the Sabbath
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I see where this is going so I will cut to the chase.
Since the old covenant has been made obsolete, does this leave us with no moral direction? Absolutely not. God made the old covenant obsolete to legally put into place the new covenant. (2 Corinthians 3:6-9; Hebrews 8:6-13)
The life of discipleship flows out of the new command, to love one another as He loved us (John 13:34), and the apostle Paul says that by bearing one another's burdens, we fulfill "law of Christ." (Galatians 6:2) So, love fulfills the law (Romans 13:8-10) and out of this single command comes other commands, including references for the moral aspect of 9 of the 10 commandments which are reiterated under the new covenant, written in our heart, 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 2:7; 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
The moral aspect of the law is written on our hearts. Jesus Christ is our "sabbatismos" rest (Hebrews 4:9) "in contrast with keeping the weekly sabbath day under the law" and the law on our heart and mind is the love of the Spirit, not the letter of the law. This is why Paul tells us that the new covenant is a covenant of the Spirit, and not of the letter. (2 Corinthians 3:6-9).
Since the old covenant has been made obsolete, does this leave us with no moral direction? Absolutely not. God made the old covenant obsolete to legally put into place the new covenant. (2 Corinthians 3:6-9; Hebrews 8:6-13)
The life of discipleship flows out of the new command, to love one another as He loved us (John 13:34), and the apostle Paul says that by bearing one another's burdens, we fulfill "law of Christ." (Galatians 6:2) So, love fulfills the law (Romans 13:8-10) and out of this single command comes other commands, including references for the moral aspect of 9 of the 10 commandments which are reiterated under the new covenant, written in our heart, 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 2:7; 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
The moral aspect of the law is written on our hearts. Jesus Christ is our "sabbatismos" rest (Hebrews 4:9) "in contrast with keeping the weekly sabbath day under the law" and the law on our heart and mind is the love of the Spirit, not the letter of the law. This is why Paul tells us that the new covenant is a covenant of the Spirit, and not of the letter. (2 Corinthians 3:6-9).
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Can you reconcile these statements with these verses quoting Jesus:
[Mat 5:17-20 KJV] 17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
[Mat 5:17-20 KJV] 17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
When you understand what "fulfill" means, you'll stop arguing about it.
When you have paid the final payment on your mortgage, it is "fulfilled" and nothing further is owed. So too, nothing further is owed by Christians to the Law because Jesus fulfilled it. He didn't destroy or abolish it; rather, He completed it, rendering it obsolete for the believer.
Every single "sabbath keeper", "tither", "Judaizer", "modern-day Pharisee" and every other kind of legalist is effectively saying to Jesus, "Your sacrifice was insufficient."
When you have paid the final payment on your mortgage, it is "fulfilled" and nothing further is owed. So too, nothing further is owed by Christians to the Law because Jesus fulfilled it. He didn't destroy or abolish it; rather, He completed it, rendering it obsolete for the believer.
Every single "sabbath keeper", "tither", "Judaizer", "modern-day Pharisee" and every other kind of legalist is effectively saying to Jesus, "Your sacrifice was insufficient."
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Exodus 31:16-17
So the sons of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to celebrate the Sabbath throughout their generations
as a permanent covenant. It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord
made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He ceased from labor, and was refreshed.
You must be in covenant with God to obey the Mosaic law.
You cannot just pick a commandment and try and obey that commandment.
The sabbath was given only to Israel as a sign and within a covenant.
If anyone tells you that you must obey the sabbath day tell them your a Gentile.
Gentiles were never in covenant with God to obey the Mosaic law.
So the sons of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to celebrate the Sabbath throughout their generations as a permanent covenant
So the sons of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to celebrate the Sabbath throughout their generations
as a permanent covenant. It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord
made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He ceased from labor, and was refreshed.
You must be in covenant with God to obey the Mosaic law.
You cannot just pick a commandment and try and obey that commandment.
The sabbath was given only to Israel as a sign and within a covenant.
If anyone tells you that you must obey the sabbath day tell them your a Gentile.
Gentiles were never in covenant with God to obey the Mosaic law.
So the sons of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to celebrate the Sabbath throughout their generations as a permanent covenant
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