Why I keep the Sabbath

[from scratch]

My point is: God finishes all His work and rested in 1 week. Genesis is not talking about other days or weeks, years.........
If God finished all His work in 6 days what can we say happen the second week? We don't know
The scriptures in Gen1-2:3 writes about 7 days in all. The 4th commandment revisits the fact that God finished all His works in 6days and rested on the 7th day of creation.

Not one hint about other days of God working and resting. Dialog about man working or resting adds words to the bible.
Exo 20:11
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

The word "wherefore" means "this is why".
So, God rested the seventh day of creation and blessed and made the seventh day Holy. This is why the Sabbath day is also blessed and made holy.

The answer to why the seventh day was blessed is because God rested.

The scriptures does not say that the seventh day was made for man. It says that the Sabbath was made for man. Scriptures does not say that God rested on the Sabbath. It say that God rested on the seventh day.

People need to stop lying on God and man.

Well written.

 

[Angelquill]

Um, are you ignoring the very plain commandment in Exodus?

Exo 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exo 20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Exo 20:10 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:
Exo 20:11 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.

I'm not sure how you could have missed that, even if you don't think it applies to you.
It's pretty plain...

 

[from scratch]

Um, are you ignoring the very plain commandment in Exodus?

Exo 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exo 20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Exo 20:10 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:
Exo 20:11 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.

I'm not sure how you could have missed that, even if you don't think it applies to you.
It's pretty plain...

Who's doing that. I think you said you keep it but don't comply. Wouldn't that be ignoring it? I think so.

 

[Angelquill]

I'm pretty sure I never said anything like that.

 

[from scratch]

I'm pretty sure I never said anything like that.

Only if the record has been amended. I'm pretty sure you know I read every detail in all your posts.

 

[Angelquill]

I'm very flattered to hear it.

 

[Angelquill]

So, that being the case, how do you get that I keep it but don't comply?
Perhaps you misunderstood something I said, and maybe I can clear it up for you.

 

[from scratch]

I'm very flattered to hear it.

Well thank you. Trouble is most people can read between the lines.

 

[from scratch]

So, that being the case, how do you get that I keep it but don't comply?
Perhaps you misunderstood something I said, and maybe I can clear it up for you.

I suggest you read the passage you quoted very closely and think very deeply about what it actually plainly says.

 

[Angelquill]

I quoted the commandment from Exodus.

Exo 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exo 20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Exo 20:10 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:
Exo 20:11 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.

 

[Angelquill]

What it says is that I must not work on the Sabbath. It also says that I may not ask anyone else to work on the Sabbath.
It explains that the Sabbath is holy, and that it has been from the beginning.

I don't know what you want me to think deeply about.

 

[from scratch]

What it says is that I must not work on the Sabbath. It also says that I may not ask anyone else to work on the Sabbath.
It explains that the Sabbath is holy, and that it has been from the beginning.

I don't know what you want me to think deeply about.

I would ask if you're in compliance, but I'd make a swimmer out of you.

 

[Cribstyl]

Um, are you ignoring the very plain commandment in Exodus?

Exo 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exo 20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Exo 20:10 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:
Exo 20:11 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.

I'm not sure how you could have missed that, even if you don't think it applies to you.
It's pretty plain...

What's plain is: You want to be the people freed from bondage in Egypt, but you're not. You cannot inject yourself into scripture as the Children of Israel.
The most you could be is; "the stranger within thy gates"

 

[Angelquill]

Gal 3:7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

 

[Angelquill]

Why do you not believe the apostle?

 

[Sophrosyne]

What's plain is: You want to be the people freed from bondage in Egypt, but you're not. You cannot inject yourself into scripture as the Children of Israel.
The most you could be is; "the stranger within thy gates"

One could conclude via the Bible that the Sabbath was intended to be kept IN Israel... not everywhere on the planet and that God intended those of Israel to live in Israel not anywhere they pleased. We don't really see anyone promoting the Law that has a great desire to move there so they can more properly keep it.

 

[Sophrosyne]

Why do you not believe the apostle?

I believe Paul when he says in the spirit we are not under the Law (it is nullified) why don't you?

 

[Cribstyl]

Originally Posted by Angelquill

Gal 3:7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
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Does that mean that Gentiles was one of the tribes who recieved the law, or does it mean: When the fulness of time God accepted the Gentiles in the family of God. (Abraham).

The irony of it all is how the context of your arguments (Gal3) is in contradiction to your use of that text.

Gal 3:10
¶ For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Gal 3:11
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
Gal 3:12
And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
Gal 3:13
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:
Gal 3:14
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

 

[Cribstyl]

Why do you not believe the apostle?

Face it Angel, You're the one who dont believe the apostle. You keep cherry picking for key words, and running from the context.

 

[Angelquill]

I see in the context that Christ has freed us from the curse of the law.
I see that we are not justified by the law, but by grace.
I see that we who are Gentiles have been accepted into God's chosen people...we are "grafted in".

What I do not see is that the law is no longer binding. I do not see anywhere that we may now lie, or steal...well, I'm not going to type the whole list out again.
And what I do not see is any of my brothers here promoting any such thing.

If you agree that we may not do these things...and I'm pretty sure we all agree that we may not do these things...then how are we free from the law? Is it not that we are free from the curse of the law, which is death?

How am I running from anything? I'm the one who is running to God, not away from Him. I'm the one trying my level best to obey Him.
I think you guys are too...at least I hope so.