Sunday - the first day of the week

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RachelBibleStudent said:
john 5:18..."For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God."

if jesus broke the sabbath and yet was sinless...then clearly sabbath breaking is no longer a sin in the new testament era...
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Jesus was accused of breaking the Sabbath; but, in truth, He only broke rabbinic tradition concerning the Sabbath.

Torah limits Sabbath restriction to no servile work which is equivalent to no gainful employment.

Torah does not restrict any one from assisting someone without personal gain on the Sabbath.


Please note I am not advocating torah observance simply clarifying a point.
 
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sparkman said:
We are probably on the same page. It represents the rest that we have through the finished work of Jesus Christ on the Cross, and we enter into that through faith.

Jesus is our spiritual rest..not a physical rest like the Sabbath law. When the reality came, we no longer need the shadow (Colossians 2:16-17).

I sometimes wonder how Sabbathkeepers would have reacted to a slave coming into the NT church, whose unbelieving master would not let him have Saturday off. Would they simply have consigned the guy to hell?
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The law is spiritual, therefore the Sabbath is also spiritual in comparison, and it is still relevant, if that makes sense to you. I agree with your post. There is much more that is good concerning this if you would care to talk about the feasts and all. I don't believe that the Sabbath is actually Saturday according to the Gregorian calendar, even though many might disagree. God establishes them, for He ( Christ Jesus) is Lord of the Sabbath according to the words of Christ. To me it's a time, and not particularly a certain day, but the Sabbath is made for us.

"Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath." Mark 2:28

This verse is a confirmation that the Sabbath is also New Testament, and New Covenant.
 
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