The most important principle when studying the Bible is to use the Bible to interpret the verses and not use the verses to interpret the Bible. Every verse in the Bible fits like a glove. If you find a verse that is not fitting you must study the history of that verse and how it was translated. You must also be willing to let God's word be true and every man a liar. If the words, "day of the week" are translated both as "week" or "Sabbath" you must translate the verse to make sense and fit with all of Scripture. Too many people are stuck on Sunday worship either because of pride or willfully following the Beast or it's image because from Genesis to Revelation the seventh day has always been the Lord's day, not Sunday. As a matter of fact, Jesus is called, Lord of the Sabbath and that's not Sunday.
Now let me say something else. You can set aside any day of the week you want and call it holy for sacred assembly the only problem is you are following yourself, not God. We can gather for fellowship seven days a week and that would be awesome but we can't celebrate the Sabbath seven days a week because we would go broke. Some will tell you that we should celebrate Sabbath seven days a week because we rest in Jesus. But if you read the commandment it says, six days is for work but the seventh day is for rest. If you, your sons and daughters, your servants, the strangers and your working animals choose to rest seven days a week you are outside of the will of God.
Now let me say something else. You can set aside any day of the week you want and call it holy for sacred assembly the only problem is you are following yourself, not God. We can gather for fellowship seven days a week and that would be awesome but we can't celebrate the Sabbath seven days a week because we would go broke. Some will tell you that we should celebrate Sabbath seven days a week because we rest in Jesus. But if you read the commandment it says, six days is for work but the seventh day is for rest. If you, your sons and daughters, your servants, the strangers and your working animals choose to rest seven days a week you are outside of the will of God.
NOT as many believe "Christ is the end of the law..." Christ DID NOT do away with the law per se. He did away with it for righteousness. The Law is there to be obeyed (Sabbath) but not to build our righteousness before Christ for the simple reason we have no righteousness. We can only claim the righteousness of Christ.
To quote what Derek said..." Christ is not the end of the law as part of God's word, or as part of the history of Israel, or on any other aspect. He is the end of the law as a means to achieve righteousness with God. We are not required to keep the Law in order to be righteous."
He didn't say...." We are not required to keep the Law." On that verse alone the Sundayites do not have a leg to stand on.
At the same time I have to wonder why the Sundayites believe thou shalt not murder is still in place if keeping the Sabbath isn't. It seems to me that tradition has overtaken the Word of God.
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