A questions for christians part 2?

Question

OK So i read romans 10;4 like some of you told me too butthe sabbath wasnt a not a law but a commandment and here in 1 John it says that if you know God you follow his commandment so why follow all the commandment that God gave us except the seventh day one huh?

Answer 1

"'And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men*--the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do.' He said to them, 'All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.'" (Mark 7:7 - 8 NKJV)

It is interesting because God did command a particular day and did not allow people to keep any day they wanted. While in the wilderness after fleeing Egypt, the Hebrews were sent manna from Heaven. This manna fell six days a week but did not fall on the Sabbath. God knew what day the Sabbath was, the Hebrews knew it, and the Jewish people of today still know it. They keep the same day today that their ancestors did when God sent the manna.

"On the sixth day the people gathered twice as much food -- four quarts for every person. When all the leaders of the community came and told this to Moses, he said to them, "This is what the Lord commanded, because tomorrow is the Sabbath, the Lord's holy day of rest. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil today. Save the rest of the food until tomorrow morning." So the people saved it until the next morning, as Moses had commanded, and none of it began to stink or have worms in it. Moses told the people, "Eat the food you gathered yesterday. Today is a Sabbath, the Lord's day of rest; you will not find any out in the field today. You should gather the food for six days, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day. On that day there will not be any food on the ground." On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather food, but they couldn't find any. Then the Lord said to Moses, "How long will you people refuse to obey my commands and teachings? Look, the Lord has made the Sabbath a day of rest for you. So on the sixth day he will give you enough food for two days, but on the seventh day each of you must stay where you are. Do not go anywhere." So the people rested on the seventh day. The people of Israel called the food manna. It was like small white seeds and tasted like wafers made with honey." (Exodus 16:22 - 31 NCV)

You can search the New Testament, and even the entire Bible for that matter, and you will not find one place that the Sabbath law has been revoked. What you will find is that the apostles and early church did keep the Sabbath, and Jesus expected His followers to be keeping the Sabbath some 60 years after His death.

"At that time, how terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or have nursing babies! Pray that it will not be winter or a Sabbath day when these things happen and you have to run away, because at that time there will be much trouble. There will be more trouble than there has ever been since the beginning of the world until now, and nothing as bad will ever happen again." (Matthew 24:19 - 21 NCV)

"They continued their trip from Perga and went to Antioch, a city in Pisidia. On the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down." (Acts 13:14 NCV)

"While Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people asked them to tell them more about these things on the next Sabbath." (Acts 13:42 NCV)

"On the next Sabbath day, almost everyone in the city came to hear the word of the Lord." (Acts 13:44 NCV)

"On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the river where we thought we would find a special place for prayer. Some women had gathered there, so we sat down and talked with them." (Acts 16:13 NCV) (This is most interesting because Paul kept the Sabbath even when there was not a group of Jews to keep it with or a church to keep it in. He was in Philippi, and there were very few Jews there)

"Paul went into the synagogue as he always did, and on each Sabbath day for three weeks, he talked with the Jews about the Scriptures." (Acts 17:2 NCV)

"Every Sabbath day he talked with the Jews and Greeks in the synagogue, trying to persuade them to believe in Jesus." (Acts 18:4 NCV)

Check the Ten Commandments; they tell us the reason we should keep the Sabbath.

"The reason is that in six days the Lord made everything -- the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything in them. On the seventh day he rested. So the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy." (Exodus 20:11)

That reason still stands today. The Sabbath has nothing to do with the nation of Israel but everything to do with creation. God did not command the Sabbath because he wanted the Israelites to be different; He commanded it because He created it in the first week. God tries to give us a gift, and we say that it is a burden and we do not want it.

As for the Lord's Day, It is interesting to see what the Bible says about the Lord's day.

"Eat the food you gathered yesterday. Today is a Sabbath, the Lord's day of rest;" (Exodus 16:23 NCV)

"This is what the Lord commanded, because tomorrow is the Sabbath, the Lord's holy day of rest." (Exodus 16:25 NCV)

"but the seventh day is a day of rest to honor the Lord your God." (Exodus 20:10 NCV)

"So the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath day" (Matthew 12:8 NCV)

"So then, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath day." (Mark 2:28 NCV)

"Then Jesus said to the Pharisees, 'The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath day.'" (Luke 6:6 NCV)

Answer 2

Stay with the truth, Honey.

Unfortunately most people refuse to believe that when Paul said that he preached on the Sabbath, he actually meant Saturday. He was a Jew. Why would gentiles be in a Jewish synagogue on Saturday if that was not the common day of worship? The Jewish people were filled with hatred for all other people, so why would they allow gentiles into the synagogue and defile it by worshiping another God on another day than the Sabbath?

That just didn't happen. People can clearly what the Bible says, but they don't want to accept "every word that procedeth out of the mouth of God." They would rather pick and choose what they want to believe so that they can feel good and go along with the majority.

Also, they are too lazy to do some real study to learn that the change from Sabbath to sunday came during the fourth century (after all of the Apostles were dead). It occurred shortly after Constantine "converted" to christianity. And now for the real shocker, the change was made by the Roman Catholic Church. I know, you don't believe me, but go ask your local Catholic priest. Or, if you have a copy, this information can be found on page 50 of the "Convert's Catholic Catechism", and was admitted in a series of articles printed in "The Catholic Mirror" in 1903.

Check it out for yourselves. Most of you so called protestants are following a Catholic tradition.

Answer 3

Exodus 31:15-16 - God gives the Sabbath as a covenant to and for the Jewish people and not the Gentiles. Certainly not the non-Jewish Christian believers. Many Christians attempt to take the commandment for the 7th day Sabbath and apply the laws and requirements to the Church for Sunday but that is just not scriptural. If someone tells you that you should not work on Sunday, that it is a sin then they are misapplying the Word of God. They are also mistaken. If you want to set a day aside for worship and study then that is fine but do not judge others (Romans 14:5-6) based upon your practices. If however though you are Jewish then you should still obey the Sabbath as it was given to you. Many say that we are spiritual Jews by accepting Jesus Christ but even that doesn't obligate us to obey a law given to blood Jewish people, (God's People) of that day and beyond. The command was given to the Jews and Exodus 31:16 and the verses around it taken in context explain why that command was given for the Jews.

Answer 4

Jesus rose from the dead "on the first day of the week"
Matthew 28:1

Thus it is the first day of the NEW COVENANT established and fulfilled by Jesus Christ.


In Christ's Passover, Sunday fulfills the spiritual truth of the Jewish sabbath and announces man's eternal rest in God.

For worship under the Law prepared for the mystery of Christ, and what was done there prefigured some aspects of Christ.

Answer 5

The Old Testament it was LAW.

It is a "commandment now, BUT, not as a LAW.

You have to know the difference between commandment and instruction.

Old testament Laws became instructions. we are no longer bound by them unto hell punishment.

They can be forgiven now through the Spirit.

They had to be forgiven though acts of physical acts in the old testament.

EVERYTHING IS "SPIRITUAL" NOW.

Answer 6

Its not a matter of following or not following it. Its a matter of deciding what it means. Christ makes this clear in Mark 2:27. The Sabbath was made for people to have a day off and do what they wanted. It wasn't meant to be a day where people literally did nothing.

Answer 7

Historically, it appears that the apostles changed the day of meeting of the early Christians to the Lord's day (the first day of the week) in celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (which occurred on a Sunday).

I am not aware of any verse in the New Testament which says that Christians should worship on Saturday and not Sunday.

Cordially,
John

Answer 8

God is telling you to set aside one day a week and rest -- be still and know that He is God. To do that in itself is to worship and give Him honor.

Let me offer this thought -- try working all the time and NOT taking at least one day to rest. Your life will not be good in any way. Trust me.

Answer 9

What he said,... And Christ fulfilled the old law and we are happy he did, it so we remember it on the first day and celebrate!

Answer 10

Dear, you really need to get over this. IT ISN'T ABOUT WHAT DAY YOU GO TO CHURCH.

It's about knowing and loving the Lord. Enough already!