Randolf Kane

ya know, maybe i have the wrong impression of what ya'lls interpretation of keeping the sabbath is. if your idea of keeping the sabbath is having a day set aside to spend in fellowship and worship, i think the majority of us here do go to church. but that certainly isn't the biblical application of keeping the sabbath.... which of course is to do no work, cook no food, wash no laundry, mop no floors, buy nothing, sell nothing, and stay within however many yards from your own front door the hebrews were required to remain in. most people violate the sabbath law just in travelling the distance it takes to go to church. and anyone who teaches sunday school, runs the sound board, sings on the worship team, oversees the nursery, delivers a sermon, etc., is absolutely violating the sabbath law. if by keeping the sabbath, ya'll mean just having a day of rest, there again, the majority of people here do not work 7 days a week! most enjoy at least one, usually 2 or even 3, days of rest each week. if by keeping the sabbath, you mean to have a day off from work in which you worship, fellowship, and/or spend time in communion with God, then the majority here probably also do that. but according to the biblical definition of keeping the sabbath, we are not required, and many scriptures have been provided for that. by the way... keeping the sabbath isn't about doing it out of love for God. the sabbath wasn't created for God's benefit. it was created for ours. (that's in the second chapter of mark if anyone's curious.) randolf, it's nice to meet you. please recognize and understand that this is a forum for freely exchanging thoughts, ideas, etc. nobody hear is in a teaching position, and no woman here violates the biblical principal of not teaching men or of not having authority over a man... because none of us have any authority over any you guys, and we aren't your teachers. but if a woman should ever happen to say something that you might happen to learn from, you would certainly not be in sin.

the point is (and the question was) the sabbath was a command given to the jews, not to the gentiles. once Christ came and died on the cross and was resurrected, He fulfilled the law. we are not required to obey the sabbath, and there's not a single one of us who do... because if we do, then we have to observe every single bit of the sabbath law, as fez said. and this isn't just about gentiles, it applies also to any believer in Christ Jesus, jew or gentile alike. the only commandment we are now required to obey in that sense is the one to love God and one another. that command covers all of the 10 commandments aside from the sabbath. romans 13: 8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments,

But Paul didn't use the word "Sabbath" He just simply said observing days, in a chapter that the whole context is eating meat or not. "Fasting days" seems to fit to me a little better seeing how big of an issue this would have been. I am very sorry you are quite right the word sabbath is not used I do not know why I said it was. This still makes no change to this segment of scripture. I will grant you that the whole chapter was about eating meat but why the sudden change in that passage to include days to the Lord may be it is saying one person eats meat on one day a week and another eats meat on all days but it doesn't.even though the principal applied to it says it does and that is quite right. Taking the principal of days of observance whether it be meat or the Sabbath by saying one person places one day above another and another treats each day as all others including the day of observance the Sabbath. The same also can be said for verse 10 and 11 in principal although the chapter is talking about meat these verses tell me it is wrong to judge my brother unfairly about anything........... 10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.11 For it is written: " As I live, says the LORD, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God." Although talking on meat and I must not Judge whether my brother eats it or not it is the same for and Days someone places over another In fact it is the same for anything I must not judge my brother unfairly on anything. For me I observe one day as all others whether in eating meat or going to Church Visiting friends or a Sabbath every day to me is the same every day to me is a Sabbath because I observe the Lords rest every day of my life spiritually. By becoming a Believer in Christ I have entered into Gods rest.! Still waiting for the final day of rest when I enter on the Lords coming God Willing.For me, now I have made right my poor error, that is the last words I have to say on the matter. I do not understand why you wrote those other scriptures below your quite fair admonishment though. Again I am sorry for that bad mistake about the word Sabbath being used in Romans 14 but thank you for bringing it to my attention. Thanks

One day our eyes will be opened to the truth and it is easy to make the bible say what we want to and I am not exempting myself from that statement either. We are mere Human with all frailties and sometimes I am too human coupled with the mistakes.. But in regard to the Sabbath being done away with is a resounding Yes otherwise we would still be partially under the old law that was found wanting. Something man had a trouble keeping up with. In Romans 14 while Paul was talking about food he also made it very clear by using the word Sabbath. If it did not apply to the Sabbath also why even bring that point up? The reason he did was because it went with the old Law. The same scripture in Romans 14 also shows it as no big deal and while I choose to view one day as all others, should another choose to observe the Sabbath it is not my right to disagree with them because they chose to observe one day above all others. All we are told which ever it is you do, be fully convinced in your own mind. It is funny this subject came up I was having problems putting together my first blog ever and have just finished writing the first 3 posts and if you believe in dumb luck or like me perhaps I was guided by the spirit I have just finished an article on whether Christians should obey the Sabbath The Blog address is in my signature below. Feel free to comment on anything even when I make mistakes and as I said before Mistakes are easy for me