Wrong! Instead of repeating the writings of EGW perhaps you should learn on your own what people like me are doing.
I know your post here is to someone else so I hope you do not mind me sharing a few comments. All you have posted here is what the majority of mainstream fallen Christianity teaches as an excuse to sin and break God's commandments which is eisegesis or trying to read into the scripture what the scriptures do not say and do not teach. That said let's see if what I am saying here is true or not true?
I think I have said enough around here that you should realize I obey all the commandments specifically for me a gentile Christian. See e.g. Acts 15:1, 5, 1, 20-22, 15:24, 28-29-28, 21:24-26
There is not a single scripture you have provided here that says Gods' 10 commandments are no longer a requirement for Christian living! The problem here is that your disregarding the contexts given in Acts of the Apostles 15:1-2 that prove what the subject matter and topic of conversation is over. Your interpretation of the above scripture you apply to Gods' 10 commandments that includes of course Gods 4th commandment that is one of God's 10 commandments that give us the knowledge of what sin is when broken according to the new covenant scriptures (Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4) to make your argument about Acts 15 being about the Sabbath puts your teachings in a bit of a dilemma because by applying Acts of the Apostle 15 to Gods' 4th commandment of the 10 commandments you need to apply your interpretation to all of Gods 10 commandments as it is written in James if we show partiality to keeping God's law and break anyone of them we stand guilty before the law as transgressors *James 2:10-11. So if your making your argument in Acts of the Apostles 15 your also making your argument about worshiping other God's, taking God's name in vain, lying, stealing, murder and everyone of God's 10 commandments that are not mentioned in Acts of the Apostles 15. You may not have realized this but this unbiblical interpretation of the scriptures also puts Paul in contradiction with Paul because after the decision made at Jerusalem some time latter Paul visits the gentile Corinthian believers and says in 1 Corinthians 7:19 "Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing but the keeping of the commandments of God.
Let's continue...
Acts 15:1 1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. The only requirement in this vs. is circumcision, nothing about the Sabbath
The there is nothing about any of God's 10 commandment in Acts of the Apostles 15. You left out Acts of the Apostles 15:2 here which is important to the interpretation of these scriptures. So let's add the context back in to the discussion that you have left out as both Acts of the Apostles 15:1-2 show us what the subject matter is for the whole chapter of Acts 15 and what is being discussed in Jerusalem.
Acts of the Apostles 15:1-2
[1], And certain men who came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, EXCEPT YOU BE CIRCUMCISED AFTER THE MANNER OF MOSES
YOU CANNOT BE SAVED.
NOTE: ACTS 15:1 is the question that needs to be answered and the topic of conversation and CONTEXT of the chapter of ACTS 15. Here we have Jewish believers coming to Paul and Barnabas saying if the new GENTILES believers are not circumcised and made proselytes then they cannot be saved. This is the chapter context and issue of contention.
[2], When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, THEY DETERMINED THAT PAUL AND BARNABAS AND CERTAIN OF THEM SHOULD GO UP TO JERUSALEM UNTO THE APOSTLES AND ELDERS
ABOUT THIS QUESTION.
NOTE: ACTS 15:2 Which question? Weather your salvation depends on being CIRCUMCISED. The question here was
never over is God's 10 commandments a requirement for Christian living. They then traveled to Jerusalem about this question to determine if new gentile believers needed to be
circumcised in order to be saved. Once they got to Jerusalem, the question was then asked and the discussion continued with the Pharisees stating their case first in Acts of the Apostles 15:5..
Acts 15:5 5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
The requirements stated in this vs. is circumcision and keep the law of Moses. Which would be difficult unless they were also given the law of Moses. No record of that.
[5], But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
NOTE: KEEP in mind here the question was never over if gentile believers should obey God's 10 Commandments but to keep the Shadow laws of Moses, in this case circumcision as a means of salvation. Circumcision is from the law of Moses not God’s 10 Commandments written by God on two tables of stone. The laws of Moses also included the Levitical Priesthood, the old covenant laws for remission of sins and animal sacrifices, the annual Feast days these were all laws written in the Mosaic book of the law which were prophetic in nature pointing to Jesus as the Messiah and His work on our behalf in the new covenant based on better promises. There is nowhere in Acts of the Apostle 15:5 that says anywhere in context and subject matter that we are discussing Gods' 10 commandments. The topic of conversation, subject matter and the question being considered at Jerusalem was "Is circumcision a requirement for salvation of new gentile believers. Not is Gods' 10 commandments still the standard of Christian living. So lets look at v5-6 together once more..
Acts of the Apostles 15:5-6
[5], But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
[6], And the apostles and elders came together
TO CONSIDER THIS MATTER.
NOTE: Once again in agreement with Acts of the Apostles 15:1-2 the matter being considered was "Is circumcision of the law of Moses a requirement for salvation and all of the other Mosaic laws attached with circumcision and the old covenant laws for remission of sins under the old Priesthood. This would of made them old covenant Jews not new covenant Christians who have just accepted Jesus as their Messiah, sacrifice for their sins and great High Priest ministering on their behalf in the heavenly Sanctuary based on better promises *Hebrews 7:1-25; Hebrews 8:1-13: Hebrews 9:1-27 and Hebrews 10:1-22.
Acts 15:10 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? Here Paul, a Jew, refers to the requirements of the Pharisees as "a yoke upon the neck of the disciples that the fathers were not able to bear."
Let's slow down a little as your leaving out more scripture as you did earlier from Acts of the Apostles 15:1-2. Let's continue from after v6 which we also added back in.
Acts of the Apostles 15:7-10
[7], And when there had been much disputing, PETER ROSE UP, AND SAID UNTO THEM, MEN AND BRETHREN, YOU KNOW HOW THAT A GOOD WHILE AGO GOD MADE CHOICE AMONG US, THAT THE GENTILES BY MY MOUTH SHOULD HEAR THE WORD OF THE GOSPEL, AND BELIEVE.
[8], And God, who knows the hearts, bore them witness, GIVING THEM THE HOLY SPIRIT, EVEN AS HE DID UNTO US;
[9], AND PUT NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND THEM, PURIFYING THEIR HEARTS BY FAITH.
NOTE: After much discussion between the Apostles, Peter then rose up showing that God gave the gentile believers the Holy Spirit being
UNCIRCUMCISED. The point Peter was making was that God gave them the Holy Spirit and they were not circumcised!
[10], NOW THEREFORE WHY TEST GOD, TO PUT A YOKE UPON THE NECK OF THE DISCIPLES, WHICH NEITHER OUR FATHERS NOR WE WERE ABLE TO BEAR?
[11], But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
NOTE: They came to the conclusion then that salvation is not by being circumcised but be what circumcision pointed to. A new heart by faith. This is made plain latter in other scripture written by PAUL here...
Romans 2 [25] For circumcision verily profits, if you keep the law: but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision is made uncircumcision. [26], Therefore if the uncircumcision keeps the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? [27], And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfills the law, judge you, who by the letter and circumcision do transgress the law? [28], FOR HE IS NOT A JEW, WHO IS ONE; NEITHER IS THAT CIRCUMCISION, WHICH IS OF THE OUTWARD FLESH: [29], BUT HE IS A JEW WHICH IS ONE INWARDLY; AND CIRCUMCISION IS THAT OF THE HEART, IN THE SPIRIT AND NOT IN THE LETTER; WHOSE PRAISE IS NOT OF MEN BUT OF GOD.
Acts 15:20-21 20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood 21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day. The disciples listed only three requirements for gentile proselytes "abstain from pollutions of idols, fornication, things strangled and from blood." No mention of Sabbath keeping. And no vs. 21 does not mean the proselytes would be attending synagogues. Paul is not so mixed up that he would call obeying the law of Moses a yoke that even the Jews could not bear and then say gentiles must attend synagogues where the Jews would be enforcing those very laws.
[19], THEREFORE MY JUDGMENT IS THAT WE TROUBLE NOT THEM WHO FROM THE GENTILES ARE TURNED TO GOD:
[20], BUT WRITE UNTO THEM THAT THEY ABSTAIN FROM THE DEFILEMENT OF IDOLS, FORNICATION AND THINGS STRANGLED AND FROM BLOOD
NOTE: James conclusion is that new Gentile believers should not be troubled with circumcision as a requirement of salvation which was the matter being considered and the question being discussion as shown in *ACTS 15:1-2; ACTS 15:6 but asks them to abstain from idols, fornication and from things strangled and from blood.
[21], FOR MOSES OF OLD TIME HAS IN EVERY CITY THEM THAT PREACH HIM, BEING READ IN THE SYNAGOGUES
EVERY SABBATH.
NOTE: The reason why JAMES sends this letter to the new Gentile believers is that they would continue learning God's Word every Sabbath.
Acts Acts 15:24 24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment: Note Paul says they gave no such commandment i.e. "You must be circumcised, and keep the law."
Not quite it is they gave no such commandment to keep the law of circumcision from the law of Moses. Nothing about gentile believers are now free to break Gods’ 10 commandments and continue in a life of know unrepentant sin. This teaching of lawlessness (without law) is not biblical and is a false teaching that disagrees with the rest of the bible (e.g. see Paul's response to the Corinthian gentile believers after the decision at Jerusalem in 1 Corinthians 7:19).
Perhaps you should reconsider your argument. Do you honestly believe gentile believers are now free to break Gods' commandments and not believe and follow God's Word when the new covenant scriptures teach that it is through Gods' law (10 commandments) that we have a knowledge of what sin is in Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4; Psalms 119:172
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CONCLUSION So the conclusion of the matter with CONTEXT added back in is found in v19-20 We are not to trouble the new gentile believers with CIRCUMCISION as a means of salvation. They are new converts that will learn more about GOD'S WORD when? EVERY SABBATH. In the meantime you should abstain from anything offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication.
Nope! Nothing written about the 10 Commandments being abolished in this chapter. Here is what PAUL says of the matter here...
1 Corinthians 7:19 [19] circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing,
BUT THE KEEPING OF THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD.
Acts of the Apostles 15 is about “circumcision” as a requirement for salvation and is
not even considering Gods 10 Commandments. “Circumcision” is one of the shadow laws of the Mosaic book of the old covenant (Exodus 24:7). Your interpretation of Acts of the Apostles 15 has Paul in contradiction to Paul in 1 Corinthians 7:19.
Take Care.
