Do you find a commandment of God in these verses or do you have to read it into the text? I read a bunch of weak brothers arguing over man made opinions about food and whether we should fast on any particular day or not. A commandment of God, such as the seventh day being the Lord's Day, is not disputable nor is it an opinion of man.
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The religious Jews placed all kinds of man made burdens on Sabbath observance. Jesus came to do away with all the man made stuff that weighed us down on the Sabbath and caused the seventh day to be miserable rather than a delight. Come to Jesus. Learn what He taught us about how to keep the Sabbath holy and you will find His teachings on Sabbath observance to be a yoke that is easy and a burden that is light. Now go out and celebrate the seventh day. Use it to gather with friends and family in the Lord. God created, blessed and protected that day for that very reason. The seventh day is to be holy unto the LORD.
Nehemiah 8:10 “Go, eat and drink what you enjoy, and give some to him who has nothing ready. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be sad for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8:10 “Go, eat and drink what you enjoy, and give some to him who has nothing ready. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be sad for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Genesis teaches when and how the seventh day was created. The Law protects the seventh day holiness, Jesus teaches us how to keep it holy.
Is Jesus teaching us in Matthew 12:12 when to keep the Sabbath or how to keep the Sabbath?
Matthew 12:12 Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
Is Jesus teaching us in Matthew 12:1-5 when to keep the Sabbath or how to keep the Sabbath?
Matthew 12:1-5 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. And when the Pharisees saw it,they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!” But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God and ate the showbread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?
Was Jesus teaching us in Luke 13:14-17 when to keep the Sabbath or how to keep the Sabbath?
Luke 13:14-17 But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, “There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.” The Lord then answered him and said, “Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it?So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound—think of it—for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?” And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.
Is Jesus Lord of the Sabbath or is He not Lord of the Sabbath?
Is Jesus teaching us in Matthew 12:12 when to keep the Sabbath or how to keep the Sabbath?
Matthew 12:12 Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
Is Jesus teaching us in Matthew 12:1-5 when to keep the Sabbath or how to keep the Sabbath?
Matthew 12:1-5 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. And when the Pharisees saw it,they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!” But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God and ate the showbread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?
Was Jesus teaching us in Luke 13:14-17 when to keep the Sabbath or how to keep the Sabbath?
Luke 13:14-17 But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, “There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.” The Lord then answered him and said, “Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it?So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound—think of it—for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?” And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.
Is Jesus Lord of the Sabbath or is He not Lord of the Sabbath?
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All of this not really saying it was nothing more than a command of the Old Testament, before Jesus died and rose again. I think you have totally missed the point of Jesus coming. It is not to help us keep Old Testament laws better.
It is to set us free!
"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." John 8:36
It is to set us free!
"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." John 8:36
Acts 15:28
“For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials:
[SUP]29 [/SUP]that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication;
if you keep yourselves free from such things, you will do well.
Farewell.”
“For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials:
[SUP]29 [/SUP]that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication;
if you keep yourselves free from such things, you will do well.
Farewell.”
You will notice that they (Pharisees/and the like) were trying to force circumcision on the Gentiles. A command given before the Sabbath is explained (and given) according to the bible. Yes, I know, God rested on the 7th day, but he did not command (as far as I can tell from scripture) until Israel came out of Egypt - over 2,600 years after creation week.
You might also find it interesting that the nation of Israel was "born" in Egypt. Yes, I know that the sons of Jacob were not, but there were only 70 that went in!
You might also find it interesting that the nation of Israel was "born" in Egypt. Yes, I know that the sons of Jacob were not, but there were only 70 that went in!
Good point! I never really studied how long Noah preached but somewhere over the years I was told it was 120 years so that's what stuck in my head. But now, since you've said that, I checked it and it seems the 120 years preaching is not accurate. It's sort of like when I was told that Sunday is the Lord's day but when I checked I found out that wasn't true either so now I don't teach that anymore, just like I won't teach Noah preaching for 120 years. Thanks for your help!