Some thoughts on the Sabbath...

[legion]

Galatians chapter 3 is to Gentiles , and yes the law applies. Read it carefully.

No it's not... it's to converted jews who were actively pursuing the law still

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Matthew Henry​

Chapter 3​

The apostle in this chapter,

• I. Reproves the Galatians for their folly, in suffering themselves to be drawn away from the faith of the gospel, and endeavours, from several considerations, to impress them with a sense of it.
• II. He proves the doctrine which he had reproved them for departing from-that of justification by faith without the works of the law,
  • 1. From the example of Abraham's justification.
  • 2. From the nature and tenour of the law.
  • 3. From the express testimony of the Old Testament; and,
  • 4. From the stability of the covenant of God with Abraham. Lest any should hereupon say, "Wherefore then serveth the law?" he answers,
    • (1.) It was added because of transgressions.
    • (2.) It was given to convince the world of the necessity of a Saviour.
    • (3.) It was designed as a schoolmaster, to bring us to Christ.
• And then he concludes the chapter by acquainting us with the privilege of Christians under the gospel state.

 Galatians 3:1-5

The apostle is here dealing with those who, having embraced the faith of Christ, still continued to seek for justification by the works of the law; that is, who depended upon their own obedience to the moral precepts as their righteousness before God, and, wherein that was defective, had recourse to the legal sacrifices and purifications to make it up. These he first sharply reproves, and then endeavours, by the evidence of truth, to convince them. This is the right method, when we reprove any for a fault or an error, to convince them that it is an error, that it is a fault.

 

[legion]

If the Law is only for Israel , then it’s impossible for Gentiles to be saved , the law is the school master to bring us to Christ . Can you see the error ?

No I am correcting you from telling us that we must obey the Sabbath this is not Christian doctrine it is you who are bringing another gospel just like the judaizers

It is clear from Galatians 3:1-5 that the audience was already involved with the Mosaic law indicating they were Jewish converts not Gentile. Gentiles never had the law.

However the issue you have is much much worse first you don't understand the Mosaic law second you don't understand the work of Jesus Christ on the cross and third you do not understand what Christianity is and therefore is easy to conclude that you don't understand who Jesus is

The Mosaic law never saved anybody it is not it's purpose

 

[GWH]

There is a passage in Psalm 95 that says if we do not know God’s ways, we will not enter His rest. I have been studying the sabbath and trying to understand what God really says. For your amusement and consideration, I submit the following thoughts.

Genesis 2:3
God then blessed the seventh day and set it apart because he had finished creation

The first thing God did on the seventh day, after creation was completed, was to make the day “Holy.” The entire day, not just part. He set one full day aside from all others for His use and pleasure. That use and pleasure was for our benefit; an opportunity to refresh.

Exodus 20:8-11
The first commandment concerning the Sabbath is to remember it forever…

Next God commanded His people to remember His special set-apart day forever. (Not sure we have done so well with that.) The sabbath is a reminder of His everlasting covenant. An acknowledgement that following a short period of struggles and difficulties, He will bring us all into an everlasting sabbath with Him.

Exodus 20:10
…but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work,

He then commanded His people to do no work. This has been abused and miss-understood for centuries, but His intent is clear. We are to rely on Him. (Picking up sticks does not necessarily violate the sabbath, but More on this later) We can trust God for our provision or we can rely on our own effort, but we cannot do both. For one full day out of seven, God asks our reliance be totally on Him, not on ourselves. The Bible says God will provide for the sabbath, all we need do is make the preparations.

So, what do we do? Yeshua showed us! Prayer, doing good works, reading scripture, hearing, and preaching the word, singing, fasting, healing, making oaths and vows to God, offering thanksgivings, yet always glorifying His Holy Name. There is tremendous power in the sabbath.

One problem I did encounter in my study; the stony execution of a man for collecting sticks on the sabbath. (Numbers 15:32-36) This appeared cruel and set me back.

After a little more study the context then became clear, the execution had absolutely nothing to do with breaking sabbath rules. The context is a discussion of unintentional and intentional sin. The issue is blasphemy; the deliberate, insulting, contemptuous and willful lack of reverence for God. This man stood at the foot of the mountain and heard God’s own voice proclaiming his commandments. In his arrogance he then proceeded to publicly challenged God. Not a good idea.

There is no judgement here on how or when anyone chooses to keep sabbath, only the encouragement for thoughts and prayers on the subject.

Folks need to stop worshipping the physical symbols and focus on what they represent. Like physical circumcision and water baptism, the seventh day indicates saving faith in the righteousness of Christ. The outward works or cessation of work are appropriate, but optional. It is the faith by which we receive the Holy Spirit that is required and manifested by loving fruit.

 

[memberofthebride]

He's Lord and Master of every day.

that is not what Christ said,

27And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 28Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

The 4th Commandment is only for the 7th Day --- no other days are included.
Christ rested on the 7th Day of Creation, the other 6 He worked. John 1 -- Christ made all things including the Sabbath.

 

[memberofthebride]

No I am correcting you from telling us that we must obey the Sabbath this is not Christian doctrine it is you who are bringing another gospel just like the judaizers

It is clear from Galatians 3:1-5 that the audience was already involved with the Mosaic law indicating they were Jewish converts not Gentile. Gentiles never had the law.

However the issue you have is much much worse first you don't understand the Mosaic law second you don't understand the work of Jesus Christ on the cross and third you do not understand what Christianity is and therefore is easy to conclude that you don't understand who Jesus is

The Mosaic law never saved anybody it is not it's purpose

10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

Please post the scripture removing the 4th Commandment.
and you are correct, the Old Covenant never promised eternal life, only death for transgression
The 10 Commandments codify Sin, 4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Sin, not repented of, is death for eternity which is why Christ had to die.

The 10 Commandments never gave life to any one -- only death for transgressions.

Christ taught and kept the Commandments, those that love the Lord will also live by the 10 Commandments -- so they will not again come under condemnation , the penalty of death, for transgressions.

The work of Christ on the stake -- Christ paid our penalty for our sins to remove us from UNDER the penalty of eternal death

If, as falsely taught, Christ ended the Law, then sin is no longer possible and we have more need for the Sacrifice Christ made for us.

As John wrote in 1 John 3: 4 sin is the transgression of the law. if the Law was abolished then sin can not exist.

Ever wonder why Christ taught repentance? if He planned on ending the very Law HE said we must repent of transgressing?
that would have been senseless.

5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

the deception the MANY have accepted; Christ came to abolish the very Law He taught we must stop transgressing.

 

[Reddogs]

that is not what Christ said,

27And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 28Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

The 4th Commandment is only for the 7th Day --- no other days are included.
Christ rested on the 7th Day of Creation, the other 6 He worked. John 1 -- Christ made all things including the Sabbath.

Amen, Christ is the Creator. Jesus is identified as the Creator of all things, who made the universe.
Ephesians 3:9
And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Colossians 1:16
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Revelation 4:11
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

And in the final warning messages to the world we find a call to worship the Creator.
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

The call to worship in Revelation 14:7 brings us back to the Sabbath Commandment which God set aside specifically for holy purposes:
Exodus 20:8-11
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Throughout the scriptures we can see an emphasis on the recognition of the Creator.
Revelation 4:11
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Nehemiah 9:6
Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

Psalm 33:6
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

Psalm 96:4-5
4 For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.

Psalm 121:1-2
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

Isaiah 45:18
For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.

Acts 4:24
And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

By keeping the Sabbath holy, as He commanded us, we show our love for Him and give recognition of His authority in our life.
1 John 5:1-3
1Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Now some people say it doesn't matter what day we worship and God doesn't care, but He does.
Isaiah 58:14
13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: 14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

And Christ Himself set for us the example...
Luke 4:16
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

So its not just the Jews, but all mankind the Sabbath was created for, and one cannot keep 9 Commandments and ignore the other, check Gods Word..... https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/James 2:10

 

[BBerean]

Folks need to stop worshipping the physical symbols and focus on what they represent. Like physical circumcision and water baptism, the seventh day indicates saving faith in the righteousness of Christ. The outward works or cessation of work are appropriate, but optional. It is the faith by which we receive the Holy Spirit that is required and manifested by loving fruit.

Incredible that you missed so much ! Verse 22 But the scripture hath concluded ALL under sin , that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. ( under sin is by being contrary to the law )! No other way for that to happen…

23,24 Wherefore the law was OUR schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ ,that we might be justified by faith . ( wow how did you come to Christ ? A false gospel most likely’ if the law had no application to you ! ) 26 , 27, 28 there is neither Jew or Greek , ( no difference they all come the same way into Christ only one gospel and one result All one in Christ . So if the law is for only Israel , the Gentiles missed out ! Jesus is the only way to God I will remind you .Gods way not some lawless way as you seem to think , that’s how you avoid responsibility of the Sabbath .

 

[BBerean]

No I am correcting you from telling us that we must obey the Sabbath this is not Christian doctrine it is you who are bringing another gospel just like the judaizers

It is clear from Galatians 3:1-5 that the audience was already involved with the Mosaic law indicating they were Jewish converts not Gentile. Gentiles never had the law.

However the issue you have is much much worse first you don't understand the Mosaic law second you don't understand the work of Jesus Christ on the cross and third you do not understand what Christianity is and therefore is easy to conclude that you don't understand who Jesus is

The Mosaic law never saved anybody it is not it's purpose

You do not understand the law works or why it was given . It was given to school sinners to Christ as you don’t see it yes you have a different gospel it’s evident ! And not the gospel of the Bible .

 

[Reddogs]

Incredible that you missed so much ! Verse 22 But the scripture hath concluded ALL under sin , that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. ( under sin is by being contrary to the law )! No other way for that to happen…

23,24 Wherefore the law was OUR schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ ,that we might be justified by faith . ( wow how did you come to Christ ? A false gospel most likely’ if the law had no application to you ! ) 26 , 27, 28 there is neither Jew or Greek , ( no difference they all come the same way into Christ only one gospel and one result All one in Christ . So if the law is for only Israel , the Gentiles missed out ! Jesus is the only way to God I will remind you .Gods way not some lawless way as you seem to think , that’s how you avoid responsibility of the Sabbath .

So lets take a look at what you are following as sacred. The first day of the week Sunday is never called the Sabbath.

Jesus never mention it in any way to include EVEN after his resurrection.

The New Testament is totally silent in regards to any change of the sabbath day or its sacredness.

The first day of the week is mentioned only eight times in the New testament. Matt. 28:1, Mark 16:2,9 Luke 24:1, John 20:1, 19,
Acts 20:7 and 1 Cor. 16: 2.

Six of those texts refer to the same day.

Act 20:5-12 records only one instant where a religious meeting was held and this was at night.
The scriptural record show that no other meeting was held one this day before or after ever again.

After Christ resurrection it continue to be known and recorded in the scriptures as the first day of the week.

 

[BBerean]

Matthew Henry and not the scriptures, that’s your down fall the doctrines of men !

 

[BBerean]

You false Christian’s will never convince me of the doctrines of men ! As you have been deceived.

 

[Reddogs]

You do not understand the law works or why it was given . It was given to school sinners to Christ as you don’t see it yes you have a different gospel it’s evident ! And not the gospel of the Bible .

Well, lets look further into what many Christians believe and teach that Sunday is the "Christian sabbath" , or that a change was made by God to the Sunday observance, but scripture says nothing on this. Now lets look at how the belief was held by the Reformers as they knew Sunday sacredness was not scriptural.....

The Reformers held that Sunday observance was not juris divini (of divine law), but only quasi juris divini (of semidivine law); yet they did would not allow that the claim that it could be changed and appointed by the authority of the Roman Catholic church (Augsburg Confession of 1536, part 2, art. 7, "Of Ecclesiastical Power"). However the Protestant churches held to the idea of Sunday sacredness, and followed the Catholic practice of Sunday observance. This is not found in the Bible, and Christ confirmed that as Creator He made the Sabbath for man, and He kept the Sabbath:

Mark 2:27-28 King James Version (KJV)
"27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath."

Christ observed the Sabbath and He set an example for us to follow:

Luke 4:16 King James Version (KJV)
"16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read."

The practice of observing the first day of the week as Sabbath has no sanction either in Christ or in the New Testament. Jesus kept the Sabbath and He went to on Sabbath to the synagogue to worship, and nowhere does scripture have anything contesting this. We find it in many text:

Luke 4:17 King James Version (KJV)
"17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,"

The Sabbath was not only for going to church in order to worship but also to hear God’s Word. On the Sabbath day we find Christ in His mission to teach, to relieve the oppressed, to heal every kind of disease, and to restore those who are brokenhearted and without hope. And Christ did even more:

Luke 4:31-41 King James Version (KJV)
"31 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.
32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
34 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.
35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
36 And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
37 And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.
38 And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
40 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
41 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ."

We also see how on the Sabbath day Christ handled the demon-possessed man who confronted Jesus, and He rebuked the evil angels just as He rebuked the Devil himself.

Mathew 4:1-11 King James Version (KJV)
"1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."

Notice He states "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve", worship is important. Now much of the Christian world reverences Sunday or holds to Sunday sacredness, but did God know that this attempt to change His holy Sabbath would occur? Lets look:

"And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. " Daniel 7:25

"Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them." Acts 20:28-30

God predicted that from within the church itself, there would arise men who would attempt to change what He had set from Creation and His holy law. So the prophecy has shown to be true, and it has come to about as the Sabbath and those who kept it were swept away, and a substitute put in. The Bible is quite silent on Sunday sacredness, in fact its not there, so those who claim they follow 'Solo Scriptura' or the "Bible Only" Protestant Churches contradict themselves by observing it as a replacement for the Sabbath. Many say that the reason it is held as the day of worship is since Jesus rose on the first day, or because the Holy Spirit was given to the early church on the Day of Pentecost, or that Paul broke bread and ate on the first day at Troas, or had offering brought to him on the first day to take to those suffering in Jerusalem. But history and logic verify that none of the arguments are valid. Nowhere it the Bible does it declare Sunday sacredness, or is the day of worship changed by Christ or the Apostles.

 

[Reddogs]

You false Christian’s will never convince me of the doctrines of men ! As you have been deceived.

Ok, lets look at a core issue and see what the Bible says. Lets start with a basic Christian question, what day is the Sabbath? We look on what scripture gives us and what many people claim proves the Sabbath was changed using this verse..

Revelation 1:10
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

So what is the Lord's day? Lets look carefully in the Bible:

The "Lord's day" according to scripture, is the 7th day, the sabbath day of the Lord which He made for man.

Genesis 2:3,4
3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

Mark 2:27
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

Exodus 16:25
And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the Lord: to day ye shall not find it in the field.

Leviticus 23:3
Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.

Deuteronomy 5:14
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

These clearly say the seventh day is the sabbath of 'the LORD thy God' clearly the LORD's day and we see what calls the Sabbath..

Isaiah 58:13
If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:

Exodus 20:8-11
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

It is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God, not Moses' sabbath, or the Jews sabbath, or anyone Else's sabbath.

Leviticus 23:3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

We see the same.

Deuteronomy 5:12-13
12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee. 13 Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: 14 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

Again the same.

Exodus 31:13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.

It was not 'Moses' sabbath.

Leviticus 19:1-2
1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy. 3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 19:30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

Leviticus 26:2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

Isaiah 56:4-6
4 For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; 5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. 6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

Ezekiel 20:12-13
12Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them. 13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.

Ezekiel 20:16 Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.

Ezekiel 20:19-24
19I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;
20 And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God. 21 Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness. 22 Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth. 23 I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries; 24 Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.

Ezekiel 22:8 Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.

Ezekiel 22:26 Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

Ezekiel 23:38 Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.

So Gods Word is clear, its the Sabbath He made for man, not tradition or false day, or day of the sun substituted by a antichrist entity.

 

[BBerean]

Amen, Christ is the Creator. Jesus is identified as the Creator of all things, who made the universe.
Ephesians 3:9
And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Colossians 1:16
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Revelation 4:11
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

And in the final warning messages to the world we find a call to worship the Creator.
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

The call to worship in Revelation 14:7 brings us back to the Sabbath Commandment which God set aside specifically for holy purposes:
Exodus 20:8-11
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Throughout the scriptures we can see an emphasis on the recognition of the Creator.
Revelation 4:11
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Nehemiah 9:6
Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

Psalm 33:6
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

Psalm 96:4-5
4 For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.

Psalm 121:1-2
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

Isaiah 45:18
For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.

Acts 4:24
And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

By keeping the Sabbath holy, as He commanded us, we show our love for Him and give recognition of His authority in our life.
1 John 5:1-3
1Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Now some people say it doesn't matter what day we worship and God doesn't care, but He does.
Isaiah 58:14
13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: 14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

And Christ Himself set for us the example...
Luke 4:16
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

So its not just the Jews, but all mankind the Sabbath was created for, and one cannot keep 9 Commandments and ignore the other, check Gods Word..... https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/James 2:10

You are so right , well presented!

 

[BBerean]

10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

Please post the scripture removing the 4th Commandment.
and you are correct, the Old Covenant never promised eternal life, only death for transgression
The 10 Commandments codify Sin, 4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Sin, not repented of, is death for eternity which is why Christ had to die.

The 10 Commandments never gave life to any one -- only death for transgressions.

Christ taught and kept the Commandments, those that love the Lord will also live by the 10 Commandments -- so they will not again come under condemnation , the penalty of death, for transgressions.

The work of Christ on the stake -- Christ paid our penalty for our sins to remove us from UNDER the penalty of eternal death

If, as falsely taught, Christ ended the Law, then sin is no longer possible and we have more need for the Sacrifice Christ made for us.

As John wrote in 1 John 3: 4 sin is the transgression of the law. if the Law was abolished then sin can not exist.

Ever wonder why Christ taught repentance? if He planned on ending the very Law HE said we must repent of transgressing?
that would have been senseless.

5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

the deception the MANY have accepted; Christ came to abolish the very Law He taught we must stop transgressing.

Amen!

 

[dkontner]

Galatians 4:21-31
King James Version
21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.

2 Timothy 3:13-17
King James Version
13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

 

[Reddogs]

Galatians 4:21-31
King James Version
21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.

2 Timothy 3:13-17
King James Version
13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

It is what Christ asks for those who love Him and He is clear that we need to have love in our hearts especially for Him we see it in over and over..

John 14:15
If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John 14:21
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him,

1 John 5:2
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

And Christ clearly says to keep the commandments

Matthew 19:17
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

 

[ChristRoseFromTheDead]

Breaking the Sabbath is not loving is it ? Because you are guilty of breaking the whole law , sorry you are unable to comprehend it !

Knowing and having faith that God is sanctifying us fulfills the righteousness demanded by the 4th commandment. We have that witness inside of us every moment of every day. The Israelites didn't have that so they needed one day per week to remind them. Ceasing from works of the flesh and resting in Christ's finished work is the new covenant sabbath

 

[ChristRoseFromTheDead]

If the Law is only for Israel , then it’s impossible for Gentiles to be saved , the law is the school master to bring us to Christ . Can you see the error ?

That's what the pharisees taught.

And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. Acts 15:1​

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But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses. Acts 15:5​

Paul said let them be accursed (not once, but twice for emphasis) and Peter said they were tempting God.

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. Galatians 1:6-9​

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Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? Acts 15:10​

 

[GWH]

Incredible that you missed so much ! Verse 22 But the scripture hath concluded ALL under sin , that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. ( under sin is by being contrary to the law )! No other way for that to happen…

23,24 Wherefore the law was OUR schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ ,that we might be justified by faith . ( wow how did you come to Christ ? A false gospel most likely’ if the law had no application to you ! ) 26 , 27, 28 there is neither Jew or Greek , ( no difference they all come the same way into Christ only one gospel and one result All one in Christ . So if the law is for only Israel , the Gentiles missed out ! Jesus is the only way to God I will remind you .Gods way not some lawless way as you seem to think , that’s how you avoid responsibility of the Sabbath .

Why do you view fruit as being lawless?! (Gal. 5:6, 22-23)