I guess nobody has ready answer to this, but if I have made God a promise, and it takes some days to fulfill it and pretty much work, what should I do on sunday? I should fulfill my promise quickly, but also avoid working on sunday and keep that day holy to God. Old days it was a sin to do any kind of work on sunday.... and christians were not supposed to show bad example of sunday working to other, not so christian people... so which is more important? Should I anyway go to church on sunday, even if my promise is not yet fulfilled and I should not fulfill it slowly (according the Bible)?
Do I have to fulfill my promise also on sunday?
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Ask God what He thinks. Then let your conscience be your guide. If you feel guilty when you miss church, then go to church. We aren’t bound by strict guidelines like the Israelites were in the desert. They were part of a nation following a leader with laws. We are a Body connected by the Holy Spirit. You don’t give rules to your hand. It just acts in response to the neurological system. What ever is done in love is the right choice.
Regarding your promise. God is our Father. As a father I can tell you, if my children said they wanted to make me a gift. Then instead of spending any time with me they went to work on their project, it would be flattering that they took the time and effort showing me I was special but I would be sad if it caused missed opportunity to be with them.
Regarding your promise. God is our Father. As a father I can tell you, if my children said they wanted to make me a gift. Then instead of spending any time with me they went to work on their project, it would be flattering that they took the time and effort showing me I was special but I would be sad if it caused missed opportunity to be with them.
Point 1
The wisest positon is not to make a promise to God.. Jesus told us not to swear Oaths..
Matthew 5: KJV
33 "¶ Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: {34} But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: {35} Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. {36} Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. {37} But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil."
Point 2
The Sabbath starts on sundown Friday afternoon and ends at sundown Saturday Afternoon. The Sabbath is not Sunday.. So if it is in your heart to do no work on the sabbath then ensure you select the Biblical Sabbath to rest upon not another day which is not the Sabbath..
Point 3
If i where in your position i would pray and acknowledge to God that you should not have made a promise to Him and thank Him for the Atonement of the LORD Jesus Christ that covers your transgression.. If you cannot fulfill your promise to God then i would also acknowledge this sin and again thank Him for the Atonement of the LORD Jesus that covers this transgression also..
The wisest positon is not to make a promise to God.. Jesus told us not to swear Oaths..
Matthew 5: KJV
33 "¶ Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: {34} But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: {35} Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. {36} Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. {37} But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil."
Point 2
The Sabbath starts on sundown Friday afternoon and ends at sundown Saturday Afternoon. The Sabbath is not Sunday.. So if it is in your heart to do no work on the sabbath then ensure you select the Biblical Sabbath to rest upon not another day which is not the Sabbath..
Point 3
If i where in your position i would pray and acknowledge to God that you should not have made a promise to Him and thank Him for the Atonement of the LORD Jesus Christ that covers your transgression.. If you cannot fulfill your promise to God then i would also acknowledge this sin and again thank Him for the Atonement of the LORD Jesus that covers this transgression also..
Welcome to CC, Anamaria...
As another has noted, your dilemma is rooted in a misunderstanding of the Bible and its contents.
First, Sunday is not "Sabbath". They are related, but not the same thing. You aren't sinning by working on Sunday. However, you need rest from work, and worshiping God corporately is good for you. If you are able to attend a Christian service of worship, do so.
Second, you haven't explained your "promise" in detail, but it sounds like a financial promise. God knows your physical and financial capacity. Even a financial promise made to God intended to be fulfilled "as soon as possible" doesn't mean that you work 24/7 until you have it paid.
Third, don't stress over what others think, until you have settled what God thinks.
Go to church. Fulfill your promise as soon as you reasonably can do so. Next time, don't make promises to God that put you in this situation.
Six days thou shalt work
If this law applied to Gentile Christian also then would it be a sin to abstain from work on the first day of the week?
If this law applied to Gentile Christian also then would it be a sin to abstain from work on the first day of the week?