An Adventist view of the Sabbath Commandment - and why it is applicable to all mankind

BobRyan said:

Ex 20:11 makes the case that the first text showing that humans were obligated to keep God's Sabbath - was Gen 2:1-3.

Gen 2:1-3
And so the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their heavenly lights. 2 By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.

Ex 20:11
11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested on the seventh day; for that reason the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy (same word as in Gen 2 - Sanctified)

Ex 20:8-11 declares that God's act of Sanctifying something on Earth - creates an obligation for mankind to honor it.

Ex 20:10 "the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD (YHWH)"

Mark 2:27 "the Sabbath was made for mankind - not mankind MADE for the Sabbath" speaks to the "making of both" in Gen 1-2:3.

No wonder gentiles are commanded not to profane the Sabbath in Is 56:6.
Is 56:
“Also the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord,
To attend to His service and to love the name of the Lord,
To be His servants, every one who keeps the Sabbath so as not to profane it,
And holds firmly to My covenant;

This obligation regarding the Sabbath commandment continues for all mankind - as it is included in the Law "written on heart and mind" under Jeremiah's New Covenant Jer 31:31-34 and is applicable to all mankind for all eternity after the cross in the New Earth according Is 66:23.

No wonder even non-Bible Sabbath keeping scholarship admits to these Bible details --
The Baptist Confession of Faith,
the Westminster Confession of Faith ,
D.L. Moody,
R.C Sproul,
Matthew Henry,
Thomas Watson
Eastern Orthodox Catechism
The Catholic Catechism

Some examples - here #7
and here: #8
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interesting comment about God's act of sanctifying something - creating an obligation for mankind to honor it.

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Exodus 20
Easy-to-Read Version
The Ten Commandments
20 These are the things God told his people:

2 “I am the Lord your God. I am the one who freed you from the land of Egypt, where you were slaves.

was not addressed to all nations. It was addressed to whom?

Daniel Marsh said:

Exodus 20
Easy-to-Read Version
The Ten Commandments
20 These are the things God told his people:

2 “I am the Lord your God. I am the one who freed you from the land of Egypt, where you were slaves.

was not addressed to all nations. It was addressed to whom?

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Believers

Daniel Marsh said:

Exodus 20
Easy-to-Read Version
The Ten Commandments
20 These are the things God told his people:

2 “I am the Lord your God. I am the one who freed you from the land of Egypt, where you were slaves.

was not addressed to all nations. It was addressed to whom?

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And the crazy thing is God ultimately wanted to give them rest, but instead they continually wanted to go back into slavery.

Nathan@work said:

There is no evidence that John was not speaking of the Sabbath. There is more evidence to it than against it. Usually, it is best to go with the evidence than personal conjecture.

Christ did not take the place of the Sabbath. He is the Sabbath. Always has been the Sabbath. That is why Israel was taught to observe the weekly Sabbaths so carefully. They were to point to Christ and our rest in Him.

I agree that the weekly observance of the Sabbath is not something taught for the believer in Christ. That does not mean we should not remember the Sabbath day itself and keep it holy in our hearts. I think if that had been done over the years then evolution would not have gotten such a foothold.

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yes we remember the Sabbath, and Christ is the Sabbath. We are not obligated to keep it as the Jews keep it or kept it, but if you want to do that you can. We just don’t judge people that don’t. Sunday worship is not the mark of the beast, and the Catholic Church is not going to start a persecution campaign against Saturday worshipers
Christ is our Sabbath in that we rest from our Earthly labors. He tells us not to store up treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy and thieves break in and steal, but put our treasure in heaven. He tells us not to worry about what we should eat what should we drink where we will live. Seek first the kingdoms of God and all these will be added.
We still do earthly work, but we need not obsess over it or worry about it. Christ is our rest. He is the Sabbath. When we look at that it is easy to see Romans 14 where it says one honors the day the other treats every day alike. The Sabbath is not lost but is fulfilled

Nathan@work said:

I think you might rethink that.

Jesus taught that to be angry with your brother is to be guilty of murder. You do not find that written in Exodus 20 or Deuteronomy 5.

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First off you said

Nathan@work said:

Moses wrote in how they were to observe the command of the Sabbath, in with the commandments instead of just outside of them like the others.

The details of how they were to observe the ten commands followed in the rest of the Torah.

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So Where in the Torah did Jesus say this that you claim He said??

Here in Matt 5 is where He said it. I wonder what the phrase "without cause" means. You seemed to miss that. Do you think it is important?

In respect to this, God has also counseled us to, Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath. Eph 4:26


Matt 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
Matt 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.


Nice that you went to Matthew.

Because not one jot or tittle shall pass from the Law until heaven are passed and ALL is fulfilled ACCORDING to Jesus.

And by the way if we break one of the least of the commandments and teach men so we shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven?
What does it mean to be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven?

It means that those who break the commandments and teach men so shall in no case enter in.

Matt 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Matt 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Matt 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matt 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

boughtwithaprice said:

yes we remember the Sabbath, and Christ is the Sabbath. We are not obligated to keep it as the Jews keep it or kept it, but if you want to do that you can. We just don’t judge people that don’t. Sunday worship is not the mark of the beast, and the Catholic Church is not going to start a persecution campaign against Saturday worshipers
Christ is our Sabbath in that we rest from our Earthly labors. He tells us not to store up treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy and thieves break in and steal, but put our treasure in heaven. He tells us not to worry about what we should eat what should we drink where we will live. Seek first the kingdoms of God and all these will be added.
We still do earthly work, but we need not obsess over it or worry about it. Christ is our rest. He is the Sabbath. When we look at that it is easy to see Romans 14 where it says one honors the day the other treats every day alike. The Sabbath is not lost but is fulfilled

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where does it say Christ is our Sabbath? And why you are at it where does it say the Sabbath is fulfilled?

Danthemailman said:

The passage simply says that God rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. There is no command here in Genesis 2:1-3 for humans to keep the sabbath.

Although God's rest on the seventh day did foreshadow a future sabbath law, there is no Biblical record of the sabbath before the children of Israel left the land of Egypt. Nowhere in Scripture is there any hint that sabbath keeping was practiced from Adam to Moses.

The word "sabbath" first appears in Exodus 16:23 - Then he said to them, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Tomorrow is a sabbath rest, a holy sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you will bake today, and boil what you will boil; and lay up for yourselves all that remains, to be kept until morning.

Look at Deuteronomy 5:1-15 which gives the commandments to Israel. 2 The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. 3 The Lord did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, those who are here today, all of us who are alive.

Nehemiah 9:13 - Then You came down on Mount Sinai, And spoke with them from heaven; You gave them just ordinances and true laws, Good statutes and commandments. 14 So You made known to them Your holy sabbath, And laid down for them commandments, statutes and law, Through Your servant Moses.

Exodus 20 is written to the Israelites under the old covenant. Exodus 20:1 - And God spoke all these words, saying: 2 "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage."

The sabbath is made for man and the Israelites are of mankind. Jesus did not say ALL mankind here (Jew and Gentile alike). Exodus 31:16-17 and Deuteronomy 5:15 are very clear on this.

Sabbath observance was a sign between God and Israel (and not ALL mankind). "The Israelites are to observe the sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant. It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he abstained from work and rested." (Exodus 31:16-17)

*In Deuteronomy 5, Moses restates the Ten Commandments to the next generation of Israelites. Here, after commanding sabbath observance in verses 12–14, Moses gives the reason the sabbath was given to the Israelites (and not ALL mankind). "Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day." (Deuteronomy 5:15)

In regards to Isaiah 56:2-6, foreigners were to "join themselves to the Lord;" and "love the name of the Lord;" and "be his servants;" and "take hold of God's covenant." The old covenant. But to do this they had to be circumcised, for God said: "No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, of all the foreigners who are among the sons of Israel, shall enter My sanctuary." (Ezekiel 44:9). When Gentiles thus "joined themselves to the Lord" they CEASED BEING GENTILES and became proselytes to the Jewish religion. They kept the Sabbath AS JEWISH PROSELYTES, NOT as Gentiles.

But WHERE ARE GENTILES as Gentiles ever commanded to keep the sabbath? Furthermore, if the sabbath was of universal application, why were the Gentiles called "strangers?" The apostle Paul, speaking of the Gentiles during the Jewish age, says they were "strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world?" (Ephesians 2:12).

And when God gave the sabbath commandment at Sinai, why did he make it binding only on "the stranger that is within your gates?" (Exodus 20:10). Where is the passage that proves the sabbath was binding on the Gentile OUTSIDE the gates? All this shows the sabbath was NOT universally applied. If it had been, there would have been no "strangers from the covenants of promise."

In regards to Isaiah 66:22-23, this merely teaches that from month to month and from week to week, God’s people will worship Him. In the new heaven and the new earth, we read there will have no need of the sun or moon, there will be no night there, but one perpetual day and the glory of God will illuminate it. (Revelation 21:23-25) How then could there be a cycle of seven days that would allow for literally keeping the weekly sabbath day under the law? The Isaiah passage simply means that God’s people will perpetually worship Him in contrast to keeping the weekly sabbath day under the law.

Furthermore, if you insist on sabbath observances based on Isaiah 66:23, then you also need to observe new moons as well. Yet from what I hear, SDA's don’t observe new moons, which is inconsistent. New moons require night, which requires night in heaven, yet there is no day and night cycles in heaven. You cannot have "new moon to new moon" or "sabbath days" without day and night. Will there be Levital priests in the new heaven? If Isaiah 66:23 teaches that we will keep the sabbath day in the new heaven, then it also teaches in Isaiah 66:21 that the Levitical priests will be in the new heaven, because it is also mentioned. What happened to the Levitical priesthood under the new covenant terms? Priesthood changed so did the law. Hebrews 7:12 - For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed also. *The old and new covenants do not mix.*

Very cunning, but you are not fooling me. There is no obligation for ALL mankind (Jews and Gentiles alike) to keep the sabbath under the old or new covenant.

*Sabbath keeping with all it's rules and regulations, was part of a covenant with Israel (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) that is not binding on Christians under the new covenant. (Colossians 2:16-17)

Your SDA gospel (which is a mixture of law and grace) culminates in "salvation by grace plus law, faith plus works." (Galatians 1:6-9)

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You don’t know what you are speaking. Those who break one of the least of the Commandments and teach man so shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven. How shall they be called least in the kingdom of heaven? They shall in no case enter there in

HIM said:

You don’t know what you are speaking. Those who break one of the least of the Commandments and teach man so shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven. How shall they be called least in the kingdom of heaven? They shall in no case enter there in

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I know what I am speaking. (2 Corinthians 3:6-9; Colossians 2:16-17) Are you using your argument above to teach that believers today absolutely must keep the sabbath day or else they will not be saved? Are you judging and condemning me?

HIM said:

You don’t know what you are speaking. Those who break one of the least of the Commandments and teach man so shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven. How shall they be called least in the kingdom of heaven? They shall in no case enter there in

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Hi HIM good scriptures you posted in regards to Matthew 5:17-19 from the words of Jesus.

There is not one scripture in all of God's Word that says Gods' 4th commandment which is one of Gods' 10 commandments has been abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a Holy day of rest.

This is a man-made teaching and tradition that has led many to disregard Gods' Word. Jesus warns us in Matthew 15:3-9 that if we follow the teachings and traditions of men that break the commandments of God we are not worshiping God. James tells us if we break anyone of God's 10 commandments we stand guilty before God of sin and breaking all of them.

Paul tells us in Hebrews 4:9 Therefore it remains for the people of God to keep the Sabbath, while Jesus says that he did not come to destroy the law or the prophets in Matthew 5:17. John even tells us that those who know God and are His people keep His commandments in 1 John 2:3-4 as they are born again and do not practice sin in 1 John 3:6-9. Both John and James define sin as breaking anyone of Gods' 10 commandments in 1 John 3:4 and James 2:10-11 agreeing with Paul who says that God's law when broken gives us a knowledge of what sin which is defined as breaking anyone of Gods' 10 commandments is in Romans 3:20 and Romans 7:7.

What is sad is some like to cherry pick scripture to try to read into the scriptures what they do not say and do not teach to try and justify disobedience to Gods' law when according to Jesus God's love is expressed in obedience to his law not by breaking it according to Matthew 22:36-40; Matthew 7:21-23. Paul, James and John all agreeing with Jesus in Hebrews 8:10-12; Romans 13:8-10; James 2:8-12 and 1 John 5:2-4.

Breaking God's law is one of the definitions of sin according to the scriptures in *Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4; James 2:10-11. According to the scriptures all those who knowingly practice sin when they have been given a knowledge of the truth of Gods' Word * James 4:17 will not enter into the kingdom of heaven once they receive and knowledge of the truth of Gods' Word and reject it because they reject the gift of Gods' dear son and count the blood of the covenant an unholy thing doing despite to the Spirit of God's grace and are in danger of the judgement according to Paul in Hebrews 10:26-31; Acts of the Apostles 17:30-31.

John says Gods' saints and His children are those who obey him and keep His commandments in 1 John 2:3-4; 1 John 3:6-10; 1 John 5:4; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 14:12 and Revelation 22:14 not break them. According to John those who knowingly break God's commandments do not know God and are the children of the devil in 1 John 2:3-4; 1 John 3:6-10.

According to Paul faith does not abolish the law it establishes Gods' law in those who have been born again to love God *1 John 3:6-9; 1 John 5:2-4; John 14:15; John 15:10 and believe and follow Gods' Word in Romans 3:31.

God bless.

HIM said:

First off you said


So Where in the Torah did Jesus say this that you claim He said??

Here in Matt 5 is where He said it. I wonder what the phrase "without cause" means. You seemed to miss that. Do you think it is important?

In respect to this, God has also counseled us to, Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath. Eph 4:26


Matt 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
Matt 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.


Nice that you went to Matthew.

Because not one jot or tittle shall pass from the Law until heaven are passed and ALL is fulfilled ACCORDING to Jesus.

And by the way if we break one of the least of the commandments and teach men so we shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven?
What does it mean to be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven?

It means that those who break the commandments and teach men so shall in no case enter in.

Matt 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Matt 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Matt 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matt 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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Well, just about anyone can find a 'just cause' to 'justify' their actions.

I would be more on the cautious side of angry than letting anger happen and then trying to justify it.

However, I did not claim Jesus was quoting from the Torah, other than when He said - "You have heard it say, you shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgement". That is what He quoted from the Torah.

The point is, being angry(without a just cause) is not a part of the 10 commandment list - but only "you shall not murder".

So someone could be angry, beat someone almost to death, but then say "I did not murder them, so I did not break the commandment".

You like to quote about breaking and teaching the least commandments of the law huh? So do you teach others the whole law? Do you teach others to do the following? Do you do it?

[Num 28:1-6 ESV]

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, "Command the people of Israel and say to them, 'My offering, my food for my food offerings, my pleasing aroma, you shall be careful to offer to me at its appointed time.' And you shall say to them, This is the food offering that you shall offer to the LORD: two male lambs a year old without blemish, day by day, as a regular offering. The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight; also a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with a quarter of a hin of beaten oil. It is a regular burnt offering, which was ordained at Mount Sinai for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.

Danthemailman said:

I know what I am speaking. (2 Corinthians 3:6-9; Colossians 2:16-17) Are you using your argument above to teach that believers today absolutely must keep the sabbath day or else they will not be saved? Are you judging and condemning me?

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Your silence speaks volumes HIM and your argument is just another demonstration of "salvation by grace plus law, faith plus works" (Galatians 1:6-9) just as SDA's teach.

Danthemailman said:

Your silence speaks volumes HIM and your argument is just another demonstration of "salvation by grace plus law, faith plus works" (Galatians 1:6-9) just as SDA's teach.

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Let's talk scripture Dan,

Please don't make claims no one is stating here as it is misleading and not truthful as I do not know any SDA's that teach "salvation by grace plus law, faith plus works" (Galatians 1:6-9).

Let's discuss the scriptures. There is no Grace without Gods' law because Gods' law leads us to Gods' grace according to the scriptures *Galatians 3:22-25; Matthew 9:12-13. God's law shows us that we are all sinners in need of Gods' salvation and leads is to Christ that we might receive His forgiveness through faith.

How do we know what sin is? *Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4; James 2:10-11. How do we know we are sinners in need of Gods' salvation and His saving grace (Romans 3:20; Romans 3:23)? It is through the law that is our school master that leads us to Christ that we might be forgiven through faith. So if we do away with God's law we do away with the school master that gives us the very knowledge of what sin is when broken and the scripture is fulfilled "they that be whole need not a physician but they that are sick" Jesus did not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance and it is sinners that receive Gods' Grace through faith. Jesus is the great Physician we are the ones sick with sin and Jesus told the Scribes and the Pharisees to go and learn what that means in Matthew 9:12-13.

According to the scriptures we are saved by grace through faith and not of ourselves it is a gift of God and not of works lest any man should boast *Ephesians 2:8-9 but Gods grace is so we can be obedient to the faith *Romans 1:5 not disobedience to the faith (God's Word). Obedience to God's Law of course is not how we are saved it is the fruit of faith of one that has been born again to love and walk in Gods' Spirit *1 John 5:2-4; Galatians 5:16 that has already been given Gods promise of salvation and the fruit of God's work in us *Philippians 2:13 as we believe and follow his word *John 10:26-27.

According to the scriptures if our faith has no fruit it is dead *James 2:18-20; 26 and our tree will be cast down and thrown into the fire *Matthew 3:10; 7:19-20; 13:49-50; Hebrews 10:26-27. Therefore we do not abolish God's law through faith like some people teach but God's law is established in the heart by faith that works by love *Romans 3:31; 1 John 5:3-4; Romans 13:8-10.

John says that, sin (breaking God' commandments and not believing and following God's Word) is the difference between the children of God and the children of the devil *1 John 3:6-10; 1 John 2:3-4; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 14:12; Revelation 22:14.

Now getting back on topic and application back to God's 4th commandment and "seventh day Sabbath". Is Gods' 4th commandment one of Gods' 10 commandments that give us the knowledge of what sin is when broken according to Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4 and James 2:10-11? Are we in a saved state before God if we are knowingly practicing unrepentant sin according to Acts of the Apostles 17:30-31 and Hebrews 10:26-31 in your view?

Now Dan what is it in the scriptures provided here that you do not agree with?

HIM said:

where does it say Christ is our Sabbath? And why you are at it where does it say the Sabbath is fulfilled?

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Matthew 11:28-30
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Sabbath is rest, Jesus Christ promised rest to those that come to Him. He also said that He is Lord of the Sabbath. That means He rules it but is not ruled by it. We worship our Lord, not a day. This is the teaching of the Apostles from the catechism of the Catholic church. It explains it pretty well.


CHAPTER ONE
"YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND"

ARTICLE 3
THE THIRD COMMANDMENT



Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work; but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work.90
The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath; so the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.91

* I. THE SABBATH DAY

2168 The third commandment of the Decalogue recalls the holiness of the sabbath: "The seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the LORD."92

2169 In speaking of the sabbath Scripture recalls creation: "For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it."93

2170 Scripture also reveals in the Lord's day a memorial of Israel's liberation from bondage in Egypt: "You shall remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out thence with mighty hand and outstretched arm; therefore the LORD your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day."94

2171 God entrusted the sabbath to Israel to keep as a sign of the irrevocable covenant.95 The sabbath is for the Lord, holy and set apart for the praise of God, his work of creation, and his saving actions on behalf of Israel.

2172 God's action is the model for human action. If God "rested and was refreshed" on the seventh day, man too ought to "rest" and should let others, especially the poor, "be refreshed."96 The sabbath brings everyday work to a halt and provides a respite. It is a day of protest against the servitude of work and the worship of money.97

2173 The Gospel reports many incidents when Jesus was accused of violating the sabbath law. But Jesus never fails to respect the holiness of this day.98 He gives this law its authentic and authoritative interpretation: "The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath."99 With compassion, Christ declares the sabbath for doing good rather than harm, for saving life rather than killing.100 The sabbath is the day of the Lord of mercies and a day to honor God.101 "The Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath."102

II. THE LORD'S DAY



This is the day which the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.103
The day of the Resurrection: the new creation

2174 Jesus rose from the dead "on the first day of the week."104 Because it is the "first day," the day of Christ's Resurrection recalls the first creation. Because it is the "eighth day" following the sabbath,105 it symbolizes the new creation ushered in by Christ's Resurrection. For Christians it has become the first of all days, the first of all feasts, the Lord's Day (he kuriake hemera, dies dominica) Sunday:



We all gather on the day of the sun, for it is the first day [after the Jewish sabbath, but also the first day] when God, separating matter from darkness, made the world; and on this same day Jesus Christ our Savior rose from the dead.106
Sunday - fulfillment of the sabbath

2175 Sunday is expressly distinguished from the sabbath which it follows chronologically every week; for Christians its ceremonial observance replaces that of the sabbath. In Christ's Passover, Sunday fulfills the spiritual truth of the Jewish sabbath and announces man's eternal rest in God. For worship under the Law prepared for the mystery of Christ, and what was done there prefigured some aspects of Christ:107



Those who lived according to the old order of things have come to a new hope, no longer keeping the sabbath, but the Lord's Day, in which our life is blessed by him and by his death.108
2176 The celebration of Sunday observes the moral commandment inscribed by nature in the human heart to render to God an outward, visible, public, and regular worship "as a sign of his universal beneficence to all."109 Sunday worship fulfills the moral command of the Old Covenant, taking up its rhythm and spirit in the weekly celebration of the Creator and Redeemer of his people.

90 Ex 20:8-10; cf. Deut 5:12-15.
91 Mk 2:27-28.
92 Ex 31:15.
93 Ex 20:11.
94 Deut 5:15.
95 Cf. Ex 31:16.
96 Ex 31:17; cf. 23:12.
97 Cf. Neh 13:15-22; 2 Chr 36:21.
98 Cf. Mk 1:21; Jn 9:16.
99 Mk 2:27.
100 Cf. Mk 3:4.
101 Cf. Mt 12:5; Jn 7:23.
102 Mk 2:28.
103 Ps 118:24.
104 Cf. Mt 28:1; Mk 16:2; Lk 24:1; Jn 20:1.
105 Cf. Mk 16:1; Mt 28:1.
106 St. Justin, I Apol. 67G 6,429 and 432.
107 Cf. 1 Cor 10:11.
108 St. Ignatius of Antioch, Ad Magn. 9,1:SCh 10,88.
109 St. Thomas Aquinas, STh II-II,122,4.

BobRyan said:

Indeed - the "Lord's Day".
And just as He is not "ruled by" the command "do not covet" and the command "do not take God's name in vain" He is also not "ruled by" His own command to remember His own Sabbath day made by Him when He made the world.

We worship our Lord, not a day. We worship Him on the day He made for worship because as He said "if you LOVE Me KEEP My Commandments" John 14:15 not "IF you Love Me BREAK My commandments".

"This IS the LOVE of God that we KEEP His Commandments" 1 John 5:2 - which are also written on heart and mind according to Jeremiah and his statement on the NEW Covenant Jer 31:31-34

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Is it your contention that the Church apostatized very early after her founding by worshipping on Sunday? Jesus gave the promise that He would build His church on Peter, and the gates of hell would not prevail against it, but you say the church failed because they worship on Sunday instead of Saturday? Is that true?

Are you Seventh Day Adventist, or do you associate with another Sabbath keeping congregation?

I am asking honestly so I know where you stand and we are not talking past eachother