IF by Jesus' death the Sabbath was abolished...?

Question

Then wouldn't the other commandments of the decalogue have also been abolished? Doesn't the fact that it's wrong to murder someone or sleep with your best friend's wife suggest the Sabbath still stands, because God's word - that which he wrote with His own finger - is immutable?

I'm referring to the 7th-day Sabbath of God's 10 Commandments.

Honestly, I try not to get caught up in intellectual debates about important subjects like this one. The Sabbath IS simply because God says so and He does not change. Remember the tower of Babel, when God confounded man's language? There He immortalized His day on the tips of our tongues. Look, in so many languages of the world, the word for the Seventh day of the week is "Sab"-something - take Spanish for example: Sabado. The Sabbath has always been. It existed before the Jews, and will exist for as long as God does. So give it a "rest" ;-)

Answer 1

Good point and also lets don't forget that the apostles keep the Sabbath for all the years of thier life after Jesus's death, and men or maybe i should say satan changed it over 600 years after Jesus's death.
Ac 13:14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down
Ac 15:21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
Ac 17:2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
Ac 18:3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
Ac 18:4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
THESE ARE JUST A VERY FEW EXAMPLES OF PAUL AND THE CHURCH KEEPING THE SABBATH AFTER JESUS'S DEATH.

Answer 2

Yes, it does. Jesus said, "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven" (Mt 5:17-19). That seems pretty clear to me.

What Jesus did, though, was encourage people to follow the spirit of the law, the law that God wrote on their hearts, above the letter of the law (see Mt 12:1-8, Mk 10:2-12, Luke 13:11-16). This is not inconsistant with the Old Testament, but rather, it's what God was telling his people all along (see Joel 2:13, Deut 10:16, Isaiah 1:10-20, Hosea 6:6, Mic 6:8). God's law still stands and always will stand, and we should follow it with all our hearts, for "The entire law is summed up in a single command: 'Love your neighbor as yourself'" (Gal 5:14).

Answer 3

Why do you problem about following the Sabbath yet do not blink a watch about breaking the different 9 commandments. it really is genuine that Jesus suggested he did not come to damage the regulation yet to fulfil. i favor you to look very heavily on the interest used right here and lookup its meaning. The observe is fulfil. it really is such as fulfill even if it isn't an similar. Fulfil skill to carry to a halt. Jesus presented the prepare of the regulation to an end. in case you study Acts 15 you'll see the Apostles had a heated discuss the Sabbath and circumcision. in case you insist on following the regulation at the same time with the Sabbath then you definitely favor to stay with all of it.

Answer 4

Well I guess it depends on what you believe the sabbath is, and what God's original intent was for the Sabbath.
Is it a physical 7th day of the week or is it a 1/7 of your time you should rest and the rest of the time work? The way I see the sabbath is that time, not neccasarily a 7th day, but enought time should be taken for rest and be kept holy for communion with God, before jumping on the bandwagon of work.

I think the original intent from God when He instituted the Sabbath was that we as people should work and not be lazy, but should also take time to rest and revitalize ourselves before working again. Which is a natural and logical way in life. Because working too much is unhealthy and working too little is also unhealthy. God instituted the Law for our protection, not just for the sake of a law. The 10 commandments are much simpler that we tend to make it. Thus the Sabbath was never abolished, it just depends on how you look at it. This is my opinion, but it makes the most sense too me, and puts me to ease on all this theological debate.

I am a degree student of a Missionary University, called University of the Nations under the organization YWAM.

Answer 5

This is a good question. And it is a reason why many find it hard to understand when people teach that the Abrahamic Law (Covenant) is unneccessary for salvation. In fact, though, Jesus did say that he was coming to abolish the Old Law (Luke 22:20). However, this does not mean that every principle of the old law was also no longer to be lived by. He outlined the rules of conduct that all of his followers should live their lives by in his speech on the Mount of Olives (Matthew chapters 5-7). He also simply put the greatest commandment he exhorted of his followers at Matthew 13:34, 35: "I am giving YOU a new commandment, that YOU love one another; just as I have loved YOU, that YOU also love one another. 35 By this all will know that YOU are my disciples, if YOU have love among yourselves.” This is aptly called such because it is exactly what the religious leaders and those who sought to emulate them at the time lacked in following the Law covenant. In addition, love amongst humankind as well as fellow worshippers would without a doubt rely on them following what Christ and his father commanded of them:"19 Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded YOU. And, look! I am with YOU all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.” (Matthew 28:19, 20).

Today, it would not be neccesary, than, for a Christian to observe Sabbath or other festivals or holy days in order to meet God's approval. However, if some chose to observe these days, neither would they be violating any new commandment of Christ (Romans 14:13-8).

Answer 6

No my dear, Jsus does not abolished Sabbath.

In Jesus teaching, he summarised the 10 commandment into 2. Namely to love God with all our heart, mind soul . . . .etc.

Second is to love our neghbour as ourselves.

Looking at the 10 Commandments, the first 4 is between man and God, and the last 6 is man to man relationship. Sowhen we love God with all our hearts . . . .etc, we had infact fulfilled them

In loving our neighbours, Paul in Romans(I think it is chaper 12) says, will we rob if we love? Will we kill if we love? Will we rape if we love? No.

Thus, by loving our neighbour as ourselves, we also fulfill the next 6 commandments.

Moreover, the sabbath is for man, and not man for sabbath. Meaning, in all that we do, we should dedicate a day of rest, so that we may enjoy our time with family, remembering God.

The religion of Jesus days observed the law, but with form and without hearts. That is wrong.

How do we justified? In Genesis 15, God says, Abraham is justified becuase he believe. Law was not form when God called him.

In Habkkuk 2:4 too, taught us that the Just shall live by faith.

So, we do and observe the law, is not to please God, but to guard ourselves.

May the Lord open your heart to know him better.

Answer 7

That is not convenient though.

Many people ran small farms when the Sabbath was abolished. The church discovered that they could get their goods to market a day before the Jews and other Sabbath based religions if they just put church off for a day.

They can get around the other nine if they need to, but this one is so public, it was a nuisance.

Answer 8

Yes,The Sabbath was abolished.It was nailed with Jesus to the Cross(Romans 10:4)How many times you gonna ask?The Other commandments are now written on the heart.The Sabbath is now obsolete.There is no more need of it(Revelation 22:18,19)

Answer 9

The Sabbath was never abolished. Different religions have different days for it. The same with all Holy Days. We have Christmas, the Jews have Hannukah. Hope the spelling is right. We have Easter, The Jews have Passover. I do not observe Jewish holidays, but I respect the Jews for them.

Answer 10

It was not the commandments that were abolished at all ! It was however the ordinances that were ! Read slow..commandments. commands/ in ordinances , those! The "ten commandments" are for the duty of man never written as an ordinance,, Read Num 18:8 it was the term "charge" when tithing was set up,,, Later recorded in Hebres 7:5 as commandment..