Purpose of the sabbath

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Jesus was showing that one's physical well-being was very important, even citing David's eating of the "shewbread".

My post was written with "tongue-in-cheek". ;)
With David eating the shewbread when he was really hungry is showing that God is practical. Sorry if I misunderstood your post. :)
 
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God's commandments came in a unit of Ten, not nine. They are an eternal and unchanging covenant Psalms 89:34, Mathew 5:18. The one commandment you are suggesting we should FORGET is the ONLY commandment God told us to REMEMBER. That can be on your conscience not mine.
The ten commandments are a unit of ten under the old covenant of law in the Old Testament. Who was God speaking to in Exodus 20? "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery." - THE ISRAELITES. Your arguments are in contradiction with (2 Corinthians 3:6-9; Hebrews 8:13; Colossians 2:14-17; Ephesians 2:15)

God's laws is repeated in the NT.

1. "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve" (Matthew 4:10).
2. "Little children, keep yourselves from idols" (1 John 5:21). "Since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man’s devising" (Acts 17:29).
3. "That the name of God and His doctrine may not be blasphemed" (1 Timothy 6:1).
4. "He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: 'And God rested on the seventh day from all His works.' There remains therefore a rest ["keeping of a sabbath," margin] for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His" (Hebrews 4:4, 9, 10).
5. "Honor your father and your mother" (Matthew 19:19).
6. "You shall not murder" (Romans 13:9).
7. "You shall not commit adultery" (Matthew 19:18).
8. "You shall not steal" (Romans 13:9).
9. "You shall not bear false witness" (Romans 13:9).
10. "You shall not covet" (Romans 7:7).
Hebrews 4:9 - So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. (NASB) Notice that the Greek word "sabbatismos" here is used no where else in the Bible! Amazing that Sabbatarians would suggest that this is the word for "keeping the weekly Sabbath" when it is never used anywhere else in the Bible!

W. E. Vine, Greek Dictionary points out:

Sabbath rest (4520) (sabbatismos from sabbatízo = keep the Sabbath) literally means a keeping of a sabbath or a keeping of days of rest. It is used in this passage not in the literal sense (meaning to keep a specific day, the "Sabbath" day) but to describe a period of rest for God’s people which is modeled after and is a fulfillment of the traditional Sabbath.

SABBATISMOS a Sabbath-keeping, is used in Heb. 4:9, R.V., "a Sabbath rest," A.V. marg., "a keeping of a Sabbath" (akin to sabbatizoµ, to keep the Sabbath, used, e.g., in Ex. 16:30, not in the N.T.); here the Sabbath-keeping is the perpetual Sabbath rest to be enjoyed uninterruptedly by believers in their fellowship with the Father and the Son, in contrast to the weekly Sabbath under the Law. Because this Sabbath rest is the rest of God Himself, its full fruition is yet future, though believers now enter into it. In whatever way they enter into divine “rest,” that which they enjoy is involved in an indissoluble relation with God. (Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words)

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Jesus kept the Sabbath as our example Luke 4:16
Of course Jesus kept the sabbath. He was born under the law. (Galatians 4:4) The sabbath is the shadow and Christ is the substance. (Colossians 2:16-17)

Eps 2:15 is still referring ordnances and not God's commandments that we are already told is eternal. The context is food and drink which has nothing to do with God's Sabbath commandments but has everything to with the ordinances in Lev 23 about the annual feast sabbath(s) days that is about food and drink.
False. Colossians 2:14 - Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.

Ephesians 2:15 - Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace. Plain and simple. No slicing and dicing necessary to understand.

You are free to believe whatever you want, but God's Truth is plain to read for those who want to follow God on His terms (His will) and not our own.
Mixing the old and new covenants together and seeking to keep the body of Christ under the law (end result "salvation by grace plus law, faith plus works") is not following God on His terms (His will) but our own. (Romans 4:5-6)

John 6:40 - For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.

Question: Do you believe that Christians who do not keep the sabbath day (with all it's rules and regulations under the old covenant of law) will not be saved?
 
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Not really dear friend. It is unbiblical teachings that have been explained away by showing within scripture context and reference to the old testament scriptures that Colossians 2:16-17 is referring to that has already been addressed with a detailed scripture response showing that Colossians 2:16 is talking about the sabbaths plural in the Feast days, not God's 4th commandment in post # 240 linked. While post # 253 linked shows why it is impossible for God's 4th commandment to be a "shadow law" of anything, as it points backwards not forwards to things to come and was made before sin and God's plan of salvation (including shadow laws pointing to the body of Christ). The scriptures provided in the linked posts show many who try to pull scripture from context to make it say things it was never saying and is not biblical. This is the reason why I asked you what do you think made up the laws in the old covenant and what has changed under the new covenant. For example do you know that the old covenant had many different kinds of sabbaths that were tied to the yearly cycle (not weekly) and could fall on any day of the week that were not Gods 4th commandment of the 10 commandments in the old covenant? All I am hearing though from you and some others is silence. I wonder why that is?

You prove once again incapable of seeing the obvious. But of course you cannot take Paul's teaching in Colossians 2 for what it says. For it would contradict your sabbatarian false doctrine.

Colossians 2:16 is talking about the sabbaths plural in the Feast days, not God's 4th commandment

Wrong! What part of the law of Moses did Paul teach was incorporated into the new law?

Let's let Paul answer this,

Colossians 2:14
BLOTTING OUT THE HANDWRITING OF ORDINANCES(LAW OF MOSES) THAT WAS AGAINST US, which was CONTRARY TO US AND TOOK IT OUT OF THE WAY, NAILING IT TO HIS CROSS.

Now what part did Paul leave out of the law of Moses that was blotted out ,taken out of the way and nailed to the cross?

Answer, NONE OF IT!!!

Colossians 2:14 says nothing of keeping parts of the old law of Moses as you sabbatarians claim.

Paul made it clear in Colossians 2:14 That ALL of the old law was taken out if the way and nailed to the cross.

I know for a fact, that if some of the old law is to be divided up and incorporated into the new law, then
Paul would contradict himself here in Colossians 2:14.

Paul taught all of the old law was nailed to His cross, that includes sabbath keeping because the Sabbath is part of the old not the new.

You never have been able to give any evidence from the new testament, the new covenant that Christians are commanded to keep the sabbath.

And you never will, for nowhere in the new law of Christ is there any teaching from Jesus or His apostles to keep any of the old covenant with the jews. There is just the opposite in the new testament that Christian's today are not to go back under a yoke of bondage that will seperate us from Christ as the all sufficient last sacrifice that takes away the sins of the world.

Galatians 5:1
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us FREE and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage,
(to go back into law keeping of the Mosiacal law, puts us back into bondage and forfeits our salvation in Christ as the all sufficient means by where mens sins are washed away)

Now listen folks, you cannot be made free and cleansed of any of your sins if you try to be sanctified, justified by the keeping of the old law!!! There is NO POWER in the law of Moses to save!!! Only in Christ and His will and testament does one have access to the forgiveness of sins through the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ!

Galatians 1:16
Knowing that a man is NOT justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ(Romans 10:4), even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ AND NOT BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW: FOR BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW SHALL NO FLESH BE JUSTIFIED.

This is what Paul Inspired by the Holy Spirit really taught about Christians going backward into a yoke if bondage that even the Jews could not bear, ie the old law.

Now listen to what Paul teaches will happen to christian's if they try to be justified, sanctified by going backwards into bondage and practise law keeping from the covenant with the jews,

Galatians 5:4
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; YE ARE FALLEN FROM GRACE.

Do you not know that the new covenant that all live under today has liberated us from the old law that could never make us free? Gods word teaches if we go back under the law that could only condemn not save, we will lose our liberty our freedom found only in Christ and His new will and testament,

Paul teaches that men like LoveGodsWord are trouble to Christ's children and he wishes they were "cut off". That they trouble christians no more with there false teachings,

Galatians 5:7-12
verse 8 This persuasion cometh not of Him that calleth you.

verse 9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

verse 10 I have confidence in you(christians) through the Lord, that ye will be NONE OTHERWISE MINDED: but he(men like LoveGodsWord) that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

verse 11 And I, brethren(christians not Jewish brethren), if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

Now LoveGodsWord will twist the scriptures of Paul and say Paul was specifically only teaching of the act of circumcision. Not so, read verse 1 of this chapter. Paul uses circumcision as the example because Jewish converts to Christ were trying to bind the law of Moses on gentile christians. Telling them they must be circumcised to be saved. Paul is not teaching only circumcision is abolished as a requirement to be in Gods kingdom but ALL of the law of Moses is not to be kept. Proof of my Exegesis is Galatians 5:1
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free and BE NOT ENTANGLED AGAIN WITH THE YOKE OF BONDAGE.

Paul did not teach not to be circumcised but to keep the some of the old law like Sabbath keeping. He really taught not to keep ANY of the old law. He made it clear it was a yoke of bondage if you were to go back into it.

Do you want to be in bondage as LoveGodsWord is?

By the way, Galatians 5:1 is a direct command from the Holy Spirit not to go back into the old law of Moses and be entangled in it. To practise Sabbath keeping is a direct violation of Gods new law the new testament law of Christ!!! You are not pleasing God if you practise sabbath keeping.

Now listen to Paul LoveGodsWord, Galatians 5:12 I would they were even cut off which trouble you. (Paul desires that men like you that trouble christians were "cut off" just as the foreskin during physical circumcision is cut off and discarded.)

LoveGodsWord , You cannot give any new testament scripture that commands christians today to keep the sabbath day, otherwise if there was such a scripture the Holy Bible would contradict itself many times over and make Jesus and Paul liars.

When it comes to who all should put their trust in, on what saith the scriptures. I will trust the Holy Spirit guided apostle Paul and the Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ as to which covenant is binding on us today. And who's law I will keep. Not a reinterpretation of Paul's words by a sabbatarian sect started by a false prophetess named Ellen G White.

James 1:25
But he who looks into the perfect LAW OF LIBERTY and continues in it and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

Galatians 6:2
Bear ye one another's burdens and so fullfil the LAW OF CHRIST.

Hebrews 10:9
Then said He Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He TAKETH AWAY THE FIRST(old covenant, old law of Moses) that He may establish the second.


 
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Colossians 2:14 says nothing of keeping parts of the old law of Moses as you sabbatarians claim.

Paul made it clear in Colossians 2:14 That ALL of the old law was taken out if the way and nailed to the cross.

Col 2:14 does not actually say "God's Law was nailed to the cross" - it says our certificate of debt was. Jesus paid our debt on the cross - He did not destroy the command "do not take God's name" on the cross. Rather he paid the debt that taking God's in vain incurs. "Certificate of debt" is like "speeding ticked" for violating the Law - instead of "destroying the speed limit law" God paid the ticket ..

So that means it is "STILL a sin" to take God's name in vain - even for Christians.

Obviously.

No wonder John says "sin IS transgression of the LAW" 1 John 3:4 - STILL even after the cross.

No wonder Paul says that the law STILL in force includes the TEN where "honor your father and mother" is still the "first commandment WITH a promise" in that distinct unit of TEN.

Obvious Bible details - sooooo obvious that even the "Baptist Confession of Faith" sectn 19 admits to it.

... as you sabbatarians claim.

The "Baptist Confession of Faith" sectn 19 -- not "sabbatarian"
The "Westminster Confession of Faith" sectn 19 -- not "sabbatarian"
C.H. Spurgeon -- not "sabbatarian"
D.L. Moody -- not "sabbatarian"
 
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The natural reading of Ephesians 2:14,15 and Colossians 2:14 shows that the entire old covenant written code was nailed to the cross, including the Ten Commandments (with all the rules and regulations attached to them under the Mosaic Law) which were the center point of the old covenant (Exodus 34:29-34)
Actually no that is not true at all and is simply unbiblical and contradicts pretty much the whole bible including the new testament scriptures, but allow me to show why your claims here that Colossians 2:14 and Ephesians 2:15 is saying that Gods 10 commandments have been abolished is not biblical.

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Colossians 2:14 [14], Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross

A careful reading of Colossians 2:14 shows that it is not God's 10 commandment that are the point of discussion here but the certificate of debt from sin (the wages of sin is death - Romans 6:23). Jesus paid the dept that was against us which was the penalty for sin which is death and nailed it to the cross not God's 10 commandments that Paul says is Holy, just and good *Romans 7:12 and that give us a knowledge of what sin is when broken according to Paul in Romans 3:20 and Romans 7:7. Jesus died for our sins so that we do not have to receive the penalty for our sin that was against us (death). This is the context to Colossians 2:16 not Jesus abolishing Gods' law. Paul was not wrong in Colossians 2:16. It is those who interpret Paul as saying God's 10 commandments are abolished in Colossians 2:14-17 however are indeed wrong putting Paul in contradiction to himself when he stated all through the new testament scriptures that Gods' law is established through faith that works by love in those who have been born again to walk in God's Spirit (see Romans 3:31; Romans 8:1-4; Romans 13:8-10; 1 Corinthians 7:19; Galatians 5:16 etc).

The context of Colossians 2:16 is Colossians 2:11-15 which is discussing the “shadow laws of “circumcision” and baptism which in the new covenant are physical signs of a new heart to love and being dead to sin and alive to Christ (see Hebrews 8:10-12; Romans 2:28-29; 1 Corinthians 7:19; Romans 6:1-23). Colossians 2:14 continues the discussion saying “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.

The handwriting in ordinances are those from the Mosaic book of the law in Colossians 2:14. The Greek word used here is δόγμα (dogma G1378) and means a civil, ceremonial of ecclesiastical law that was against us. The penalty for sin (breaking Gods commandments and not believing and following Gods Word or the certificate of debt) in the old and new covenant is death * (Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 17:1-5; 14:6-10; Exodus 22:20; Exodus 20:4; Exodus 20:4; Deuteronomy 27: 15; Exodus 20:7; Leviticus 24:16; Exodus 20:12; Exodus 21:15-17; Exodus 20: 13; Leviticus 24:17; Numbers 35:31-33; Exodus 20:14; Leviticus 20:10; John 8:3-5; Romans 6:23 (see also Deuteronomy 28 to Deuteronomy 30 etc). It is therefore the penalty for sin that Jesus nailed to the cross the certificate of debt Jesus died for our sins (disobedience to God’s law). These are the laws that were against us because all of us have sinned and fall short of the glory of God *Romans 3:19-23. The above when appled to Colossians 2:20 in application is also to the English word translated “ordinance” but the Greek word used here is different to δόγμα (dogma G1378) used in Colossians 2:14. In Colossians 2:20 the Greek word translated as “ordinance” is δογματίζω (dogmatízō G1379) which comes from δόγμα (dogma G1378) used in Colossians 2:14 and means to submit to a ceremonial rule. So your interpretation that Colossians 2 is talking about the 10 commandments being abolished is simply not biblical as it is the penalty of sin (death) that was nailed to the cross not God’s 10 commandments which Paul says is Holy Just and Good and gives us a knowledge of what sin is when broken (Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; Romans 7:12) and leads us to Christ that we might receive Gods forgiveness through faith *Galatains 3:22-25 so that we might be made free to walk in God’s Spirit *Galatians 5:16; It is the condemnation for sin that Jesus nailed to the cross *Colossians 2:14; Romans 8:1-4 not God’s 10 commandments. The “shadow laws” for remission of sins are now fulfilled in the body of Christ *Colossians 2:17. As shown through the scriptures above your interpretation that Colossians 2 is talking about Gods 10 commandments being nailed to the cross is not biblical.

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Ephesians 2:15 [15], Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

This is a similar scripture used in Colossians 2:14 that uses the same Greek word for commandments contained in ordinances δόγμα (dógma | G1378) which means a law that is civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical, so is not a reference to Gods' 10 commandments but laws from the Mosaic book of the law that is either civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical in its application and use. The scripture says that Jesus abolished in His flesh the enmity from these laws to make himself of one new man making peace. You may want to consider the contexts

Ephesians 2:11-15 [11], Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; [12], That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: [13], But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. [14], For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; [15], Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

The context shows here that the Christ breaking down the middle wall of partition is that between Jews and Gentile believers not God's 10 commandments. There was enmity between the nation of Israel and gentiles. In the old covenant Israel was not suppose to associate with gentiles as they were considered to be unclean under Mosaic law (e.g. Ezra 9:1-14; 6:21; Judges 2:2; Leviticus 20:24; Nehemiah 9:2; 10:28; 13:3 etc). At Christs death the gospel commission was to go to the world so the enmity between Jew and gentile believers are put at peace in the body (death) of Christ and the forgiveness for the sins of the whole world.

Once again nothing to do with God's 10 commandments.
Now before you begin to chant the straw man argument, "so we can commit adultery and kill etc.. all we want,"
Why not is that not a fair argument? Your trying to teach Gods' 10 commandments are abolished. That claim is not biblical and contrary to the very words of Jesus and all the old and new covenant scriptures.
The life of discipleship flows out of the new command, to love one another as He loved us. (John 13:34) Love fulfills the law. (Romans 13:8-10)
According to Jesus in Matthew 22:36-40 on these two great commandments of love to God and man hang all the law and the prophets not some of them and the others have now been abolished. Paul says the same thing when he says in Romans 13:8-10 [8], Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. [9], For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. [10], Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. James also agreeing with Jesus and Paul when he says in James 2:8-12 [8], If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: [9], But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. [10], For whosoever 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 thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.[12], So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. So from the above scriptures we can see Paul, James all agreeing with Jesus that on these two great commandments of love to God and man hang all the law and the prophets while James makes it even more clearer by saying if we break anyone of them we stand guilty before God of sin. This is why John says through Jesus that we show our love to God by keeping His commandments *John 14:15: John 15:10; 1 John 5:2-3 also agreeing with Jesus, Paul and James. Love to God and our fellow man therefore does not abolish God's law according to the scriptures love is expressed through obedience to God's law as we are born again to believe Gods' Word because those who are born again do not practice sin (breaking God's commandments) according to the scriptures (see 1 John 3:6-9 and 1 John 2:3-4) as sin is the difference between the children of God and the children of the devil in 1 John 3:6-10; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 14:12 and Revelation 22:14.
References for the moral aspect of 9 of the 10 commandments are reiterated under the new covenant, yet the command to keep the Sabbath day with all it's rules and regulations (Exodus 16:23, 29; 31:12-18; 35:1-3; Leviticus 19:30; 23:2-3, 32; Numbers 15:32-36; 28:1-10; 29:39-40; I Chronicles. 23:30-31; II Chronicles 31:2-4; Isaiah 1:13; Amos 8:5; Nehemiah 10:31) is not binding on Christians under the new covenant.

1. You shall have no other gods before Me. - Acts 14:15
2. You shall make no idols. - 1 John 5:21
3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. - James 2:7; 5:12
4. Keep the Sabbath day holy. - Not binding on the Church - Colossians 2:16-17
5. Honor your father and your mother. - Ephesians 6:1-2
6. You shall not murder. - Romans 13:9-10; 1 John 3:15
7. You shall not commit adultery. - Romans 13:9-10; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
8. You shall not steal. - Romans 13:9-10; Ephesians 4:28
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. - Romans 13:9-10; Colossians 3:9-10
10. You shall not covet. - Romans 13:9-10; Ephesians 5:3

What nonsense. Everyone of God's 10 commandments are repeated throughout the new testament scriptures. Perhaps you missed them. Let's have a look.

GOD'S 10 COMMANDMENTS REPEATED IN THE NEW COVENANT

1 You shall have no other gods before Me. (Luke 4:8; Matthew 4:10; Revelation 14:7)
2 You shall make no idols (John 4:24; Acts 15:20; 1 Corinthians 6:9; Ephesians 5:5; 1 Peter 4:3; 1 John 5:21; Revelation 2:14)
3 You shall not take the Name of the Lord your God in vain.
(1 Timothy 6:1, James 2:7)
4 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. – Binding on all Christians today -Hebrews 4:9 (Colossians 2:16 is in reference to the annual sabbaths in the feast days)
(Mark 2:27-28, Hebrews 4:1-9; Matthew 12:8; 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(Mark 2:28; Matthew 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; Acts 13:14; 13:27; 13:44; 15:21; 16:13; 17:2; 18:4; Revelations 1:10
5 Honour your father and mother. (Ephesians 6:1-2; Colossians 3:20; Matthew 15:4; Matthew 19:19)
6 You shall not murder (Matthew 5:44-45; Matt. 5:21-26; Romans 13:9; 1 Timothy 1:9; 1 John 3:15; James 2:11; Matthew 19:18)
7 You shall not commit adultery. (Matthew 5:28, 1 Cor. 5:11, 1 Cor. 6:18, Galatians 5:19, Hebrews 13:4, James 2:11, Matthew 19:19, Romans 13:9)
8 You shall not steal. (1 Corinthians 6:10, Romans 2:21, Mark 7:21, Ephesians 4:28, Romans 13:9, Matthew 19:18)
9 You shall not bear false witness. (Matthew 15:19, Ephesians 4:25, Col. 3:9; Matthew 19:18, Romans 13:9)
10 You shall not covet your neighbors possessions. (Luke 12:15, Romans 7:7, Ephesians 5:3, 1 Timothy 6:10, Hebrews 13:5, Romans 13:9)

Need more scripture? Here and Here linked.

Hope this is helpful.
 
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Well I know this is addressed to someone else. Hope you do not mind me passing a few helpful comments?
The ten commandments are a unit of ten under the old covenant of law in the Old Testament. Who was God speaking to in Exodus 20? "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery." - THE ISRAELITES. Your arguments are in contradiction with (2 Corinthians 3:6-9; Hebrews 8:13; Colossians 2:14-17; Ephesians 2:15)
God is not the God of the dead but the God of the living *Matthew 22:32. Gods' ISRAEL according to Gods' Word in the new covenant are no longer all those born of the flesh of the seed of Abraham but all those who are born of the Spirit to believe and follow Gods' Word according to the promise (see Romans 9:6-8; Galatians 3:28-29 and Romans 2:28-29. Gentile believers are now grafted in according to Romans 11:13-27 and all believers are now one in Christ according to Colossians 3:11; Romans 10:11-13; Ephesians 2:11-13. God's new covenant promise is to Gods' Israel who are all those in the new covenant who have been born again through faith into Gods new covenant promise (Romans 9:6-8). If you are not a part of God's Israel in the new covenant Dan you have no part in Gods' new covenant promise. All your argument shows here is that you do not know who Gods' Israel is under the new covenant. None of the scriptures you have provided here support your position Dan that Gods Israel in the new covenant is not all those who now believe and follow God's Word.
Hebrews 4:9 - So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. (NASB) Notice that the Greek word "sabbatismos" here is used no where else in the Bible! Amazing that Sabbatarians would suggest that this is the word for "keeping the weekly Sabbath" when it is never used anywhere else in the Bible!

W. E. Vine, Greek Dictionary points out:

Sabbath rest (4520) (sabbatismos from sabbatízo = keep the Sabbath) literally means a keeping of a sabbath or a keeping of days of rest. It is used in this passage not in the literal sense (meaning to keep a specific day, the "Sabbath" day) but to describe a period of rest for God’s people which is modeled after and is a fulfillment of the traditional Sabbath.

SABBATISMOS a Sabbath-keeping, is used in Heb. 4:9, R.V., "a Sabbath rest," A.V. marg., "a keeping of a Sabbath" (akin to sabbatizoµ, to keep the Sabbath, used, e.g., in Ex. 16:30, not in the N.T.); here the Sabbath-keeping is the perpetual Sabbath rest to be enjoyed uninterruptedly by believers in their fellowship with the Father and the Son, in contrast to the weekly Sabbath under the Law. Because this Sabbath rest is the rest of God Himself, its full fruition is yet future, though believers now enter into it. In whatever way they enter into divine “rest,” that which they enjoy is involved in an indissoluble relation with God. (Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words)
Well this is one of your cut and pastes that have been answered many times already. So a very easy one to address. You do know here that what you have posted in W. E. Vine, Greek Dictionary where he says latter in the explanation of the Greek word Sabbatozmo "here the Sabbath-keeping is the perpetual Sabbath rest to be enjoyed uninterruptedly by believers in their fellowship with the Father and the Son, in contrast to the weekly Sabbath under the Law. Because this Sabbath rest is the rest of God Himself, its full fruition is yet future, though believers now enter into it. In whatever way they enter into divine “rest,” that which they enjoy is involved in an indissoluble relation with God." You do know right that this is not the Greek meaning of Sabbatismos right and that this section is His personal interpretation of Hebrews 4:9 and not the Greek word meaning that he explained earlier right?

You actually bypassed the actual Greek meaning of the word he gave here where he says in the beginning..

W. E. Vine, Greek Dictionary
σαββατισμός, "Sabbath rest (4520) (sabbatismos from sabbatízo = keep the Sabbath) literally means a keeping of a sabbath or a keeping of days of rest."

Note the rest of Vines comments is not the Greek it is his opinion). You seem to be ignoring this. Now we have only looked at one dictionary here and the critical Greek word meaning you left out in order to concentrate on an interpretation that is not written in the Greek.

We can link this back to other Greek Dictionaries, interlinear and lexicons of Sabbatismos here to get a better Greek word meaning here..

GREEK INTERLINEAR
HEBREWS 4:9 άρα (Then) απολείπεται (there is left) σαββατισμός (a Sabbath keeping) τω (to the) λαώ (people) του θεού (of God)

GREEK LEXICON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, Abbott-Smith - G4520
*† σαββατισμός, - οῦ, ὁ
(< σαββατίζω, to keep the sabbath, Exod 16:30, al.),
a keeping sabbath, a sabbath rest: metaph., as in Mishna (Zorell, s.v.), Heb 4:9.†

LIDDEL/SCOTT/JONES GREEK-ENGLISH LEXICON - G4520
σαββατισμός
Σαββᾰτ-ισμός, ὁ, a keeping of days of rest, Ep. Heb 4:9, cf. Plu. 2.166a (codd., βαπτισμούς Bentley).

STRONGS LEXICON
So ἄρα (ara) Conjunction Strong's Greek 686: Then, therefore, since. Probably from airo; a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive.
there remains ἀπολείπεται (apoleipetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 620: From apo and leipo; to leave behind; by implication, to forsake. a Sabbath rest σαββατισμὸς (sabbatismos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4520: A keeping of the Sabbath, a Sabbath rest. From a derivative of sabbaton; a 'sabbatism', i.e. the repose of Christianity. for the τῷ () Article - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. people λαῷ (laō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2992: Apparently a primary word; a people.
of God. Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

STRONGS CONCORDENCE
sabbatismos: a sabbath rest Definition: a sabbath rest Usage (DOING): a keeping of the Sabbath, a Sabbath rest.

GREEK-ENGLISH LEXICON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. THAYER - G4520
G4520 — σαββατισμός
σαββατισμου, ὁ (σαββατίζω to keep the sabbath);

Let's add VINES Greek word meaning of Sabbatismos back with only the Greek Word meaning

W. E. VINE, GREEK DICTIONARY

Sabbath rest (4520) (sabbatismos from sabbatízo = keep the Sabbath) literally means a keeping of a sabbath or a keeping of days of rest.

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Now lets add the contexts back to Hebrews 4:9

WHAT IS GOD’S REST IN HEBREWS 3 and HEBREWS 4? (exegesis)

HEBREWS 4:1-11
[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.

KEY POINTS FROM THE SCRIPTURES OF HEBREWS 4:1-5 (exegesis)

NOTE: Context in Hebrews 4:1-5 is God's Rest from the seventh day Sabbath from the foundation of the world (v4-5) and those who enter Gods rest by and believing and following Gods Word [the gospel] who enter into God's Sabbath rest as God did on the seventh day of the week. The context here defining God’s rest/My rest/His rest is to God’s seventh day Sabbath rest created at the foundation of the world that those who believe or do not believe God's WORD do or do not enter into. The new testament writer of Hebrews is warning us that if we do not believe and follow God's Word (the gospel) and continue in sin and unbelief (Hebrews 3:10-13; 18-19) we will never enter into God's rest (His Rest/My Rest) which is defined as the "seventh day" Sabbath rest in Hebrews 4:1-5. There are two rests here. One is to the rest we enter into by believing and following Gods Word which is our rest and the rest we enter into by believing and following God’s Word to God’s rest which is the seventh day Sabbath. Hebrews 4:3-5 defines God's rest by saying [3], For we which have believed do enter into rest (our rest from or the gospel rest of believing and following God's Word), as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest (God's 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 ("seventh day").

[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] SO THEN, IT REMAINS FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD TO KEEP THE SABBATH.
[10], For he that is entered into his rest, he also has ceased from his own works, as God did from his. [11], Let us labor therefore to enter that rest, [God’s REST the SEVENTH DAY SABBATH] lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief [rejecting God’s WORD and sin; Hebrews 3].

KEY POINTS OF HEBREWS 4:9 (exegesis)

Now notice Hebrews 4, verse 9: “SO THEN, IT REMAINS FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD TO KEEP THE SABBATH.” or THEREFORE THERE REMAINS A SABBATH REST FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD (depending on your version) 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.”

According to the Greek and scripture contexts of Hebrews 3:7-19 and Hebrews 4:1-9, Hebrews 4:9 is in regards to God’s seventh day Sabbath of the 4th commandment which in the context of Hebrews 4:1-5 which defines God’s rest/My rest/His rest (Hebrews 3:11; 18-19; Hebrews 4:1; 3; 5; 10) as the “seventh day” from the foundation of the world *Hebrews 4:3-4.

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Hebrews 4:9, αρα απολειπεται σαββατισμος τω λαω του θεου

Hebrews 4:9 There remains therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Hebrews 4:9 So then, it remains for the people of God to keep the Sabbath.

Lamsa Bible
Hebrews 4:9 It is therefore the duty of the people of God to keep the Sabbath.

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For your interest, the Greek word used here for Sabbath is Sabbatismos and means a Sabbath keeping or keeping of the Sabbath or how the Sabbath is kept by resting.

Hebrews 4, verse 9: “So then, it remains for the people of God to keep the Sabbath.” or in other translations "There remains therefore a sabbath rest for 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.”

If your interested I have much more on the meaning of "Sabbatismos" and it's historical usages from Hebrews 4:9 to Sabbath keeping if your interested just let me know.

.............

CONCLUSION: Context shows that Hebrews 4:9 is talking about Gods' 4th commandment and is a warning to us that it remains for the people of God to keep the Sabbath or a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God. The context in Hebrews 4:1-5 shows that it is Gods' seventh day Sabbath rest that remains for the people of God and those who do not believe and follow God's Word do not enter into it. The rest of your post here is repetition already addressed with a detailed scripture response.

Hope this is helpful.
 
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Col 2:14 does not actually say "God's Law was nailed to the cross" - it says our certificate of debt was. Jesus paid our debt on the cross - He did not destroy the command "do not take God's name" on the cross. Rather he paid the debt that taking God's in vain incurs. "Certificate of debt" is like "speeding ticked" for violating the Law - instead of "destroying the speed limit law" God paid the ticket ..

So that means it is "STILL a sin" to take God's name in vain - even for Christians.

Obviously.

No wonder John says "sin IS transgression of the LAW" 1 John 3:4 - STILL even after the cross.

No wonder Paul says that the law STILL in force includes the TEN where "honor your father and mother" is still the "first commandment WITH a promise" in that distinct unit of TEN.

Obvious Bible details - sooooo obvious that even the "Baptist Confession of Faith" sectn 19 admits to it.



The "Baptist Confession of Faith" sectn 19 -- not "sabbatarian"
The "Westminster Confession of Faith" sectn 19 -- not "sabbatarian"
C.H. Spurgeon -- not "sabbatarian"
D.L. Moody -- not "sabbatarian"

You either don't know what I believe Colossians 2:14 means or you are intentionally misrepresented me to make me look ignorant.

When did I say anything about ALL of Gods law being done away in Colossians 2:14?

I never said or implied what you claimed about me.

You are incorrect of your interpretation of handwriting of ordinances.

Paul is speaking of the law of Moses here in Colossians 2:14.

Col 2:14 does not actually say "God's Law was nailed to the cross"

Yes Paul says exactly what you say he doesn't. You have contradicted the Holy Spirit!

Ephesians 2:15
Having abolished in His flesh the enmity, EVEN THE LAW OF COMMANDMENTS CONTAINED IN ORDINANCES; For to make in Himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

Now continue to claim it was not the ordnance itself that was nailed to the cross but our sins.

I will believe the Inspired writer Paul over your interpretation of Colossians 2:14.

Jesus did figuratively nail our sins to the cross but in Colossians 2:14 Paul says the ordinances themselves were nailed not our sins. Simply read the Bible for what it says.

Hebrews 9:15
And for this cause He is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

 
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Well I know this is addressed to someone else. Hope you do not mind me passing a few helpful comments?

God is not the God of the dead but the God of the living *Matthew 22:32. Gods' ISRAEL according to Gods' Word in the new covenant are no longer all those born of the flesh of the seed of Abraham but all those who are born of the Spirit to believe and follow Gods' Word according to the promise (see Romans 9:6-8; Galatians 3:28-29 and Romans 2:28-29. Gentile believers are now grafted in according to Romans 11:13-27 and all believers are now one in Christ according to Colossians 3:11; Romans 10:11-13; Ephesians 2:11-13. God's new covenant promise is to Gods' Israel who are all those in the new covenant who have been born again through faith into Gods new covenant promise (Romans 9:6-8). If you are not a part of God's Israel in the new covenant Dan you have no part in Gods' new covenant promise. All your argument shows here is that you do not know who Gods' Israel is under the new covenant. None of the scriptures you have provided here support your position Dan that Gods Israel in the new covenant is not all those who now believe and follow God's Word.

Well this is one of your cut and pastes that have been answered many times already. So a very easy one to address. You do know here that what you have posted in W. E. Vine, Greek Dictionary where he says latter in the explanation of the Greek word Sabbatozmo "here the Sabbath-keeping is the perpetual Sabbath rest to be enjoyed uninterruptedly by believers in their fellowship with the Father and the Son, in contrast to the weekly Sabbath under the Law. Because this Sabbath rest is the rest of God Himself, its full fruition is yet future, though believers now enter into it. In whatever way they enter into divine “rest,” that which they enjoy is involved in an indissoluble relation with God." You do know right that this is not the Greek meaning of Sabbatismos right and that this section is His personal interpretation of Hebrews 4:9 and not the Greek word meaning that he explained earlier right?

You actually bypassed the actual Greek meaning of the word he gave here where he says in the beginning..

W. E. Vine, Greek Dictionary
σαββατισμός, "Sabbath rest (4520) (sabbatismos from sabbatízo = keep the Sabbath) literally means a keeping of a sabbath or a keeping of days of rest."

Note the rest of Vines comments is not the Greek it is his opinion). You seem to be ignoring this. Now we have only looked at one dictionary here and the critical Greek word meaning you left out in order to concentrate on an interpretation that is not written in the Greek.

We can link this back to other Greek Dictionaries, interlinear and lexicons of Sabbatismos here to get a better Greek word meaning here..

GREEK INTERLINEAR
HEBREWS 4:9 άρα (Then) απολείπεται (there is left) σαββατισμός (a Sabbath keeping) τω (to the) λαώ (people) του θεού (of God)

GREEK LEXICON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, Abbott-Smith - G4520
*† σαββατισμός, - οῦ, ὁ
(< σαββατίζω, to keep the sabbath, Exod 16:30, al.),
a keeping sabbath, a sabbath rest: metaph., as in Mishna (Zorell, s.v.), Heb 4:9.†

LIDDEL/SCOTT/JONES GREEK-ENGLISH LEXICON - G4520
σαββατισμός
Σαββᾰτ-ισμός, ὁ, a keeping of days of rest, Ep. Heb 4:9, cf. Plu. 2.166a (codd., βαπτισμούς Bentley).

STRONGS LEXICON
So ἄρα (ara) Conjunction Strong's Greek 686: Then, therefore, since. Probably from airo; a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive.
there remains ἀπολείπεται (apoleipetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 620: From apo and leipo; to leave behind; by implication, to forsake. a Sabbath rest σαββατισμὸς (sabbatismos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4520: A keeping of the Sabbath, a Sabbath rest. From a derivative of sabbaton; a 'sabbatism', i.e. the repose of Christianity. for the τῷ () Article - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. people λαῷ (laō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2992: Apparently a primary word; a people.
of God. Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

STRONGS CONCORDENCE
sabbatismos: a sabbath rest Definition: a sabbath rest Usage (DOING): a keeping of the Sabbath, a Sabbath rest.

GREEK-ENGLISH LEXICON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. THAYER - G4520
G4520 — σαββατισμός
σαββατισμου, ὁ (σαββατίζω to keep the sabbath);

Let's add VINES Greek word meaning of Sabbatismos back with only the Greek Word meaning

W. E. VINE, GREEK DICTIONARY

Sabbath rest (4520) (sabbatismos from sabbatízo = keep the Sabbath) literally means a keeping of a sabbath or a keeping of days of rest.

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Now lets add the contexts back to Hebrews 4:9

WHAT IS GOD’S REST IN HEBREWS 3 and HEBREWS 4? (exegesis)

HEBREWS 4:1-11
[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.

KEY POINTS FROM THE SCRIPTURES OF HEBREWS 4:1-5 (exegesis)

NOTE: Context in Hebrews 4:1-5 is God's Rest from the seventh day Sabbath from the foundation of the world (v4-5) and those who enter Gods rest by and believing and following Gods Word [the gospel] who enter into God's Sabbath rest as God did on the seventh day of the week. The context here defining God’s rest/My rest/His rest is to God’s seventh day Sabbath rest created at the foundation of the world that those who believe or do not believe God's WORD do or do not enter into. The new testament writer of Hebrews is warning us that if we do not believe and follow God's Word (the gospel) and continue in sin and unbelief (Hebrews 3:10-13; 18-19) we will never enter into God's rest (His Rest/My Rest) which is defined as the "seventh day" Sabbath rest in Hebrews 4:1-5. There are two rests here. One is to the rest we enter into by believing and following Gods Word which is our rest and the rest we enter into by believing and following God’s Word to God’s rest which is the seventh day Sabbath. Hebrews 4:3-5 defines God's rest by saying [3], For we which have believed do enter into rest (our rest from or the gospel rest of believing and following God's Word), as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest (God's 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 ("seventh day").

[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] SO THEN, IT REMAINS FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD TO KEEP THE SABBATH.
[10], For he that is entered into his rest, he also has ceased from his own works, as God did from his. [11], Let us labor therefore to enter that rest, [God’s REST the SEVENTH DAY SABBATH] lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief [rejecting God’s WORD and sin; Hebrews 3].

KEY POINTS OF HEBREWS 4:9 (exegesis)

Now notice Hebrews 4, verse 9: “SO THEN, IT REMAINS FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD TO KEEP THE SABBATH.” or THEREFORE THERE REMAINS A SABBATH REST FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD (depending on your version) 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.”

According to the Greek and scripture contexts of Hebrews 3:7-19 and Hebrews 4:1-9, Hebrews 4:9 is in regards to God’s seventh day Sabbath of the 4th commandment which in the context of Hebrews 4:1-5 which defines God’s rest/My rest/His rest (Hebrews 3:11; 18-19; Hebrews 4:1; 3; 5; 10) as the “seventh day” from the foundation of the world *Hebrews 4:3-4.

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Hebrews 4:9, αρα απολειπεται σαββατισμος τω λαω του θεου

Hebrews 4:9 There remains therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Hebrews 4:9 So then, it remains for the people of God to keep the Sabbath.

Lamsa Bible
Hebrews 4:9 It is therefore the duty of the people of God to keep the Sabbath.

................

For your interest, the Greek word used here for Sabbath is Sabbatismos and means a Sabbath keeping or keeping of the Sabbath or how the Sabbath is kept by resting.

Hebrews 4, verse 9: “So then, it remains for the people of God to keep the Sabbath.” or in other translations "There remains therefore a sabbath rest for 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.”

If your interested I have much more on the meaning of "Sabbatismos" and it's historical usages from Hebrews 4:9 to Sabbath keeping if your interested just let me know.

.............

CONCLUSION: Context shows that Hebrews 4:9 is talking about Gods' 4th commandment and is a warning to us that it remains for the people of God to keep the Sabbath or a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God. The context in Hebrews 4:1-5 shows that it is Gods' seventh day Sabbath rest that remains for the people of God and those who do not believe and follow God's Word do not enter into it. The rest of your post here is repetition already addressed with a detailed scripture response.

Hope this is helpful.
The context of Hebrews 4:9 is clear that Jesus is our rest. Not the Sabbath. Read the whole chapter.

Matthew 11:28-30
Come unto Me , all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.

Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.


Also it would be a contradiction in the new testament if Hebrews was teaching keeping of the sabbath by christians since other passages in the new testament clearly teach the old law is not to be kept,

Galatians 5:1 proves we are commanded not to keep the old covenant that was given by God to the Israelites, the Jews. That means ALL of it is not to be bound on Christians today.
 
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You prove once again incapable of seeing the obvious. But of course you cannot take Paul's teaching in Colossians 2 for what it says. For it would contradict your sabbatarian false doctrine.


Wrong! What part of the law of Moses did Paul teach was incorporated into the new law?

Let's let Paul answer this,

Colossians 2:14
BLOTTING OUT THE HANDWRITING OF ORDINANCES(LAW OF MOSES) THAT WAS AGAINST US, which was CONTRARY TO US AND TOOK IT OUT OF THE WAY, NAILING IT TO HIS CROSS.

Now what part did Paul leave out of the law of Moses that was blotted out ,taken out of the way and nailed to the cross?

Answer, NONE OF IT!!!

Colossians 2:14 says nothing of keeping parts of the old law of Moses as you sabbatarians claim.

Paul made it clear in Colossians 2:14 That ALL of the old law was taken out if the way and nailed to the cross.

I know for a fact, that if some of the old law is to be divided up and incorporated into the new law, then
Paul would contradict himself here in Colossians 2:14.

Paul taught all of the old law was nailed to His cross, that includes sabbath keeping because the Sabbath is part of the old not the new.

You never have been able to give any evidence from the new testament, the new covenant that Christians are commanded to keep the sabbath.

And you never will, for nowhere in the new law of Christ is there any teaching from Jesus or His apostles to keep any of the old covenant with the jews. There is just the opposite in the new testament that Christian's today are not to go back under a yoke of bondage that will seperate us from Christ as the all sufficient last sacrifice that takes away the sins of the world.

Galatians 5:1
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us FREE and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage,
(to go back into law keeping of the Mosiacal law, puts us back into bondage and forfeits our salvation in Christ as the all sufficient means by where mens sins are washed away)

Now listen folks, you cannot be made free and cleansed of any of your sins if you try to be sanctified, justified by the keeping of the old law!!! There is NO POWER in the law of Moses to save!!! Only in Christ and His will and testament does one have access to the forgiveness of sins through the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ!

Galatians 1:16
Knowing that a man is NOT justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ(Romans 10:4), even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ AND NOT BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW: FOR BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW SHALL NO FLESH BE JUSTIFIED.

This is what Paul Inspired by the Holy Spirit really taught about Christians going backward into a yoke if bondage that even the Jews could not bear, ie the old law.

Now listen to what Paul teaches will happen to christian's if they try to be justified, sanctified by going backwards into bondage and practise law keeping from the covenant with the jews,

Galatians 5:4
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; YE ARE FALLEN FROM GRACE.

Do you not know that the new covenant that all live under today has liberated us from the old law that could never make us free? Gods word teaches if we go back under the law that could only condemn not save, we will lose our liberty our freedom found only in Christ and His new will and testament,

Paul teaches that men like LoveGodsWord are trouble to Christ's children and he wishes they were "cut off". That they trouble christians no more with there false teachings,

Galatians 5:7-12
verse 8 This persuasion cometh not of Him that calleth you.

verse 9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

verse 10 I have confidence in you(christians) through the Lord, that ye will be NONE OTHERWISE MINDED: but he(men like LoveGodsWord) that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

verse 11 And I, brethren(christians not Jewish brethren), if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

Now LoveGodsWord will twist the scriptures of Paul and say Paul was specifically only teaching of the act of circumcision. Not so, read verse 1 of this chapter. Paul uses circumcision as the example because Jewish converts to Christ were trying to bind the law of Moses on gentile christians. Telling them they must be circumcised to be saved. Paul is not teaching only circumcision is abolished as a requirement to be in Gods kingdom but ALL of the law of Moses is not to be kept. Proof of my Exegesis is Galatians 5:1
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free and BE NOT ENTANGLED AGAIN WITH THE YOKE OF BONDAGE.
Paul did not teach not to be circumcised but to keep the some of the old law like Sabbath keeping. He really taught not to keep ANY of the old law. He made it clear it was a yoke of bondage if you were to go back into it.

Do you want to be in bondage as LoveGodsWord is?

By the way, Galatians 5:1 is a direct command from the Holy Spirit not to go back into the old law of Moses and be entangled in it. To practise Sabbath keeping is a direct violation of Gods new law the new testament law of Christ!!! You are not pleasing God if you practise sabbath keeping.

Now listen to Paul LoveGodsWord, Galatians 5:12 I would they were even cut off which trouble you. (Paul desires that men like you that trouble christians were "cut off" just as the foreskin during physical circumcision is cut off and discarded.)

LoveGodsWord , You cannot give any new testament scripture that commands christians today to keep the sabbath day, otherwise if there was such a scripture the Holy Bible would contradict itself many times over and make Jesus and Paul liars.

When it comes to who all should put their trust in, on what saith the scriptures. I will trust the Holy Spirit guided apostle Paul and the Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ as to which covenant is binding on us today. And who's law I will keep. Not a reinterpretation of Paul's words by a sabbatarian sect started by a false prophetess named Ellen G White.

James 1:25
But he who looks into the perfect LAW OF LIBERTY and continues in it and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

Galatians 6:2
Bear ye one another's burdens and so fullfil the LAW OF CHRIST.

Hebrews 10:9
Then said He Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He TAKETH AWAY THE FIRST(old covenant, old law of Moses) that He may establish the second.

Actually all you did in this post here is to say the scriptures in the linked posts shared with you earlier from Colossians 2 are wrong without addressing any of the scriptures with their contexts provided in the linked posts that disagree with you. So in fact all you have done here is to repeat yourself without addressing any of the scriptures and posts shared with you that disagree with you. All you have done here is posted a bunch of unrelated scripture to what we were discussing on Colossians 2:16-17 that has no relation to context and what we were discussing.

Again your claims here have been addressed and answered in detailed scripture responses in post # 240 linked and post # 253 linked and the scriptures provided in them. Did you at least read them? Can you tell me what it is in them that you disagree with? For example post # 240 linked proves from the scriptures of the old covenant which Paul is referring to both within the scripture context that Colossians 2:16 is in reference to the annual shadow sabbaths in the Feast days pointing to Christs sacrifice for the sins of the world and not Gods' Sabbath of the 4th commandment that the scripture does not say "the Sabbath" but "sabbath days" or "sabbaths" which is genitive neuter plural application to sabbath in context to the Feasts, new moons and meat and drink offerings. Were you at least aware that there are many different kinds of sabbaths (plural) in the old covenant that are not Gods' 4th commandment of the 10 commandments? Then I referred you to post # 253 linked that proves that it is impossible for Gods' 4th commandment to be a shadow law pointing to the body of Christ because it does not point forward to things to come but backwards as a memorial of creation before sin and before shadow laws from the old covenant and before Gods' plan of salvation because mankind had not sinned and did not need saving when God made the "seventh day" Sabbath for all mankind.

If you want to look also at post # 365 linked we look in detail at Colossians 2:14 showing it is not Gods 10 commandments that are nailed to the cross but the handwriting of ordinances that were against us which is the penalty for sin (death) that Jesus nailed to the cross. No one is in bondage to the law by obeying the law according to the scriptures we are in bondage to sin and Gods salvation is from sin not obedience to Gods' law (10 commandments). I asked you earlier what laws do you think made up the old and new covenants. I seem to be still waiting for an answer. I ask you this question because your posts tell me you do not know.

Hope this is helpful.
 
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Actually all you did in this post here is to say the scriptures in the linked posts shared with you earlier from Colossians 2 are wrong without addressing any of the scriptures with their contexts proivded in the linked posts that disagree with you.

So in fact all you have done here is to repeat yourself without addressing and of the scriptures and content posted to you earlier that show why your teachings are not biblical. All you have done here is posted a bunch of unrelated scripture to what we were discussing on Colossians 2:16-17 that has no relation to context and what we were discussing.

Again this is already answered in detailed scripture responses in post # 240 linked and post # 253 linked and the scriptures provided in them. Post # 240 linked proves from the scriptures of the old covenant which Paul is referring to both within the scripture context that Colossians 2:16 is in reference to the annual shadow sabbaths in the Feast days pointing to Christs sacrifice for the sins of the world and not Gods' Sabbath of the 4th commandment that the scripture does not say "the Sabbath" but "sabbath days" or "sabbaths" which is genitive neuter plural application to sabbath in context to the Feasts, new moons and meat and drink offerings. While post # 253 linked proves that it is impossible for Gods' 4th commandment to be a shadow law pointing to the body of Christ because it does not point forward to things to come but backwards as a memorial of creation before sin and before shadow laws from the old covenant and before Gods' plan of salvation because mankind had not sinned and did not need saving when God made the "seventh day" Sabbath for all mankind.

If you want to look also at post # 365 linked we look in detail at Colossians 2:14 showing it is not Gods 10 commandments that are nailed to the cross but the handwriting of ordinances that were against us which is the penalty for sin (death) that Jesus nailed to the cross. No one is in bondage to the law by obeying the law according to the scriptures we are in bondage to sin and Gods salvation is from sin not obedience to Gods' law (10 commandments). I asked you earlier what laws do you think made up the old and new covenants. I seem to be still waiting for an answer. I ask you this question because your posts tell me you do not know.

Hope this is helpful.

The difference between you and I about reasoning the scriptures is I read it and believe it.

You have it read to you. Then you tell everyone how it is to be interpreted through the eyes of the SDA sects private reinterpretation of simple to understand scriptures like,

Colossians 2:14; Epheasians 2:15 etc.

You make many unsubstantiated claims that you cannot back up with evidence.

Give one new testament passage that teaches christians are commanded to keep the sabbath?

It must be a direct commandment to Christians!!!!

To show evidence of your sects claims of sabbath keeping under the new covenant, the new testament is to contradict Paul and Jesus.

 
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The context of Hebrews 4:9 is clear that Jesus is our rest. Not the Sabbath. Read the whole chapter. Also it would be a contradiction in the new testament if Hebrews was teaching keeping of the sabbath by christians since other passages in the new testament clearly teach the old law is not to be kept,
No it doesn't ...

HEBREWS 4:1-11
[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.

KEY POINTS FROM THE SCRIPTURES OF HEBREWS 4:1-5 (exegesis)

NOTE: Context in Hebrews 4:1-5 is God's Rest from the seventh day Sabbath from the foundation of the world (v4-5) and those who enter Gods rest by and believing and following Gods Word [the gospel] who enter into God's Sabbath rest as God did on the seventh day of the week. The context here defining God’s rest/My rest/His rest is to God’s seventh day Sabbath rest created at the foundation of the world that those who believe or do not believe God's WORD do or do not enter into. The new testament writer of Hebrews is warning us that if we do not believe and follow God's Word (the gospel) and continue in sin and unbelief (Hebrews 3:10-13; 18-19) we will never enter into God's rest (His Rest/My Rest) which is defined as the "seventh day" Sabbath rest in Hebrews 4:1-5. There are two rests here. One is to the rest we enter into by believing and following Gods Word which is our rest and the rest we enter into by believing and following God’s Word to God’s rest which is the seventh day Sabbath. Hebrews 4:3-5 defines God's rest by saying [3], For we which have believed do enter into rest (our rest from or the gospel rest of believing and following God's Word), as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest (God's 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 ("seventh day").

Sorry you are wrong. Context of Hebrews 4:1-5 is talking about the "seventh day Sabbath" from the foundation of the world.
Galatians 5:1 proves we are commanded not to keep the old covenant that was given by God to the Israelites, the Jews. That means ALL of it is not to be bound on Christians today.
It is clear you do not know what the old covenant is or what the new covenant is that the old covenant pointed to. I have asked you this many times now. Do you want to tell me what you think the old covenant laws are and how these have changed in the new covenant?
 
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). I asked you earlier what laws do you think made up the old and new covenants. I seem to be still waiting for an answer. I ask you this question because your posts tell me you do not know.

And I answered, Galatians 5:1

Your common practice is to ignore and reject folks answers. I don't find you to be trustworthy in your accusations towards others.
 
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The difference between you and I about reasoning the scriptures is I read it and believe it.

You have it read to you. Then you tell everyone how it is to be interpreted through the eyes of the SDA sects private reinterpretation of simple to understand scriptures like,

Colossians 2:14; Epheasians 2:15 etc.

You make many unsubstantiated claims that you cannot back up with evidence.

Give one new testament passage that teaches christians are commanded to keep the sabbath?

It must be a direct commandment to Christians!!!!

To show evidence of your sects claims of sabbath keeping under the new covenant, the new testament is to contradict Paul and Jesus.

Sorry dear friend but I respectfully disagree. This has already been addressed in a detailed scripture response from post # 365 linked. The rest of your post is simply your words of personal attack which is against CF forum rules and not God's Word so I am not really interested.
 
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And I answered, Galatians 5:1 Your common practice is to ignore and reject folks answers. I don't find you to be trustworthy in your accusations towards others.

Not at all. Your problem is that you do not know what the old and new covenant laws are. I have asked you this question many times now and all I hear is silence. Lets talk more when you want to discuss the scriptures and are willing to enter into a two-way discussion in regards to Gods Word. Until then lets agree to disagree.
 
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It is clear you do not know what the old covenant is or what the new covenant is that the old covenant pointed to. I have asked you this many times now. Do you want to tell me what you think the old covenant laws are and how these have changed in the new covenant

I find this irrelevant coming from you. You have no clue where one covenant ends and one begins.

Paul made it crystal clear how much of the old laws were in the new covenant of Christ, Colossians 2:14; Galatians 5:1

 
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WHO KNOWS THESE WORDS AND HEARS THEM?

The light shines in darkness; but the darkness does not understand. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. Light is come into the world, but men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. Every one that does evil hates the light, neither comes to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that does truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Who can know the Word of God when there is no Word?

He is calling all who have ears to hear and eyes to see. These are they that are blind and deaf. In times of ignorance God winks at and he is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. It is hard to kick against the pricks. Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

God bless and good night my time all.

HAPPY SABBATH ALL :wave:
 
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Who knows these words? The light shines in darkness; but the darkness does not understand. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. Light is come into the world, but men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. Every one that does evil hates the light, neither comes to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that does truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Who can know the Word of God when there is no Word?

He is calling all who have ears to hear and eyes to see. These are they that are blind and deaf. In times of ignorance God winks at and he is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. It is hard to kick against the pricks. Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

God bless and good night my time all :wave:

Your so called prophetess, Ellen G White got most of her "revelation" through plagiarizing books from her local library.

You cannot answer Colossians 2:14. All you do over and over and over is explain away what the Holy Spirit taught through the apostle Paul.

I have no confidence that you will turn from false doctrine. My hope is that others here to ignorant of the scriptures will not be duped by the SDA's reinterpretation of Gods holy word.
 
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No it doesn't ...

HEBREWS 4:1-11
[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.

KEY POINTS FROM THE SCRIPTURES OF HEBREWS 4:1-5 (exegesis)

NOTE: Context in Hebrews 4:1-5 is God's Rest from the seventh day Sabbath from the foundation of the world (v4-5) and those who enter Gods rest by and believing and following Gods Word [the gospel] who enter into God's Sabbath rest as God did on the seventh day of the week. The context here defining God’s rest/My rest/His rest is to God’s seventh day Sabbath rest created at the foundation of the world that those who believe or do not believe God's WORD do or do not enter into. The new testament writer of Hebrews is warning us that if we do not believe and follow God's Word (the gospel) and continue in sin and unbelief (Hebrews 3:10-13; 18-19) we will never enter into God's rest (His Rest/My Rest) which is defined as the "seventh day" Sabbath rest in Hebrews 4:1-5. There are two rests here. One is to the rest we enter into by believing and following Gods Word which is our rest and the rest we enter into by believing and following God’s Word to God’s rest which is the seventh day Sabbath. Hebrews 4:3-5 defines God's rest by saying [3], For we which have believed do enter into rest (our rest from or the gospel rest of believing and following God's Word), as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest (God's 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 ("seventh day").

Sorry you are wrong. Context of Hebrews 4:1-5 is talking about the "seventh day Sabbath" from the foundation of the world.

It is clear you do not know what the old covenant is or what the new covenant is that the old covenant pointed to. I have asked you this many times now. Do you want to tell me what you think the old covenant laws are and how these have changed in the new covenant?

Your SDA reinterpretation of Hebrews 4:9 is more proof you don't know the scriptures.

The purpose of keeping the Sabbath for the Israelites had nothing to do with the creation account in Genesis 1.

Duet. 5:15
And remember that thou was a servant in the land of Egypt and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God COMMANDED thee(Israelites) to keep the Sabbath day.

Now you SDA'S can claim all you want that Gods day of rest in creation is when Sabbath keeping began.But the word of God contradicts your sects private interpretation!!!

We know that the real reason the isrealites were commanded to keep the Sabbath day, had nothing to do with the seventh day of rest God took after His work in creation.

It can be proven that the denominations and cults that claim to keep the Sabbath in reality not a one keep the Sabbath according to Gods law!

You yourself have never kept the Sabbath day Sir.

Instead your sect divides up the requirements of the Sabbath binding as you wish and loosing what not be loosed.

Keeping the Sabbath day scripturally causes one to be a debtor to all of the old law!! You have no right to pick and choose what parts you want to keep, Galatians 5:3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised(notice Paul said every man, that includes both jew and gentile), THAT HE IS A DEBTOR TO DO THE WHOLE LAW.

Paul is using circumcision as an Synecdoche. One part of the law of Moses representing the whole. This is proven by the very first verse in Galatians 5:1,

Galatians 5:1
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

The "yoke of bondage" is the old law of Moses" not only circumcision itself.

Acts 14:10
Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

Matthew 23:3-4
All therefore whatsoever they bid(Jewish Pharisees) you observe, that observe and do; BUT DO NOT YE AFTER THEIR WORKS: for they say and do not.

FOR THEY BIND HEAVY BURDENS AND GRIEVOUS TO BE BORN, AND THEY LAY ON MENS SHOULDERS; BUT THEY THEMSELVES WILL NOT MOVE THEM WITH ONE OF THEIR FINGERS.

Galatians 5:4
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are JUSTIFIED BY THE LAW; (this is all of the old law, Paul does not specify circumcision only here) YE ARE FALLEN FROM GRACE.

Paul condemned any christian jew or gentile that tries to be justified by keeping the law of Moses. That law includes the Sabbath.

Galatians 1:16
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law(law of Moses) but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law SHALL NO FLESH BE JUSTIFIED.

Paul proves that if we keep not the old law of Moses we will not suffer any loss of our salvation. For the keeping of the Sabbath and the rest of the old law cannot justify us! It has no power to save or condemn us!!!

LoveGodsWord, give book, chapter and verse in the new testament that teaches we will loose our salvation if the Sabbath is not kept by Christians?

In the new testament, the new covenant of Christ. There is no commandment to keep the Sabbath day and no penalty for not keeping it.


 
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When I sin I pray to Jesus and ask for forgiveness and ask Him to help me overcome that sin with the help of the Holy Spirit. With Jesus all things are possible including overcoming sin. Do you think your sin is greater than our God?

My sin was 100% covered by the blood of Christ at Calvary. That is the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Joh 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.


Gal 3:1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
Gal 3:2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Gal 3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?


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My sin was 100% covered by the blood of Christ at Calvary. That is the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Joh 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.


Gal 3:1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
Gal 3:2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Gal 3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?


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We are forgiven when we repent of our sins. 1 John 1:9 Jesus did not die to give us a license to sin. True repentance means we have a changed heart and want to stop the act of sinning which hurts our Savior.
 
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