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1 | Sabbath laws....do? or don't? | Col 2:16 | kalos | 448 | ||
Are the Sabbath laws binding on Christians today? . . . We believe the Old Testament regulations governing Sabbath observances are ceremonial, not moral, aspects of the law. As such, they are no longer in force, but have passed away along with the sacrificial system, the Levitical priesthood, and all other aspects of Moses' law that prefigured Christ. . . . Here are the reasons we hold this view. . . . In Colossians 2:16-17, Paul explicitly refers to the Sabbath as a shadow of Christ, which is no longer binding since the substance (Christ) has come. It is quite clear in those verses that the weekly Sabbath is in view. The phrase "a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day" refers to the annual, monthly, and weekly holy days of the Jewish calendar (cf. 1 Chronicles 23:31; 2 Chronicles 2:4; 31:3; Ezekiel 45:17; Hosea 2:11). If Paul were referring to special ceremonial dates of rest in that passage, why would he have used the word "Sabbath?" He had already mentioned the ceremonial dates when he spoke of festivals and new moons. . . . The Sabbath was the sign to Israel of the Mosaic Covenant (Exodus 31:16-17; Ezekiel 20:12; Nehemiah 9:14). Since we are now under the New Covenant (Hebrews 8), we are no longer required to observe the sign of the Mosaic Covenant. . . . The New Testament never commands Christians to observe the Sabbath. . . . In our only glimpse of an early church worship service in the New Testament, the church met on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7). . . . Nowhere in the Old Testament are the Gentile nations commanded to observe the Sabbath or condemned for failing to do so. That is certainly strange if Sabbath observance were meant to be an eternal moral principle. . . . There is no evidence in the Bible of anyone keeping the Sabbath before the time of Moses, nor are there any commands in the Bible to keep the Sabbath before the giving of the law at Mt. Sinai. . . . When the Apostles met at the Jerusalem council (Acts 15), they did not impose Sabbath keeping on the Gentile believers. . . . The apostle Paul warned the Gentiles about many different sins in his epistles, but breaking the Sabbath was never one of them. . . . In Galatians 4:10-11, Paul rebukes the Galatians for thinking God expected them to observe special days (including the Sabbath). . . . In Romans 14:5, Paul forbids those who observe the Sabbath (these were no doubt Jewish believers) to condemn those who do not (Gentile believers). . . . The early church fathers, from Ignatius to Augustine, taught that the Old Testament Sabbath had been abolished and that the first day of the week (Sunday) was the day when Christians should meet for worship (contrary to the claim of many seventh-day sabbatarians who claim that Sunday worship was not instituted until the fourth century). . . . Sunday has not replaced Saturday as the Sabbath. Rather the Lord's Day is a time when believers gather to commemorate His resurrection, which occurred on the first day of the week. Every day to the believer is one of Sabbath rest, since we have ceased from our spiritual labor and are resting in the salvation of the Lord (Hebrews 4:9-11). . . . So while we still follow the pattern of designating one day of the week a day for the Lord's people to gather in worship, we do not refer to this as "the Sabbath." . . . (www.gty.org Click on Issues and Answers. Click on Previous Topics) |
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2 | ENTERING INTO ETERNAL REST OR SABBATH | Col 2:16 | ourfather'sheart | 147223 | ||
I came in here to find out if the word SABBATH or seventh day had a different meaning than an actual day. I have been going over and over this with my fiance. He believes that Saturday is the Sabbath and is very religious about it. I, on the other hand, believe that I LIVE IN the Sabbath rest in that my life belongs to Christ and I have entered into HIS REST EACH AND EVERY DAY. Is there a good verse to bring to the table with him on this issue. He keeps asking for bible verses. What you spoke already is VERY valuable to me. I believe also that after Christ we have entered into a new covenant where love is our greatest commandment. It supersedes all other laws. Any other wisdom on how to approach this in a way that someone with a good historical view of the bible would understand. He is very sharp--has read the Bible SO MANY TIMES--He spent years and years and years reading and re-reading the Bible. Many more times than I ever have, yet I feel he is missing the spirit of what the Bible speaks of in terms of what Christ did for us. We are set FREE from condemnation if we truly have accepted Christ to be our savior. Any suggestions? | ||||||
3 | ENTERING INTO ETERNAL REST OR SABBATH | Col 2:16 | Searcher56 | 147231 | ||
Scripture ... Ex 16:26, 20:8; Lev 25:4; Heb 6:4; Act 20:7; Rom 7:14-8:1; 1Co 16:2; Gal 4:1-11; Col 2:1-23 ... ourfather'sheart, greetings, The Sabbath is a day, the seventh day of the week. "Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none" (Exo 16:26). Exodus 20:8-10 (and other passages)says to keep it holy. There are some who say we need to keep the Sabbath and even keep it holy. Others say we should gather together on Sunday (Act 20:7; 1Co 16:2). Colossians 2:16 and Galatians 4:10 are also used in not keeping the Sabbath and other things. Read the context (Gal 4:1-11; Col 2:1-23). If you study the OT, you will see Israel didn't just gather on the Sabbath ... I believe it was even daily. They were to make the Sabbath a special and separate day. Today I see most Christians do not make any day holy. They treat Sunday like a holiday. It is tough to set aside a day - all for God, as a holy day. There are places around the world, where Christians (and others) can gather on Friday. Also, the Jewish day starts in the evening, so the Sabbath starts at 6pm ... some even say 6pm in Israel, no matter where you are in the world. Romans 8:1 says, "Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus". Again, we need to look at the context (Rom 7:14-25). It deals with the stuggle that we all have. Searcher |
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