The Sabbath?

Question

Why is it still necessary for Christians to keep the Sabbath when Hebrews 8:13 teach us that the old law is done away with?

Heb 8:13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.

Answer 1

1. The Sabbath is a day to cease our creating, working with the creation, and appreciate what God has done in the world and is doing in us. Genesis 2


2. Elaborate food preparation is to be done on the day before the Sabbath so that there is no baking or heavy cooking on the Sabbath. Exodus 16


3. The Sabbath is a time to lay our burdens down and rest. We should not do any servile work on the Sabbath. This includes our entire family, even our servants and beasts of burden and strangers who live among us. Jeremiah 17; Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5


4. The Sabbath is an holy convocation. We should meet and worship with others. Leviticus 23


5. We should be reverent and show God that we love, honor, and respect His authority. Psalm 89:7, Habakkuk 2:20


6. The Sabbath should be a day of delight and rejoicing, a day which we forsake our thoughts and words for God's thoughts and words. Isaiah 56, 58


7. The Sabbath is a time of healing. Matthew 12, Mark 1, 3, Luke 13, 14


8. We are not to buy or sell on the Sabbath. Nehemiah 13


9. The Sabbath is a time to do good and visit and comfort the sick. We should do spiritual work on the Sabbath, serving others. John 5


10. The Sabbath is a time of prayer. Acts 16:13


11. The Sabbath is a time to reason with others about spiritual principles, and for ministers to teach the word of God. Acts 17:2, 18:4, 11


12. The Sabbath is a time for Singing. Ephesians 5:19-20, Colossians 3:16, Psalms 92 is called the "Sabbath Psalm"

Answer 2

Well, Jesus did once ask the head Pharasee at dinner, is it wrong to heal someone on the sabbath. The Pharasee could not answer him.

Jesus then asked, if your camel or cow fell into the well on sabbath would you pull the beast or let it drown in there.

The Pharasee could not answer.

Answer 3

Even Christ stated he did not come to change the law.
Also, what about the other 9 commandments, are they null and void as well? No, and now you know .....the rest......of the story.

Answer 4

Because Christians are hypocritical with what they say and believe in. Go look for paradoxes in the bible along with contradictions. theres way to many to count.

Answer 5

It depends on whether you follow Jesus or Paul.
Jesus kept the sabbath, and when he spoke of "fulfilling the law" it was a common rabbinic statement which meant to "bring fuller meaning to a point of the law", he kept the Torah and even preached that the Torah should be kept.

Paul is the one who said it was done away with.. so who is your savior? Jesus or Paul?

Answer 6

I agree with you.