Subject: Does it Really matter? |
Bible Note: Brad, The Sabbath was created on the 7th day! On the 7th day, God created the Sabbath and sanctified it, made it holy - Gen. 2:3. There was no Israel at that time, but God still called it holy. Then, long after God created Sabbath and called it holy, Israel came into being. The Sabbath came first. I never said it's wrong to worship God on Sunday. I said the Bible says it's right to observe the Sabbath. There is nowhere in the Gospels where Messiah rescinded the Sabbath either. My understanding is that God is not a man that He'll change His mind willy-nilly, this way and that. What He has called holy is indeed holy and remains such. What is man that he should take it upon himself to change God's decrees? We gentiles, as believers, have been grafted in to the commonwealth of Israel, not the other way around. It is only one tree. We all get nourishment from the same root. If God grafted us into His olive tree, why should I attempt to distance myself from the blessings He gave to that "tree" that I'm now a part of? Rom. 11:15-31. If you adopted a child into your family, would that child not also be adopted into the blessings you've given to your natural born children? Or would that child be a second-class family member? Of course not! That child would be subject to every blessing and every expectation that your natural children are raised under. Same with our Heavenly Father. Also, if you adhere to the 10 Commandments, it's right there, Exod. 20:8-11. Again, never been rescinded. I answered a question with a Bible verse. The BIBLE states the blessing for the Sabbath, not me. Mat. 5:17-19. If someone is being led to follow God's direction, I tread very carefully. And I've yet to read anywhere in the Bible, old or new testaments, where God has decided to change His mind on this particular issue (and many others we're not discussing). Also "speaking the truth in love" :-) Cheri |