Subject: Are we expected to keep the sabath? |
Bible Note: Dear Arnie, Gal 2:16...nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified. Gal 2:17..."But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found sinners, is Christ then a minister of sin? May it never be! Gal 2:18..."For if I rebuild what I have once destroyed, I prove myself to be a transgressor. Gal 2:19..."For through the Law I died to the Law, so that I might live to God. Gal 2:20..."I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. Gal 2:21..."I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly." I believe that because of our love and gratitude toward our Lord Jesus and through the grace of God we will desire to be obedient to all of the commandments. But thank God we will not be judged according to our ability to keep them. Regarding the sabbath I believe that Jesus is our sabbath rest and not any particular day of the week. Col 2:16,17...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--things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. Your Brother John Reformed |