Anybody here interested in keeping the TRUE Sabbath?

Question

Open your mind and discover "Why God Said Remember" here: http://www.amazingfacts.org/items/Read_Media.asp?ID=650&x=17&y=16 - then share your thoughts.

"The seventh day is THE Sabbath of the Lord your God." - Exodus 20:10

Wow! The fact that most answers were almost immediate means that y'all never even bothered to follow the link and actually read before answering...

Answer 1

So glad that you to understand Gods one and only Sabbath, for the world is deceived by satan on this point and lots of others. After all i do know that the 4th commandment is the test commandment to know what God you do worship. Also it will be the differance between having the mark of the saints and the mark of the beast at the end time.
NONE OF THE LAWS OF GOD ARE DONE AWAY WITH.
Mt 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Mt 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Mt 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
7TH DAY SABBATH
Ex 31:16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
Ex 31:17 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.
AND FOR THOSE WHO THINK TIME HAS BEEN LOST.
We know for certain that Saturday is the seventh day of the week because a clear record has been preserved by both historic Christianity and the Jews. After the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in the first century A. D., the Jews left the holy land and settled in lands all over the known world. Wherever they were found, they were found observing the same weekly cycle. It is conceivable that one Jew might wake up one Saturday morning and think it's Friday, but it is not at all believable that a whole nation scattered all over the world could make that mistake. So, clearly, there is no doubt at all as to which day is the seventh and which is the first. Time has not been lost!

In addition, we know from the writings of the earliest church fathers that there was a clear distinction between Saturday and Sunday. Some Christians observed both days, acknowledging that the former was the creation Sabbath, or seventh day of the week, the day all the Jews observed. Sunday was called the "first day" and sometimes called the "eighth day," since it was the day after the seventh day, or weekly Sabbath.

It is true that in Europe there has been an effort to make Monday the first day of the week, but our calendar still has Sunday as the first day of the week. Monday is considered the first day of the work week, but not the first day of the normal calendar week.

Answer 2

Some responses for whynotaskdon

1. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that the Sabbath was change from the seventh day to Sunday. You do know, of course, that Sunday is dedicated to Sun worship.

2. The New Testament say that Christians are Spiritual Israel.

3. I wonder how someone can KEEP all seven days of the week holy if God made only ONE day holy.

And yes, read your Bible carefully: Moses received FOUR different sets of laws. Moral, ceremonial, etc. When "law" is used, the context determines which one: you cannot arbitrarily substitute any or all of them.


Finally, "the handwriting of ordinance" has nothing to do with ceremonial laws; it is a record of one's sins.

Answer 3

I do not subscribe to the 7th Day Adventist's doctrin...but that the 4th commandment has not been voided is a fact... so...as Shabbott, Sabbath, was, at the time Jesus The Christ walked the earth, the 7th day of the week. And the clander from which that can be determined is still used.... And Jesus was the one who created the earth and rested on the 7th day. Then that is the day it should be. Saturday is The Sabbath. sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday.

Answer 4

I have read according to the book of Hebrews...probably the only scripture Don didn't use (kidding) very detailed answer by the way..very useful...anyways
Hebrews 4: 9. There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
10. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

SO..for a christian true rest will not come until we go to be with the Lord ..because like Don said as long as you're here in this earth ...just telling somebody about Jesus is work...the work of the Kingdom...
So..in that day we go to be with him we will rest from our works secular as well as spiritual...God bless

Answer 5

Sabbath is actually Saturday or Friday, until the early Catholic Church changed is to Sunday.

Answer 6

The Sabbath was nailed to the cross with Jesus,we are not under it anymore.(Romans 10:4)whynotaskdon,Do you have to drown out the forum with your long answers?

Answer 7

Ummm "true" sabbath? That makes no sense. How can their be a true sabbath if the whole things is untrue and unjust?

Answer 8

remember that orthodox jews observe the sabbath to it's truest nature every Sunday....

Answer 9

The Seventh Day and Sunday
by D.F.D.
The Bible begins with a statement. "Elohim Yom"
In the beginning GOD = Elohim Yom. (The word Elohim has a plural connotation).

After making that mind-boggling statement The Bible continues by describing the six days of creation. Genesis 2:3 "And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it; because that in it he had rested (a) from all his work (b) which God created and made."

Exodus 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."

This was given to Moses and the Israelites to show them that they should cease from their normal activities and meditate on the glory of HIS person and the wonders of His creation.

There is no evidence that "the Sabbath information" was given to Adam, to Enoch, Noah, or Abraham. Study The Bible, and other ancient historical documents - NO Sabbath rest was observed by man before Exodus 16. In Exodus 16 very specific guidelines were given to the CHILDREN OF ISRAEL for its observance.

The Sabbath is VERY SPECIAL. It is a command given to THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL by GOD. Exodus 31:16,17 "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 forever: for in six days…….. .
Deuteronomy 5:15 reiterates…therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the Sabbath day. What a glorious commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews out of Egypt!

From the above it is quite obvious that THE SABBATH was given by GOD to Israel.

IN the NEW TESTAMENT it is impossible to find any indication at all that the church observed the Sabbath. Of course, the Sabbath was utilized by the propagators of the faith to go in to, or join the Jewish community and tell them of THE CHRIST.

Colossians 2:16,17 certainly indicates that the opposite is true!
"Let no man, therefore, judge you in food, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day, or of the new moon, or of the Sabbath day.
Which are a shadow of things to come:but the body is of Christ."

ERGO! When one is a True Christian they are NOT bound by the Sabbath Laws, OR OF ANY DIETARY LAWS - be they Vegetarianism or "thou shalt not eat meat on Friday".



When a person becomes a True Christian and believer in Jesus The Christ We receive a new life, forgiveness of all our sins, and freedom from the legalistic bondage of the law.
Piety can not be tested by whether or not we eat pork, any meats, or other foods, and, or the basis of our observances of annual or monthly Jewish festivals, or for that matter, the weekly Sabbath. To place ones self back under the law is to turn our backs on the GRACE of God! We would be guilty of trying to produce a way of redemption in which grace and the law are mixed together.
We had better look at Galatians 3:10,11 !
For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse; for it is written. Cursed is everyone that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
"It is finished"



Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by faith the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law; for by works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Galatians 2:21 I do not make void the grace of God; for if righteousness come by law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Jesus Our Christ said in Mark 2:27 "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath".
He said that of the Pharisees who were putting the strict observance of a sacred day above the welfare of the people. Gods rules and regulations were designed for mans benefit, not as a yolk to be put around mans necks!

Indeed when Jesus comes back again -during the millennial age - Sabbath will be restored.
Isaiah 66:23 "And it shall come to pass that, from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before ME, saith the Lord"

When God instituted the Sabbath, He specified that is was the seventh day of the week. This has never been changed from Saturday to Sunday. It is a good thing for all mankind to rest one day a week, but it is not obligatory for non Jews to TRY AND carry out the IMPOSSIBLE TO CARRY OUT Levitical Sabbath.
Galatians 3:10 "for as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse; for it is written.Cursed is everyone that continueth no in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them."

Ephesians 2:8,9 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is a gift of GOD -Not of works, lest any man should boast."



When Jesus The Christ died on the cross and HE was resurrected it marked the beginning of a new special day. THE LORDS DAY - THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK.
Oh what a wonderful day that was for mankind! Released from the Law! "It is Finished!"
Romans 6:14 "…ye are not under the law but under grace"
Romans 10:4 "Christ is the end of the law for righteusness to everyone that believeth."

Our LORD rose on the first day of the week. Mark and Luke and John all record the tomb being found empty on the first day of the week -Sunday.

John 20:19 "Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you."

One week later, again on the FIRST DAY of the week Jesus met with the disciples again.
John 20;26 "And, after eight days, ( c ) again His disciples were inside, an d Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said "Peace be unto you."

The Church (Jesus the Christ's people) gathered in the "upper room" and were baptized with the Holy Spirit fifty days after RESURRECTION SUNDAY.

Acts 20:7 tells us "And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight.

In Corinthians 16:1, and 2 Paul tells us "Now concerning the collection of the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even to do ye.
Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gathering when I come…"

Indeed ACTS does record Paul going in to the Synagogue to teach - simply because that is where they assembled. That fact has nothing to do with directing "The Faithful" to gather.

Paul said in I Corinthians 19;20 "And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, not being under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law." Paul now a Christian WAS NOT under the law!
Acts 18:4 - 7 also mentions the Sabbath - as a place of evangelizing the Jews.
These two verses are the last mention of the Sabbath in the book of Acts.

Backing up a bit in The Bible I would like to point out another "telling" verse.
Acts 15:10 "Now, therefore, why put GOD to the test, to put a yoke (d) upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?"

THE SABBATH HAS NEVER BEEN CHANGED. IT IS STILL FOR THE JEWS.
SUNDAY IS NOT THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH - THERE IS NO SUCH THING.
WE, TRUE CHRISTIANS WORSHIP ON SUNDAY - THE LORD'S DAY!


My favourite Verse of The Bible regarding the "regulations" imposed on the Jewish is still being used by some "creative thinking" Clergy of today! Colossians 2:16 says" Let no man, therefore, judge you in food, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day, or of the new moon, or of a Sabbath day". If we were to tuck "Tithing " in to this verse we would have all of the leverage used by questionable clergy to squeeze and control their flock.



If and when some one tells you that we should all be vegetarians or not to eat a particular food please quote Romans 14:14 " I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him that esteemeth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean" Dietary restrictions, be they for ceremony or other reasons do not apply to We Christians.

Salvation is of His mercy- not our works!
Titus 3:5 "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us."
Romans 4:5 "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

(a) work --- we today would phrase that - "works".
(b) rested -does not mean that he got tired - it means "arresed" stopped, simply because HE was finished the series of Creation.
(c) Jewish reckoning is that Sunday to Sunday is indeed eight days.
(d) The Law - impossible to keep fully, but a method of control use by "The Clergy".





Historical Information
Worship on Sunday - There is much evidence that Sunday was THE DAY of Christian worship before the perverted church of Rome was INVENTED.

The Epistle = (writing) of Barnabus ( AD 100) "Wherefore also we keep the eighth day with joyfulness, the day also on which Jesus rose again from the dead."

The Epistles = (writings) of Ignatius ( AD 107) a friend of Johns says " And after the observance of the Sabbath, let every friend of Christ keep the Lord's day as a festival, the resurrection day, the queen and chief of all days."
"Those who were concerned with old things have come to newness of confidence, no longer keeping the Sabbath, but living according to the Lord's day, on which our life as risen again through Him depends."

Justin Martyr (ad 145), it is said, "But Sunday is the day on which we all hold our common assembly, because it is the first day of the week and Jesus Christ our Saviour on the same day rose from the dead."

Justin Martin in his "Dialogue with Trypho, Chapter 47 wrote "But if some, through weak-mindedness, wish to observe such institutions as were given by Moses, along with their hope in Christ, yet choose to live with the Christians and the faithful, as I said before, not introducing them either to be circumcised, like themselves, or to keep the Sabbath, or to observe any other such ceremonies, then I hold that we ought to join ourselves to such, and associate with them in all things as kinsmen and brethren."

Dionycius of Corinth (AD 170) in a writing to the Church in Rome wrote, "Today we kept the Lord's holy day in which we read your letter."

Melito of Sardis (AD 175) wrote a treatise on ----- "The Lord's Day."

Irenaeus ( AD 160-200) wrote " The mystery of the Lord's resurrection may not be celebrated on any other day than the Lord's Day and on this alone should we observe the breaking of the Paschal Feast."

Bardesanes in AD 180 wrote in his book "The Laws of the Countries" "On one day, the first of the week, we assemble ourselves together-------"

Origen (AD 185) "John the Baptizer was born to make ready the people for the Lord, the people fit for Him at the end of the Covenant now grown old, which is the end of the Sabbath." He then went on to write " It is one of the marks of a perfect Christian to keep the Lord's day."

There is much evidence that the above writings were not "doctored" by the R.C. Church in later years by any predecessors of HORT & WESCOTT. ( Those scoundrels, working for Rome, that have given us almost all of the perverted Bibles now in use.)

Even though Ellen White in her vision of April 3,1847 saw a halo of light encircling the fourth commandment - and it has become a cornerstone of the Seventh Day Adventist Group - history shows that Christians, before Constantine, worshipped on Sunday.

I have the problem solved--- I keep EVERY DAY HOLY- and Worship HIM seven days a week.

Strictly speaking the word "Shabbot" in Hebrew means "rest". On the seventh day of the week of creation GOD rested---- HE was not tired-HE does not get tires. He "rested" --- or "arrested" - that is, stopped the series of creation----because IT WAS "ALL DONE", " FINISHED", ARRESTED!

I hope all peoples who keep the SHABBOT do it properly!
Do not flush their own toilets or tear their own toilet paper! FOR THAT IS WORK!
Only walk a few paces to the place of worship (one must live very close), don't drive a car, because turning the key and steering is WORK!
DO NOT let your cat or dog run loose! The animals too must observe!
OBSERVING ANY ONE OF THE 613 LEVITICAL LAWS PUTS YOU UNDER THEM ALL!
Tithing, An exact percentage of moneys to give - Keeping the Shabbot - No labour AT ALL allowed. DO NOT USE ELECTRICITY - because a person had to "work" to deliver that service to you. And on, and on, and on ---

Look up Mark 2:27 - it states that The SHABBOT is made for man-man was not made for the Shabbot.