Why don't Christians follow the laws of the Bible?

Question

In the Bible it says to remember the sabbath and keep it holy, among the things required to achieve this are that you cannot do any work nor can you allow work to be done by anyone in your houshold,not even in your town. If you or anyone else works on the sabbath the bible clearly states that the punishment for that is to be put to death. So tomorrow will Christians across the nation take to the malls,Walmart Target,Lowes,Home Depot,Starbucks, Hooters,and the millions of other places of business that will be open and put those employees working in those buildings to death as god has commanded,or will you fail to follow gods law yet again making yourself complicit it the crime against The Lord Our God?

Answer 1

A true Christian has the testimony of Jesus Christ and keeps the ten commandments in their hearts.. What you say is true.. The forth commandment states that we must REMEMBER THE SABBATH AND KEEP IT HOLY. It is the only commandment that starts with REMEMBER. Ironically enough it is the forgotten commandment.. You have a point here but let's also remember that we don't know what's in the heart of man, only God does.. God bless you always...

Answer 2

Yes, I keep the Sabbath by not doing ordinary work or business on that day. "Work" in its proper context here is not that "work" which is defined in physics class, because then none of us could keep the Sabbath without dying (breathing would be work). The kind of work the Bible speaks of here is that which we do on ordinary days which is either unnecessary to do during a "vacation" day, or which is related to our business duties and/or livelihood. In other words, we are supposed to rest on Sabbath. We are commanded to do so, so that we do not feel guilty about it! Isn't that nice! And, no, we should not be asking anyone to do for us that which we would not choose to do for ourselves on the Sabbath day.

Jesus said the Sabbath is a day for doing good--so if we do some work to help an animal out of being stuck in a ditch, or if we stop to heal some suffering person, or do something good selflessly (not for money, etc.) for God, then we are still honoring the Sabbath.

Now, perhaps you should study the Sabbath a little more, for there are two things about it that people sometimes miss: 1) the seventh day of the week is the Sabbath, from Creation until now; 2) the Sabbath is to be kept from sundown (Friday) to sundown or evening to evening (Leviticus 23:32).

Answer 3

it constantly amazes me while human beings communicate of the previous testomony and picture that that's barely the regulation of Moses. What with regard to the guidelines given to Noah or Abraham? God extra regulation after each and every substantial adventure as guy matured interior the be conscious. the form of Christ's demise became into the focal area of the Bible. we won't be able to do because of the fact the Israelites have been commanded because of the fact the sacrifices have been incomplete. we are on the different area of the circulate and in a clean Covenant with God. that's a international covenant, no longer the previous one that became into with one u . s ..

Answer 4

Christians are suppose to keep the Sabbath, but we're also not to judge each-other on our walk with the Lord. That's for God alone to judge, that's why we would never stone somone for doing work on the Sabbath.
The Feast Days and other ceremonial, ordinance laws written by Moses were done away with through Christ.
see Colossians 2:14-16 because these were just a shadow of Christ, the bible says.
However, Christ Himself said: "if you love Me, keep my commandments" referring to the Moral Law (or the 10 Commandments) which weren't written by Moses but God Himself.
They use to stone people in the old covenant because Israel was a physical liternal nation of God's people, a theocracy, where they were to judge each other. Now in the New Covenant we are a spiritual nation, and God alone judges.

Answer 5

In the Law of Moses, there are several types of laws. There are laws that deal with legal matter such as not moving property marks, making the punishment fit the crime (an eye for an eye), or punishing rapist, kidnappers, and murderers. Usually those laws are enforced by judges and courts, not individuals.

Other deal with sanitation, washing, avoiding contact with things like mold, contagious people, dead bodies and animals, etc. Dietary laws, what things should be eaten and what should not, fall into this same group. These are designed to keep people healthy and alive.

There are moral laws such as not stealing, no murdering, no committing adultery, etc. You will find these moral laws repeated in the teachings of Jesus (such as Matthew 5-7), in the decisions of the early church leaders (such as Acts 15:29) and the writings of Paul and the apostles.

There are also ritual or ceremonial laws. This would include things like the keeping of the Passover, the offering of bulls and goats as sin offerings, the meal offerings, etc. The New Testament teaches that this rituals were "types and shadows" of Christ. They were pictures to help us understand who Jesus would be and what he would do. Once the actual thing these rituals foreshadowed took place - the crucifixion, death, burial and resurrection of Christ - then the rituals no longer need to be performed. (See the book of Hebrews for a major discussion of this whole issue).

The question now becomes, to which of these groups does the sabbath belong? It is a moral law or a ritual? If it is a moral law, then it should be reaffirmed by the teachings of Jesus and/or the apostles. Just as there are New Testament passages that specifically say murder, theft and adultery are (still) wrong, there should be a New Testament passage that specifically says to keep the Sabbath, or that it is wrong to break it.

When you read the New Testament, you will find the opposite. On Colossians 2:16,17 it states: "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." Paul specifically states that the sabbath was one of the "shadows" of Christ and that Christians are not legally bound to keep it.

The sabbath was fulfill during the crucifixion, death, burial and resurrection of Christ. Just as God, when he had finished his work of creation rested for a day, so Jesus, when he had finished his work of re-creation by dying on the cross rested for a sabbath day in the tomb. Once the sabbath was done, he rose from the dead to being his new work of intercession for the Christians.

According to the New Testament, the sabbath -as one of the "shadows" of Jesus - as already been fulfilled and completed by Jesus. So Christians are no longer under a law that requires them to keep the seventh day as a sabbath.

Answer 6

Okay.....first of all the law that you are talking about...keeping the Sabbath. That was in the OLD TESTAMENT. Christians today refer to the NEW TESTAMENT church. Jesus told us to keep EVERY day holy. So we no longer have to keep a particular day holy. Every day is Holy to us. The laws you are talking about do not apply to the modern day church that began in the New Testament. We are to go about our daily living as usual, but keeping it holy by not sinning.......it is not a sin to go shopping on a Sunday, nor any other day.

Our teachings are in the New Testament. If you want to understand the way we live, what we are supposed to refrain from, what we are allowed to do........everything about a Christian's lifestyle, you should REALLY read the New Testament. I'm not kidding. That way you won't have to question why we do the things we do and why. It'll really help you understand (I hope).

Answer 7

It is impossible for anyone to live up to God's perfect standard. It requires perfection. We're not, Jesus is. That is the point of the 10 commandments, to teach that there is no way man can ever be good enough for God. By dying for us Jesus shows that we are loved despite our sin, imperfection, and evil hearts.

Answer 8

The law as given in the Old Testament was only ever given to the People if Israel and not the Gentiles! You clearly need to study the Bible before asking any more questions.

Answer 9

Knowing this that the law was not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient for the ungodly and for sinners for the unholy and the profane for murderers of fathers and mothers, for manslayers for whoremongers for them that defile themselves with mankind, for men stealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing contrary to sound doctrine; 1Timothy 1:9,10
Many are ignorant of the great gift of Eternal Life that God has bestowed on those who believe on his Son whom you call Christians. Eternal Life endows us with the nature and Character of God. It is an awesome gift that many are missing out on because they are blind to the truth. Get Eternal Life and you will live by the Law of the Spirit and not of the Law of sin and death.

Answer 10

Just because someone is a Christian doesn't mean he/she is without sin. I am a Christian and sometimes I sin. It's just human nature. We still struggle with human nature even after God has given us the gift of salvation. Our struggles and temptations are one of the reasons the Bible instructs us to "pray without ceasing." We should be prayerful about the decisions we make but also prayerful about the WRONG decisions we make resulting in sin.

As for me, tomorrow I will be going to church and then out to a restaurant to eat because I will not be cooking. I will also not be shopping. When I come home if my child spills something on the floor I will clean it up. If you choose to categorize that as a sin I guess that's up to you. God knows I honor and worship Him and Him only.