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1 | The truth about the 7th-day Sabbath? | Ex 1:1 | christiankl | 12605 | ||
What is the truth about the 7th-day Sabbath? The 10 commandments in Exodus 20:3-17 were written by the finger of God (Exodus 31:18). Within these commandments it states "the seventh-day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God". Jesus rose on a Sunday (Matthew 28:1) which we all celebrate as Easter Sunday and also rested on Sabbath (Saturday). There is a prophetic warning in Revelations 14:12 about the end-times "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus". Colossians 2:16-17 reads "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ." This is not referring to the 7th-day Sabbath given in the 10 commandments. These Sabbaths are a "shadow of things to come, but the body of Christ", this is referring to the Sabbath feasts described in Leviticus 23:37-38 "These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day: Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD." The Sabbath feasts I do agree are an ordinance of man which was done away with at the cross of Christ. This feast "shadowed" Jesus' sacrifice for us. Jesus' death liberated us from sin. SIN is what keeps us in bondage, not the law. The 7th-day Sabbath was not only for the Jews. In Acts 18:4 "And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews AND the Greeks." and in Acts:13:44, Paul and Barnabus preached to Gentile gatherings on the Sabbath. Ever since creation: Genesis 2:2-3 "God blessed the seventh-day, and sanctified it". Even in heaven and the earth made new will congregations keep the Sabbath: Isaiah 66:22-23 "For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD." This discussion turns into whether or not we are required under the new covenant to keep the 10 commandments. Jesus kept the 10 commandments (John 15:10) Jesus says in John 14:15 "If ye love me, keep my commandments" John 13:34 "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." Love is directly connected with keeping the commandments. In Romans 13:8, "Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." Matthew 22:37-40 "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets". This first and great commandment, Jesus actually quoted Deuteronomy 6:5 and this stated just after the 10 commandments that are in Deuteronomy 5. 1 John 5:2 states "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous." A remnant church during the end times is described as those "which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." Revelations 12:17 |
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2 | The truth about the 7th-day Sabbath? | Ex 1:1 | Makarios | 12606 | ||
Dear christiankl, Please go to the "Search" function at the right and type in the word "Sabbath Day".. The subject of the Sabbath has been preached on from just about every side on this Forum. You may find those who agree with you and those who disagree. Please check this out! Thank you, and welcome to the Forum. --Nolan |
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3 | "seal of God" | Ex 1:1 | christiankl | 12624 | ||
Could it be that the 7th-day Sabbath, written by the finger of God in the 10 commandments be a part of that "seal of God in their foreheads" (Rev 9:4)?? why forehead? because the commandments are incorporated into our thoughts. This includes the 4th commandment: "Remember..." why? because this is the one that people WILL forget. In Deuteronomy 6:6,8 states a parallel similar to this about the commandments "And these words which I command thee this day shall be in thine heart. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes." This is in context to 10 commandments stated in Deut 5:7-21. The frontal portion of the brain that this text refers to is the decision-making part of the brain. Not only does this text state the head but also the hand referring to the actions which are primarily done with hands. here are a couple more key texts: Proverbs 7:1,3 states "keep my words and lay up my commandments within thee. Bind them upon thy fingers write them upon the tablet of thine heart" 2 Corinthians 3:3 states "For asmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. Revelations 14:12 "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." Romans 10:17 "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" |
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4 | "seal of God" | Ex 1:1 | Bill Mc | 12626 | ||
Christiankl, the apostle Paul, as well as the book of Hebrews, makes it very clear that we are not under law (the Mosaic law, the 10 'words' of God). You sound knowledgable of Scripture so check out Romans 6:14,15; Romans 7:4; Romans 8:2; Galatians 2:4; Galatians 5:1. To relegate all these references to 'ceremonial law' is to disregard what the New Covenant gives us - becoming children of God solely by His grace. We are saved by faith in Christ, and we live by the same faith in Christ, by His very life. Jesus Himself said that not the smallest stroke of the law would disappear until it was fulfilled and HE FULFILLED IT. Paul makes it clear the we are not under law but under grace. The New Covenant says that God will write His laws (plural, loving God and loving our neighbor) on our minds, not Law (singular, the big 10). See Hebrews 10:16; Hebrews 8:10. The law has NO PLACE in the life of a New Testament believer because we have been made to die to it so that we could be joined to Christ. Rest in the Sabbath rest that remains for the people of God, Christiankl. Rest from your works and trust in His. Secondly, please don't post your doctrinal beliefs as a question. It is misleading and distracting to others who use this forum to seek answers to their questions. | ||||||
5 | "seal of God" | Ex 1:1 | Reformer Joe | 12664 | ||
I always bristle when people say that "the law has no place in the life of a Christian." That is clearly an oversimplification of the message of the Bible. Following the law is not the BASIS of our salvation, since no one save One was ever capable of doing it. However, doing the good works of God is an inevitable RESULT of our regeneration. The law for the believer plays 3 main roles: 1. It points out what sin is, and therefore our sinfulness and need to rely completely upon Christ's vicarious, perfect fulfillment of God's righteous demands for us. 2. It points out what sin is, so it provides moral boundaries for us. 3. It points out what God loves and God hates, making all men more aware of God's character and His nature, which provides for a believer the clear goal of our striving for holiness in our sanctification. Those who claim that works and law have no necessity in the life of the believer need to read John 14:15, 1 peter 1:14-16, James 2, and practially all of 1 John, for starters. God's moral demands have not become "good suggestions" or "practical tips." God hates sin as much as He ever has, and the fact that Christ paid for mine 2000 years ago does not make him like it any more in my life. The law is good and is inspired and is important for our sanctifcation: "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. DO NOT THINK THAT I CAME TO ABOLISH THE LAW OR THE PROPHETS; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, UNTIL HEAVEN AND EARTH PASS AWAY, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. --Matthew 5:16-18 (emphasis mine) --Joe! |
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6 | Is the Christian under Law? | Ex 1:1 | Bill Mc | 12807 | ||
Is the Christian under Law? Dear Joe and Christiankl, God's design for our lives as Christians is to let Christ live His life thorugh us, not to keep the law. Please look at the Scriptures, brothers: Consider the church in Galatia. Paul had preached Christ crucified and risen again in their midst. This was a church of, as far as we can tell, believers in Christ who the Judaizers were trying to put back under the law and all it's requirements. Notice Paul's admonitions: Galatians 2:19 - Paul died to the Law so that he could live to God 3:10 - If you're under law, you're under it's curse - if you sin, you die 3:13 - Christ redeemed us from this curse 3:19 - The Law was added UNTIL the seed (Christ) would come 3:23 - Before faith in Christ came, we were under law's custody 3:24 - Law leads us to Christ so we can be justified by faith 3:25 - Now that faith in Christ is reality, we are no longer under the tutor (the Law) Romans 6:14 - we are not under the law but under grace 6:15 - again, we are under grace 7:4 - we were made to die to the Law so that we can be joined to Christ 7:6 - We have been released from the Law so that we can serve in the newness of the Spirit NOT according to the letter (law) Brothers, are these Scriptures not clear? If you were married to a woman you loved (see Paul's analogy in Roman's 7) and she died, as horrible as that would be, what relationship would you have with her? She would be dead and all the duties you had to her would be null and void. Would that mean you were against her or hated her? No. You would still, in fact, love her. But, you would no longer be in a relationship with her. The relationship is over. She would be dead. Now, Paul says that we were made to die to the Law through Christ's death (Rom 7:4) so that we could be joined to Christ. The first relationship has to end before the next can be binding. But the Law didn't die. We did. We are free of ANY relationship to it, not because there is something wrong with it, but because it has fulfilled it's purpose. It showed us exceedingly sinful so that we could come to Christ. And our relationship with Him will lead us to go places that the Law could never touch. The Law buried us under sin, as Christ did in the gospels (...the Law says...but I tell you...) so we would see our need to be justified by His death and saved by His life. So, obviously, I have a contention with your 3 conclusions: 1. The Holy Spirit now convicts the believer of sin and points us to Christ as sufficient - not the Law. 2. God doesn't want a moral people. The Pharisees were very moral. God wants a people who have Christ living through them. This goes beyond morality to miraculous. We don't need to eat from the morality Tree (of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, right and wrong), we need to eat from the Tree of Life, Jesus Christ. 3. We live out our sanctification. We do nothing to obtain it. Our spirits are 100 percent sanctified at conversion and we have the privelege of seeing that 'worked out' through our souls and bodies as we trust in Christ as our sufficiency and grow in His love. See Titus 2:11 - God's GRACE, not the Law, teaches us to live righteously and godly lives. As you said, God, through Christ, has met all His own moral demands. We, on our own, never could. We have been made holy not by our actions, but by His. We have HIS righteousness, not our own. And we have the joyful experience of living it out. We don't live holy, godly lives to gain sanctification. We live holy, godly lives because 'by this will (New Covenant) we have been sanctified through the body of Jesus Christ ONCE FOR ALL. For by one offering He has perfected for ALL TIME those who are sanctified.' - Hebrews 10:10,14 What do you think? In Christ, Bill Mc In Christ |
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7 | Is the Christian under Law? | Ex 1:1 | Searcher56 | 12827 | ||
Bill Mc, Answer these questions 1. The Holy Spirit now convicts the believer of sin and points us to Christ as sufficient - not the Law. ... so if I did not have Scripture the Holy Spirit would convict? 2. God doesn't want a moral people. ... then what does He want? The Pharisees were very moral. ... in the Sermon on the Mount, He said that we need to exceed their righteous AND that not one letter of the Law will pass until heaven and earth has pass away. Has this been accoomplished? Are you equating Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil with the Law? ... Didn't people, like Enoch, Noah, Abraham and others know right from wrong? 3. We live out our sanctification. I agree. You misinterpet Titus 2:11-read it again. Then read what the Law does (Rom 2:20, 5:20, 6:14, 7:12). Steve PS Which OT laws don't you like? Do you know what is said about it in the NT? |
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8 | Is the Christian under Law? | Ex 1:1 | Bill Mc | 12845 | ||
Dear Steve, Here are your answers (in brief): 1. See John 16:8-11. The Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin and righteousness and judgement. But notice what the sin is in vs. 9 - the world doesn't believe in Christ. This is why people go to hell. Because they don't accept Christ. 2. I already stated what God wants. He desires a people that have Himself living in them as Adam and Eve did. God has made man in such a way that we are design to 'run on God.' He wants to be our source for life and everything we need and are. And, brother, look at Matthew 5:18, ALL OF IT, Christ says, "For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law UNTIL all is accomplished." Did Christ accomplish the fulfillment of the law? If He did, if it is truly "finished" as He said, then He had every right to bring in the New Covenant and make the Law obsolete. As far as the Law goes, Christ did fulfill it. He was not saying that the Law would pass away until heaven and earth do. He was saying that the Law would not pass away until He fulfilled it - until the Law was accomplished. He said, "I did not come to abolish (destroy) the Law, but to fulfill it." Steve, did Christ do it? If He did, and He is our righteousness, then why are you trying to fulfill it? Do you honestly believe that you can? Yes, I am equating the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil with the Law. And, yes, the Old Testament saints you mention did know right from wrong. However, I miss the point of your question. 3. As for Rom 2:20, Paul is using sarcasm on the Jews who felt they were righteous by holding the Law above everything else, including Christ. He says in vs. 17: They rely upon the Law (not Christ) and boast in God saying, "WE know His will, WE are the ones who approve what's essential because the Law taught us. WE are a guide to the blind, WE are a light to those in darkness. WE are the correctors of the foolish, teachers of the immature. WE have the Law, which is the entire embodiment of knowledge and truth." How ludicrous. Christ is the embodiment of all knowledge and truth, is He not? These were the claims of the self-righteous Pharisees, the keepers of the Law. They felt that they had (and kept) the Law so they required nothing else. These were not Paul's claims. Paul said that if he boasted, it would be in Christ alone. Rom 5:20 - The Law did make transgressions increase. Paul solidifies this in Rom 7:7-9. Rom 6:14 - Again, brother, "you are not under law but under grace." Rom 7:12 - I agree 150 percent, the Law is holy, and righteous, and good. But it has done it's job in my life. It showed me as being utterly sinful and that I could never keep it. It showed me my need for Christ. But I no longer need it. I have something better than commandments written on stone. I have Christ in my heart. I need Christ and Him alone. In closing, let me say that I've enjoyed this discourse. But, I have to wonder, did you even read my last post? What do you do with all those Scriptures from Galatians and Romans that say we are not under the Law? Do you dismiss them? What about the marriage analogy Paul uses? Perhaps you misunderstand me. I am not anti-Law. It's not a matter of what OT laws I like or don't like. It's a matter of the fact that I am joined, not to the Law, but to Christ. If I died tomorrow, what bearing would the laws of the United States have on me? None. I would be dead and no longer bound by the laws. It's the same for the Christian. Christ has, through His death and our union with Him in it, caused us to be dead to the law. It's not that I don't like the Law. Indeed, I am thankful for the Law. I agree with what Paul says in Romans 7:7 - I wouldn't have known what sin was without the Law. Steve, the sinner, the unbeliever needs the Law to show him his need for Christ. What I am saying is that, once we except Christ, we no longer need the Law as a tutor. I have shown you numerous Scriptures to support this statement. I'm not making it up. I tried to 'keep the Law' as a Christian for 30 years of my life. And, no matter how hard I tried, it was never good enough. Their was always some area of my life where I didn't measure up, where I fell short. But, then, as a Christian, I came to Jesus for HIS life, not my own. Christ is now my life. Do I still sin? Yes, when I walk after my flesh. But I stand before a holy, righteous God not in my own efforts. I stand by faith in Christ and Him alone. Dear brother, I pray that you will search again the Scriptures that I have shared with you and rest in what your wonderful Lord has done. In Christ, Bill Mc |
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9 | Is the Christian under Law? | Ex 1:1 | Risen | 12888 | ||
Dear Bill Mc, Absolute truth brother! We are under His new covenant. We receive His righteousness by faith! In Him,(Christ), we have been made holy, righteous, blameless and perfect. In Him we have eternal life, we are complete in Him. We are no longer under the law. When the Bible says that we aren't under the law any more, it doesn't mean that we are left without standards. We are actually under a higher standard, called in the Scripture "the law of Christ" (Galatians 6:2) and "the law of liberty" (James 1:25 NASB). Under grace, God says to us throught the apostle Paul: You my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another in love. The entire law is summed up in a single command; "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Galatians 5:13,14). This is our standard, and it is indeed a higher standard than outward conformity to rules. Romans 13:10 sums it up: "Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.: It was Christ who said in Matthew 5:17... "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them" (Matthew 5:17). And He did fulfill the law; not by what He...did not do, but by what He... did do - He lived a life of perfect love. He laid His life down for us while we were His enemies, while we were still dead in our sins. The Lord Jesus Christ said, "All men will know you that are My disciples if you love one another...(John 13:35) Love fullfills all the law. Let us love, accept, and forgive one another. Just as Christ loves, accepts, and has forgiven us...totally and completely! Let us remember, as this world grows darker and darker, we who are indwelt by the living resurrected God and Savior Jesus Christ, will shine brighter and brighter. Now we see in part, but when He returns, we shall be like Him! Your Brother In Christ |
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10 | Is the Christian under Law? | Ex 1:1 | Bill Mc | 12898 | ||
Dear Risen, you explained it better than I! Thank you! In Christ, Bill Mc | ||||||
11 | Is the Christian under Law? | Ex 1:1 | CoolRob | 12899 | ||
Man.. this is my first time to this site, and you brothers are on it! Hebrews 8 is a wonderfull chapter for this thread. Amen! (I am glad I found this site!) | ||||||