Yahn it is 4 am,me reading most of this thread,glad I did,reminds me why I love serving God,and how thankful I am to the holy spirit to help me to answer such tough questions,so this one is about "The Sabbath" first off there are two "Sabbaths" biblically,the seventh day of the week,and the 50th year,the year long "Sabbath" both referring to resting from work such as tilling the ground etc,on a certain day or year,just felt I'd point that out since I didn't see it mentioned,though "The Sabbath" in question here is the seventh day of the week,rightfully so,being the day God rested,as well as that it was a gift,to all,though yes enforced as a statute by God to obey in the time of Moses which not following resulted in death,yes even if a person were to be picking up sticks on the sabbath,and though today the result is not death from not following to "remember it and keep it holy" it is written"jesus did not come to abolish the law,but to Fulfill it,as in,make true all the predictions of God's prophets,and completing the list of all commandments and statutes and sayings,to be remembered and followed,yet many argue over trivial things such as this,"The Day" of the Sabbath,as many have pointed out,jesus said"the sabbath was made for man,not man for the sabbath" as in,The Sabbath is A gift from God to Man,not simply a statute to follow but rather,a resting time given out of love and understanding,for God too rested,after his works,so he had compassion on us and gave us it,but did you ever think that God was so strict about The Sabbath because he didn't want us to over exhaust ourselves,because if you read in the books of Moses the people of Israel would have worked without rest had God not made "The Sabbath",and the important question here should not be what mere "Day" "The Sabbath" is but rather,which seventh day of your week can you keep holy,for that is "Your Sabbath Day" each week,so long as you remember it and keep it holy as best you can,true there are none good nor perfect no not one,but Jesus's grace is sufficient for you,so simply do what you can for God,and also as pertaining to sacrifices,wine,and not eating certain meats,"jesus died for us and we whom accept him as savior,have no need to sacrifice animals,besides it is written"Behold,to obey is better than sacrifice,and to hearken than the fat of rams."as in if you are sacrificing to try to please God,it is far better to "obey"God and Do for God correctly,not decide well this feels right so it is right,seek out God first,then read the bible alongside the holy spirit,so you "learn" and "know" what is more "important" to God,as for wine or any willy nilly drinking to "supposedly" appreciate Jesus,nowhere in the bible is it written that Jesus approves of drunkards nor that do so is some grand thing,yes in Jesus's passover with his disciples he indeed had them break bread and drink wine in representation of Jesus's body and blood that was to be later broken and shed for "ALL" ,but he never said for anyone to become drunkards through wine or the like in remembrance of him,and lastly,it is written concerning meats as well as people in acts"what the lord has cleansed,thou callest that not common" so please understand that God reguarding all these matters,wishes for "us" his children to understand that he expects us to learn "truth" not "a truth" suppose either saturday or sunday were the only days God condoned for "rest" what then? should it be understood that we care more for the "truth" of a mere day than God whom established " a day" out of thousands upon thousands of days for our sakes not for mere "ceremony" God forbid,for when we lose ourselves to "anger" and "riddles" We turn from walking with God,to walking against God no matter the "petty" result,which is far more to be feared and held in importance than a mere day for only God can destroy both "Body" and "Soul" so before you take up arms,for "quote" God be sure the holy spirit is leading you to do so,so you actually serve God faithfully and honestly,because wisdom is what you make it,and the tongue is venomous and unruly,so exercise patience and silence "before" you speak so you can actually be "guided" by God and not yourself,for in such a manner are we as blind leading the blind,thus shall we surely fall into the ditch together,when we act on "anger" alongside "tradition" not "Truth,leaving ourselves vulnerable to be ensnared and confounded by the devil,So "Know" what is of use and importance to God,then you can "learn" what God "truly" seeks you to do for him,not argue over who's way is better,for"as for God's way,his way is perfect"!
