Another point that keeps getting thrown at sabbath keepers is "why don't they keep all the laws of the old testament"?
Well if you are a Jew you would be trying to keep them all.
So what is the difference?
There are two laws in the old testament and if you are honest-hearted you will admit that. The 10 commandments and the ceremonial laws.
Eph 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
Heb 7:12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Changing, abolishing or doing away with the law contradicts the following verses..
Luk 16:17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
Rom 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Jas 2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
If there is only one Law than the first three verses contradicts the last three.
The Law given by God at Sinai and written on stone in Chapter 20 of Exodus is called the "Ten Commandments". Exo 34:28 And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
If all the other commandments were included with these there would be more than 10. (plain and simple)
10 = 10 not 100 or 666 or any other number. when the Lord states that new Jerusalem has 12 Gates we all believe it has 12 not 13 or 11 but 12. Deu 5:22 ..... with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
My point is that the 10 commandments contains 10 distinct commandments that does not include all the other laws. and if it wasn't for the 4th commandment than people wouldn't have any issue with this but they need to find a way to abolish the law so that the sabbath can be abolished as well.
The other law which was not written on stone or placed inside the ark was abolished in the flesh of Christ. Eph 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances;
If you study the ceremonial laws like Lev 4:1-4, you will see it was a type or shadow of what Jesus was to do for us. these laws pointed to Jesus.
Heb 9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his (Jesus') own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
The ceremonial laws were not needed after we got the real deal.
When the blood of the animal was offered it cancelled the sentence of the law it did not cancel the law in the old testament, murder was still murder even after you were forgiven by the blood of the lamb. It is the same today when Jesus died, He canceled the sentence of the law, he didn't cancel the law (10 commandments).
Luk 23:56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
The bible doesn't contradict itself. There is a law that was abolished at the cross because Jesus fulfilled it and to offer sacrifices today would be an insult to His death and resurrection, but there is a law that stands to this day.
Be honest you have seen the verses in other posts and we are told to not make the law void.
This is why i keep the 10 commandments but not the laws that are a shadow of Christs life death and ministry.
