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Yeah like I said it’s debatable lol. The sabbath command is never repeated in the New Testament. You say the Lord gave us a special day to spend time with Him, but that should be everyday. To be clear I’m not saying we should not obey the 4th commandment. But, I am suggesting that perhaps it’s deeper than simply a day of the week. The 4th commandment seems to be one that does not belong compared to the others. That does not mean we toss it out. It just means that there is something uniquely special about it. The first 3 are about how to love God and then 5-10 are for loving people. What about the 4th? And which sabbath shall we follow? The Jewish sabbath or the Lords day? We are no longer under the law but that does not mean the commandments are dead. Rather, they are now written on our hearts. We used to get away with just not sinning, but now we shouldn’t even think about sinning. Of course get your butt in church every week. But like I said, I just think it’s deeper than what day of the week we should honor. Jesus is our rest. Is he also the sabbath? Maybe. Maybe that’s why it’s number 4. It bridges the gap between God and man.Jesus said, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27 ESV
The seventh day of the creation week was blessed and made holy by God.
Genesis 2:2,3 ESV says, “And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.”
He wanted us to have a special day to rest and spend time with Him.
God’s people throughout history have kept His commandments. Even Jesus asked us to keep His commandments!
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” John 14:15
Clearly, Jesus intended for us to keep His commandments. But which commandments are we to keep? The Ten Commandments.
The Ten Commandments are God’s eternal moral law. They are distinct and separate from other laws found in the Bible. Unlike the Mosaic Laws, the Ten Commandments were:
Moral ????? You can't get any "moral" than the 10 Commandments of which God wrote Himself .
God’s eternal law gives us guidelines for living a holy life. They were given for our wellbeing. They are eternal, never changing. And the 4th commandment tells us to remember the Sabbath. It reminds us that the gift of the Sabbath was given to us in the very beginning.
- Written by God’s own finger (Exodus 32:16)
- Kept inside of the Ark of the Covenant (Deuteronomy 10:5)
- confirmed in the New Testament
Everything Jesus taught and how He lived His earthly life is our example.
1 Peter 2:21
For you have been called for this purpose, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you would follow in His steps
Jesus didn't keep the 7th Day Sabbath because He was a Jew (as some claim) .... He kept it because it is the 4th commandment.
In everything Jesus is our example.
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