As Christians today are we called to celebrate the Sabbath (Saturday)?

[gnomonist]

Whatever day you celebrate as the Lord's Day you celebrate it unto the Lord for all days are the same to Him.

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Let me throw a thought out to you.  As noble as that statement is, do you think the ancient Israelites could also celebrate each and every day with the Lord Yahweh? I think so.  After all, there was a morning and evening offering.  Yet....... in spite of that fact, they still were required to keep the weekly Sabbath nonetheless, and gather 3 times yearly for the feasts.

 

Again, I won't judge Christians as a whole how to keep the feasts, as certainly Yahweh does not expect sacrifice and ritual, all which were shadows of Christ.  Nevertheless, the days were still days to meet with the Lord, and today one can gain an immeasurable handle on prophecy if they know about these feasts, something I find the average Christian woefully ignorant on, and this is a disgrace to celebrate other holidays that were Christianized, and then not know those which the Lord put here for a reason. Can we at least celebrate with fellow Jews with a joyful heart and say a prayer on these days thanking the Lord for his Word?

[Littlelambseativy]

Whatever day you celebrate as the Lord's Day or Sabbath you celebrate it unto Him for He created all days and they are equal in His sight it is only man who chooses to dictate days for worship today. I would think that the reason Sunday is chosen is because it is the day the Jesus rose from the dead victorious.

[gnomonist]

Whatever day you celebrate as the Lord's Day or Sabbath you celebrate it unto Him for He created all days and they are equal in His sight it is only man who chooses to dictate days for worship today. I would think that the reason Sunday is chosen is because it is the day the Jesus rose from the dead victorious.

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Let me shed just a little more light on that day.  Actually, by our time reckoning he arose late Saturday.  But even if we consider that as the start of another Jewish Day, the day you mentioned in question is called firstfruits, and was the "morrow after the Sabbath" during Passover week.  So, the OT already prophesied the resurrection in the feasts.  This does not, of course, justify keeping it weekly, but at the appointed time only.  This is man's invention to keep a weekly Sunday.

 

So you are right.  Man dictates what days to worship, and objectively speaking, I see that dictate as Sunday.  To claim the reason for that is the resurrection IMO is rationalization. If we want to stay biblical, I would stay with the Sabbath.

 

For a side note and educational purposes here, read this article about rationalization:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationalization_%28making_excuses%29

[angels4u]

As Christians today are we called to celebrate the Sabbath (Saturday)?

 

 

I celebrate Sabbath everyday by resting in the finished work Jesus did,He died for my sins so I may live forever,He is my resting place.

[GoldenEagle]

As Christians today are we called to celebrate the Sabbath (Saturday)?

 

For clarification I believe that the Sabbath was made for the Jews. I believe Gentiles do not need to celebrate the Sabbath. I believe as others have said that our worship of God should be a daily practice.

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God bless,

GE

[GoldenEagle]

rom 14:5 One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.

 

I understand this to be an item of Christian freedom.

 

I agree. I think there's freedom in Christ to celebrate by gathering for worship whatever day people are lead. I have many friends who participate in churches that have services Friday, Saturday, Sunday - some even have services during the week.

[GoldenEagle]

In Acts we are given what part of the Jewish law we should follow...

 

¹⁹ “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. ²⁰ Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood.

 

I see nothing about the Sabbath

 

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I think this is an excellent point JDavis

 

Acts 15:27-29 also speaks of this... The Apostles through the guidance of the Holy Spirit laid on Gentiles at the council of Jerusalem no greater burden than to abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. Notice there is no mention of Sabbaths, festivals, or new moons. I wonder why that is? Would the Holy Spirit change this direction?

 

 

Acts 15:27-29

²⁷ We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who will also report the same things by word of mouth. ²⁸ For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: ²⁹ that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well.

 

God bless,

GE

[GoldenEagle]

 

As Christians today are we called to celebrate the Sabbath (Saturday)?

 

 

You decide.

 

 

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,

“You shall not commit adultery,”

“You shall not murder,”

“You shall not steal,”

“You shall not bear false witness,” 

“You shall not covet,”

and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

 

10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

 

 

Good passage and reminder brother.

[GoldenEagle]

 

As Christians today are we called to celebrate the Sabbath (Saturday)?

 

No.

 

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the Sabbath can no longer be kept as it was biblically mandated.

anything less than the standard God set forth concerning a Holy Day should be considered sacrilege.

 

i have personally dealt with this and ministered to others about it as well.

Jesus Christ is the Lord of the Sabbath and our rest is now in Him, daily.

there is no longer Jew nor Gentile in Christ Jesus.

 

we should keep in mind that certain brethren claim that keeping the Sabbath is not a burden, and they do so out of love for God.  i have no problems with this view, although i do pray for them.

the issues arise when someone declares condemnation and professes that it is enforceable by the scriptures, when this is simply not true.  i pray for them too, but they must be rebuked.

 

 

Yes! This in bold! It is for freedom that Christ set us free. I think sometimes people confuse personal convictions with Biblical truth.

 

God bless,

GE

[GoldenEagle]

Whatever day you celebrate as the Lord's Day you celebrate it unto the Lord for all days are the same to Him.

 

 

Whatever day you celebrate as the Lord's Day or Sabbath you celebrate it unto Him for He created all days and they are equal in His sight it is only man who chooses to dictate days for worship today. I would think that the reason Sunday is chosen is because it is the day the Jesus rose from the dead victorious.

 

I agree sister!