So why do you still need to refer to the hard copy written on stone? Why do you still need to consult a calendar to see if it is okay to rest?
The Ten Commandments are the Covenant, did you know?
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Because its the same law. I think you are misinterpreting because God placed His laws in our hearts that its based on our feelings. Its the same law, God wrote, but its no longer external it is part of who we are, its not just in our hearts its also in our minds- we obey Him through a conscious decision to submit and serve our Lord through love. John14:15 1John5:3 Exo20:6 and based on the better promise of what He does if we cooperate with Him John14:15-18 Obedience has to flow from love, forced obedience is not love, why He gives us the ability to reject what He placed there Rom8:7-8 but He is calling everyone into His New Covenant Promise. Heb8:10
So, you have to check the calendar to see what day it is, otherwise you could die.
I look to see when is sunset on the Sabbath, its not that I "have to check" its because I "want to" obey God because He is my Creator and has given me everything, and enjoy His blessings and need His sanctification that He provides though doing what He asks. Isa56:2 Eze20:12 Mark2:27 John14:15
This is an extremely insecure position to be in.
Trusting God instead of self? I do not look at spending sanctified time with God as a burden and its sad so many people do. Only God can make a day holy and only God can make us holy, doing what we feel instead of what He asks through faith and love, I can't imagine anything being more important that doing what God asks. Depending on His sanctification Eze20:12 or those who try to sanctify themselves Isa66:17 I guess we shall see soon enough.
You are not paying attention if you think that. One must partake of the rest in Christ if one is to keep the Sabbath holy. Two rest, the spiritual in and through Christ. And the physical which is on the 7th day. For we which do enter into His ALSO cease from our works AS God DID from His.
Too bad you don't know or understand what the "sabbath" is under the New Covenant.
The Law of Moses? (old covenant)
Or the Law of Christ? (New Covenant)
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I imagine all possible Torah as QT has twice posted Deut30:10-14 to support his thinking
I was distracted from discussion with my granddaughter's request for my attention. And, especially noting what @HigherGospel just wrote, I'll posting where I left off typing, as that thought picks up where I left off.
In other words, the law written on everyone's heart is the one ratified by the blood of bulls, correct? This is what sabbath keepers are claiming, and there is no difference in the law of Christ, as the law is just now magnified. This is the summary of their position. What's new is now you are enabled to keep it whereas formerly... Anyway, there's nothing new, really. It's just a repackaging of the old.
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The problem is, Paul says if you have never known of biblical law you can show the requirements(not some of the requirements) of the law are written on your heart, obviously by the way you act.
How many, if they had never known of biblical law, would by instinct set aside a set Saturday sabbath and avoid the levitical unclean foods?
I see. This question brings to mind Paul's (rhetorical) question, "why the law?"
There's hardly ever been a problem keeping the outside, and especially because the inside remains hidden, if it weren't for the light, of course.
The commandments are a guideline to be as holy as God, and thereby live (indefinitely, right? as long as one could maintain such perfection?). The 4th commandment's directive was to emulate God by working six days and resting from your work the seventh day... And it occurred to me, when have I ever, ever, ever... ever, gotten every single thing that I needed to get done, fully finished, by Friday evening? 