The Ten Commandments are called the law of Moses because he was put as the overseer of God’s law. Under the management of Moses, God’s law was obeyed physically. But under the management of Christ, God’s same laws are obeyed spiritually. It’s always been God’s law, but the physical way of obeying it under Moses is nailed to the cross forevermore amen. God’s law was not nailed- only the physical way of obeying it. Now we do not sacrifice a physically perfect lamb, or take adulterers outside the city to stone them to death. And we no longer have to pay for certain things with certain animals instead of money.
You made some good points here. "He has made us competent as ministers of a
new covenant — not of the letter but of the
Spirit; for the
letter kills...the ministry that brought
death, which was
engraved in letters on stone...the ministry that
condemns" (2 Corinthians 3:6-9).
The law on our heart and mind is the
love of the Spirit, not the law of the letter. This is why Paul tells us that the new covenant is a
covenant of the Spirit, and not of the letter.
References for 9 of the 10 commandments under the Old Covenant are reiterated under the New Covenant, yet the command to keep the Sabbath day is not binding on Christians under the New Covenant.
1. You shall have no other gods before Me. - Acts 14:15
2. You shall make no idols. - 1 John 5:21
3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. - James 5:12
4. Keep the Sabbath day holy. -
Not binding on the Church - Colossians 2:16-17
5. Honor your father and your mother. - Ephesians 6:1-2
6. You shall not murder. - Romans 13:9-10; 1 John 3:15
7. You shall not commit adultery. - Romans 13:9-10; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
8. You shall not steal. - Romans 13:9-10; Ephesians 4:28
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. - Romans 13:9-10; Colossians 3:9-10
10. You shall not covet. - Romans 13:9-10; Ephesians 5:3
Sabbath keeping with all it's rules and regulations, was part of a
covenant with Israel that is
not binding on Christians under the New Covenant.
*Colossians 2:16 - Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a
Sabbath day 17 things which are a
mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.
Even when Sabbatarians set out to worship on the Sabbath, are they truly "keeping the Sabbath?" To "keep the Sabbath" as it was required in the Old Testament under the Old Covenant would involve compliance with
specific regulations (Exodus 16:23; 35:3; Leviticus 23:32; Jeremiah 17:21) that were
strictly enforced.
If Sabbath day observances are still required, so would the
burnt offerings which went along with them (Leviticus 19:30; 23:2-3; Numbers 28:1-10; 29:39-40; I Chronicles. 23:30-31; II Chronicles 31:2-4; Isaiah 1:13). So
no kindling a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath (Exodus 35:3). Every man must
remain in his place (no traveling) on the sabbath (Exodus 16:29).
No trading (Amos 8:5).
No marketing (Nehemiah 10:31; 13:15,19).
These were
commanded by God to Israel (Exodus 35:1).
If the seventh day Sabbath is still in affect, then why do not the Sabbatarians seek to obey ALL that the LORD commanded? How can a person keep a certain law when he keeps only part of it?
If the Sabbath day laws were still in effect today, then according to Exodus 31:12-18; 35:1-3; and Numbers 15:32-36, anyone who
profaned the Sabbath was put to death and any person who
does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from his people.
Who is going to enforce that? The Jewish synagogue? The Seventh day Adventist church? The Government? Since we do not live under a theocratic state as ancient Israel did under the Old Covenant, no Sabbatarian can live consistently under these Mosaic regulations.
It sounds to me like you may understand this, though Sabbatarians cannot grasp this or just simply refuse to see it.
