Have you given any serious study to God's Sabbath?

Question

Saturday is the seventh day of the week. This is the day to worship God according to the Ten Commandments.

Answer 1

Yes, I have given it serious thought and prayer. I have found that all 10 commandments are still valid.

This is what I have come up with, as written by me with Bible Quotes:

The Bible is the inspired word of God, but the Commandments were written by God Himself!

Exodus 31:18 “When the LORD finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God”

The 10 Commandments can be found at Exodus 20: 2-17 but today we will only be looking at the fourth Commandment.

Exodus 20:8-11 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it Holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but He rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it Holy.” (Please note that the seventh day is a Saturday and that God made it Holy) (Also note that this is the ONLY Commandment that tells us to ‘Remember’. God knew people would forget or he would not have used that word.)

Many people believe the law or commandments were nailed to the cross with Jesus and they no longer apply to us. Let’s look at what Jesus Himself says about this.

Matthew 5:17-19 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen; will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.”

Many people also believe they celebrate “The Lords Day” by going to church on Sunday. This is what Jesus says about which day is His day.

Matthew 12:8 “For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
Mark 2:28 “So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
Luke 6:5 “Then Jesus said to them “the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.””

Jesus knew false teachings would rise up in Christianity and warned His followers so they would not be deceived.

Matthew 24:4-5 “Jesus answered; “watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ’ and will deceive many”
Mark 13:5-6 “Jesus said to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am He’, and will deceive many.”
The Apostle Paul warned early Christians that false teachings would rise up from inside the original group of believers.

Acts 20: 28-31 “Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the Church of God, which He bought with His own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the Truth in order to draw away disciples after them. So be on guard! Remember that for 3 years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.”

The Prophet Daniel predicted that there would be an attempt to change God’s law. By attempt, I mean that the Holy day is not changed just because many people believe it has been. Saturday is still God’s Holy day.

Daniel 7:25 “he will speak against the Most High and oppress His saints and try to change the set times and the laws. The saints will be handed over to him for a time, times and half a time.” (Note: The Pope claims responsibility for changing the Christian day of worship to Sunday. The Catholic religion was also responsible for the slaughter of non-Catholic Christians during the dark ages. Due to the historical evidence, we believe Daniel is speaking about the Pope and Catholicism. Also note that the 4th commandment is the only law dealing with a set time.)

During His life, Jesus kept Sabbath. After his death the apostle Paul also kept Sabbath.

Luke 4:16 “He went to Nazareth, where He had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day He went into the synagogue, as was His custom, and He stood up to read.”
Acts 13:42-44 “As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people invited them to speak further about these things on the next Sabbath. When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.”

Some people think it is right to worship on Sunday because most of the “Christian” world does. If everyone is doing it, doesn’t it have to be right? I mean how can so many people be wrong?

Luke 13:24-28 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. Because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ’sir, open the door for us.’
But He will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
But He will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from, away from me, all you evildoers.’ There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all the Prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out.”

Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life and only a few find it.”
Matthew 7:21-23 “not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but only he who does the will of my father who is in Heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’”

God Promises blessings to those who keep his Sabbath Holy.

Isaiah 56:2 “Blessed is the man who does this,
The man who holds it fast,
Who keeps the Sabbath without
Desecrating it,
And keeps his hands
From doing any evil.”
Isaiah 56:4-8 “For this is what the LORD says:
To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths,
Who choose what pleases me
And hold fast to my covenant-
To them I will give within my temple and
Its walls
A memorial and a name
Better than sons and daughters:
I will give them an everlasting name
That will not be cut off.
And foreigners who bind themselves to the LORD
To serve Him,
To love the name of the LORD,
And to worship Him,
All who keep Sabbath without
Desecrating it
And who hold fast to my covenant-
These I will bring to my Holy Mountain
And give them joy in my house of Prayer.
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices
Will be accepted on my alter;
For my house will be called
A house of prayer for all nations”
The Sovereign LORD declares-
He who gathers the exiles of Israel:
“I will gather still others to them
besides those already gathered.”’

The last excuse people use for not accepting Sabbath is that they live by faith. For those of you who live by faith, I must ask you a few questions. Where do you place your faith? Do you have faith in your ‘Religion’ or is your faith in God? If your faith is in God, then you should believe the Bible above all else. ‘Religion’ can’t save you, only belief in God can. To believe in God, one must take the time to get to know Him and the only way to do this is to study your Bible. Never quit studying because you can never know God too well, there is always more to learn.

Proof of the seventh day being Saturday:

Most Christian religions realize that Christ was crucified on a Friday and was resurrected on a Sunday. If you look in Luke Chapter 23-24 it tells of the crucifixion and the resurrection. Take note that Chapter 24:1 says “on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.”

If we go on to read, we see this is the day Jesus was raised from the dead and the Bible called it the First day of the week. Therefore Saturday IS the seventh day of the week because Sunday was referred to as the First day of the week.

Linguistically:

Look in any standard dictionary and find Saturday. The definition in the “Webster’s Standard dictionary” is “ “Saturday is the seventh day of the week.”

Check a calendar. The last day of the week is Saturday on most calendars!

Answer 2

I will have a differing opinion than an Adventist but let me throw this out there. The Lord's day is Sunday, the day of the resurrection. Although the Lord's Day is numerically the first day of the week, it actually represents the eighth day, which is the day of new beginnings.

The only place that keeping the Sabbath is commanded is in a covenant that the New Testament calls obsolete. True, the New Testament does not explicitly say that the Sabbath is obsolete. Instead, it says much more—that the entire old covenant is obsolete. It says that Christians do not have to keep the law of Moses. It says a large category of law is no longer required, and it never tells Christians to keep the Sabbath.

In Col. 2:16-17, Paul says, "Therefore, do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ."

Answer 3

I find that no matter how many times this question is asked- the 10 Commandment believing Christians only truly believe in 9................ The sad part is that they also forget that it is written "...if you break even one- you are guilty of breaking all" ........ Seem to me-- if God told you to remember something... it was because he did NOT want you to forget.
The individual with the scripture from Colossians-- please read the ENTIRE chapter-especially below:
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13When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature,[b] God made you[c] alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. 15And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.[d]
16Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. 17These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. 18Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle notions. 19He has lost connection with the Head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.
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The written code was the punishment for breaking the Commandments --AS ISSUED by the Priests.... Because they had gotten out of hand with their power-- this is letting the people know-- God did NOT approve of how the priests had handled things-- therefore basically they were taken out of power-- If you remember the High Priest was basically like the pope--therefore since man could not handle that much power-- it was removed by Christ's birth & crucifixion- now the only person that is to be between you & God is Jesus Christ. Christ NEVER said that God's Law- the 10 Commandments --were done away with.
Bottom line is that mans dictation of Gods Law was nailed to the cross and that no man was to punish you for breaking the Sabbath-- only God-- however the Sabbath (meaning 7th day)Commandment as given by God-- IS still valid just as the other 9 are- no matter how you try to argue it-- you are wrong- not even the weekly cycle has changed.. (don't you think the Jews would have changed their day of worship if the weekly cycle changed?? )

Answer 4

Yes, according to Leviticus chapter 23 it is a holy convocation (calling together). And the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath (Matthew 12:8, Mark 2:28, Luke 6:5).

The command is to remember the Sabbath.

He knew we'd forget.

Answer 5

it is gloomy they they chosen to think of that the specific sabbaths and the ceremonial sabbaths that have been component to the temple sacrificial gadget ; which replaced into fulfilled on the circulate....they someway placed the 4th commandment and something of the commandments in there and declare that Christan's/gentiles are no longer sure via the regulation or the ten commandments.... does that state of innovations no longer additionally deny the salvation too? in the event that they're claiming to be christians then what Gospel are they following that doesn't incorporate the ten commandments... no longer accusing yet ought to think of roughly issues...

Answer 6

God's True sabbath is our rest in Jesus Christ, when we receive the Holy Ghost we have enter into his rest. Romans 10:4 For Christ is the END of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth, Colossians 2:16-17 Let no men judge you in meats, New moons, holydays, or the sabbath days. Which are a shadow of things to come-----.1st Cor. 16:1-2 Apostle Paul talking concerning the collection of the saints or the tithing of the saints, Upon the 1st day of the week(SUNDAY) let everyone of you, (that includes me & you & anyone, rather gentile or Jew,) lay by him in store what God hath prosper you.

Answer 7

16Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

17Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

Colossians 2:16-17

There's no point to try to keep the Sabbath, because Christianity is about accepting Jesus as our Saviour, not about Sabbath at all.

Answer 8

Only the calendar makers set up Saturday as the seventh day, not God.

Answer 9

Yes and I try to remember it and keep it holy at all times.

One time I accidently broke The Sabbath day, and ended up having a Nightmare that disturbed my soul for a whole month.

Answer 10

I don't think that God cares what day but whether it takes place or not ; the blue law was overturned which gave commerce another day into our life, taking away from a day of rest, family etc; we are not better off; take a look at society; there are more young people who are so empty inside ; they are put in front of the computer as babysitters and poor substitutes for family ; there is more violent crime; children killing other children for feeling like they are someone by taking life from others etc etc

Answer 11

Yes. Which Talmudic rules are you going to follow to keep it? (Meaning no disrespect to the Talmud.)

I am an ex-Seventh-day Adventist.