2007-01-28 02:14:00 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I used to but found it got in the way of an otherwise enjoyable weekend. i observe enough rules monday to friday and feel that any God i would choose to believe in would allow me a little free time. Plus I'll probably go to church every day when i'm old and withered. Can catch up on the ones I missed
2007-01-28 10:06:07 · answer #1 · answered by tara_365 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If I was a Jew I would observe the sabbath, that is, an unconverted to Christianity Jew. This was the day given to the Jews to rest. It was a most sacred day. However, since the Lord Jesus' resurrection from the dead, Jesus became the "sabbath" or the "rest" for Gentile believers (and converted Jews). The sabbath, though an important day to believers before Christ's appearance on the earth, now is of little more value than just another day of the week. The early church began gathering on the first day of the week, as that was the day that Jesus rose from the grave. This practise continued and is recorded for us in the Acts of the Apostles. The first day of the week is of course Sunday and has become the significant day for Christians to worship together.
2007-01-28 02:37:24 · answer #2 · answered by Michael 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The Sabbath was a law given to the Jews.
I am not Jewish.
It was incorporated in a group of laws referred to as 'The Law of Moses.'
Those laws were done away with at Christ's death.
Romans 10:4
Ephesians 2:15
Colossians 2:14
Romans 7:6
In the Christian system, there is no obligation to treat a certain day as more important than any other.
2007-01-28 02:22:31 · answer #3 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well first off, You guys can't even figure out what day is the real "sabbath" For Jews it starts Friday, Christians it's Sunday, 7 day Adventist it on Saturday. For being so sure the there is God and the things he did and said you guys don't seem to be on the same page. No whatever day I rest is my Sabbath.
2007-01-28 02:21:40 · answer #4 · answered by plferia 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I had a wonderful sabbath.. I read and took a nap. Got onto answers for a while. It was a very restful day. Isn't that what sabbath is all about what else should a person do to keep the day? Jim
2007-01-28 02:32:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because I'm not Jewish.
Christians don't observe the sabbath either, as it prohibits any kind of work, including sparking a flame (which, btw, happens when you turn on a car).
2007-01-28 02:18:25 · answer #6 · answered by Kallan 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't observe the sabbath because when Jesus taught others he said that he came to break the old law covenant. The sabbath was included in that old law. Jesus taught only two commandments. One was to love his father Jehovah with your whole heart, soul ,and body and to love your fellow man. The rest is past history. The law covenant of the Israelites was done away with when Jesus said he would take people out of all walks of life. So there is no one, true, "chosen" people anymore.
2007-01-28 02:27:58 · answer #7 · answered by Gail B 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I do not because I am not a Jew living 2000 years ago when Israel was a Theocracy and the 10 commandments were in effect in the way that the Constitution of the United States is in effect today.
2007-01-28 02:18:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Ex. 31:16, 17: “The sons of Israel must keep the sabbath, so as to carry out the sabbath during their generations. It is a covenant to time indefinite [“a perpetual covenant,” RS]. Between me and the sons of Israel it is a sign to time indefinite.” (Notice that sabbath observance was a sign between Jehovah and Israel; this would not be the case if everyone else were also obligated to keep the Sabbath. The Hebrew word rendered “perpetual” in RS is ‛oh‧lam′, which basically means a period of time that, from the standpoint of the present, is indefinite or hidden from sight but of long duration. That can mean forever, but not necessarily so. At Numbers 25:13 the same Hebrew word is applied to the priesthood, which later ended, according to Hebrews 7:12.)
Rom. 10:4: “Christ is the end of the Law, so that everyone exercising faith may have righteousness.” (Sabbath keeping was a part of that Law. God used Christ to bring that Law to its end. Our having a righteous standing with God depends on faith in Christ, not on keeping a weekly sabbath.) (Also Galatians 4:9-11; Ephesians 2:13-16)
Col. 2:13-16: “[God] kindly forgave us all our trespasses and blotted out the handwritten document against us, which consisted of decrees and which was in opposition to us . . . Therefore let no man judge you in eating and drinking or in respect of a festival or of an observance of the new moon or of a sabbath.” (If a person was under the Mosaic Law and was judged guilty of profaning the Sabbath, he was to be stoned to death by the whole congregation, according to Exodus 31:14 and Numbers 15:32-35. Many who argue for sabbath keeping have reason to be glad that we are not under that Law. As shown in the scripture here quoted, an approved standing with God no longer requires observance of the sabbath requirement given to Israel.)
2007-01-28 02:22:38 · answer #9 · answered by papa G 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Because I am an atheist. I do like the fact that it is regarded as a day of rest and think it is a shame big business has succeeded in
forcing people to work on Sundays. I regard it as a family day.
2007-01-28 02:19:48 · answer #10 · answered by tagette 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋