10 Concise Reasons to Remember the Sabbath
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Amen and amen.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, (Which God hath before ordained) where is the good way, (unto "good" works) and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.
But they said, We will not walk therein.
Oh the wisdom and foresight of the Word which became Flesh.
Glory be to His Name and the perfection of His Ways.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, (Which God hath before ordained) where is the good way, (unto "good" works) and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.
But they said, We will not walk therein.
Oh the wisdom and foresight of the Word which became Flesh.
Glory be to His Name and the perfection of His Ways.
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I would prefer to do more than lip service to my Lord, as He is a Great God and deserves to be served, not with my lips only, but also with by body and my mind.
Rom. 12:
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
The Mainstream Preachers of Christ's time were convinced that lip service to God while transgressing His Commandments be their religious traditions was the way to go. But I believe the Bible exposed their folly. So I am careful not to be conformed to the religions of the world, and place my trust directly in Him. This is why I don't reject His Commandments created for me. If I boast, I prefer to boast in the Lord and His Righteousness, not my own religious traditions.
Rom. 12:
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
The Mainstream Preachers of Christ's time were convinced that lip service to God while transgressing His Commandments be their religious traditions was the way to go. But I believe the Bible exposed their folly. So I am careful not to be conformed to the religions of the world, and place my trust directly in Him. This is why I don't reject His Commandments created for me. If I boast, I prefer to boast in the Lord and His Righteousness, not my own religious traditions.
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God is everywhere, He created time, and this earth. So finding God isn't the issue, everyone is held accountable to God. It's repentance that is the issue.
Luke 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
We need to Seek His Word to understand repentance without which there is no life. If I don't know what to repent from, and to, that is a problem.
Jesus instructed me to:
"But Seek Ye First the Kingdom of Heaven and HIS Righteousness".
This information is only found in the Scriptures.
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. (Habakkuk, Law and Prophets)
This, of course, is why Jesus said:
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Of course He didn't. How can we know what the Righteousness of God is if He destroys where it is written?
Luke 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
We need to Seek His Word to understand repentance without which there is no life. If I don't know what to repent from, and to, that is a problem.
Jesus instructed me to:
"But Seek Ye First the Kingdom of Heaven and HIS Righteousness".
This information is only found in the Scriptures.
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. (Habakkuk, Law and Prophets)
This, of course, is why Jesus said:
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Of course He didn't. How can we know what the Righteousness of God is if He destroys where it is written?
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Perhaps there should be a clarification at this point being that the Sabbath is part of God's ten commands.
We're speaking of God's Sabbath. Not the Jewish Sabbath. There is a difference.
The fourth commandment reads having God say, "remember" the Sabbath day and keep it holy. This tells us that the Sabbath day was not a new ordinance with the writing of the ten commandments. The 4th command was a recalling of what was already the Day of the Lord.
Jesus kept God's Sabbath.
Was he wrong?
His Disciples observed the Sabbath calendar after his crucifixion when laying his crucified body to rest in the tomb.
To add: Don't forget the Apostle John as he was writing the Book of Revelation. He in his exile remembered the Sabbath. Revelation 1
We're speaking of God's Sabbath. Not the Jewish Sabbath. There is a difference.
The fourth commandment reads having God say, "remember" the Sabbath day and keep it holy. This tells us that the Sabbath day was not a new ordinance with the writing of the ten commandments. The 4th command was a recalling of what was already the Day of the Lord.
Jesus kept God's Sabbath.
Was he wrong?
His Disciples observed the Sabbath calendar after his crucifixion when laying his crucified body to rest in the tomb.
To add: Don't forget the Apostle John as he was writing the Book of Revelation. He in his exile remembered the Sabbath. Revelation 1
You are in error in your belief. Jesus observed the Sabbath, his Disciples did as well. And even John in exile on the island of Patmos did reference observation of Sabbath himself.
Luke 6
Revelation 1
Luke 6
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Jesus never broke the Law. The Sabbath was an ordinance of the Law.
Matthew 12 record the accusation of the Pharisees that His disciples broke the Law
John 5:18 records the false accusations of the Jews.
If Jesus broke the Sabbath, He broke the Law and would not be the perfect sacrifice for our sins.
Matthew 12 record the accusation of the Pharisees that His disciples broke the Law
John 5:18 records the false accusations of the Jews.
If Jesus broke the Sabbath, He broke the Law and would not be the perfect sacrifice for our sins.
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That is the book of John verse. And it is relating the accusations the Pharisee's, keepers of the law, charged against him. They also charged him with Blasphemy for equating himself with the Father.
Jesus defended his ministering on Sabbath day. He taught in temple on Sabbath day. And then he departed the temple and healed those in need. He was living proof, by example, that the Sabbath day is God's day. Read of this in Luke 4.
Jesus defended his ministering on Sabbath day. He taught in temple on Sabbath day. And then he departed the temple and healed those in need. He was living proof, by example, that the Sabbath day is God's day. Read of this in Luke 4.
Why should follow the Sabbath when you can read this?
Acts 13:39 New King James Version (NKJV)
39 and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
In Hebrews you can read this:
8:13 In that He says, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
The first covenant that became obsolete are the ten commandments:
Deuteronomy 4:13 So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.
The real Sabbath of the Christians is not the resting day but resting from doing evil things as mentioned in Hebrews 4:9-11.
Even hypocritical Pharisees and Scribes observed the Sabbath and yet are not justified in the eyes of God.
so it is more important to God that you rest in your evil ways than observing the Sabbath with hypocritical attitudes.
Acts 13:39 New King James Version (NKJV)
39 and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
In Hebrews you can read this:
8:13 In that He says, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
The first covenant that became obsolete are the ten commandments:
Deuteronomy 4:13 So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.
The real Sabbath of the Christians is not the resting day but resting from doing evil things as mentioned in Hebrews 4:9-11.
Even hypocritical Pharisees and Scribes observed the Sabbath and yet are not justified in the eyes of God.
so it is more important to God that you rest in your evil ways than observing the Sabbath with hypocritical attitudes.
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Matthew 5:17-18 ...'Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.'
Read all of Matthew 5.
Read all of Matthew 5.