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NASB | Matthew 12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 12:1 At that particular time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. [Deut 23:25; Mark 2:23-28; Luke 6:1-5] |
Subject: Sabbath. |
Bible Note: Steve Butler writes: "Second - Just because Augustine taught it does make it right. " JVH0212 writes: Are you saying that "Just because Augustine taught it does [not] make it right"? If you are, then Congratulations! You completely missed the point of the paragraph which begins: "The early church fathers, from Ignatius to Augustine..." Had one read the paragraph, he would have seen that no one is quoting Augustine to prove that the fourth commandment is no longer in effect. Here is the what the paragraph SAYS: "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*)." What it MEANS is what it SAYS: The early church fathers, including Augustine, bear witness to the FACT that Sunday worship WAS instituted long before the fourth century. This runs "contrary to the claim of many seventh-day sabbatarians who claim that Sunday worship WAS NOT instituted until the fourth century." The emphasis of the quote is not on WHAT Augustine taught, but WHEN he taught it. The fact that he taught it when he did goes to show that Sunday worship, right or wrong, was instituted EARLIER than the seventh-day sabbatarians claim that it was. |