why is the Christian world breaking the fourth commandment and teaching men to do so?

Question

remember the sabbath day to keep it holy six days shalt thou labour and do all thy wok but the SEVENTH DAY is the sabbath...

the sabbath is sat not the first day sunday

Answer 1

I think your question has been answered. Because it is believed that we are not under the Law, or we're only to keep 9 of the Commandments except the Fourth, or that the Ten Commandments are part of the law of Moses so we're not longer to keep it because Jesus nailed it to the Cross. I believe they're good and honest people.

However, the Bible tells us that there are two laws: the Moral Law --the Ten Commandments--, and the ceremonial law --law of Moses. The Ten Commandment Law is not part of the law of Moses. The Mosaic law was nailed to the Cross, but not the Ten Commandment Law. It's Biblical.

For example,

Who proclaimed the Ten Commandments?

"And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice. And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone." (Deuteronomy 4:12,13)

How did the ceremonial law come to be knwon?

"And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock." (Leviticus 1:1,2)

"This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings; Which the LORD commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai." (Leviticus 7:37,38)

Who wrote the Ten Commandments?

"And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God." (Exodus 31:18)

"And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables." (Exodus 32:16)

Whose writing was the one of the law of Moses?

"Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses." (2 Chronicles 33:8)

Where did God write down the Ten Commandments?

"And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone" (Deuteronomy 4:13)

Where was written down the ceremonial law?

"And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen." (2 Chronicles 35:12)

Where were the Ten Commandments placed?

"And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:" (Exodus 40:20).

Where did Moses commanded his book of the law to be placed?

"Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee." (Deuteronomy 31:26)

What's the nature of the Law of God: the Ten Commandments?

"For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin." (Romans 7:14)

When would the ceremonial law finish?

"Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation." (Hebrews 9:9-10)

When would this change or reform happen?

"But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us." (Hebrews 9:11-12)

How did Christ's sacrifice affect the ceremonial law?

"Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;" (Ephesians 2:15)

How was the end of the sacrifice system manifested?

"Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;" (Matthew 27:50,51)

Why was the ceremonial law removed?

"For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God." (Hebrews 7:18-19)

Well, these are some differences and texts regarding the two Laws found in the Bible. One wa ablished, but it was not the Ten Commandment Law.

"If ye love me, keep my commandments." (John 14:15)

"Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law." (Romans 3:31)

"But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." (James 1:25)

"For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty." (James 2:10-12)

"And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him." (1 John 2:3-4)

"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous." (1 John 5:3)

"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law." (1 John 3:4)

"What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid." (Romans 6:15)

"Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth." (Ephesians 6:2,3)

"Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin." (Romans 3:20)

"What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet." (Romans 7:7)


What does the Bible say the New Covenant is about?

"For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:" (Hebrews 8:10)

These are some out many Bible verses regarding the Moral Law of God, The Ten Commandments apply today just as they have been doing. We're not under the Law, but under grace. However, "What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid." (Romans 6:15). We're saved by faith in God's grace, not by our works: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8,9). However, "Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law." (Romans 3:31)

The fact that we're not under the Law --but under grace-- doesn't mean we don't have any responsability to obey it. "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid." (Romans 6:14,15)

What does the Bible mean here, that we're nott under the Law but under grace, but that grace doesn't exempt us from keeping the Law?

Paul answers in Romans 3:19: "Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God." "Here Paul equates being under the law with 'being guilty before God.' In other words, those who are under the law are guilty of breaking it and are under the condemnation of it. This is why Christians are not under it. They are not breaking it - not guilty and condemned by it. Therefore, they are not under it, but are under the power of grace instead. Later in his argument, Paul points out that the power of grace is greater than the power of sin. This is why he states so emphatically, 'For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.' Grace overrules the authority of sin, giving power to obey God's law. This is the effective reason that we are not under the law's guilt and condemnation and also why Paul states that we will not continue to sin." (http://www.amazingfacts.org/items/Read_Media.asp?ID=648&x=17&y=33)

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Answer 2

Christians break the 4th commandment because many have been taught that they are not under law but under grace. People take the word of others and do not read the Bible for themselves. Most of all, they do not realize that the Sabbath is an institution like marriage that is based on a relationship with God. Since some 'Christian' people do not honour marriage as an institution given by God in Genesis, how can they be expected to keep the Sabbath which was also given in Eden before there were Jews, Greeks or gentiles?The Sabbath is a covenant like marriage between God and an individual not just rules.The truth sets people free and many prefer to believe a lie and take life easy.

Answer 3

many today refer to the Sabbath as Sunday, the Sabbath of the Bible was on Saturday. Even though many think of Sunday as the weekend, most modern calendars show Sunday to be the first day of the week. In the Old Testament, the Jews were commanded to rest on the Sabbath. Since Christians are not under the law we are not commanded to keep it. The Law of Moses was written for the Jews and was only to last until the time of Christ.Hebrews 8:6,7,13 ...He [Christ] is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. For if that first covenant [the Law of Moses] had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second....In that He says, "A new covenant," He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.

Answer 4

Christians teach that the Sabbath, like the other rules regarding the observances of holy days (Passover, Day of Atonement, etc) were all fullfilled during the death and resurrection of Jesus. That is why He completed his work of atonement on the sixth day, rested on the seventh in the grave, and rose on the first day. So Christiany teaches that they are no longer bound to observe the Sabbath.

They point to Paul's writings in Colossians 2:16,17: "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a holy day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ." (See also the book of Hebrews).

Instead, Christians celebrate the first day of the week because it was the day on which Christ rose. They are not "bound" by law to keep that day as the Jews were the sabbath. Rather it is a free choose done out of respect and love for God.

That was a custom as far back as the first generations of Christians as shown in Acts 20:7 "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 morrow; and continued his speech until midnight." and elsewhere in the New Testament. (See 1 Corinthians 6:2 for instance)

Answer 5

We do not really know which particular day is the sabbath or the seventh day. But ever since sunday has been the seventh day and it is recognized around the world. We could take anyday as the sabbath day, what's important is we do not forget what the sabbath day means, to rest and remember God. Which for me all of the days we should remember God.

Answer 6

Sabbath will always be Saturday.
Tradition in the 1st Century Church was to gather together on Sunday. Keeping Sabbath holy has nothing to do with gathering together as a church. Sabbath was a day of rest, and it was a sign to the Jews, not the Gentiles.
Sunday church day has more to do with giving God the first fruits of our week, rather than the last.

Answer 7

Christians believe that Jesus fulfilled the Law of Moses. Therefore Christians are not held to the ceremonial parts of the Mosaic Law concerning of dietary purity and temple worship.

Christians are held to the moral law of God, some of which is expressed in the Ten Commandments.

The first Christians were Jews. They went to temple or synagogue on the Sabbath (Saturday) with fellow Jews.

Then they gathered on the first day of the week, the day on which Jesus rose from the dead (Sunday), with fellow Christians to tell stories of Jesus and share Eucharist. See Acts 20:7.

Later Gentiles joined Christianity. The Apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit, decided that the Gentiles did not have to covert to Judaism. Therefore, they only attended on Sundays and did not have to abide by Jewish dietary laws.

Christians believe that Jesus' Resurrection has changed the Lord's Day to Sunday.

This has been the practice ever since.

With love in Christ.

Answer 8

Is that going to get you to heaven? Jesus himself said that he was the Lord of the Sabbath and so on the Sabbath he healed someone to the DISMAY of the pharissees there. If you want to hold to the Sabbath then please do so, and it's your right and no one can take that away from you, but don't judge others who don't. To me, I'd like to honor and worship God every day and not just one singled out day of the week...

Matthew 12:11-13
"If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out? How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."
Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other.

Answer 9

Cause I am not Jewish. The Ten Commandments are for the Nation of Israel. I am a Christian. Jesus said all the Law was contained in 'Love God and your neighbor' - paraphrased - . There are literally thousands of laws in the Old Testament on everything from how and when to bathe to which type of clothing we should wear, trick is, I DON'T LIVE IN A DESERT. Do you suggest we live by ALL the laws in the old testament and ignore the Dispensation of Grace that Jesus began? Get ready, cause if you have a poly blend shirt on, you just broke the Law. If you drank milk while eating beef you broke the Law.
I will stop now cause I would be here for weeks......

Answer 10

Jesus said that sabbath day was made for man, not man for the sabbath but I ask you, do you worship God only on Saturday?

I believe God is more interested in our keeping our life focused on Him everyday. We are also told to pray without ceasing. Do you do that? Even there, it does not mean we have to pray all of the time, but our attitude is one of prayer. (prayer does not always have to be a long formal one, but a simple one such as "God, help them when we see an emergency vehicle go by with it's siren on.

More to the point, in Acts, the apostles started meeting on the first day of the week...which is Sunday.

Answer 11

Sabbath means day of rest and it's considered a un-moral commandment to specify a day the moral practice is keeping a sabbath.