Maco:
Response to your comments:
I am not suggesting that you forget the Sabbath but what I am saying is to not use the old covenant to draw principles in Sabbath keeping. We are under the new covenant in which Jesus set the principles for Sabbath keeping in light of being free.
This has been a problem with most people and that is understanding what words truly mean in the Bible. There is the Original Covenant and it was contain in the Ark called the Ark of the Covenant which was duplicated from the Original One in Heaven.
The word covenant simply means a contract. You have a contract for buying a car, house, boat even marriage. In that contract contains laws that are binding legally. Man broke the Holy Contract of Laws and now a new Promise was given but they had to keep the Original Covenant-ELOHIM'S Law and Commandments these are Everlasting. Ex 24:12 Now the Law requires if it is broken a penalty had to be met. It was the shedding of blood that leads to death. To intervene until the Promise would appear an innocent lamb must be shed to fulfill the penalty requirement. This was a temporary covenant and was taken away at the death of the Promise. This is what Galatians was talking about the two Laws one Everlasting the other conditional until the Real Promise comes!
When God created the seventh day and blessed it He gave no regulations in how to keep it or what could be done on the Sabbath. All that stuff came later under the law of sin and death.
What stuff? You must understand what Paul is explaining to Indo-Europeans about the Promise. Abraham had two sons one under the Promise the other under the penalty of sin. The bondwoman represented clearly restrictions which were killing animals in our place. Each individual had to cut their own animal throat not the priest. While taking the animals life they had to look this poor creature in his eye as the priest caught the blood. At first it was awful but man sinned so much that it begins to mean nothing. Isa 1:11-13
When you return to the old covenant to draw Sabbath keeping principles you are drawing from the well of bondage. The Sabbath is a blessed day and we should take the day off to celebrate it but there is freedom in how you choose to celebrate it.
There is only one way to celebrate the Sabbath and it is in the Original and Everlasting Covenant. It means to keep it Holy. YAHWEH has never alter HIS Covenant or changed anything from HIS Mouth, man has attempted to, but can't.
MY Covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of MY Lips. Psa 89:34
Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. Colossians 2:16-17
You only chose a portion of what Paul was saying. The Colossians, Galatians, and all the other Greek and Indo-European people was having a problem with the Jews. They hated them and even put in place a petition between them in the courtyard. YAHWEH never said to do that at all. Ex 12:49; 20:8-11 Those Jews who accepted the message of the MESSIAH were still was bias and wanted hang on to Moses' laws that were written in a book. That is not the Law of ELOHIM! These handwritings of ordinances were contrary to all mankind and they were taken out of the way:
And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. Act 13:39
There the law or the bondswoman in Galatians! These laws were a burden and could not be justified. Paul wrote a letter to the Hebrews who should have understood but they didn't.
And HE shall confirm the Covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week HE shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. Dan 9:27
There was no day ever mention to be done away with once YASHUA died! What you are doing is exactly what ELOHIM said that there will be an attempt to destroy the Holy Appointed Set Time that is used by the pagan word feast or festival and HIS Commandments!
And he shall speak words against the MOST HIGH [ELOAH] and shall wear out the saints of the MOST HIGH and think to change the time [of sacred feasts [Holy Appointed Set Time] and Holy days] and the Law; and the saints shall be given into his hand for a time, two times, and half a time [three and one-half years].Dan 7:25
YAHWEH clearly stated that the Holy Appointed Set Time were HIS! Lev 23:2 You think that Paul would change HIS Holy Appointed Set Time? If you do than you do not know the MOST HIGH at all! HE is the MOST HIGH and HIS Word cannot nor will not be changed! Mal 3:6
The seventh day is a blessed day and a time to celebrate but it's also a shadow of the coming kingdom of God and our rest in Jesus, which is found in the Gospel message.
There is another text that you overlooked:
For the Law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. Heb 10:1
This explains Colossians 2:14-17 that the Holy Appointed Set Times are the Laws of shadow the good things to come through YASHUA. That is why on the Day of Pentecost the good did come the out pouring of the latter rain on that day. Folks just do not get it these days had significant for both the Plan of Redemption and Salvation. Just as there were two Plans there two Covenants the one Moses used animal blood to over which was his book of sacrificial laws, priestly services, and the ritual of the passover supper that all ended at the death of the MESSIAH.
Therefore, since a promise remains of entering HIS rest (the word really should be used here is celebrated and not rest.), let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. For we who have believed do enter that rest (celebration), as HE has said: So I swore in MY wrath, They shall not enter My rest (celebrated), although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: And ELOHIM rested on the seventh day from all HIS works And again in this place They shall not enter MY rest (celebrated). Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: Heb 1-6
This is referring back to Gen 2:1-4????
Then HE said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they kept silent. Mark 3:4
These Texts proves my point the good the SAVIOR was doing was healing the sick and not riding a bike, swimming or other secular recreation. The Sabbath was made for man and not the other way around again I say it Holy and doing you secular recreation HIS day, you have six days to do those pleasurable things.
If you believe swimming on the Sabbath is a sin then don't swim on the Sabbath. If you think you're more holy by not wearing jewelry on the Sabbath then don't wear it. This is your freedom in Christ... To me, if you believe it's more holy not to wear jewelry on the Sabbath then that means you are unholy the rest of the week because you do wear it. Do you see where that mindset will lead you?
Now who is judging? How do you know my mindset and I do attempt to act righteous every day with the aid of the HOLY SPIRIT. I fall short but I pray to overcome. I was not created holy that's where so many attempt to put down those who are presenting to them truth. The first thing we are being called holy. The life we lived is Holy through the power of the HOLY SPIRIT. Adam and Eve and the Sabbath were created Holy and were set aside but the couple lost their Holiness, the day did not! Let me say this the SAVIOR could have gone swimming, playing ball or whatever. HE was always healing on the Sabbath and walking and dealing with nature. As I said before many want to make an excuse to obey what is clear. Jewelry is not the sin as I have said it is the costly pieces that people wear instead using that money to help someone! It saddens me that so many people are holding on to these things which are breaking the Command on coveting! Choose whom you will serve but as for me I rather choose to obey all of YAHWEH'S Law, and Commandments and seek HIS Kingdom of Righteous!
May you be bless and have a happy Sabbath.
stinsonmarri
. Ask God and seek his advice above all else, but my spiritual walk with God tells me this is a tiny issue by comparison to other dangers lurking out there. At the very least, if it is offensive to your mom, then maybe you could try to not wear it around her as a sign of respect. The bible say to "honor thy mother and father" not "blindly obey at the cost of your autonomy." Not wearing it around her may be the best way to honor her and her core values.
