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NASB | Colossians 2:16 ¶ Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day-- |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Colossians 2:16 ¶ Therefore let no one judge you in regard to food and drink or in regard to [the observance of] a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day. |
Bible Question: if i work saturdayand sunday every week of the year. i think monday will be my sabbath day.even if i have to have church at home |
Bible Answer: Buffalo: There are several problems with suggesting a "personal Sabbath." First of all, God instituted a particular day for the Sabbath in the Old Testament, and the historic Christian understanding is that Sunday is now the Christian Sabbath. There was never any room for picking your favorite/most convenient day and naming it your own Sabbath. Seondly, while we are not saved BY the church, we are most certainly saved INTO a church. God did not ordain a loose confederation of Christian "free agents" who have the right to "have church at home." That is simply a contradiction in terms, because the church is not a service, but rather a body of believers, the bride of Christ who has been called to function together for the spreading of the kingdom of God. If you are not connected to a local congregation which faithfully encounters the word of God, fellowships with one another, participates in the Lord's Supper and baptism, and practices church discipline; then you are not in God's will for your life. "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near." --Hebrews 10:23-25 Can one be saved without church attendance? Sure, but it is pretty clear that one cannot be truly a follower of Jesus Christ apart from active ministry within His church. One's spiritual gifts are not for himself/herself, but for the church. When one neglects to participate in the ministry and fellowship of Christ's church, the church is actually ROBBED of something. Every believer in Christ is an important part of the body of Christ. Read 1 Corinthians 12. We are indeed justified as individuals, but we are members of the body, not able to function effectively by ourselves (whether we will admit it or not -- 1 Cothinthians 12:15-16). Pursuit of Christ-likeness is intended to be in the context of His church. I would encourage you to pray about it and obey God in this manner. The cost may be high, but the rewards are greater. --Joe! |