The Ten Commandments as in The Holy Bible
Exodus 20
8Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11For 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.
Sabbath is the 7th Day of Creation and Saturday is the 7th Day of Week which has not changed since the beginning of creation. Since when was Sabbath changed? So we are not following the Ten Commandments. Is it true?
2006-10-12 07:54:29 · 13 answers · asked by SSQ8 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2006-10-13 05:24:22 · update #1
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. (2Cor.13:14)
2006-10-16 01:14:34 · update #2
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.
2006-10-12 17:48:53 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
God gave the Law and Commandments for two reasons. One, to show man that we are sinners and we can't keep the Law and Commandments and needed a Savior (Jesus). And Two: so that as believers in Christ we can strive to keep them with God's help.
The Sabbath, God did not command because this was a rule persay but because God knows man. God never tires. He never sleeps or slumbers but man does tire and he needs to rest. The Sabbath was originally on a cycle of 6 pm to 6pm a 24 hr. period. Saturday was the Sabbath during Biblical times. I think the issue is not what day is it but are we taking that rest and are we reflecting on God.
In John 3, the Samaritan woman wanted to find out where a person should worship. The Samaritan said it was one mountain and the Jewish people said another mountain. Jesus was clear that a time was coming when the true worshippers would worship GOD in the right way. GOD's nature is Spirit. And those who worship Him should do so in spirit and truth. It isn't about when or where we worship Him. It is about the way we worship Him. If we are going to worship Him we have to focus on Him and must have accepted His Son because no man comes to the Father except through Jesus.
And for the one who said that GOD changed His mind.... The Bible is clear GOD is the same, yesterday, today and forever. He doesn't change His mind. He relents on judgement because He is not willing that any should perish but He doesn't change His mind.
2006-10-12 08:06:56 · answer #2 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some religious groups fervently believe that worshiping God on Sunday and not Saturday (the Sabbath) is a direct violation of God’s commands. After all, it’s the 4th commandment isn’t it? Rest assured there is some basis for the position that Christians are not obliged to keep the Sabbath or worship God on Saturday as opposed to Sunday. For example, in Colossians 2:16 Paul says that we are not to allow anyone to judge us in this matter of keeping the Sabbath. On the other hand, the Sabbath is not merely a Jewish regulation at all. The Sabbath is inextricably woven together with creation: For God Himself rested on the seventh day (Gen. 2:1-3). Not only that, but the Sabbath just happens to be one of the Ten Commandments, which most Christians regard as a summary of God’s moral code.
The truth is, the observance of Sunday rather than Saturday does not violate God’s Commandments at all! The Sabbath command in the Old Testament never specified a “Saturday” observance; rather, it was simply a command that we should observe a cycle of six days of work and then rest for one day. So obviously, the intent of the Sabbath command is kept when we rest on Saturday or on Sunday, it really doesn’t matter.
Not only that, but there is also some evidence that Sunday worship was practiced in the New Testament Church. As an example, in Acts we read about an evening meeting of the church on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7). And Paul instructed the Corinthians to take up a collection on the first day of the week (1 Cor. 16:2). When John says in Revelation that he was “in the Spirit on the Lord’s day” (Rev. 1:10), he appears to be referring to a day of the week set aside for the Lord, and not the traditional, Jewish Sabbath day. In fact, in none of these passages is Sunday worship commanded. Christians are no more required to make Sunday their day of rest than they are to make Saturday their day of rest. However, of course, they are perfectly free to do so. In fact, to criticize Sunday observance and then to separate from the rest of the church over something like this, is both legalistic and divisive. Remember, let’s not focus on the letter of the Law and forget the substance of it.
2006-10-12 08:20:22 · answer #3 · answered by JustAThought 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It was not changed. The law became fulfilled so it is no longer needed. Today we live under the law of grace and worship on Sunday, because that was the day Jesus rose from the dead. The old law ceased with the Crucifixion of Jesus. The new better law was taught on the first Pentecost after his Crucifixion. The Spirit was poured on mankind and the new law was spoken for the first time by Peter and the rest of the Apostles..
2006-10-12 08:02:09 · answer #4 · answered by mesquiteskeetr 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Um, actually, Saturday is a newer invention, as far as days go. They really don't know much about how they viewed time back then... except in Egypt and then it wasn't Saturday. *wink* Our own New Years has changed within the past 300 yrs. lol
But, as for why it went from the 7th day to the 1st day... God Changed His Mind. That is the only explanation that would be worth giving, because anything else is man's attempt to change the Bible in order to please himself. They can't point it out in the New Test, it is NOT there. Simply because, people back then worshipped mainly on the 1st day of the week (now our SUNday).. and the church was trying to get converts. So, man did change it, but to say so means that they accept it when Man changes their God's laws.... of course, it's only accepted when it suits their own ego. If you change a law they like using to put other people down, then I'm sure you'll be labelled a Heretic. *smile*
2006-10-12 08:00:42 · answer #5 · answered by Kithy 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I wish the world really worked that way. The best answer I can give is practicality. For example...
It's a beautiful Saturday and you're driving down the road. Oops, you just ran over a boy playing in the street. Naturally, call 911. Oh wait! It's Saturday! They aren't working because working on a sabbath is a hell worthy sin.
So you carefully pick up the child and rush him to the nearest hospital. You cry out for help, but wait! It's Saturday! Doctors can't work on a Saturday or they would go to hell!. So, there you are, this young boy dies in your arms and you're going to hell for murder, all because it was Saturday.
God didn't think of that when he made the Sabbath law. That's why we don't follow it.
2006-10-12 08:02:53 · answer #6 · answered by Odindmar 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The command (action verb) is REMEMBER. The Jews were to REMEMBER that God rested on the 7th day and they were to do the same.
When Jesus came along, he said to the Jews who condemned him for healing (working) on the Sabbath, "My Father works to this day, and I too am working." They had made the Sabbath horribly legalistic.
Christians REMEMBER Jesus' resurrection on the first day of the week and his many appearances also on the first day of each week for several weeks afterwards by worshipping on that same day.
2006-10-12 08:39:56 · answer #7 · answered by Suzy Q. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The new Christians met on Sunday to honor the resurrection, they didn't stop keeping the Sabbath. Later on Christians began to meet on Sunday as the regular meeting day. Remember, they were no longer under the law, but had the freedom to choose. Colossians 2:16 says to not let anyone judge us by what day we choose to observe the sabbath. I think as long as we honor Him, we are okay.
2006-10-12 08:03:16 · answer #8 · answered by Grandma Susie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Christians decided to worship on Sunday to celebrate the day christ supposedly came back to life and to separate themselves from the Jews.
2006-10-12 07:56:28 · answer #9 · answered by Jensenfan 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because it was changed in the new testement along with alot of the dietary laws and the system of animal sacrifice
2006-10-12 07:56:54 · answer #10 · answered by ad s 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋