Remember the Sabbath Day: Saturday, Sunday or Everyday?
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What DAY Is the Sabbath?
There is so much controversy out there about the fourth commandment: “Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy [sanctified; set apart]”. Some staunchly believe the seventh-day Sabbath was NEVER changed by God; others argue we have a new Sabbath Day, Sunday. Yet, many say it doesn’t matter whether one observes the Sabbath on Saturday, Sunday or everyday. If the Sabbath means we are to cease from our labor, how can one observe the Sabbath every day? We would never be able to work. Are answers given in the Bible as to what the Sabbath is, when it should be observed, its purpose and meaning? Let’s explore these questions as we journey through the Bible.
Seventh-Day Sabbath
As we know the first Sabbath rest was when God rested on the seventh day of creation. Gen 2:2 states, “By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.”
However, we don’t see a command come from God for man to rest on the seventh day until His holy commandments were given to Moses on Mt.Sinai in approximately 1513 BC. Considering mankind had been on the earth for 2500 years, why were the Jews not already resting on the seventh day, if it had been ordained as a practice for mankind since the creation? One certain reason is that they were not allowed to rest on any day while enslaved in Egypt for 400 years.
Moses was the first type of ‘mediator’ between God and man, as he was chosen to give the first official written Law to Israel (Gal 3:19). This was AFTER they were set free from Egypt. Now, not everyone were Jews in those days. The tribes enslaved in Egypt were those of Jacob. Remember, it was Joseph, the firstborn son of Rachel to Jacob, that opened the doors of Egypt to his family. This included the families (or tribes) of the ten sons of Leah and the two sons (himself and his younger brother, Benjamin) of Rachel. Jesus explained in Mark 2:27 that "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.” It was God’s gift to the Israelites as a day of rest, since they had no such gift while enslaved in Egypt.
![Gal 3:19 "Why the Law then? It was added because of transgressions, having been ordained through angels by the agency of a mediator [Moses], until the seed [Jesus] would come to whom the promise had been made."](http://s4.hubimg.com/u/4030087_f260.jpg "Gal 3:19 \"Why the Law then? It was added because of transgressions, having been ordained through angels by the agency of a mediator [Moses], until the seed [Jesus] would come to whom the promise had been made.\"")
A Shadow of the Real Sabbath to Come
Now, let’s first consider that the Law given to Moses was added because of transgressions and was to act as a tutor to lead them to Christ, their Messiah. Gal 3:24 states, “Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.” Truly, the father of faith is considered to be Abraham, one who never had the Law of Moses during his lifetime. The Law of Moses is also considered to be a shadow of things to come. Heb 10:1 states, “For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near.”
The Apostle Paul said to the Colossians, who were saved Gentiles, in 2:16-17, “Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day – things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.”
Why would Paul say such things? Keep in mind the very Jews that observed the seventh-day Sabbath religiously, even to the point of accusing Jesus and His disciples of breaking the laws of the Sabbath Day (Mat 12:10; 15:1-9; Mark 3:2; 7:1-13; Luke 6:2; John 5:17-18; 7:19 and more…), put Jesus on the cross. Obviously, they missed something very important. Some Jews today say that the only “law” to really keep on the seventh-day Sabbath is that one is not to work to earn money from Friday sundown until Saturday sundown. Well, think about it. Most of the world’s time-clocks cease from their labor at Friday sundown. Is the majority of the world keeping this Sabbath law? Are they justified by it? Absolutely not. This goes to show that keeping the Sabbath is a matter of the heart.
The point is, did keeping the seventh-day Sabbath keep those who observed it in God’s favor (grace)? Earlier we read that the Law was the tutor to lead us to Christ, so as to be justified by faith, not the Law. Paul tells us in Gal 2:19, “nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified.” Galatia had a combination of Jews and saved Gentiles. This is where Paul withstood Peter to the face for getting pulled back into the Law of Moses (i.e. not to eat with Gentiles), when he was supposed to be sharing the gospel of salvation by grace through faith with them!
The Sabbath Revealed
So, what was the seventh-day Sabbath a shadow of? Why is it that those who kept the literal seventh-day Sabbath did not enter the true Sabbath rest of God? A Jew won’t understand the second question. The answer is found in Hebrews 4:1-10:
"Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it. For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also; but the word they heard did not profit them, because it was not united by faith in those who heard. For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said, ‘AS I SWORE IN MY WRATH, THEY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST,’ although His works were finished from the foundation of the world.
"For He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day: 'AND GOD RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY FROM ALL HIS WORKS'; and again in this passage, 'THEY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST.' Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience, He again fixes a certain day, 'Today,' saying through David after so long a time just as has been said before, 'TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE, DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS.' For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that.
"So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His."
First-Day Sabbath
Why do so many Christians observe the ‘Sabbath’ on Sunday? All we have to do is look up the phrase, “first day of the week” in the Bible to see what significant things took place on Sundays.
Mat 28:1-2 “Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave. And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.” Read on to verses 6-7 “He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you." Truly, the first gospel was preached on a Sunday! (Mark 16:2-7; Luke 24:1-9)
Mark 16:9 confirms: “Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week, He first appeared to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons.” (John 20:1-16)
If you read John 20:1-16 (referenced above), go on to verse 19: “So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you." This is when Jesus breathed the Holy Spirit upon His disciples. Now, Thomas wasn’t there at the time. Verses 26-29 tell us that eight days later (the first day of the week), Jesus appeared again to the disciples, along with Thomas. Both times the doors to the room were locked, for fear of the Jews.
Speaking of the breathing of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples on the first day of the week, we should also observe the Day of Pentecost occurred on the first day of the week. For outstanding proof of this fact, I invite you to read the linked article here called, “Pentecost in Acts 2:1 was the first day of the Week (Sunday)”.
John 20 showed us the disciples and others met together at least twice on the first day of the week. Did this practice continue? Look at Acts 10:17: “On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.”
We also see in 1 Cor 16:2 Paul telling the Church in Corinth, “Upon the first [day] of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as [God] hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.”
Everyday Sabbath
Does observing the Sabbath Day on Saturday or Sunday really matter? Biblically, there are heart-felt reasons to observe either day. Or, does the Sabbath hold more meaning of spiritual rest in Christ than the day it is observed? The Apostle Paul addressed this in Rom 14:5: “One person regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind.” The most important thing to remember is, if the Jews did not enter the Lord’s Sabbath rest by religiously keeping the seventh-day, is there an assurance of entering that rest by observing Sunday? Sounds a bit trivial, once you understand what it means to "enter His rest". Let His Sabbath rest reign in your hearts. The Sabbath was made for man. For this reason, Jesus is called “Lord of the Sabbath” (Mat 12:8; Mark 2:28; Luke 6:5). Jesus said in Mat 11:28, “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” Rest in His completed works. Rest in His salvation and love.
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Good job! Very clearly presented. Blessings.
I'm thankful to both of you, DiamondRN and jonnynaakea, for your encouragement. I'm glad this brings glory to the Lord, the Lord of the Sabbath; our rest is in Him. God bless you both!!
Judah's Daughter
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Well, think about it. Most of the world’s time-clocks cease from their labor at Friday sundown. Is the majority of the world keeping this Sabbath law? Are they justified by it? Absolutely not. This goes to show that keeping the Sabbath is a matter of the heart
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God does not judge a man's action by the 'majority'. Each man is judged by his own actions.
The world turns round on its axis and sundown in Toronto is different from sundown in Vancouver (by approx. 3 hours later). Peace!
Hi einron, of course you know I was being sarchastic. It boils down to 'technicality'. It's obvious the laws of the Sabbath, made by the Rabbis of Jesus' day, were so cumbersome they even accused the Lord of the Sabbath of breaking His own Sabbath!
Of course, God doesn't judge a man's actions by the majority. In fact, the majority are going down the broad way that leads to destruction (Mat 7:13), including those who hold so much faith in keeping the seventh-day or first-day Sabbath, while missing the revelation of it.
A 'shadow' means something in the physical realm reflects something in the spiritual realm. When we get so focused on the physical and neglect embracing the spiritual meaning, we are missing the mark ~ just as the Jews did (those who observed the physical Sabbath, yet did not enter His rest). Be blessed ~~
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As we know the first Sabbath rest was when God rested on the seventh day of creation. Gen 2:2 states, “By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.”
absolutely correct. Thanks.
Yes, God rested from all His work which He had done. And so it is now, through Christ Jesus. Blessings ~~
Another thought provoking hub! Its funny how we can make such a debate on the word of God that causes division when all we have to do is search the scriptures. That's why I love your hubs so much Judah, anothre great job!
IIRC, the fourth commandment is the only one not explicitly restated in the New Testament. That certainly makes sense if we are supposed to be at rest in the Lord all the time. Even those of us who have that understanding of the sabbath have a hard time living that way consistently. Thanks for the reminder.
A woman after my own heart,
A wonderful hub with supporting biblical truths to not be argued. Great explanation JD. Excellent presentation. Thank you.
Love, peace and joy in Him who is Lord of the Sabbath!
Forever His,
This has been a questionable topic for me for quite some time.
I find the whole Saturday Sunday argument strange considering the reason why God numbered the days rather than named them was because the religious calendar was based on moon cycles. If we were to celebrate a true biblical sabbath we would have to do the same by counting 7days from new moons which would end up falling on random days of the Gregorian calendar which we now use.
I do however find it beneficial to follow biblical celebrations and observances sometimes not as a religious obligation but an educational experience and by doing so find that I understand Him better by doing so.
for instance in having a day of rest I discover that I must trust that God is the one who gives me success rather than my working on life 7 days a week. I acknowledge Him as the creator and sustainer of all things in my life and the planet and my job is to learn to trust Him. (rest) spending a day of concentrated focus on Him helps in this process.
I know my salvation doesn't hinge upon these observances but find much benefit in them.
I do find it fascinating that observing the sabbath is one of the 10 Commandments. I understand that Christ fulfilled the law but I do sometimes wonder why we are expected to practice living according to these ways in life such as having no other gods and not killing people but that one seems to be one we say Christ fulfilled so we don't do it.
As you can see I am still sorting and filing with this topic.
At present I don't follow a religious calendar sabbath but I do spend one day a week in rest and focused on Him.
Wow, what a blessing to come home to my dear brothers and sisters in Christ's comments! ladyt11, you are such a blessing to my heart ~~ over the past year and a half on HubPages, I've read so many differing views on the Sabbath day and have had many ask me this question. I pondered it in my heart and in my spirit before God...and recently, He led me to Hebrews 4:1-10 which placed all the seventh- and first-day pieces together. Thus, this hub is the result. He is so faithful!! He is pleased with those whose hearts and minds are stayed on Him and whatever they do is unto the Lord, a form of worship and love...not a matter of religion and self-righteousness. Hallelujah!! Love you bunches, sister!!
Brother allpurposeguru, you make such a valid point! Jesus quoted the commandments over and over again in the gospels, and not once mentioned the Sabbath. That is an important observation, considering what Hebrew 4:1-10 reveals to us. I thank God His Word has answers to unite believers, rather than divide them. He is our Head, our Lord, our Husband, our Savior, our God. He is LORD of the Sabbath rest ~ AMEN!!
My dear sister RevLady ~ I am soooo blessed we are women after the heart of God, which makes us ONE in Him!! I just love you so much. His beautiful message flows through you; through all who empty themselves unto receiving of His great love and revelation. Oh, to rest in Him is our heart's desire. What a blessed rest it is. Thank you, and God bless you always ~~
And, my beautiful sister Tamarajo!! Your heart pants for God, and God knows your heart (Ps 42:1). Even I would love to do study on the festivals/feasts, and even participate in celebrating them, as Jesus fulfilled all but three of them...yet to come. It's so good to set apart (sanctify) time with our Lord. If we forget to eat, we die. He is the bread of life (John 6:48, 35), the living water (John 4:11-13). Deut 8:3 comes to mind: "He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD." This had to do with the Sabbath rest, way back when it was gifted to Israel. Thank you for sharing.
JD, I believe that when Christ told us that those born of the Spirit are led by the Spirit, the stationary law of rooting our worship into a mandated time and place was lifted. We are free to worship Him and do His work anytime and any place - anywhere He sets it in front of us to do. The world is a busy beehive and planning time to worship the Creator fits into the will of that world. By saying the Creator's will takes precedent over everything else, we announce that the beehive will not prevent us from doing worship and service when He calls us, even if and when it negatively effects our lives in the hive. Peace.
Amen, good expression of a big contraversiol issue, yet in Christ it becomes quite simple, Prov 3v5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, but in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make straight your paths. That is what the LORD does when we trust (have faith) in Him. The LORD bless you.
Hi, A M Werner!! So nice to see you :-) I love what you said, "I believe that when Christ told us that those born of the Spirit are led by the Spirit, the stationary law of rooting our worship into a mandated time and place was lifted. We are free to worship Him and do His work anytime and any place - anywhere He sets it in front of us to do."
You know, the staunch "Law-keepers" sometimes think that this 'freedom in Christ' represents "lawlessness", but again, this is constrictive thinking. We either walk in the shadow or turn around and walk in the Light. While there is freedom in Christ, we are as the forefathers of faith, before the Law was ever given, in that we affect Who He says, do What He says, go Where He says, When He says ~ and Why? Because He says. The religiosity of the 'Law' that becomes a restrictor to the law of the Holy Spirit, has been loosed; praise God!! It is stated so much better in Rom 8:12 "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death."
Good word!! Bless you!!
Nice to meet you, pastor sam barr! Good word again! I'm so glad you came by and shined the Light of His Word into our hearts and minds, in that this is the walk of faith ~ to seek first His kingdom and HIS righteousness (for we have none in and of ourselves by our works, lest any man should boast - Eph 2:8-9), and lean into Him, trust Him and obey whatever He tells us to. While the Law is one of physical sacrifice(s), He says 'obedience is BETTER than sacrifice' ~ not obedience to the carnal, but obedience to the spiritual (1 Sam 15:22). He that the Son has set free is free indeed! (John 8:36) God bless you mightily!
I agree, well presented and clear, well done JD... it's good to live in the Sabbath Rest.
John
Hi brother John! I am so blessed you came to read and agree! It is a wonderful place in the rest of our Lord. In every adversity, when we abide in Him and His Word in us, we know He has the reigns and will direct our every step as ordained. Jeremiah 29:11 is one of my favorite verses. He is true and proven true. What greater rest is there? Praise God! God bless you. Thank you so much.
GREAT HUB my Judah's Daughter! Scriptures don't lie! AMEN! Very useful and awesome Hub, which I voted both!
MY SISTAH, DRPASTORCARLOTTA!! Thank you! Praise God He's given us His Word to study and ponder and then wait upon Him for the revelation...for the answers are there!! PEACE comes when we can rest in the Word, the Living Word of Jesus Christ, our LORD!! AMEN, indeed!!! Luv U always, and keep on pressing on in His anointing!!
Almost settled in from the move and computer went down...ack! I guess my post never made it--So I will repeat, fantastic job once again!
I linked your article above into Brother Dave's original question and will update my links when it settles here.
with blessings
Rev.Ted
Hi brother Ted! Yes, I didn't know you had sent another post, but I'm glad you're back! It's good you got moved and I pray your computer stays alive to help you in your good work for the Lord! Yes, I believe I responded to brother Dave with Heb 4:1-10, which pretty much sums up what the Sabbath is ~ its spiritual meaning, rather than its literal one, for it is in Christ alone.
I did read your two hubs on the Sabbath. Your second one is really awesome, providing links to the varying hubs out here on HP about the topic. It surely is highly debated, and yet I feel, if people understood Heb 4:1-10, enlightenment and true rest would come.
Thank you so much for your edification in the Lord. God bless you!!
Hey JD:
Good work here. Shockingly I have nothing to add. You were very thorough. Just want to stop by and say keep up the good work.
ABR
Hi brother!! Bless your heart. I just appreciate you coming to read and bless me, as you do!! We bless the Lord, for He is so good to have foreseen all the things we encounter and has provided the answers to keep us in His beloved Truth. Stay blessed and anointed in Jesus!!
you did a great job on this subject of sabbath. im glad your never dogmatic and yet still are able compassionately teach people about the word of God. the lord is doing great things in your life, That i can tell.
Hey, my bro! So good to hear from you, and thank you so much for your kindness. I'm thankful YOU see God doing great things in my life, for if I wasn't growing more into the image of our Lord, I would be stinky stagant...no, thank you! God has all kinds of fascets to His character ~ some 'dogmatic', or I'd rather say, 'godmatic', some full of wisdom, mercy, compassion, grace ~ and yes, even judgment. There is none like Him!! Blessed to hear from you, my brother. God bless you always ~ JD
Great hub. It got me to thinking about something. Out of all the commandments, this is the one that gets the least attention. I'm with you on this. The sabbath was made for man. That we could rest from our labor one day a week and devote the day to enjoying our lives in the presence of God. Church is on Sunday. I'm off work on Sunday. As you said it was on a Sunday that the gospel was first preached and on a Sunday where the Holy Spirit was given. Great write up!
You know, brother fred allen, I was reading in Exodus 12 the other day and came across the first pasach (pass over). I'm quoting from the Complete Jewish Bible, verses 14-16:
"This will be a day for you to remember and celebrate as a festival to ADONAI, from generation to generation you are to celebrate it by a perpetual regulation. For seven days you are to eat matzah [unleavened bread] - on the first day remove the leaven from your houses. For whoever eats hametz [leavened bread] from the first to the seventh day is to be cut off from Israel. ON THE FIRST AND SEVENTH DAYS, YOU ARE TO HAVE AN ASSEMBLY SET ASIDE FOR GOD."
Now, we know Jesus is the One who removed the leaven [sin] from our lives (1 Cor 5:6-7), and He is the bread of life (John 6:35-51). Isn't it interesting that He wanted them to have an assembly set aside on the first and seventh days? Wow.
Very well written and much to contemplate. As you wrote about the Jewish people not celebrating the Sabbath (or told to) until after they came out of Egypt, I thought, "Now there is a reason to celebrate the Sabbath...that Sabbath rest from all that held us in "Egypt." That in itself is reason to not forget, recognize and give thanks for. The recognition of a Sabbath's rest sure does renew and revive us and for that I am grateful for as well. God bless.
Thank you for your inspirational comment, His Daughter. I really hope the saints (and those still under the veil) don't miss the message in this hub (the message in Heb 4:4-10). It's no longer about a literal day, but the rest we have in the completed works of Christ Jesus. It's a spiritual rest the Lord is talking about, not the physical. What you said about our being delivered from spiritual 'Egypt' is on the mark. Likewise, our deliverance through Christ by receiving His salvation by grace through faith allows us to enter His Sabbath rest ~ resting in His completed works. Praise God ~
I've never understood why many in the church get all hung up about it or why they wish to get all legalistic and attempt to control what people can or cannot do on a Sunday. We have been redeemed from slavish obedience to law. Why get worked up over whether the sabbath is a Sunday or a Saturday? They are just arbitrary names given to each day.
DH, yes ~ the getting hung up on the Day is obviously what we're exhorted about in Hebrews 4. It causes a great division, which is of the carnal nature, rather than understanding the spiritual significance. I appreciate your comment. God bless.
Judah..I soo like the way you always bring all the scriptures together and linking them to form one whole picture.. :)
Thank you, Marliza! I can't take the credit, however, for God takes all the time needed to 'feed' me over time and put it all together for me first ~ lol ~ oh, He is good! Just as your experiences you write about are directly from the Holy Spirit; what a JOY to reveal the Lord's teaching to those who will receive it. God bless you!!
You handle this complex and controversial subject well. I think you sum it up nicely at the end. We keep the Sabbath in our hearts, seeking Christ, who will give us rest.
Namaste.
Thank you, Deborah ~ I appreciate your kind words and even more that you also receive the Sabbath rest in Christ Jesus. God bless you!!
Wonderful hub and so very well written! You can never go wrong if you live in God's truth!
Awesome hub Judah's Daughter.....Thumbs up!!!
Thank you, kashmir56!! It gives me joy to give others joy in what they read and receive of the Lord's Word ~ and if I have joy, I can only imagine the joy in the heart of the Lord Jesus Christ! Praise Him for what He's done for us. What great love!! Continue in His Sabbath rest, and be blessed!!
You said it all in one sentence which is always my point. If the Jews could not keep law, how then, will we do better??Laws? If we keep one, then we must keep all. Ooops!Back into bondage and making the cross of no effect. Great Hub!
Beautifully said, PoweroftheCross (love your name)! I feel the Word makes the point that the purpose of the Law was to lead us to Christ, in that the very fact no one COULD keep the Law, created the NEED for the redemptive power of the Savior. Even now, not being able to keep the Law keeps us forever humble and reliant upon the saving power of the cross. Even the literal seventh-day Sabbath was not one of 'doing' anything, but of 'not doing' anything. Rest. The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. May we find our rest by faith in the Lord of the Sabbath, our Savior, Jesus Christ.
My friends, Our Lord and Savor said, He who is without sin cast the first stone, Christ showed mercy to the women, for He was without sin and did not accuse but commanded her to sin no more. This is the grace of God working in us toward righteousness.
I ask some questions why did Jesus kept the Commandments of God, was it because He wanted to be righteous, or the His love the Father. I ask again did the law come before salvation for the death angel in Egypt or after. So does salvation from sin comes before we can be in the Father presents that we my live in Christ unto righteousness. I ask on more questions, the Sabbath day is it a Holy Day made by man or by God. Please one more, if you abide in Christ would Jesus the Son of Man, the King of the Jews, teach you to break the Commandments of God. In your own words and not yours but Jesus, do you by your commandments, doctrines and traditions brake the commands of God and if so do you sin that grace should abound? Why would I, because of my Love for Christ and the Mercy of God, obey the Commands of God and not man, for in me Christ strengthens me, be counted a sinner, against the grace of God, the Cross-. Did not Paul state should we continue in sin, God forbid for we died to sin in Christ, Jesus unto righteousness, not the righteousness that is from the work of the law, but by the Spirit that teaches and does not teach against the Word of God.
Beautifully said, Steve. What an awesome question and for those who know the answer, what an awesome answer..."did the law come before salvation for the death angel in Egypt or after?" Oh, may be not miss this!!
What saved them from the death angel? The blood of the Lamb - they had to hear the voice of God, do what He said, which was to spread the blood of the lamb around the doors of their dwelling places.
May the blood of the Lamb be on the 'door' of our 'house', which is the 'tabernacle' (temple) of the Holy Spirit, when we are born again. Praise God!
Hello JD,
Have you read "Rome's Challenge?" - Why Do Protestants Keep Sunday? http://bibleliht.net/chalng
Most Christians assume that Sunday is the biblically approved day of worship. The Roman Catholic Church protest that it transferred Christian worship from the biblical Sabbath (Saturday) to Sunday, and that to try to argue that the change was made in the Bible is both dishonest and a denial of Catholic authority. If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible,it should worship on Saturday.
Over one hundred years ago the Catholic Mirror ran a series of articles discussing the right of Protestant churches to worship on Sunday. The articles stressed that unless one was willing to accept the authority of the Catholic Church to designate the day of worship, the Christian should observe Saturday.
A very direct clear article for you but they forgot to point out also that Martin Luther was a Catholic Monk of the Augustine Order. This makes Lutherans along with Calvinist as true Daughters of Babylon, Revelation 17:5. God commands that you all come out of their Sunday (Nimrod's day of the Sun or Serpent,see: Mysteries of Babylon & Pagan Sabbaths - http://www.truthaboutsundayworship.com/MysteriesBa ) worship in Revelation 18:4, so that you do not receive God's plagues on ya'all. A nice bit of heresy JD. Sleep tight.
lionswhelp, I am definitely not a proponent of the Catholic church’s corruption to the scriptures and its pagan practices; however, you’ve read the Word in this hub regarding the Sabbath and what it means, yet you are just as un-teachable as the Scribes and Pharisees. For one who believes the Father conceived the Son with the Mother Holy Spirit, who speaks unscriptural heresy?
Let me ask you something. Why did God not give the seventh-day Sabbath to Adam and Eve or anyone until the Law was given to Moses? And, did God save Israel from Egypt before the Law the was given to Moses or after? What saved them? The Law or the blood of the Lamb?
You can worship on Saturday; you can worship every day, but it won’t make you righteous before God, since you don’t even know the LORD of the Sabbath. You may call yourself ‘lionswhelp’, but what good is it, if you don’t know the Lion of Judah is the LORD God Almighty? Now, take your accusations and threats elsewhere; you have no credibility with me.
That was a well researched work JD!
Only those who are biased in reasoning point acusing finger on you.
However, I ask for permission to publish this work and distribute to friends here in Nigeria.
I commend you for such a thorough work!
Ibeabuchi, Thank you so very much. And you are blessed with eyes to see and ears to hear, praise God! My calling, as yours, is to share what God gives us with others ~ that IS our JOY. It blesses me that you will share this with your friends there in Nigeria. Halleluyah to the LORD, Jesus Christ! May God continue to bless you and all there in Nigeria.
DiamondRN 18 months ago
You did a very good job on a very touchy subject, JD.