IN the Old Testament. Keeping the Sabbath was crucial. You were stoned to death if you broke it. It was said over and over and over and over again to "Keep the Sabbath". People were killed because they broke it. Anyone who has read the Old Testament can clearly and plainly see, how important it was to keep the Commandment "Keep the Sabbath Day Holy to the Lord" And because this was so important of a commandment Jesus told Christians to keep the Sabbath Day Holy how many times? NONE. really? Oh than it must have been instructed by the Apostles. So how many Apostles instructed us Christians to continue to keep the Sabbath Day Holy? NONE. really? Jesus nor any Apostle ever instructed us to keep the Sabbath.
Look at the answer of Jesus Christ Himself when a man asking Jesus what he must do to be Saved. Jesus could not say "Believe I am the Son of God, and that I died for you, and rose from the dead" That is what it takes to be SAVED under the New Covenant, which has not yet started until Jesus is resurrected. So when the man asked Jesus (While Jesus was yet alive and walking among them living under the old covenant (the Laws of Moses)) What must I do to be Saved. Listen to Jesus response:
Mat 19:16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Mat 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Mat 19:18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Mat 19:19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Mat 19:20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
Did you catch that? When the man asked "Which commandments do I keep to have eternal life" Jesus did not say "All of them" He gave a particular list of which ones, did you notice "Keep the Sabbath" is not one that he mentions, why is that? Did He forget to mention that particular Commandment which was the MOST important one of the Old Testament? Or did He knowingly and purposefully withheld that particular Commandment?
Man "What can I do to have Eternal Life?"
Jesus "Keep the Commandments"
Man "Which ones"
Jesus tells the man which Commandments the man must do to have Eternal Life, and not one of those things listed was to continue to keep the Sabbath Holy. Jesus knew exactly what He was saying when He said it. He knew exactly what He said was going to be read for thousands of years, He left out the Sabbath Keeping because that is what He chose to do, else do you think now He FORGOT to mention that particular commandment?
Here is a fact. Jesus does not instruct us Christians to continue to keep the Sabbath. NONE of the Apostle in any of their letters to Christians were instructed to continue to keep the Sabbath, NOT one. So then where is this doctrine coming from, that Christians are to continue to keep the Sabbath, when Jesus nor any Apostle ever instructed us to do so?
i have kept the Sabbath for over 10 years, because that is something that i merely choose to do, NOT that i have to do so, not that i am commanded to do so, NOT that it is one of the 10 commandments. i choose to keep it, because it is something that i want to do, NOT something that i must do, or am required to do.
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††† In His Holy and Precious Name, Jesus Christ †††
Acts 17:1 (NKJV) Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. Acts 17:2 Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, Acts 17:3 explaining and demonstrating that the Messiah had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and [saying], "This Yahushua whom I preach to you is the Messiah." Acts 17:4 And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas.
Luke 4:16 (NKJV) So 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 to read.
Acts 13:13 (NKJV) Now when Paul and his party set sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem. Acts 13:14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down. Acts 13:15 And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Men [and] brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say on."
Acts 13:42 (NKJV) So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.
Acts 13:43 Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of Yahweh Acts 13:44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of Yahweh.
Acts 16:11 (NKJV) Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next [day] came to Neapolis, Acts 16:12 and from there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days. Acts 16:13 And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met [there].
Acts 18:1 (NKJV) After these things Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. Acts 18:2 And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome); and he came to them. Acts 18:3 So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers. Acts 18:4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.
Sabbath 7 - first day 0
Just on the merit that the 7 day is called Sabbath and not day 7 also the first day is actually never called Sabbath day. I have about 30 other scriptures from NT writings that talk about the Sabbath which is still in effect today. Now before you say I'm working for my salvation by guarding the Sabbath day think again I keep it because of love not because ibis right only.