2007-10-23 04:05:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hogie, you make the God of the Bible sound like Janus the two faced Roman God......
2007-10-25 15:27:56 · update #1
____Saves: Did you go to kindergarten or first grade? Did you learn 2+2=4? Does it still =4? Same with the Law being the schoolmaster that leads us to Christ, the things the schoolmaster teaches us are still valid, still true, still Law.
2007-10-25 15:31:44 · update #2
can a G-D given perpetual covenant be changed ? I know that it can't.be changed , theirs alot of people are trying to do just that bringing forth Daniel 7-25
2007-10-23 06:49:32 · answer #1 · answered by Bob d 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Whenever does a mom quit her job? or Preachers stop preaching on a so called Sabbath.
I believe God wants us to rest, but some people work all weekend and others (like busy moms etc ...and other unsung hero's) just have to get rest when they can!
Here's your scripture, as well as the other given ones;
Mathew 12;7-13
7 If you had known what these words mean, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.
8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."
9 Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue,
10 and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"
11 He said to them, "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?
12 How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."
13 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.
2007-10-23 23:55:50 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Scripture never mentions any Sabbath (Saturday) gatherings by believers for fellowship or worship. However, there are clear passages that mention the first day of the week. For instance, Acts 20:7 states that "on the first day of the week the disciples came together to break bread." In 1 Corinthians 16:2 Paul urges the Corinthian believers "on the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper." Since Paul designates this offering as "service" in 2 Corinthians 9:12, this collection must have been linked with the Sunday worship service of the Christian assembly. Historically Sunday, not Saturday, was the normal meeting day for Christians in the church, and its practice dates back to the first century.
The Sabbath was given to Israel, not the church. The Sabbath is still Saturday, not Sunday, and has never been changed. But the Sabbath is part of the Old Testament Law, and Christians are free from the bondage of the Law (Galatians 4:1-26; Romans 6:14).
2007-10-23 11:14:31 · answer #3 · answered by Freedom 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
That's a great question. God rested on the 7th day and nowhere does it say "Saturday." Sabbath does not mean Saturday, it means "rest." Of course God did not need rest because He was "exhausted" from His work of creation but it was meant for us because it is good for us to rest. There really is health benefits to resting though I don't believe that was the only reason God instituted the sabbath.
It was also given to Israel in their agricultural society to work hard for 6 days and rest on the seventh. Jesus said He was "Lord of the Sabbath" and that "sabbath was made for man" and not man for the sabbath indicating that sabbath is not and end in and of itself, but a means to an end. Otherwise, it can become an idol which God will not accept. Jesus rebuked the religious leaders for being "sticklers" about their petty manmade rules and regulations while forgetting the heart of Sabbath day. It was given in mercy to Israel for their benefit and healing while they relegated mercy to an inferior status than the rules which is why they hated Jesus for healing on the sabbath showing their true colors.
Colossians 2:16-17 - "let no one judge you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a sabbath (ceremonial laws). These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ."
I Corinthians 16:2 - "on the first day of the week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper."
We do know that Jesus arose on the morning of the first day of the week and that the early Christians worshipped on Sunday.
In fact, no day is to be worshipped whether Saturday or Sunday but Sunday seems to be the practice of the early church. The danger of going back to Saturday "sabbath" is going back to Judaism which Paul cleary, openly rejects in Galatians 3 because Christ fulfilled all the terms, requirements of the law.
Probably the most glaring answer is that 9 out of the 10 commandments is repeated in the New Testament. Guess which one is not repeated in the New Testament? That's right, "remember the sabbath, keep it holy."
God bless you. I hope this helps a little bit.
2007-10-23 19:55:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Jesus, being a Jew under the Law, observed the Sabbath as God’s Word (not the Pharisees) directed. He knew it was lawful to do fine things on the Sabbath. (Mt 12:12) However, the inspired Christian writings state that “Christ is the end of the Law” (Ro 10:4), which results in Christians’ being “discharged from the Law.” (Ro 7:6) Neither Jesus nor his disciples made any distinction between so-called moral and ceremonial laws. They quoted from the other parts of the Law as well as from the Ten Commandments and considered all of it equally binding on those under the Law. (Mt 5:21-48; 22:37-40; Ro 13:8-10; Jas 2:10, 11) The Scriptures plainly state that Christ’s sacrifice “abolished . . . the Law of commandments consisting in decrees” and that God “blotted out the handwritten document against us, which consisted of decrees . . . and He has taken it out of the way by nailing it to the torture stake.” It was the complete Mosaic Law that was “abolished,” “blotted out,” taken “out of the way.” (Eph 2:13-15; Col 2:13, 14) Consequently, the whole system of Sabbaths, be they days or years, was brought to its end with the rest of the Law by the sacrifice of Christ Jesus. This explains why Christians can esteem “one day as all others,” whether it be a sabbath or any other day, with no fear of judgment by another. (Ro 14:4-6; Col 2:16) Paul made the following expression concerning those scrupulously observing “days and months and seasons and years”: “I fear for you, that somehow I have toiled to no purpose respecting you.”—Ga 4:10, 11.
2007-10-23 11:15:19 · answer #5 · answered by SisterCF 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
God commands (in the 10 commandments) to keep holy the Sabbath so I do consider that biblical. I cannot see anywhere that we no longer keep holy the Sabbath. I don't believe God changes His mind on what He teaches and expects of us. He commanded and we should obey.
2007-10-23 11:59:23 · answer #6 · answered by Angelica1951 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Your question is loaded. It implies the sabbath was at one time required of Christians.
The Jewish Christians continued keeping the law. The Gentile Christians were not required to keep any of the law, including the sabbath.
Cornelius received the Spirit of God due to his believing the gospel. The law, and specifically the sabbath, had nothing to do with it.
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2007-10-24 09:30:15 · answer #7 · answered by Hogie 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes......
Jesus rose again on the 3rd day.....in fulfillment of the Scriptures.
No more need to keep every jot & tittle of the OT law. And who says we don't keep the sabbath?
We go to church on Sundays and still consider it the Lord's day
2007-10-23 11:08:24 · answer #8 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
no I can not as it is still a requirement for the Lord changes not and if we you have given us another day he would have told us
2007-10-23 17:52:49 · answer #9 · answered by Bride of Christ 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
we are not under the law any more.
Galatians 3:23-25
23But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
24Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
25But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
2007-10-23 11:08:10 · answer #10 · answered by jesussaves 7 · 2⤊ 6⤋