Psalm 119 - Love for God's Law

Do a study on that and you will find that speaks of certain unbelievers.

If Jesus had intended His followers to stop obeying the 10 Commandments, we would not have record of them obeying them after His death in Luke 23:54-56.

And yet... one of the 10 Commandments are NOT something New Testament believers are requited to follow and that is.... keeping Saturday sabbath.

NO where in the New Testament are any teachings found instructing Christians to keep Saturday sabbath as being a requirement for salvation. Not one verse teaches this.

Yes, and in the Book of Acts the Apostles had that big meeting t0 figure out if any of the old testament laws was required for Christians to follow and... they said nothing at all about Saturday sabbath.

None of the Apostles were led by the Lord to mention this in their writings... so the passage you are referring to is what the folks did under the Old Testament, not something required under the New Testament.

Paul plainly declared that no Christian should be “judged” (i.e., condemned) for failing to observe the Sabbath (Col. 2:16) — a statement that never would have been made if the law of Moses had been binding when the apostle penned his letter.

The evidence of the New Testament is decisive. The early Christians met on “the first day of the week” (Acts 20:7), indeed “every first day of the week” (1 Cor. 16:2). [Note: The Greek of 1 Corinthians 16:2 is kata mian sabbatou, literally, “on the first day of every week” — see: J.H. Thayer, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, Edinburgh: T.&T. Clark, 1958, p. 328).

There is no biblical case that can be made in defense of “Christian Sabbath-keeping” for today. Efforts to this end are exercises in theological futility. That proposition has the support of neither Scripture mandate nor apostolic precedent. There is no scriptural call to action in the New Testament for Christians to “Christian Sabbath-keeping”… Jesus Christ IS our Sabbath and those walking in the Spirit being born again have entered into Christ being translated from the world into the Kingdom of God’s Dear Son (Colossians 1:13).

Sundays - Why we Observe

Jesus arose upon the first day of the week.
Mark 16:2, Luke 24:1, John 20:1

Pentecost by Divine design always came on Sunday. (Lev. 23:15-16)
Acts 2

The church was established repentance and remission of sins first preached this Sunday in Acts 2 and they were added to the saved.
Acts 2

The early church met on the first day of the week for communion (or to have a meal together and fellowship while hearing Paul teach).
Acts 20:7

Early church offerings were directed to be done upon the first day of the week.
1 Corinthians 16:2

Colossians 2:16,17
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

Oh that all would realize that our Kingdom is headed by the New Jerusalem to come. What's more, if they would just learn exactly what the word, Israel, translates as.

It is not that staging ground on our maps of this age, kkbut it will be populated by true Jews, not those who say they are Jews but are not. Look and see what and why Leah named her begotten child Juday, which may be shortened to Jew

All who worship God (Yah(, in spirit and in truth are true Jews, not those who call themselves such and are not.

Israel means to rule with El. Judah is to praise God (Yah.)

Please correct this if it is untrue..

Once more, from Revelation, "Beware of those who say they are Jews but are not. They are a synagogue (assembly( of Satan." Stay away from such.

Should read Judah, name given by Leah.

The history of Israel is quite interesting. It's roots go back to Abraham's grandson, Jacob, whose name was changed by God to Israel:

Genesis 35:10

New King James Version

10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel shall be your name.” So He called his name Israel.

Israel's sons and two grandsons (Ephraim & Manasseh--sons of Joseph) became the twelve tribes of Israel, and those tribes were united under King David and King Solomon at the height of their power and prestige as a nation.

Unfortunately, the kingdom fell apart after Solomon, and the nation was separated into the Northern Kingdom called Israel and the Southern Kingdom called Judah (tribes of Judah and Benjamin). Israel fell into heavy idolatry as a nation and crumbled quite quickly, ultimately being conquered and hauled off to the north in Assyria. Judah had their ups and downs and lasted a little longer than Israel, but they were eventually conquered by the Babylonians due to unfaithfulness to God as well.

Interestingly, the tribes of Israel disappear from history (a lot of interesting theories out there on where they went and where they are now), but Judah and their diaspora throughout history has had a significant impact (Jesus is descended from Judah, and the modern day "Jews" compose the nation of Israel in Palestine).

As Christians, we share a spiritual heritage with Israel and Judah through Jesus Christ and our faith ties all the way back to Abraham, who is referred to by Paul as "...the father of us all" (Romans 4: 16).

So yes, brother, I am looking forward to being a citizen of that New Jerusalem in the future! God's promises to Abraham will reach their full climax there, a place where the children of faith and grace will dwell forever!

Interestingly, you're doing what so many do who are offended by the notion that Christians should obey God

Jesus never instructed His followers to keep Saturday sabbath... when He walked the earth He lived under the old covenant and as such He had to obey what was in place at that time.... but there are ZERO teachings inb the New Testament commanding we observe Saturday sabbath.

This all comes from the false doctrines of the 7th Day Adventist "church" starting with Ellen G White which does not even meet the biblical qualifications to be a minister of the Gospel!

Your argument has failed spectacularly seeing you cannot produce not even ONE scripture where the Lord Jesus or His teachings thru His Apostles... commands Christians to observe Saturday sabbath.

So, when is your next animal sacrifice anyhow?

But, one thing is sure, those that are going to live under the law, what Jesus has done at the Cross is of no effect unto them so they have fallen from grace!

Galatians 5:4-9
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

Galatians 4:9-11
But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

And sin is the breaking of the 10 Commandments.
1 Jn. 3:4

Read a good KJV, Jimmy.

Yes, and in the Book of Acts the Apostles had that big meeting t0 figure out if any of the old testament laws was required for Christians to follow and... they said nothing at all about Saturday sabbath.

None of the Apostles were led by the Lord to mention this in their writings... so the passage you are referring to is what the folks did under the Old Testament, not something required under the New Testament.

Paul plainly declared that no Christian should be “judged” (i.e., condemned) for failing to observe the Sabbath (Col. 2:16) — a statement that never would have been made if the law of Moses had been binding when the apostle penned his letter.

The evidence of the New Testament is decisive. The early Christians met on “the first day of the week” (Acts 20:7), indeed “every first day of the week” (1 Cor. 16:2). [Note: The Greek of 1 Corinthians 16:2 is kata mian sabbatou, literally, “on the first day of every week” — see: J.H. Thayer, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, Edinburgh: T.&T. Clark, 1958, p. 328).

There is no biblical case that can be made in defense of “Christian Sabbath-keeping” for today. Efforts to this end are exercises in theological futility. That proposition has the support of neither Scripture mandate nor apostolic precedent. There is no scriptural call to action in the New Testament for Christians to “Christian Sabbath-keeping”… Jesus Christ IS our Sabbath and those walking in the Spirit being born again have entered into Christ being translated from the world into the Kingdom of God’s Dear Son (Colossians 1:13).

Sundays - Why we Observe

Jesus arose upon the first day of the week.
Mark 16:2, Luke 24:1, John 20:1

Pentecost by Divine design always came on Sunday. (Lev. 23:15-16)
Acts 2

The church was established repentance and remission of sins first preached this Sunday in Acts 2 and they were added to the saved.
Acts 2

The early church met on the first day of the week for communion (or to have a meal together and fellowship while hearing Paul teach).
Acts 20:7

Early church offerings were directed to be done upon the first day of the week.
1 Corinthians 16:2

Colossians 2:16,17
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

Nobody but satanists sacrifice animals (or people) anymore, Jimmy.

Those ordinances ended at the Cross.
Eph. 2:15
Heb. 7:16
Heb. 9:10

And you are still expected to "strive against sin", Jimmy.
Heb. 12:4

And sin is the breaking of the 10 Commandments.
1 Jn. 3:4

Read a good KJV, Jimmy.

Absolutely nothing ended at the cross.

Absolutely nothing ended at the cross.

Well, something certainly ended.

"It is finished!"

It certainly wasn't the 10 Commandments, that Jesus declared are to be kept, just two verses after your Matt. 5:17 verse.

So... WHEN is your next animal sacrifice???

I mean if NOTHING has changed and we still be under the old testament... we better get busy keeping the law then right?

Christ did not disobey the law.

Jesus HAD to keep the law since He came to fulfill the law and He had to keep it with perfection.

Under the New Covenant... we are not taught or instructed to follow the Old Testament law.

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"I am Yours, save me..." (Ps. 119: 94) the psalmist crys out. That's a prayer worth repeating on a regular basis. And then, the climax of this psalm occurs for me:


Psalm 119:96-100

New King James Version

96 I have seen the consummation of all perfection,
But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

מ MEM

97 Oh, how I love Your law!
It is my meditation all the day.
98 You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies;
For they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my meditation.
100 I understand more than the [a]ancients,

I love the wording, "consummation of all perfection..." (v. 96). It's like perfection is unified in the poet's eye. Perhaps, above and beyond that, there is a union or oneness experienced with YHWH by that sincere striving for His commandments, which are "exceedingly broad" (v. 96).

He has to cry out, "Oh, how I love your law!" (v. 97). This is not, oh woe is me, I have to obey or I'll be punished. No, it is true love--a foretaste of what God desires to have with all of His creation and His children in particular.

God elevates me by the power of His Word. It is sad to see how troubled our world is today, yet all we have to do is repent and cry out to our Creator for redemption and salvation. I see all the bad news at work out there, but the good news, the gospel, is there to save me. That's the piece that is missing in this world--consummation with our Creator! The hand is extended; all I have to do is embrace it.

I remember sitting in several classes enjoying commentary from brilliant professors yet also being baffled by how ignorant they were about God and His Word. It's not like I was smarter than they were by any means, but the Holy Spirit gives us "more understanding than all my teachers" (v. 99). That is from my point of view, "teachers" from a secular perspective who are brilliant scholars in their field yet clueless about the big picture. If God and His Word are not the foundation for our education and lives on the whole, it's all ultimately vanity as the preacher says in Ecclesiastes.

If you'd have simply turned to Luke 23:54-56 in your Bible, any translation you like, you'd have saved yourself the inconvenience of having posted this.

It is exactly the evidence you just claimed does not exist in Scripture.

It is a passage that takes place after the Crucifixion, after Christ's death, when you claim Christ intended His followers to stop obeying the Sabbath.

"54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

If anybody would know what Christ expected of Christians, these people would know for certain.

Clearly, He expected us to keep the 10 Commandments.

All of them.

God's Word in all its various forms illuminates our paths as we walk with Him and journey towards the fullness of His Kingdom:

Psalm 119:105

King James Version

105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Although there is a lot of darkness associated with this life and world, Jesus and his Word provides the light I need to stay on the straight and narrow path to becoming more like Him and developing His character.

The light that shows me the way is hopefully shining within me brightly as well to be a light towards others, so they one day too can join me in this great quest to the New Jerusalem!

I desire to be taught continually from His Word--Jesus and the Bible.