How does a Christian keep the Sabbath Holy?

My quote has been taken out of context..

In the same way that some of the 10 commandments were not quoted word for word the sabbath commandment wasn't quoted word for word in the new testament..

But the sabbath commandment is found in the new testament like all the others.

The sabbath is mentioned more then any other commandment.

Heb 4, Matt 2, Luke 13, Matt 24, Acts 13.....

You can't say 9 of the 10 are to be kept but one is crossed out.
If God wanted only 9 to be kept today He would not have put the 4th commandment with the other 9 and would not have started by saying REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY.

The sabbath is repeated many times.

Jesus was constantly attacted for the way He kept the sabbath. He called the leaders hypocrites in the way they kept the sabbath.

Jesus kept the Sabbath, He said He was lord of the sabbath. Jesus never said not to keep the sabbath.
He said to keep the 10 commandments.. Mat 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

Then Jesus mentions 5 of the 10 commandments.

Jesus said....Mat 24:20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
Jesus was talking about the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world.. in both cases it is referring to a time after the cross.

The Sabbath commandment is not once repeated in the NT.

TMS said:

Then Jesus mentions 5 of the 10 commandments.

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The Sabbath commandment is the only one not reiterated at any time or place in the NT.

I have given many scriptures and gone into much detail in the past.

I explain it again....
The law of ordinance was given because of sin and was to show the people how sin was to be dealt with.

Eph 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Heb 9:1 Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
Heb 9:9 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; 10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

The law of ordanaces are no longer needed because Jesus has now fulfilled all the means of salvation...

Heb 10:1 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. 2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

Now look at some verses that say the law remains.

They don't contradict themselves, they are talking about different laws.
A law was removed, a law remains.

Rom 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Rom 7:12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Mat 5:17 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.

Jas 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Jas 2: 10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

I hope this helps..

Why did Jesus say.. ?
Mat 24:20
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

Have you ever examined the "613"? Much is duplicated and much does not pertain to you or me. The 613 is a man-made doctrine.

As to "why the law was given", it was the marriage covenant being made. It is a contract to identify who you belong to. The "law of Torah" is interwoven in a story being told, the good, the bad and the ugly. YHWH wants His Bride to be set apart and that her light will shine because of her love for her husband.

1John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Sure. And the command to keep the Sabbath is nowhere in the NT.

The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, are the first ten of the 613 commandments given by God to the Jewish people.

The Sabbath rest is and has always been in Christ. The day was set aside with that significance. God rested (paused) after physically creating everything, but His work was not finished until Jesus said "It is finished" (John 19:30). After that, the seventh day no longer represented "rest", because we now had the real thing. The 'Lord of the Sabbath' had replaced a day of promise. "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). The spiritual work was finished in Christ, the promise was realized in Christ, our rest is in Christ. "The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath" (Mark 2:27). I believe the sabbath day was set aside for man as a prelude to Christ. Just as animal sacrifice and the Levitical priesthood were fulfilled in Christ, our rest is now in Jesus, not on Saturday or any other day."Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy" (Exodus 20:8) was replaced with "This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me" (Luke 22:19). "We which have believed do enter into rest" (Hebrews 4:3). So our rest is found in Christ, we commemorate him and no longer observe a 24 hour period that was only meant as a forerunner to the Lord's rest. The new covenant promises that whomsoever puts their faith in Christ can rest from the curse of the law which imprisoned us from ever achieving spiritual rest via our own work. So in my opinion, laying around on Saturdays does not secure salvation, but our sabbath is observed in Christ, who finished the work. We rest in his work, not from our own. Today, I don't think its right for Christians to worship a holy day, because its no substitute for our true rest, which can only be found in Christ everyday.. jmo

Thanks for your question BeALamp. The way to keep the Sabbath is simply to be saved. It does not require anything else. The sabbath as a holy day under the law pointed to the fact that God does all the work of saving those he intends to save. We do not by our own work save ourselves. That is why we rest in the Lord, in that sense. Because Jesus did all of the work of saving us. Rest in the Lord does not mean you have to go to church or anything else on a particular day and it does not mean you can't work at your job if you feel led. Those who are saved are converted in their hearts by the Lord to believe in him. That is all.

There is no command to do away with the Sabbath anywhere in the NT or OT. Jesus went to the synagogue on the Sabbath as was His custom. We are to follow Christ and do as He did. Jesus was a Jew of the House of Judah, yet He states He has only come for the lost sheep of the House of Israel. The House of Israel is mostly made up of gentiles/heathens/nations who have forgotten their roots and have fallen into man-made traditions and in believing lies that the commandments (LAW) were nailed to the tree/cross. What was nailed to the tree/cross was our debt for sin, the price for this debt is death and Jesus fulfilled that LAW - See Deuteronomy 24:1-4 and Jeremiah 3 and Romans 7.

The LORD/YHWH of the OT IS Yeshua/Jesus of the NT. In the OT we are told that YHWH changes not. Everything in the OT/and Torah are to remain unchanged forever. In the NT we are told that Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.

Deu_4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

Deu_12:32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

Changing the Sabbath to Sunday is breaking the commandment. It is a man-made tradition and a violation of being set-apart and guarding that which is Holy.

Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Mat 23:1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
Mat 23:2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: (read word for word from Torah/first five books of OT)
Mat 23:3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

Jesus did not come to start a new religion, but to renew the covenant that was given to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel.

John 12:50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

John 10:30 I and my Father are one.

Deu 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
Deu 6:5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

The following 29 scriptures all say that YHWH/ is my Yeshua/salvation/Strong's H3444

Gen_49:18; Exo_14:13; Exo_15:2; 1Sa_2:1; 1Sa_14:45; 1Ch_16:23; 2Ch_20:17; Psa_14:7; Psa_20:5; Psa_21:1; Psa_35:9; Psa_88:1; Psa_96:2; Psa_98:2; Psa_106:4; Psa_116:13; Psa_118:14; Psa_118:15; Psa_119:166; Psa_119:174; Psa_149:4; Isa_12:2; Isa_25:9; Isa_33:2; Isa_33:6; Isa_49:8; Isa_52:10; Isa_56:1; Hab_3:8.

And the most important fact is that Jesus would have been a sinner/ a false shepherd/ afalse Christ/ a false Messiah, etc. etc. if He added or diminished from the WORD. When Jesus said that adultery started with a man's thoughts before the action, it was adultery. Jesus elevated the WORD to its full meaning. He was not adding or taking away from any of the commandments. To say there is no commandment of the Sabbath in the NT is faulty reasoning. It was the custom of all to keep the Sabbath. There was no shops open to sell and buy. No one worked or had others work for them on the Sabbath.

Your statement that the command to keep the Sabbath is nowhere in the NT, is at worst simple rebellion, and at best simple stupidity. There are 55 NT scriptures that speak directly about Sabbath (s) (day). Since YHWH never changes and Jesus is one with YHWH, it is foolishness to believe the Sabbath commandment is not in the NT. Remember how the Pharisees railed Jesus about Him and His apostles pulling corn from the stalk to eat a handful? That was a man-made law that the Pharisees made and they had added to the commandment. Jesus showed them that on the Sabbath it was fine to eat what was available and free. Had they purchased the grain to eat that would have been a violation of the commandments.

The following verses was to the whole nation of Israel and not just for the tribe of Judah, who was just one of the 12.

Exo_31:13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.
Eze_20:12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.
Eze_20:20 And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.

Do you KNOW the LORD your God? Or do you know some other god? Does the LORD/Yeshua KNOW you? KNOW is a word for intimacy. When you guard and keep holy the Sabbath, you are meeting your betrothed for a special date. This is also a foreshadow of what is coming in just a few years.

Mat_25:12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
Luk_13:25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
Luk_13:27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity


"The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, are the first ten of the 613 commandments given by God to the Jewish people"

Lev 23:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Lev 23:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.

Nowhere in the OT does the scriptures say the commandments were given to the JEWISH people. What it does say is that the House of Judah was to perpetually guard and keep (for future generations) for us so that we would KNOW the covenant and commandments. Who were the scribes? Those who meticulously copied the Torah without mistakes of even a jot or tittle. This is why Jesus said Mat_5:18 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.

We still have heaven and earth, therefore all of the covenant and commands still stand.

Do you attend a synagogue? I am not Jewish and have no intention of converting and attending one.

Jesus is my Sabbath rest. Sabbatarians seem to have zero understanding of this .

All was fulfilled. And new instruction given.

You, and anyone else, are free to keep the Sabbath. Sunday is not the Sabbath...Christ is. Sunday is the Lord's day. It is the day that Jesus rested from His work in the new creation. This is what the Sabbath day always pointed to. Hope you don't miss it.

WOW! Do you attend a Christian church? Do you have an assembly? Do you have a congregation? Where does the idea that attending a "synagogue" strictly means a Jewish gathering on the Sabbath in the NT? I love the Jews, and there is much to learn from them. I have not yet had the privilege of attending a Jewish synagogue, but I have on many occasions participated in Messianic Jewish assemblies (we always meet in our homes and shared a potluck meal). And since 2021 I attend every Sabbath (Saturday) a zoom fellowship and midrash of the Torah, haftorah and new testament each week. I have been a seeker of the truth my whole life, but started keeping the Sabbath in 2008 immediately the first time I heard that the Sabbath had not been changed to Sunday. By practicing each week, I learned little by little the best way for me to keep the Sabbath, guard the Sabbath and keep it Holy. Quite simply, no buying or selling or working or causing others to work on my behalf, because there are 6 days I can do all those things. Assembling with other "Sabbatarians" is a rich and satisfying enjoyment of the Sabbath. We love midrash and sometimes we go as long as 7 to 8 hours. It is a reward to the obedient. I'm so sorry you have zero understanding of this. You are quite a puzzle to me, sometimes you insist on being only literal, and then you switch to allegory.

You do not have to convert to Judaism to enjoy all that the LORD/Yeshua has provided through His commandments/covenant. I'm grateful to be called a Sabbatarian. I am also a member of the House of GOD/YHWH. I am a partaker of the Commonwealth of Israel. I am no longer a Gentile/of the nations because I am of the One Nation under YHWH/God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

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Isa_2:12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

Isa_13:6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

Isa_13:9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

Isa_34:8 For it is the day of the LORD'S vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.

Jer_46:10 For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.

Lam_2:22 Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the LORD'S anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.

Eze_13:5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.

Eze_30:3 For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.

Joe_1:15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

Joe_2:1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

Joe_2:11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

Joe_2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

Joe_3:14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

Amo_5:18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

Amo_5:20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

Oba_1:15 For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.

Zep_1:7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

Zep_1:8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD'S sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.

Zep_1:14 The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

Zep_1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

Zep_2:2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you.

Zep_2:3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.

Zec_14:1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

Mal_4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

Act_2:20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

1Th_5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

2Pe_3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Sunday is not the Lord's day. Sunday is a man-made tradition.

Mar 7:6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
Mar 7:7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Mar 7:8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

Mar 7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition/paradosis.

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From G3860; transmission, that is, (concretely) a precept; specifically the Jewish traditionary law: - ordinance, tradition.

The day of the Lord is about judgement. The Lord's day is about worship. They don't refer to the same thing.

There is only one reference to the "Lord's Day" by John in Revelation. It does not say anything about worship or a specific day of the week. You might want to check and see if that is a tradition or an oral teaching (not backed by the Word.)

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From G3860; transmission, that is, (concretely) a precept; specifically the Jewish traditionary law: - ordinance, tradition.

In the book of Acts, Christians began to gather on the first day of the week. I believe this is what the Revelation passage is speaking to. And none of this addresses the Sabbath which was fulfilled in Christ.