Galatians 4:21-31 (KJV)
21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
Galatians 3:12-14 (KJV)
12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Hi Billy thanks for sharing but your only repeating yourself here.
No one is telling you that we are saved by the works of the law so your scriptures are not relevant here to this discussion.
As posted earlier we are only 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. OBEDIENCE to God's LAW is not how we are saved it is the FRUIT of God's work in us (LOVE) Colossians 2:16 as we BELIEVE and FOLLOW his WORD *
ROMANS 13:8-10;
HEBREWS 8:10-12. 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. God's ETERNAL LAW (10 commandments) in the NEW COVENANT give us the KNOWLEDGE of GOOD and EVIL; SIN and RIGHTEOUSNESS *
ROMANS 3:20;
ROMANS 7:7;
1 JOHN 3:4;
PSALMS 119:172 and God's 4th Commandment is one of God's 10 commandments that give us the KNOWLEDGE of what SIN is when broken *
ROMANS 3:20.
There is no scripture in the new covenant that says God's 4th commandment has been abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a Holy day is there? Sunday is a man made teaching and tradition that has lead many away from God's Word to either knowingly or unknowingly break God's Commandments and JESUS warns us about this here *MATTHEW 15:2-9.
Colossians 2:16-2316 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Once again this is only repitition which has already been addressed and has nothing to do with God's 4th commandment Sabbath. It is a reference to annual ceremonial sabbaths and holy convocations in feast days. From
post # 6...
Some people try to quote the scripture
COLOSSIANS 2:16-17 and claim that this refers to God's seventh day Sabbath of the 4th commandment not realising that there are many Sabbaths included in the bible that are not God's 4th commandment and can fall on any day of the week depending on the yearly cycle.
These include;
1. The Sabbaths of the Feast of unleavened bread (first and last day) that can fall on any day of the week *
LEVITICUS 23:6-8
2. The Sabbath on the annual day of Atonement that can fall on any day of the week *
LEVITICUS 23:27-32
3. The Sabbath on the annual Feast of Trumpets that can fall on any day of the week *
LEVITICUS 23:24-25?
4. The Sabbath on the Feast of Booths that can fall on any day of the week *
LEVITICUS 23:34-36
5. Feast of first fruits (first and last day) that can fall on any day of the week *
LEVITICUS 23:39
6. The sabbaths (sabbaton plural) of holy convocations from the annual feast days *
LEVITICUS 23:7-8; 21;24; 27; 35-36 that can fall on any days of the week
7. The Sabbath of the land (7 year single cycle) *
LEVITICUS 25:2
8. The Sabbath of Jubilee - culminating of the 7x7 yearly cycles sabbaths *
LEVITICUS 25:9-54
9. Or God's 4th commandment seventh day weekly Sabbath which is one of the 10 commandments that define sin when broken? *
EXODUS 20:8-11 from
GENESIS 2:1-3
Many of these annual festival sabbaths were prophetic in nature (types and Shadow sabbaths) pointing to JESUS and God's plan of salvation in the new covenant and could fall on any day of the week depending on the yearly cycle. They are not the same as Gods' 4th commandment which is a weekly memorial of creation in God's 10 commandments.
The context of sabbaths (Greek word meaning sabbaton plural GNP meaning simply ceasing from work) in
COLOSSIANS 2:16 is to the annual sabbaths in feast days.
A detailed scripture response starting here for those interested.
The reason why Gods' 4th Commandment *
EXODUS 20:8-11 cannot be a shadow (type) Sabbath is because it is a part of the FINISHED WORK of creation. Another words according to the scripture it points backwards to creation not forward to something to come.
Indeed, the weekly Sabbath points back to creation which we as God's people are to remember, as it is written...
EXODUS 20:8-11 [8], REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY, TO KEEP IT HOLY [Made Holy at creation
GENESIS 2:3]. [9], Six days shall you labor, and do all your work: [10], But THE SEVENTH DAY [
Genesis 2:1-3] IS THE SABBATH OF THE LORD YOUR GOD : in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates: [WHY?] [11], FOR IN SIX DAYS THE LORD MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH, THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM IS, AND RESTED THE SEVENTH DAY; WHEREFORE THE LORD BLESSED THE SABBATH DAY AND MADE IT HOLY. [Refering
to
GENESIS 2:1-3]
The Sabbath is a part of the FINISHED WORK of creation as it is written...
GENESIS 2:1-3 [1], THIS THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH WERE FINISHED, AND ALL THE HOST OF THEM. [2], And ON THE SEVENTH DAY God ended his work which he had made; and he RESTED [שׁבת; shâbath H7673; Keep Sabbath] on the SEVENTH DAY from all his work which he had made. [3], And GOD BLESSED THE SEVENTH DAY AND MADE IT HOLY: because that in it he had RESTED [שׁבת; shâbath H7673; Keep Sabbath] from all his work which God created and made.
Being a part of a FINISHED WORK it is
impossible for the SABBATH to be a SHADOW law from the MOSAIC book of the law because when the SABBATH was made for all mankind there was NO SIN and mankind was in perfect harmony with God and needed NO SALVATION and there was no plan of salvation given to mankind because mankind did not need saving.
Hope this helps clear up any misunderstandings.