Hey there,
The verse that was in question is in Romans 8.
Paul is contrasting walking in the Spirit versus walking in the flesh (sin)
He said those who are walking in the flesh (the carnal mind) are not subject to the law of God.
Rom 8: 7 Because the carnal mind
is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
As we both know the Sabbath is a law of God. It's not on an island as many try to make, it is right in the middle of His law and one of the longest commandments. Found with the other commandments God personally wrote and spoke with His own finger placed inside the ark of the covenant also found in heaven Heb 9:4 Rev 11:19 Not nine, God wrote Ten
How I interpret this verse if we do not allow ourselves to be subject to God's law- allow Him to be God- allow Him to be King and every King has a government and every government has laws - God spoke and personally wrote His holy laws on stone and then wrote them in our hearts enabling us to keep through His Spirit John 14:15-18 through our love and cooperation.
Those who reject this according to Paul is the carnal mind. In the end we are either with Christ or by default, against. And Paul said those who do not subject themselves to God's law is an enmity against God.
Those who are walking in the spirit have life and peace Rom 8: 6 For to be [
b]carnally minded
is death, but to be spiritually minded
is life and peace.
Life:
Mat 19:17 So He said to him, [
a]“Why do you call Me good? [
b]No one
is good but One,
that is, God. B
ut if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
Peace:
Isa 48:18
Oh, that you had heeded My commandments!
Then your peace would have been like a river,
And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
Its why Paul tells us to test ourselves- Are we in the faith.2 Corinthians 13:5 Its why many believers will say Lord Lord, but Jesus says department from Me, those who practice lawlessness
If we have faith, we establish (keep) the law
Rom 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not!
On the contrary, we establish the law.