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Originally Posted by tthttf
That's just it. I am not judging you.
God Is.
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As soon as you write what you say or open up your mouth you are judging wrongly and condemning others based on your false interpretation of Scripture You once said that we are to keep the commandments but "especially the Sabbath." So then are you telling us that Sabbath is more important then you shall not murder or you shall not bear false wittness that will potentially destroy another mans life? Well, I can tell you that any one born of the Spirit is not commiting murder, stealing, bearing false wittness, and etc. against the commandments and yes God leads us to rest also but it is differant for all.
Jesus establishes the law which is spiritual within the hearts of those born of the Spirit but of the Sabbath you do not understand what it means under the New Covenant. Hence you reject New covenant teaching on the matter. If you are persuaded in your own heart what Sabbath to keep then good for you. I'm glad you get your rest as you will be a less cranky fellow to those around you!
A particular Sabbath day was under a Theocracy with the need for national unity and to whom both the covenants were entrusted. Besides being a day of rest many of the prophecys concerning Christ were centered around the Sabbaths, both regular and special Sabbaths to fullfil the mission of Christ and especially as to when He was crusified and resurrected. Do you keep these special Sabbaths? I think not!
Do you understand the differance between the law and the law contained in the temporary ordinances perculiar to Israel and to no other nation then or since?
Abraham the father of faith and of many nations was saved without even hearing the ten commandments. He did not keep the Sabbath law that was given to Israel because it was not yet given but he knew how to rest, as comman sense given by God instructs us to. He was justified and made righteous before the law was given. Even today many can not recite the ten commandment but they come to Christ anyways, are justified, made righteous and do by nature of the Spirit the things contained in the law and they too find rest but their Sabbaths are differant then yours or mine.
Sabbath day means rest. What's the beaf? Can't you let people rest when they can without telling them when too? New Testament teaching gives us freedom to call what day we want as Sabbath. This freedom you have too.
Should we shut down the hospitals, the electric grit, the transit system, food distrbution and let the crops rot in the field and a host of other things that effect the whole of society to serve the Sabbath to mankinds own destruction? I really don't think that God is the author of chaos but rather of order. Therefor He said, do not judge others concerning the Sabbath. It is way out of your leaque to do so.
It is far more important to feed the hungry, cloth the naked, take care of the fatherless, visit Christ in jail and preach the Good News of salvation then it is to quibble about the Sabbath.
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