Sabbath Obligation?
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Nobody observed the Sabbath until God commanded the Israelites to. It was the observed from that time until Christ established the new covenant and made things known which were not before. We know that we are no longer under the weekly Sabbath by the inspired words of God given to us in Colossians 2:16.
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You're right in that my interpretation was first some what wrong.
Barnes commentary on that verse should clear things up:
"Keep the commandments - That is, do what God has commanded. He in the next verses informs him what he meant by the commandments. Jesus said this, doubtless, to try him, and to convince him that he had by no means kept the commandments, and that in supposing he had he was altogether deceived. The young man thought he had kept them, and was relying on them for salvation. It was of great importance, therefore, to convince him that he was, after all, a sinner. Christ did not mean to say that any man would be saved by the works of the law, for the Bible teaches plainly that such will not be the case, Romans 3:20, Romans 3:28; Romans 4:6; Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:9; 2 Timothy 1:9. "
Barnes commentary on that verse should clear things up:
"Keep the commandments - That is, do what God has commanded. He in the next verses informs him what he meant by the commandments. Jesus said this, doubtless, to try him, and to convince him that he had by no means kept the commandments, and that in supposing he had he was altogether deceived. The young man thought he had kept them, and was relying on them for salvation. It was of great importance, therefore, to convince him that he was, after all, a sinner. Christ did not mean to say that any man would be saved by the works of the law, for the Bible teaches plainly that such will not be the case, Romans 3:20, Romans 3:28; Romans 4:6; Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:9; 2 Timothy 1:9. "
MATT. 19:16.
And, behold, one came and said unto Him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
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And He said unto him, Why call you Me good? there is none good but One, that is, God:
but if You wilt enter into Life, keep The Commandments.
MATT. 24:14.
And this gospel of The Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
And, behold, one came and said unto Him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17.
And He said unto him, Why call you Me good? there is none good but One, that is, God:
but if You wilt enter into Life, keep The Commandments.
MATT. 24:14.
And this gospel of The Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
What is the source of your historic meteorological data to support your claim that the climate in OT times was milder?
Keeping the Sabbath is a little more involved then just keeping the house warm, the lights on, or making a grilled cheese sandwich on the stove.
The thing is, the 4th Commandment regarding the Sabbath is the only commandment with the command "Remember'.
For the record, I really don't keep the Sabbath and I'm not entirely sure that I am required to. Still, that word "Remember' becomes problematic when deciding whether it is still required. Based on what I understand about NT scripture it most likely is not. Regardless, I believe that it is a good spiritual practice to set apart one day a week to focus strictly on the Lord without all of the outside distractions.
Keeping the Sabbath is a little more involved then just keeping the house warm, the lights on, or making a grilled cheese sandwich on the stove.
The thing is, the 4th Commandment regarding the Sabbath is the only commandment with the command "Remember'.
For the record, I really don't keep the Sabbath and I'm not entirely sure that I am required to. Still, that word "Remember' becomes problematic when deciding whether it is still required. Based on what I understand about NT scripture it most likely is not. Regardless, I believe that it is a good spiritual practice to set apart one day a week to focus strictly on the Lord without all of the outside distractions.
God is our creator, God is God! A God does not destroy. Your idea that God destroyed what God created by using a new covenant gives God new characteristics and makes Him a negotiator and not a God. God's characteristic is love, the ten commandments give ways we are to express love and it is holy and cannot be destroyed. Creating the Sabbath was part of our earth's creation and cannot be destroyed. The new covenant gave us ADDITIONS, it gave us the Holy Spirit to communicate with God, before God used rituals He gave us to communicate. It is an addition, and blessing not something that destroyed.
Demons destroy, God doesn't.
Demons destroy, God doesn't.
“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, That I will make a new covenant With the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers In the day that I took them by the hand To bring them out of the land of Egypt; Which my covenant they brake, Although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, And write it in their hearts; And will be their God, And they shall be my people.” Jeremiah 31:31–33 (KJV 1900)
The thing is, it is your point that needs substantiating as it was your claim that the climate in OT times was harsher than it is today. and that is the basis that the Sabbath is no longer in effect. OK, my claim is that the climate in OT times was milder. Per your own standard there is no need to substantiate this.
It is hard to follow your train of thought as you are always veering off on a tangent that is unrelated to either the topic of the OP or certain claims you make about particular things. What in the world does the weather for the SDA in Alaska or Jerusalem have to do with your claim that the climate in OT times was harsher than the current climate in NT times.
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