how come some christians keep only 9 commandments when there are 10?

Question

what happen to true sabbith of god.we are to follow gods word not the change that man made.

Answer 1

because they are all silly

Answer 2

Not everyone has that option. Some have to work on Sundays, others have children who have sporting events and have to travel to them. And to think that most keep 9 I find hard to believe. It's more like only 7 if that are kept.

Bottom line, we are human, and I believe, as a Christian, although I don't always keep all of the commandments, I am forgiven for what I do that is wrong.

Instead of questioning the ones that people miss, why not applaud ppl for doing the right things and encourage them to do more?

Answer 3

I have been bothered by this for a while now, and your question prompted me to do another web search to discover any new information that might enlighten me. Well, this time I found a website that helps:
http://bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Library.showResource/CT/BQA/k/232/Paul-Do-Away-With-Sabbath-Holy-Days-Colossians-2-16-17.htm

Here is an excerpt:
The Colossians had been significantly influenced by pagan philosophies that taught that perfection could be achieved through self-denial and abstinence from pleasure. As a result, Colossae tended to be an ascetic community which adhered to a religion of severity, and its citizens thought anyone who was religious should behave as they did. Many of the people who had come into the Christian church in Colossae had brought their pagan philosophies with them, and they soon began to have an adverse influence on the entire congregation at Colossae. Paul corrects the people in the church who were doing this in Colossians 2:20-23. It appears some of the people had begun thinking that this self-imposed asceticism could somehow contribute to their salvation and had begun turning away from trusting in Christ. They had more faith in their unchristian works. Paul warns them about this in Colossians 2:8.

God had called the people in the church at Colossae out of their pagan, ascetic way of life, and they had begun to learn how to enjoy life in a balanced manner as God intended. This included eating meat, drinking wine, and enjoying food and fellowship when observing God's Sabbath and festivals.

Please read the rest by clicking on the link, because there is more good information there. The thing is, the only alternative to worshipping on Sunday is to become a member of the Seventh Day Adventists, but not all of us want to do that (many have doctrinal issues that are keeping them from switching to SDA).

Answer 4

You say we should follow God's word and not the changes that men have made?

Were you there when God spoke to Moses? No? Well then, I guess you don't know what has and hasn't been changed.

I suggest you research biblical history. The bible has changed countless times. For example, books have been put in or removed and references to the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost were inserted by the Catholic Church. That concept had not been in the bible before. Back in the time of the Holy Roman Empire, Constantine and several Religious leaders picked the books they liked best that supported the beliefs they wanted the people to follow.

Every word in the bible is a transcription of events made by man. Many men have contributed to it. So the word of God was told to one man who told another who told another. Do you think you know the actual word of God?

And God is mad at you for your poor spelling of Sabbath.

Answer 5

What do you mean? What commandment don't they follow. It all depends on the individual person, and so therefore it can't be a general rule or anything. Nobody's perfect, people of all religions mess up sometimes. I'm not here to offend anyone but seriously what was ever wrong with just being kind and fair and loving and supportive and understanding with our fellow humans. lol (wierd wording) anyway what I'm trying to say is that I'm not here to judge anybody else, but I have friends of all different religions, and even those that are Christians are not perfect.

Answer 6

"Keep the Sabbath" is an example of honoring God, -since he rested on the 7th day, and is explicitly part of the OLD Covenant.

The New Testament idea of "rest" is Jesus the Christ. As we are to honor the "rest" then we should be good Christians and follow the LORD, -abiding in him.

This a real life example of what Jesus meant when he said ... "I did not come to do-away with the law... but to fulfill the law"

Answer 7

So called Christians are good to be following any of the Ten Commandments from what I see. When Jesus died it was the end of the Mosaic Law, we are now under the law of the Christ or the law of love. It is not neccessary to observe the Ten Commandments to gain salvation. The laws given to the Israelites by God were to show them that they were sinners, and was preparing them for Jesus' coming which was neccessary for forgiveness of sin, all of their burnt sacrifices were for temporary attonement of sin. The Mosaic Law was meant for Israel only, not gentiles. The Laws are good to observe, but are not neccessary for salvation, Jesus said there are two commandments to observe, to love Jehovah your God with all your heart,all your soul,all your mind, and all your strength and to love your neighbor as yourself, upon these the whole law hangs. If you observe these two laws you would not be breaking all the other laws. Love covers a multitude of sins.

Answer 8

Not all of us has been perfected in all areas. As far as the other comment, I think we are to judge fellow Christians... As we will be judged by the measure that we judge. Look in 1 Corinthians on this. If we have a problem with other Christians, then the Bible outlines what to do. We are to keep each other accountable (as iron sharpens iron).

Answer 9

You are probably right, as Sunday is no longer a day of rest but of running around like a headless chicken.

I used to go to a Messianic Jewish congregation along with my Christian church, so I did rest on the Sabbath and then did my running on Sunday. But I'm in a smaller town now and there are no Messianics around.

Answer 10

Actually if you are guilty of breaking one you are guilty of all. You can't even spell Sabbath and here you are trying to make people feel wicked for worshipping on a different day. That's the mote/plank thing in your eye that Jesus was talking about. God is not going to send anyone to hell for worshipping Him on Sunday.

Answer 11

VERY GOOD! God does not change, and neither does His word. To me, if one does not keep ALL 10 of the commandments, then one is not a CHRISTIAN! I am a Christian. It is not 'judgment' to use the scriptures to correct a wrong. Remember, God saves us FROM our sins, NOT IN our sins. God tell us to Be Holy As He Is Holy, therefore it is possible to be Holy, and God made a way, only ONE way, not 6,000,000,000 ways.