the Sabbath

Here is what Paul was talking about in Galatians.

You say it's a physical circumcision but Paul was saying something else.

Galatians 5
19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: sexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior,
20 idolatry, witchcraft, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions,
21 envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you,
that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

So how do you negotiate the deeds of the flesh?

The Jews enforced the Sabbath as a national day of rest.

Look where their Sabbath observance got them.

The Jews enforced the Sabbath as a national day of rest.

Look where their Sabbath observance got them.

Not on our power, but we can through Christ by our love and faith in Him

John 14:15 “If you love Me, [d]keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another [e]Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

Rgr that, He mentioned quite a few.

Love God:
Love your neighbor:
Love your enemies:
Make disciples:
Forgive:
Serve:
Be alert:
Deny yourself:
Watch out for greed:
Give to those in need:
Be born again:
Ask, seek, and knock:
Be reconciled:
Repent:
Pray:

Those are all good and related. Jesus answered what commandments very directly a few places.

Matt 19:16 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good[ Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”

17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? [f]No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

18 He said to Him, “Which ones?”

Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ 19 ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”

Jesus quoted directly from the Ten Commandments and the greatest commandment on how to love our neighbor. Does that mean the commandments from this same unit of Ten on how to love God we don't need to keep. Will there ever be a time we should serve others gods? No, so by the answer to this one question, we should know we should keep all of them. So Jesus in Mat 14:15 repeated what He said right in the Ten Commandments Exo 20:6 that He personally wrote Exo 31:18

Jesus addresses it again....again relating to the Ten Commandments with Judgement

Mat 5:19 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

I do not believe least in heaven means one is there is we look at the next verse. v20 Then Jesus goes on to quote two of the commandments so we know what He is referring to right from the Ten Commandments using thou shalt not murder and thou shalt not commit adultery as an example. He expanded on what they mean and how to keep them and relates our feelings that lead up to the literal act of committing murder which is also a sin. Jesus wants us changed from the heart, where sin begins hence why He wrote His law in our hearts Heb 8:10 so if our heart no longer has feelings of contempt and anger towards our neighbor, thou shalt not murder would automatically be kept. Living by the spirit is greater than the letter, not lessor and if doing so, every one of the Ten Commandments would be kept, not by our power but through Christ. He said I will Heb 8:18 John 14:15-18 its why the New Covenant is established on better promises Heb 8:6 not better laws because we can't make something God wrote that is perfect converting the soul Psa 19:7 more perfect.

There's 613 commandments in scripture. I'd like to see someone honor them all. Keeping the ten like the rich man does nothing

Matthew 19
20“All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”

21Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Did Jesus quote 613 commandments or did He quote directly from the only law God numbered by design, the Ten Commandments.

Can you show me the verse that says we are to obey 613 commandments?

Good follow up question, regarding the rich young ruler. While he may have kept the commandments to love our neighbor, he placed his great riches over following Jesus, breaking the very first commandment to thou shalt have no other gods before Me. Exo 20:3 Its why in the scripture it tells us breaking one of the commandments and James is only quoting and contrasting from the Ten Commandments we break them all James 2:10-12. The rich young ruler wanted to follow Jesus, it says he went away sad, but it was based on his own terms and not God's.

Are people supposed to ignore the 603 in scripture God’s word and just pay attention to the ten?

Jesus didn't say he broke the first commandment. He would of said so if he did. That's your opinion that he did.

Did the rich young ruler not make his great riches above following Jesus and is that not breaking the first commandment to have no other gods before us? Its not really an opinion, it is written in the commandments of God. I guess its a matter of faith if we believe them or not.

Jesus tells us exactly from we need to keep and how to live, which He is our example to follow. 1 John 2:5-6

Did Jesus ever teach to keep 603 laws? Did He ever follow 603 laws?

Jesus quoted from the laws He said we need to keep for eternal life. Sadly, instead of focusing on a biblical number God did give, the Ten Commandments, written by His own finger Exo 31:18 people focus on an unbiblical number never stated in the scripture as a reason to not keep what God clearly tells us to keep all throughout the bible.

Are there other laws aside the Ten Commandments. Yes, but without His Spirit enabling us to obey Him John 14:15-18 Acts 5:32 , no one is going to keep any laws. Its actually why the Sabbath commandment is so important. God wrote the Ten Commandments, and the Sabbath is the one commandment that has His signature Exo 20:11 shows who the God is who wrote the Ten Commandments. There are many gods of this world, but only one who has the power to create the heaven and earth and all that is in them and without His power no one can keep anything. The God of Creation Exo 20:11 is the same God of Judgement Rev 14:7 as He changes not.

Guess I'll leave it as agree to disagree. All gets sorted out soon enough. I wish you well.

If someone's job requires them to work the weekend, it's ok there is no punishment for not keeping the sabbath these days. Surely no one is going to kill someone for not obeying.

You nor me nor anybody else can sell all their stuff and follow him.

Wish me well what does that mean your bailing? Wow your a great neighbor.

If someone's job requires them to work the weekend, it's ok there is no punishment for not keeping the sabbath these days. Surely no one is going to kill someone for not obeying.

You nor me nor anybody else can sell all their stuff and follow him.

Wish me well what does that mean your bailing? Wow your a great neighbor.

So let me ask you, can we apply this reasoning to any of the other commandments. Like for example, committing adultery. Can we use an excuse that I no longer love my spouse as a reason to commit adultery. Or my neighbor plays loud music, that's a reason to commit murder. Or I have a lot of money and a reason not to worship only God. I think we can justify any number of reasons of why not to obey God, the way He commanded. The Sabbath commandment is really no different than any of the others. There is no where God ever said obey the commandments of God except the Sabbath.

Your reasoning is flawed and a stumbling block to the brothers. The righteousness of all the law is fulfilled in the two great commandments in which the sabbath does not appear. You're not being an honest person by avoiding explaining how believers in Christ who are dead to the law are required to follow its letters. The law has no dominion over dead people. If the law has dominion over you, then you are not in Christ

The greatest commandments is the Ten summarized Rom 13:9

Which means if you love your neighbor as yourself you have kept all of the commandments

You shall not commit adultery; you shall not murder; you shall not steal; you shall not covet, and any other commandment is summed up in this saying, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Romans 13:9

Yes, so violating them, would not be fulfilling(fill-full) the law to love our neighbor or to love God.

You're twisting the meaning. The 10 commandments are fulfilled, ie, completed fully, by loving our neighbor

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8

Fulfilled
G4137 πληρόω pleroo (plee-ro'-ō) v.
1. to fully, completely fill.

Not to end or come to an end.