-3)
6. Judgement will begin at the house of God and sinners (those breaking God’s 10 commandments) will not be saved.
7. God has given us his precious promises and as we believe them God will grant us his divine power to live a life of Godliness (obedience to God’s Law; 2 Peter 1:2-4)
8. The Un-Godly (disobedient to God’s Law) will be like Sodom and Gomorrah (2 Peter 2:6)
9. If any turn away from God’s Law and are in unrepentant sin breaking any of God’10 commandments they will be lost (2 Peter 2:20-22)
10 God is not willing that any should perish but that everyone should come to repentance and turn away from sin to follow God’s 10 commandments because those that do not will receive the judgements of God (2 Peter 3:5-14)

What did Jesus and the Apostles teach about the Sabbath in the New Testament?

1. It is lawful to do good on the Sabbath (Matthew 12:1-8; 10-12; 24:20; Mark 3:1-5; Luke 6:1-10; 13:14-16; 14:1-5; John 7:22-23; 9:14; Mark 1:21; Mark 6:2; Luke 4:16; 31; Luke 14:1; 23:56)
2. Jesus made the Sabbath for all mankind (Hebrews 1:2; John 1:1-3; 14; Ephesians 3:9; Colossians 1:16-17; Mark 2:27)
3. Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:28)
4. If you do not believe and follow God you cannot enter His Sabbath rest (Hebrews 4)
5. It is one of God’s 10 commandments we break it we are guilty or breaking all (James 2:8-12)
6. Breaking it is sin (1 John 3:4)
7. God’s true followers keep it Holy as God commanded (Rev 14:12; Rev 22:14; Eze 20:20)
8. Jesus is our example and he kept the Sabbath (Matthew 12:1-8; 10-12; 24:20; Mark 3:1-5; Luke 6:1-10; 13:14-16; 14:1-5; John 7:22-23; 9:14; Mark 1:21; Mark 6:2; Luke 4:16; 31; Luke 14:1; 23:56; John 2:6; Matthew 16:24; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Ephesians 5:1-21; Pet 2:20-22)
9. The Apostle kept the Sabbath (Acts 13:14; 13:27; 13:44; 15:21; 16:13; 17:2; 18:4; Revelation 1:10)

God’s Law in the NC is written on our hearts it is through love and it is love the fulfils God’s Law in us as we walk not after the flesh but after the spirit and is why Jesus says f you love me keep my commandments. (John 14:15; John 15:10). If we knowingly break one of God’s commandments we commit sin (1 John 3:4). This includes the 7th Day Sabbath which Jesus made for us and commands us to keep as a holy day.

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Now lets supply the context and the scriptures these religious teachers of today also leave out when sharing the scriptures with you.

ROMANS 3:31 [31], Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yes, we establish the law.
ROMANS 8:4 [4], That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

ROMANS 8:1 [1], There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

ROMANS 8:13 [13], For if you live after the flesh, you shall die: but if you through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, you shall live.

GALATIANS 5:16 Walk in the Spirt and you will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.

It is true dear friend the laws of Moses written by Moses are fulfilled in Christ and God's plan of salvation in the new covenant are no longer binding but God's Law (10 commandments) is still the standard of GOOD AND EVIL; SIN AND RIGHTEOUNESS according to the new covenant scriptures in ROMANS 3:20; ROMANS 7:7; 1 JOHN 3:4 and JAMES 2:10-11.

NOW let God's WORD alone tell us what exactly is the new covenant?

HEBREWS 8:10-12 [10], For THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAID THE LORD; I WILL PUT MY LAWS INTO THEIR MIND, AND WRITE THEM IN THEIR HEARTS: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: [11], And THEY SHALL NOT TEACH EVERY MAN HIS NEIGHBOR, AND EVERY MAN HIS BROTHER, SAYING, KNOW THE LORD: FOR ALL SHALL KNOW ME, FROM THE LEAST TO THE GREATEST. [12], For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Don't let the Religious teachers of the day dear friends lead you away from God and his Word. Gods law is written on the heart in all those who are born again to love and love is the fulfilling of Gods' law in all those who believe and follow God's Word (ROMANS 13:8-10; MATTHEW 22:36-40).

Those who have been born again to love do not practice sin according to the scriptures which is defined as breaking anyone of God's 10 Commandments *1 JOHN 3:4; 1 JOHN 3:6-9. Sin is the difference between the children of God and the children of the devil according to the scriptures *1 JOHN 3:10; REVELATION 12:17; REVELATION 14:12; REVELATION 22:14.

There is no rest for those who knowingly break Gods 10 commandments as it is written the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. - ISAIAH 57:20.

The rest we receive in Christ is by learning of him and following him through his Word not by ignoring his Word, not believing his Word and not following what God says. *MATTHEW 11:28

May Gob bless you all as you seek him through his Word