The Sabbath

[Iosias]

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[Tychicum]

Throughout Church history this has been a hotly debated question: Is the Sabbath Saturday? Or is it Sunday? Should we go to church on theSabbath? Should we keep the Sabbath as a holy day? Or should we not worry about the Sabbath day? Some have attempted to answer this question by declaring Sunday to be the Christian Sabbath. But when did God change the Sabbath from the seventh day of the week to the first day of the week? Or did He change it?

And exactly who Christianized the Sabbath? Certainly not God! The Sabbath was given to the nation Israel as a special possession. Ex. 31:17 is clear concerning the Sabbath: "It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever."

On the other hand, the Apostle Paul declares:

"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:
"Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ" (Col. 2:16,17).

"Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
"I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain" (Gal. 4:10,11).

"One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind" (Rom. 14:5).


How can you "esteem every day alike" if you are to obey Exodus 20:8? You can't! So you better have some explanation about why one passage says to keep the Sabbath and another says you don't have to keep the Sabbath.

First you have to recognize that the Bible really does contain both sets of instructions. Attempts to explain these passages away simply do no justice to the plain reading--not to mention honest handling--of God's Word.

The answer to the Sabbath Question is really a dispensational one. To use the Bible but to fail to "rightly divide the Word of Truth" (II Tim. 2:15) is to court confusion and cloud the wonderful truth contained in the doctrine of the Sabbath.

THE DOCTRINE OF THE SABBATH


In Exodus 20 the importance of the Sabbath is clearly set forth for the nation of Israel. There is no question about where the observation of the Sabbath came from or what it was when God gave it. Through the hand of Moses God said to Israel:

"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
"Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
"But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
"For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it" (Ex. 20:8-11).


There was no question about the requirement for Israel to observe the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath Day. They were to keep it holy--keep it set apart for the purpose for which it was created--and "not do any work" in it. In fact, the Sabbath day was very far reaching in the life of Israel in that regard. Consider these instructions:

"And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, these are the words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should do them.
"Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death" (Ex. 35:1,2).


Now that is serious! This is not simply "taking a day off" once a week. Rather they were to take the day to rest and remember the reason for it or suffer the consequences of capital punishment. This was no laughing matter. (E.g., Num. 15: ).

"Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day" (Ex. 35:3).


In other words, if you are observing the Sabbath day you cannot go home and cook dinner for the family! Doing "no work" on the Sabbath would include cooking dinner! Obviously there is quite a difference between what the Bible actually says about these things and what many of us have just grown into doing by virtue of tradition.

The reason the Sabbath is so significant to the nation Israel is explained in Exodus 31:12-17.

"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
"Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for IT IS A SIGN BETWEEN ME AND YOU THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.
"Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
"Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD:
whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
"Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
"IT IS A SIGN BETWEEN ME AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL FOR EVER: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.


Thus the promise of God is that the Sabbath will always-"forever"--be a sign of the special relationship between Jehovah and the nation Israel.
And it is not only in the law but in the prophets too that God makes this pledge to the nation Israel. Speaking to that favored nation, Jehovah says,

"I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;
"And hallow MY SABBATHS; AND THEY SHALL BE A SIGN BETWEEN ME AND YOU, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God" (Ezek. 20:19,20).


The same is true in "the Psalms." For example, in the fourth Book of the Psalms, Psalms 92 is titled, A Song For the Sabbath Day. Thus all three divisions of the Jewish Bible-"the law, the prophets and the psalms" (Luke 24:45)--bear united testimony to God's pledge contained in the Sabbath-"It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever."

This is why when we come to the ministry of the Apostle Paul we are told that the Sabbath observances are no longer in order. God has changed the program. We are now in the dispensation of grace and the nation of Israel has been temporarily set-aside in order for God to form the Body of Christ (Rom. 11:11-15, Eph. 2:11-16).

That this is a dispensational issue is not surprising to anyone familiar with the history of Sabbath observance in the Bible. Nehemiah 9 recounts God leading Israel out of Egypt by telling us:

"Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:

"And MADEST KNOWN UNTO THEM THY HOLY SABBATH, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant" (Neh. 9:13,14).


Notice that God began to educate the nation Israel in the doctrine of the Sabbath when He gave them the law through Moses. Prior to that, no one ever observed the Sabbath. Why? That brings us to

THE PURPOSE OF THE SABBATH


Exodus 20:11 is clear that the Fourth Commandment rests on the fact that "in six days the Lord made heaven and earth...and rested the seventh day."

The Sabbath had its foundation in Genesis 2:1-3 where we are told:

"Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
"And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
"And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made."

The Sabbath day of rest symbolized God's "rest" when He "finished" His work of creation. Does that mean that God had to mop His brow, as it were, and sit down to rest because He was tired? Hardly!

This "rest" is more that of an artist or sculptor who finishes his masterpiece and then sits back, the job done, and enjoys his work. "It's finished!" God's "rest" is the entering into and enjoyment of a finished and perfect work.

The doctrinal significance of all this is set forth in bold relief in Psalm 132. This Psalm looks to the future and has in view the ultimate end of God's purpose in creation. Speaking of the kingdom reign of Jesus Christ over the earth in fulfillment of the Davidic Covenant, we hear the prayer:

"ARISE, O LORD, INTO THY REST; thou, and the ark of thy strength...
"For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
"THIS IS MY REST FOR EVER: HERE WILL I DWELL; for I have desired it" (Psa. 132:8, 13,14).

Notice the definition of God's "rest"--His purpose in creation to make a place where He "will dwell." Isaiah 40:21 says He created heaven and earth "a tent to dwell in" and Revelation 21:3 demonstrates that He will indeed ultimately "dwell with men."

This is what God was doing when He rested on the seventh day. He was remembering and rejoicing in all He did in creation and that now He could say, "My dwelling is ready!"

God "blessed" and "sanctified" this seventh day so that it became a Sabbath for man. To "bless" is to speak well of it; to "sanctify" it is to set it apart for the purpose for which it was created. In other words, God was giving to man an opportunity to enter into His rest, to have the same appreciation He had for His plan and presence in creation--and thus to enter into the enjoyment of His purpose and person.

But the first man did not enter into the rest of God. Rather he violated God's trust and became a friend of Satan, the enemy of God. Thus he, and the whole of humanity with him, plunged into that which is the very antithesis of the Sabbath of the Lord--the labor and toil, the guilt and unrest of sin.

Yet God had a plan to redeem and restore not only man but also His whole creation. His purpose in the earth focused on restoring His headship over the earth through the instrumentality of a kingdom vested in the nation Israel. This is the program that has been "spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets since the world began" (Acts 3:21). Thus as He formed the nation Israel He declared His purpose for them: "ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation" (Ex. 19:6).

And this is the point of the Fourth Commandment: "Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy." This is not an instruction to remember to take a day off! They were to take one day each week and "remember" God's purpose for creation and Israel's role in that plan.

With an understanding of God's purpose for the Sabbath--that it was the embodiment of His plan for the earth--we can understand why it belongs to the nation Israel--God's vehicle to accomplish Hs purpose in the earth--and hence why it was not revealed until that special nation was formed.

This also provides us "the full assurance of understanding" as to why the Sabbath is not only unnecessary but actually inappropriate for the Body of Christ--God's vehicle to accomplish His purpose in the heavenly places. God has presently set the nation Israel aside so that He can form the body of Christ as His agency to reconcile the government in the heavenly places unto
Himself.

As member of the Body of Christ--a heavenly people, blessed with all spiritual blessings, meant to execute God's heavenly purpose--the Sabbath is not of any significance to us. We set our affections on things above. We do not need a Sabbath day to remind us of who we are in Christ. We just need to rest in whom He has made us in His Son.

--- Richard Jordan

 

[RGL1]

I think John Gill captures the essence of the text well.


Exo 35:3 - Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.

"This law seems to be a temporary one, and not to be continued, nor is it said to be throughout their generations as elsewhere, where the law of the sabbath is given or repeated; it is to be restrained to the building of the tabernacle, and while that was about, to which it is prefaced; and it is designed to prevent all public or private working on the sabbath day, in anything belonging to that; having no fire to heat their tools or melt their metal, or do any thing for which that was necessary; for it can hardly be thought that this is to be taken in the strictest sense, as an entire prohibition of kindling a fire and the use of it on that day, which is so absolutely useful, and needful in various cases, and where acts of mercy and necessity require it; as in cold seasons of the year, for the warming and comforting of persons who otherwise would be unfit for religious exercises, and on the account of infants and aged persons, who could not subsist without it; and in cases of sickness, and various disorders which necessarily require it; and even for the preparation of food, which must be had on that day as on others, the sabbath being not a fast, but rather a festival,"

John Gill

 

[growingupinhim]

Gen 2:2-3. Has never changed..for all mankind(period). Of course Paul kept it..
Acts 13:14,16/13:44/16:13/17:2/18:4,11
Col 2:13-17...is dealing with the sabbath feast days..NOT the weekly sabbath, as it even mention the plural sabbaths
of course Jesus kept it..faithfully..and He never commanded them to honor or worship him on the first week. Baptism singfies our resurection shadow..
the question is when did the sunday obsevanc e start..after the bible was written..
It also of course the fourth commandment..and while the cermional law has been fullfilled by Christ..the commands are forever..
Peace (I don't post in this section regularly but just happen to see it in the latest posts!)

 

[Iosias]

"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:
"Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ" (Col. 2:16,17).

Someone likes Gill so here he is on this:

Colossians 2:16

Ver. 16. Let no man therefore judge you[SIZE=+1],.... Since they were complete in Christ, had everything in him, were circumcised in him; and particularly since the handwriting of the law was blotted out, and torn to pieces through the nails of the cross of Christ, the apostle's conclusion is, that they should be judged by no man; they should not regard or submit to any man's judgment, as to the observance of the ceremonial law: Christ is the prophet who was to be raised up like unto Moses, and who only, and not Moses, is to be heard; saints are to call no man master upon earth but him; they are not to be the servants of men, nor should suffer any yoke of bondage to be imposed upon them; and should they be suffered and condemned by others, as if they were transgressors of the law, and their state bad, for not observing the rituals of the former dispensation, they should not regard such censures, for the judaizing Christians were very censorious, they were ready to look upon and condemn a man as an immoral man, as in a state of damnation, if he did not keep the law of Moses; but such rigid censures were to be disregarded, "let no man judge", or "condemn you"; and though they could not help or hinder the judgment and condemnation of men, yet they could despise them, and not be uneasy with them, but set light by them, as they ought to do. The Syriac version renders it, Nwkdwdn[SIZE=+1], "let no man trouble you", or make you uneasy, by imposing ceremonies on you: the sense is, that the apostle would not have them submit to the yoke they would lay upon them, nor be terrified by their anathemas against them, for the non-observation of the things that follow:[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]in meat or in drink[SIZE=+1]; or on account of not observing the laws and rules about meats and drinks, in the law of Moses; such as related to the difference between clean and unclean creatures, to abstinence in Nazarites from wine and strong drink, and which forbid drinking out of an uncovered vessel, and which was not clean; hence the washing of cups, &c. religiously observed by the Pharisees. There was no distinction of meats and drinks before the law, but all sorts of herbs and animals, without limitation, were given to be food for men; by the ceremonial law a difference was made between them, some were allowed, and others were forbidden; which law stood only in meats and drinks, and such like things, but is now abolished; for the kingdom of God, or the Gospel dispensation, does not lie in the observance of such outward things, but in internal ones, in righteousness and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost; it is not any thing that goes into the man that defiles, nor is anything in its own nature common or unclean, but every creature of God is good, so be it, it be used in moderation and with thankfulness:[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]or in respect of an holyday[SIZE=+1]; or feast, such as the feast of the passover, the feast of tabernacles, and the feast of Pentecost; which were three grand festivals, at which all the Jewish males were obliged to appear before the Lord; but were never binding upon the Gentiles, and were what the Christians under the Gospel dispensation had nothing to do with, and even believing Jews were freed from them, as having had their accomplishment in Christ; and therefore were not to be imposed upon them, or they condemned for the neglect of them. The phrase en merei[SIZE=+1], which we render "in respect", has greatly puzzled interpreters; some reading it "in part of a feast"; or holyday; as if the sense was, that no man should judge or condemn them, for not observing some part of a festival, since they were not obliged to observe any at all: others "in the partition", or "division of a feast"; that is, in the several distinct feasts, as they come in their turns: some {c} think the apostle respects the Misna, or oral law of the Jews, in which are several treatises concerning a good day, or an holyday, the beginning of the new year, and the sabbath, which treatises are divided into sections or chapters; and that it is one of these sections or chapters, containing rules about these things, that is here regarded; and then the sense is, let no man judge you or condemn you, for your non-observance of feast days, new moons, and sabbaths, by any part, chapter, or section, of bwj Mwy[SIZE=+1], or by anything out of the treatise "concerning a feast day"; or by any part, chapter, or section, of[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]hnvh var[SIZE=+1], the treatise "concerning the beginning of the year"; or by any part, chapter, or section, of tbv[SIZE=+1], the treatise "concerning the sabbath"; and if these treatises are referred to, it proves the antiquity of the Misna. The Syriac version renders it, adaed aglwpb[SIZE=+1], "in the divisions of the feast": frequent mention is made of gxh owrp[SIZE=+1], "the division", or "half of the feast", in the Jewish writings: thus for instance it is said {d},[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]"three times in a year they clear the chamber (where the half-shekels were put), owrpb[SIZE=+1], "in the half", or middle of the passover, in the middle of Pentecost, and in the middle of the feast.''[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]again {e}[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]"there are three times for tithing of beasts, in the middle of the passover, in the middle of Pentecost, and the middle of the feast;''[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]that is, of tabernacles: and this, the Jewish commentators say {f}, was fifteen days before each of these festivals: now whether it was to this, owrp[SIZE=+1], "middle", or "half space", before each and any of these feasts the apostle refers to, may be considered:[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]or of the new moon[SIZE=+1]; which the Jews were obliged to observe, by attending religious worship, and offering sacrifices; see Nu 28:11[SIZE=+1] 2Ki 4:23.[/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE]

Or of the sabbath [days][SIZE=+1], or "sabbaths"; meaning the jubilee sabbath, which was one year in fifty; and the sabbath of the land, which was one year in seven; and the seventh day sabbath, and some copies read in the singular number, "or of the sabbath"; which were all peculiar to the Jews, were never binding on the Gentiles, and to which believers in Christ, be they who they will, are by no means obliged; nor ought they to observe them, the one any more than the other; and should they be imposed upon them, they ought to reject them; and should they be judged, censured, and condemned, for so doing, they ought not to mind it. It is the sense of the Jews themselves, that the Gentiles are not obliged to keep their sabbath; no, not the proselyte of the gate, or he that dwelt in any of their cities; for they say {g}, that[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]"it is lawful for a proselyte of the gate to do work on the sabbath day for himself, as for an Israelite on a common feast day; R. Akiba says, as for all Israelite on a feast day; R. Jose says, it is lawful for a proselyte of the gate to do work on the sabbath day for himself, as for an Israelite on a common or week day:''[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]and this last is the received sense of the nation; nay, they assert that a Gentile that keeps a sabbath is guilty of death {h};[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]See Gill on "Mr 2:27"[SIZE=+1]. Yea, they say {i}, that[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]"if a Gentile sabbatizes, or keeps a sabbath, though on any of the days of the week, if he makes or appoints it as a sabbath for himself, he is guilty of the same.''[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]It is the general sense of that people, that the sabbath was peculiarly given to the children of Israel; and that the Gentiles, strangers, or others, were not punishable for the neglect and breach of it {k}; that it is a special and an additional precept, which, with some others, were given them at Marah, over and above the seven commands, which the sons of Noah were only obliged to regard {l}; and that the blessing and sanctifying of it were by the manna provided for that day; and that the passage in Ge 2:3; refers not to the then present time, but dyteh le[SIZE=+1], "to time to come", to the time of the manna {m}.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]{c} Vid. Casaubon. Epist. ep. 24. {d} Misn. Shekalim, c. 3. sect. 1. {e} Misn. Becorot, c. 9. sect. 5. {f} Maimon. & Bartenora in ib. {g} T. Bab. Ceritot, fol. 9. 1. Piske Tosaphot Yebamot. art. 84. Maimon. Hilch. Sabbat, c. 20. sect. 14. {h} T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 58. 2. {i} Maimon. Hilch. Melachim, c. 10. sect. 9. {k} T. Bab. Betza, fol. 16. 1. Seder Tephillot, fol. 76. 1. Ed. Amtst. {l} T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 56. 2. Seder Olam Rabba, p. 17. & Zuta, p. 101. Ed. Meyer. {m} Jarchi & Baal Hatturim in Gen. ii. 3. Pirke Eliezer, c. 18.[/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE]

 

[Iosias]

Col 2:13-17...is dealing with the sabbath feast days..NOT the weekly sabbath, as it even mention the plural sabbaths

 

[Tychicum]

I understand that the Sabbath is from sundown on Friday until sundown on Saturday. And of course anyone producing work on the Sabbath under the old covenant was put to death.

While I admit that the thoughts of keeping my neighbour from mowing his lawn early on a Saturday morning is tempting ...

... the thoughts of banding together with other neighbours and stoning the lawn-mower-man to death is a bit outrageous.

I think I will keep my Christian Liberty thanks...


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[Tychicum]

Gen 2:2-3. Has never changed..for all mankind(period). Of course Paul kept it..
Acts 13:14,16/13:44/16:13/17:2/18:4,11
Col 2:13-17...is dealing with the sabbath feast days..NOT the weekly sabbath, as it even mention the plural sabbaths
of course Jesus kept it..faithfully..and He never commanded them to honor or worship him on the first week. Baptism singfies our resurection shadow..
the question is when did the sunday obsevanc e start..after the bible was written..

It also of course the fourth commandment..and while the cermional law has been fullfilled by Christ..the commands are forever..
Peace (I don't post in this section regularly but just happen to see it in the latest posts!)

All of the above noted Sabbath and Law keepers were Jews. The Law of Moses was not to be imposed upon Christians ...

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[Hismessenger]

Jesus is the sabbath
Hismessenger

 

[Iosias]

Jesus is the sabbath
Hismessenger

Would you care to elaborate?

 

[jeffweeder]

take my yoke upon you, and i shall give thee REST

 

[Iosias]

How does that prove that Christ is the Sabbath?

 

[jeffweeder]

Well the Sabbath is all about entering into his rest.
No Christ, no rest.
I will give thee rest

 

[jeffweeder]

We do not find our rest in keeping the law.
We rest in the finished work of Jesus, in a new and living way

 

[Iosias]

This still does not prove that Christ is the fulfilment of the Sabbath!

I thought you would have used:

Heb 4:1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Heb 4:2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
Heb 4:3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
Heb 4:4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
Heb 4:5 And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.
Heb 4:6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
Heb 4:7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
Heb 4:8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
Heb 4:9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
Heb 4:10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
Heb 4:11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
Heb 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Heb 4:13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Heb 4:14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
Heb 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Heb 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

 

[Hismessenger]

Christ is the Sabbath.

Can you rest in a day eternally. The entire bible is about christ . The tabernacle was a shadow of Christ and the spirit just showed me today that the tabernacle was built outside the camp. Why? because God could not abide where there is sin. Until Jesus came and set the creation straight the tabernacle had to remain outside the camp but now is within our hearts. Jesus fulfilled all the requirements of the law and the prophets. Now we celebrate the sabbath in Him. Not in a day. The day as all things in the old testament were but shadows of the true heavenly sabbath, Jesus. Now our rest from dead works, keeping the law of sin and sacrifice is all covered by the blood of Jesus. Look up all the scripture on the sabbath and see if they point to a day or to Jesus.

Hismessenger

 

[growingupinhim]

We do not find our rest in keeping the law.
We rest in the finished work of Jesus, in a new and living way

Exactly! The new way of living is Loving God..we once were alienated and did what we want..now we love him and do what he says..

"IF you love me keep my commandments..."

Check out the revelation of Jesus Christ..so many times as he reveals the history of earth and the last days..it keeps coming back to overcoming,,and keeping the commandments...How does one do that..by faith and love in God, by Jesus Christ.


While on Earth, "the son of man is also the Lord of the Sabbath"


Examples by Paul and the brethren..
Read the book of acts throughout!

Genesis 2:2-3" God blessed the seventh day" for all mankind..
the Seventh day..through out all time has is and will be (at least in the thousand year reign)
the rest day each week..the only day ordained by God. Not just simply a rest day..but a Holy day.

The sabbath commandment is not about keeping the law...but loving the Creator, by faith in what he says is true! A reminder if you will to pause and reflect him..to worship him alone, the whole day!

Jesus fulfilled the law..so we can have the power to trust and obey..through faith and by truth.

So is salvation depend on obeying the commandments fully..No. Salvation is a gift from God, by faith (trusting and believing in him)..then we get to know him, and learn his ways..his truth..and then apply them to our lives.
For me..from the reading the bible..I see no other day instructed by God..to rest..
While Jesus is our eternal rest..we are still here on earth..and there still is seven days in a week..
Why not rest and honor the Lord..you are already justified..so you can't earn favor by keeping the command..now the only reason to keep God commands come out of Love for him..to trust and obey what he has said.
Jesus never said he came do away with the law..but to fulfill..and guess what he done it!
it is finished..we are no longer under the penalty of not keeping it..now it is written in on our hearts..we keep God's perfect law by having perfect trust in him as creator and redeemer.

Peace!

 

[GraceNotLaw]

The law is not written on our hearts. That is a misconception and misapplication of scripture that was written to the Jew of times past. That is to whom it was written and to whom it will apply when God takes up with them again after this time of the gentiles is finished.

Also, loving God is not how we are saved either. Neither is obeying the commandments.

We find how we are saved in this dispensation by reading Pauls gospel and epistles, and it is by grace alone , thru faith alone in Christ alone. His finished Crosswork is the only means of being saved in this dispensation of grace.

To even suggest that merely having a feeling for God is how a man is saved seems rather ludicrous. Satan has feelings for God and he isnt saved, is he?

No one can obey the commandments. Thats why God gave them. To show people that no man could attain a righteous standing with God through the law.

Seems there are quite afew here who do not understand grace, or the gospel God gave for this dispensation.

 

[biblebeliever123]

The law is not written on our hearts. That is a misconception and misapplication of scripture that was written to the Jew of times past. That is to whom it was written and to whom it will apply when God takes up with them again after this time of the gentiles is finished.

Also, loving God is not how we are saved either. Neither is obeying the commandments.

We find how we are saved in this dispensation by reading Pauls gospel and epistles, and it is by grace alone , thru faith alone in Christ alone. His finished Crosswork is the only means of being saved in this dispensation of grace.

To even suggest that merely having a feeling for God is how a man is saved seems rather ludicrous. Satan has feelings for God and he isnt saved, is he?

No one can obey the commandments. Thats why God gave them. To show people that no man could attain a righteous standing with God through the law.

Seems there are quite afew here who do not understand grace, or the gospel God gave for this dispensation.

Romans 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

Romans 10:3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

The believer is at rest in Christ. We don't work to enter into that rest...the Law is not our righteousness...we have been given the imputed righteousness of God through the finished crosswork of the Lord Jesus Christ on our behalf.

2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Thanks be to God for His unspeakable gift!!
Thanks be to God for the finished crosswork of the Lord Jesus Christ that accomplished our salvation. Amen, GNL

 

[GraceNotLaw]

Romans 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

Romans 10:3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

The believer is at rest in Christ. We don't work to enter into that rest...the Law is not our righteousness...we have been given the imputed righteousness of God through the finished crosswork of the Lord Jesus Christ on our behalf.

2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Thanks be to God for His unspeakable gift!!
Thanks be to God for the finished crosswork of the Lord Jesus Christ that accomplished our salvation. Amen, GNL

Where would we be without the finished Crosswork?

I can't believe there are those here that don't believe in the One Body of which Christ is the head, either. Where does that come from?