Why Christians should observe the sabbath 1. On what day did Jesus was customarily worship? And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. Luke 4:16 Jesus custom was to worship on the sabbath. 2. But havent the Ten Commandments been changed? Jesus says: And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one little of the law to fail. Luke 16:17. God says: My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. Psalms 89:34. Notice, the Ten Commandments came from His lips. Exodus 20:1 says, And God spake all these words, saying... [the Ten Commandments follow in verses 2-17]. It is utterly impossible for any of Gods moral law ever to change. All Ten Commandments are binding today. 3. Well, if Sundaykeeping isnt in the Bible, whose idea was it anyway? And he shall think to change the times and the law. Daniel 7:25, Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. In vain they do worshp me, teachng for doctrines the commandments of men. Matthew 15:6,9. Her priests have violated my law. And her prophets have daubed them with untempered mortar,... saying, Thus said the Lord God, when the Lord hath not spoken. Ezekiel 22:26,28. Misguided men of long years past announced that Gods holy day was changed from Sabbath to Sunday. God predicted it would happen, and it did. This error was passed on to our unsuspecting generation as gospel fact.Sundaykeeping is a tradition of uninspired men and breaks Gods Law, wch commands sabbathkeeping. Only God can make a day holy. God blessed the sabbath, and when God blesses, no man can reverse it. Numbers 23:20. Satan has worked through apostate religion to change Gods law (Daniel 7:25) He has cast the truth to the ground (Daniel 8:12). He has made a break in Gods wall of truth. God calls us to repair the breach by keeping His Sabbath (Isa. 58:12,13). To worship on the seventh day is to accept the authority of our creator Lord, who commanded the day be kept (Ex. 20:8-11). To knowingly accept a counterfiet day of worship is to accept an institution initiated and established s0lely by a man in the ap0stasy.. The real questions is, then, wh0se servants are we - Gods or mans? (Rom. 6:16). 4. But isnt it very dangerous to tamper with Gods law? Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish aught from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God Deut 4:2. Every word of God is pure... And thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. Proverbs 30:5,6. God has specifically and positively men to change His law by deletions or additions. To tamper with Gods holy law in any way is one of the most fearful and dangerous things a person can do. 5. How important is Sabbathkeeping? Sin is the transgression of the law. 1 Jn 3:4. The wages of sin is death. Roman 6:23. Whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. James 2:10. Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps. 1 Peter 2:21. He became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him. Hebrews 5:9. It is a matter of life and death Sabbathkeeping is enjoined in the 4th commandment of God Law. The deliberate breaking of any one of the Ten Commandments is a sin. Christians will gladly follow Christ example of Sabbathkeeping. Our only safety is to diligently study the bible, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15. We must have positive Scripture support for every Christian practice we follow. 6. How does God feel about religous leaders who ignore the Sabbath? Her priest have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane... and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them. Ezekiel 22:26,31. In hiding their eyes from Gods true Sabbath, religous leaders offend the God of heaven. God promises punishment for such false sheperds. Millions have been misled on this matter. God cannot treat it lightly. Jesus condemned the Pharisees for pretending to love God while making void one of the Ten Commandments by their tradition. Mark 7:7-13. 7. Does Sabbathkeeping really affect me personally? If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. Romans 14:12. Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin James 4:17. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Revelation 22:14. Here is the patients of the saints: here are they that KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD. Revelation 14:12. By all means, the Sabbath is your Sabbath. God made it for you, and if you love Him you will keep it, becoz it is one of His commandments. Love without commandmentkeeping is no love at all. 1 John 2:4. Proverbs 3:1 My son FORGET NOT MY LAW; but let thine heart keep my commandments. You must make a decision.You cannot avoid it. You yourself will answer before God on this most important matter. God asks you to love and obey Him now! Are you willing to follow Jesus command and example of Sabbathkeeping? - - - Updated - - - Your Thought Questions Answered. 1. Doesnt Col. 2:14-17 do away with the 7th day Sabbath? Answer: Not at all. It refers only to the sabbaths which were a shadow of things to come and not the 7th day sabbath. There were 7 yearly holidays in ancient Israel which were also called sabbaths. These were in addition to, or beside the sabbath of the Lord Lev. 23:38, or 7th day sabbath. These all foreshadowed, or pointed to, the cross and ended at the cross. Thats why Col. chapter 2 differentiates and specifically mentions the sabbaths that were a shadow. 2. According to Romans 14:5 the day we keep is a matter of personal opinion, isnt it? Answer: Notice that the whole chapter is on judging one another verse 4, 10, 14. The issue here is not over the 7th day sabbath, which was a part of the great moral law Jewish Christians were judging Gentile christians for not observing them. Paul is simply saying Dont judge each other. That ceremonial law is no longer binding. 3. Are Gods law and Moses law the same? Answer: No, they are not the same. Moses law was temporary, ceremonial law of the old testament. It regulated the rituals, sacrifices, meat and offerings, etc., all of which foreshadowed the cross. This law was added till the seed should come, and that seed was Christ. Gal. 3:16,19. The ritual and ceremony of Moses law pointed forward to Christs sacrifice. When he died, this law came to an end, but the Ten Commandments stands fast for ever and ever Psalms 111:8. The bible says, Where no law is, there is no transgression [or Sin] Romans 4:15. Because of sin, Moses law was given (or added Gal. 3:16,19) till Christ should come and die. 4. Romans 10:4 says that Christ is the end of the law So it has ended, hasnt it? End in this verse means purpose or object, as it does in James 5:11. The meaning is clear. To lead men to Christ-where they find righteousness-is the goal, purpose, or end of the law. 5. Doesnt the bible say the law was (or is) faulty? No. The bible says the people were faulty. God found fault with them. Heb. 8:8. And in Romans 8:3 the bible says that the law was weak thru the flesh. It always the same story. The law is perfect, but the people are faulty, or weak. So God would have His Son live within His people that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us Romans 8:4 thru indwelling Christ. 6. Doesnt 2 Corinthians 3:7 teach that the law written and engraved in stone was to be done away? No. The passage says that the glory of Moses ministration of the law was to be done away, but not the law. Read the whole passage of 2 Cor. 3:3-9 again, carefully. The subject is not the doing away with the law or its establishment, but rather, the change of the location of the law from table of stone to the tables of the heart. Under Moses ministration the law was on stones. Under the holy spirit ministration the law is written upon the heart. Heb. 8:10
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