Sunday is not a Holy day, it is simply a convenient day for public worship.
True. Sunday is a man-made teaching and traditions that has led many to break God's 4th commandment. Jesus says those who follow man-made teachings and traditions that break the commandments of God are not worshiping God in *Matthew 15:3-9. Now if man chooses to worship God Sunday and break God's 4th commandment which is the "seventh day of the week" that God blessed and made as a holy day rest. Then how are we worshiping God on Sunday when Jesus says we are not?
When God gave the law of keeping the Sabbath day he was giving them an a law to follow because they did not have the Holy Spirit to guide them, they needed an outline of strict laws since they did not have any kind of guide upon their hearts.
So your saying God's people in the Old testament did not have the Holy Spirit to guide them? What does God's Word say about this claim?
Deuteronomy 34:9 And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands on him: and the children of Israel listened to him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Ezekiel 37:1 The hand of the LORD was on me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the middle of the valley which was full of bones,
Micah 3:8 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
Numbers 11:25 And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the spirit that was on him, and gave it to the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested on them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
Numbers 27:18 And the LORD said to Moses, Take you Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand on him;
Judges 3:10 And the Spirit of the LORD came on him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.
Judges 6:34 But the Spirit of the LORD came on Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.
Judges 11:29 Then the Spirit of the LORD came on Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon.
Judges 14:6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily on him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
Judges 14:19 And the Spirit of the LORD came on him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments to them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
I think I might stop here as there is many more scriptures here that could be posted but as you can see your statement is not true. God's people in the old testament also had God's Spirit guiding and leading them. Do you know why everyone of God's 10 commandments are repeated in the new covenant and what their purpose is in the new covenant?
Now we should be worshiping, thinking and praying to God everyday. It isn't about written rules kept, and ticked off, its about our heart.
True coffee, we should indeed be worshiping God everyday. That does not make everyday a holy day of rest now though does it which is what God's 4th commandment of the 10 commandments is about. The new covenant promise is about being born again in the Spirit as we walk be faith into God's new covenant promise of a new heart to love and it is because we love God that we believe his Word and follow him *John 14:14; 1 John 5:3-4; Matthew 22:36-40; Romans 13:8-10; James 2:8-12 according to the scriptures.
We were not then or now under the written law.
Not being "under the law" according to Romans 3:19 means not being under the condemnation of the law *Romans 8:1-4. We do not receive God's forgiveness so that we are now free to break God's law and be disobedient to God's Word. Gods grace is given to all those who believe God's Word for obedience to the faith according to Paul in Romans 1:5 not so that we can continue in sin. According to John those who continue in sin have not seen God or know God *1 John 2:3-4. Paul also says those who continue in known unrepentant sin after being given a knowledge of the truth of God's Word will not enter into God's kingdom 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 *Acts of the Apostles 17:30-31; Hebrews 10:26-31; Romans 6:23. According to the scriptures we are saved by grace through faith and not of ourselves it is a gift of God and not of works lest any man should boast *Ephesians 2:8-9 but Gods grace is so we can be obedient to the faith *Romans 1:5. Obedience to God's Law is not how we are saved it is the FRUIT faith of one that is already been given Gods promise of salvation and the fruit of God's work in us *Philippians 2:13 as we believe and follow his word *John 10:26-27. If our faith has no fruit it is dead *James 2:18-20; 26 and our tree will be cast down and thrown into the fire *Matthew 3:10; 7:19-20; 13:49-50; Hebrews 10:26-27. Therefore we do not abolish God's law through faith like some people teach but God's law is established in the heart by faith that works by love *Romans 3:31; 1 John 5:3-4; Romans 13:8-10. According to the scriptures, sin (breaking God' commandments and not believing and following God's Word) is the difference between the children of God and the children of the devil *1 John 3:6-10; 1 John 2:3-4; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 14:12; Revelation 22:14.
Romans 2:14-15 14 (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.
The context that your not showing here reads like this...
Romans 2:12-15, [12] For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; [13], For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. [14], For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law to themselves: [15], Which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another.
So the scriptures teach if we sin in the law (without repentance) we will be judged by the law. If we sin without law we will perish without law. Romans 2:14-15 therefore is not saying that there is no law only that if gentiles who do the things in the law from the heart are a law unto themselves because they are following the things and obeying the things in the law because the works of the law are written in their heart. This is expressed by obedience to Gods' law because they are doing by nature the things contained in the law v14.
Every day we are to rest in Jesus, everyday is a Sabbath. Hebrews 4 3 Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said, “So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’” And yet his works have been finished since the creation of the world. 4 For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: “On the seventh day God rested from all his works.” 5 And again in the passage above he says, “They shall never enter my rest.” 6 Therefore since it still remains for some to enter that rest, and since those who formerly had the good news proclaimed to them did not go in because of their disobedience, 7 God again set a certain day, calling it “Today.”
There is NOTHING in Hebrews 4 that says anywhere that Jesus is a Sabbath. In fact Hebrews 4 supports the Sabbath and shows that God's people who believe and follow God's Word will be keeping the Sabbath. Let's add the context back in scripture by scripture and show why?
HEBREWS 4
[1], Let us therefore
fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
[2],
For to us was the gospel preached, as well as to them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
[3],
For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn
in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished
from the foundation of the world.
[4],
For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
[5], And in this place again, If they shall enter into
my rest.
NOTE: CONTEXT is God's REST from the SEVENTH DAY SABBATH REST OF CREATION (
v4-5) and those who BELIEVE and FOLLOW GOD's WORD enter into God's SABBATH REST as GOD did on the SEVENTH DAY of the week. CONTEXT is GOD's SEVENTH DAY SABBATH REST and those who believe or do not believe God's WORD and enter into that rest.
6, Seeing therefore it remains that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached
entered not in because of unbelief:
7, Again, he limits a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
8, For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
9, THERE REMAINS A KEEPING OF THE SABBATH TO THE PEOPLE OF GOD
Now notice
Hebrews 4,
verse 9: “There remains therefore a SABBATH
rest to the people of God.” In
verses 1,
3,
4 and
8, the Greek word for “rest” is
katapausin. It means “rest.” But in
verse 9, the Greek word for “rest” is
sabbatismos, which is a Hebrew word—
Sabbat, which means “the Sabbath”—combined with a Greek suffix—
ismos, which means “a keeping of” or “a doing of.” Put together,
sabbatismo means “a keeping of the Sabbath.” When correctly translated,
Hebrews 4:9 should read, “There remains therefore a
keeping of the Sabbath to the people of God.”
10, For he that is entered into
his rest (v9 SABBATH REST), he also has ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
11, Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the
same example of unbelief (Heb 3).
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CONCLUSION: HEBREWS 4 is talking about the Gospel rest of BELIEVING and FOLLOWING God's WORD; v29 Learn of me; v30 my burden (doing) is light. This agrees with
Hebrews 4:2 For unto us was the
gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached
did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. HEBREWS 4:9 is in reference to God's SEVENTH DAY SABBATH RES which is the CONTEXT shown in HEBREWS 4:1-5. HEBREWS 4 therefore with context added is saying that
no one enter God's Sabbath rest if they do not BELIEVE God's WORD or follow it.
Hope this helps