Why I keep the Sabbath FYI.

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gotime

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So here is why I keep the Sabbath, and guess what it is not because the 4th commandment says so. Don't get me wrong the 4th commandment did play a role in why I keep the Sabbath but it is not the reason I keep the Sabbath.

Let me explain,

See I know the Law shows us sin as it is written:


Rom 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

So the law does not save or justify but gives us or shows us what sin is.

So why then is the 4th commandment there? here is what it says:
Exo 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exo 20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Exo 20:10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

So sin is not remembering to keep the Sabbath Holy, but why? what is so important about this 7th day Sabbath that makes it sin not to keep it? The answer I find is in the commandment itself as it is written:
Exo 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

So the reason is because God created and on this day he rested/stopped and blessed this day and sanctified it or set it apart for Holy use.

This sparked my interest, out of all the 10 commandments 9 of them make sense as sin, don't kill, steal, put God first etc. They all make sense, but the one commandment that makes the least sense is the 4th why keep the 7th day Holy? This is why in verse 11 God gives us a reason.

God wants us to know why it is sin not to keep the 7th day Sabbath, he wants us to understand that the reason He wants us to keep it Holy is because that was the day He made Holy, that He blessed after making the heavens and the earth and us.

So I went back to see this and just as the commandment says so I found as it is written:
Gen 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Gen 2:2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Gen 2:3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

So suddenly I realized that this day did not become holy when God gave the commandment, but was already holy right back at the beginning before sin even came to this world. And it was Holy because God made it so. This day was special because it was made by God to be Holy to be set apart. Its not different because of a law, its different because God made it so.

What then is the purpose of the law on this point? It serves as a reminder, a call to remember that the day is holy because God made it so as it is written:

Exo 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

So the law did exactly what it was meant to do, it pointed out what was sin by showing what was good.

The 7th day Sabbath needs no law to apply because all the commandment does is remind us of the fact that the 7th day was made holy from the beginning. It calls us to remember that it is set apart from other days by God because He rested on that day and made it special.

So you may be wondering, why many who keep the Sabbath use the 4th commandment so much when talking to those who do not keep it. The answer is simple, It is the commandment that points out sin by what is good. To those who break it the law serves to remind and point them to the unchangeable fact that the 7th day has been Holy right back from the foundation of the world.

The law only serves to remind us and point us to why we should be keeping the Sabbath.
 

gotime

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Don't get caught by arguments that seem to makes sense but avoid the reality.


For example, People will tell you that the Sabbath was done away with in Christ. This is not true, only the commandment was done away with and only for those who have come to Christ. as it is written:

Gal 3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

and again:

Gal 3:25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

Notice that the law is to bring us to Christ, thus those who are not in Christ are still under the law. But once you come to Christ you are no longer under a schoolmaster/law

But this misses the point, even though the law is gone in Christ we have seen that the Sabbath was not dependant on the law but rather the law was to serve as a reminder of why the Sabbath was already holy according to the 4th commandment.

So taking away the law does not change the Fact that the 7th day is holy and set apart by God from the foundation of the earth. The only thing that has changed is by the law you have come to Christ and have been reminded that the 7th day is the Holy Sabbath of God. you don't need the law now because you know by the law that the 7th day is the Sabbath you don't need to be reminded any more.
 

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Probably would've been a lot easier if you said because you love God. One sentence, clean and simple.
 
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It's very obvious that you worship the sabbath, and are trusting in your behavior on that day to save you.
 
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Exodus 20:8, Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it Holy.
 
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Exodus 20:8, Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it Holy.
The better law of the new covenant: Remember Christ, to keep him Holy

Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: 1 Peter 3:15
 
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Keeping the Sabbath Holy, is keeping Christ Holy honoring Him in His Word. Not honoring Him would be taking away from His Whole Word, to suit ourselves.
 
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The better law of the new covenant: Remember Christ, to keep him Holy
Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: 1 Peter 3:15
Practice what you preach.
 
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The better law of the new covenant: Remember Christ, to keep him Holy
Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: 1 Peter 3:15
Right, Christ is our Sabbath. We're called to rest in Him.
 
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Romans 14:4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Romans 14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
Romans 14:6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
 
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Probably would've been a lot easier if you said because you love God. One sentence, clean and simple.
Do you really think that a person whose heart isn't on God would want to honor His Holy day? Seriously?
 
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Luke 4:16, 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.
 
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Probably would've been a lot easier if you said because you love God. One sentence, clean and simple.
Can't have that. Misery, or should I say bondage, loves company. They can't stand it that they're in bondage and we are free. So the many words to try to bring us into bondage.
 
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Romans 14:4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Romans 14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
Romans 14:6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
If only sabbath keepers would obey this admonition and quit trying to get guilt trip everyone else into conforming to their measure of faith.
 
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Galatians 2:20, "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer i who live, but Christ lives in me..."
 
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Can't have that. Misery, or should I say bondage, loves company. They can't stand it that they're in bondage and we are free. So the many words to try to bring us into bondage.
You're the one coming on a thread about the peaceful Sabbath days, and showing your un-peaceful heart.
 
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my faith in Jesus is that everything He says is true, and to be desired.
 
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Least, don't play innocent. You and your lackeys have been peddling this stuff for years.
 
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My loyalty to Christ Jesus is between me and Him, no bondage, but freedom. Free in deed.