Posts Tagged ‘Sabbath’
What Was Nailed to the Cross?
Text: Deuteronomy 4:1-14 I. I frequently run into odd ideas about the Old Law, especially when I bring up Colossians 2:13-15 A. Oh, most people will accept that Jesus’ death on the cross eliminated animal sacrifices, but they cannot believe all of the Old Testament came to an end. 1. “Surely you except the 10 commandments!” I…
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by Ethan R. Longhenry “Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work; but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy…
Read MoreIf God doesn’t change, then why not follow both testaments?
Question: I thought your God was the same as yesterday today and tomorrow: Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” So how can God have two wills, creating the Old and New Testament? That sounds more like a change to me. So if God is the same always, then you should be…
Read MoreDo the Sabbath and dietary laws remain because God doesn’t change?
Question: Hello, I just want to say thank you for having such a great site that people can go to with all kinds of questions and get answers. This is my first time here and I am very pleased. However, I didn’t see any of the articles mention clean and unclean food. You see I…
Read MoreCan you help me with some arguments from a Messianic Jew?
Question: I have a friend who was a Christian and recently left the Church of Christ to join a group of people who call themselves Messianic Jews. My friend, and many other people, were told by the person who they call the rabbi of that group that everyone in that group that their last names…
Read MoreThe Sabbath is mentioned more than the first day of the week, so isn’t that the day we should worship?
Question: I would like to say that you err on Sunday as God’s true Sabbath. The Sabbath is mentioned 60 times in the New Testament as to 7 to 8 times for the first day of the week, which none of the first day of the week is about worship. All 60 times on the…
Read MoreEntering His Rest
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/EnteringHisRest.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Hebrews 4:1-11 I. There are religious groups who argue that we are still under the Ten Commandments. In particular, the commandment to rest on the Sabbath Day A. One argument is based on Hebrews 4:9, which says there remains a Sabbath rest for God’s people. B. One person asked about it…
Read MoreWhy does Hebrews 4:9 speak of the Sabbath rest remaining if the Sabbath observance is no longer required?
Question: I read in your web site that we no longer follow the Sabbath, but in Hebrews 4:9 it saids, “There remains, then a Sabbath rest for the people of God” and then it continues “let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest so that no one will fall by following their example…
Read MoreWhich day is the Sabbath?
Question: Could you please tell me which day is the Sabbath? Answer: The Sabbath was a special day of rest under the Old Law. It referred to the seventh day, or last day, of the week. “Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the…
Read MoreIs Sunday the only day of worship or can we worship God any day?
Question: Is Sunday the only day of worship or can we worship God any day? I have read in the second chapter of the book of Acts, verse 46, that the Christians worshiped daily in the temple. Answer: “So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they…
Read MoreEllen G. White
by Jefferson David Tant Although there have been other proponents of observing the Sabbath day in modern times, Ellen G. White is the most prominent, as she is considered to be the founder of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. A full examination of her work would be the subject of another article, but there are…
Read MoreIf we are to keep all the commandments, shouldn’t this include Exodus 20?
Question: You mention keeping all of the commandments. Does that mean all as listed in Exodus 20? Answer: Keeping all of God’s commands include those that state: “Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah- not according to the covenant…
Read MoreWhat is the Christian’s Sabbath?
Question: In Hebrews chapter 4, where it talks about the Sabbath and all, if I’m right, the reason for the Sabbath is that it represents Christ. It foreshadows Christ’s kingdom that He is making for us with God, hence our rest or God’s rest. It’s a place, not an age, as others would claim. I…
Read MoreAren’t there more examples of Paul preaching on the Sabbath than on the first day of the week?
Question: You seem to be saying that Acts 20:7 shows that the disciples kept the first day of the week but I would like you to explain why in Acts 13:42-44; Acts 17:1-4; and Acts 18:1-4 that the Apostle Paul, along with the Jews and Gentiles, observed the Sabbath day more often than the first…
Read MoreWasn’t it just the special Sabbaths that were done away with in the New Testament?
Question: Now I been going through your site and notice that your teaching on the Bible’s teaching is mostly accurate. I have a Sabbath question: Regarding Galatians 4:10 and Colossians 2:14-17, I’m not going to lie, it seems like Jesus abolished or nailed it to the cross because it was no longer needed, which is true.…
Read MoreDoesn’t Isaiah 56:6-8 prove that God wanted non-Jews to keep the Sabbath?
Question: Now if the Sabbath was only for the nation of Israel, why does it say in Isaiah 56:6-8 that God wanted the strangers (non-Jews) to keep and observe His Sabbath along with the covenant besides the nation of Israel. Now think about it, if he wanted people outside the nation of Israel to observe…
Read MoreDoesn’t the observance of the Sabbath predate Israel?
Question: I read that response the only problem is that the Sabbath was instituted way before there were Jews and Gentiles, back in Genesis 2:1-2. Therefore, it wasn’t given just to the Israelites but to all humankind to enjoy and celebrate the creation of the Earth by God. I could be wrong, but were Adam…
Read MoreShouldn’t Saturday be the Lord’s Day?
Question: Why do most Christians call Sunday the Lord’s day? I was reading through a Bible and was surprised to find in Matthew 12:8 that Jesus Himself says…”For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” If Jesus says He is Lord of the Sabbath wouldn’t that make Sabbath — which was Saturday as…
Read MoreYou can’t be saved unless you become an Israelite
Question: You refer to Jeremiah 31:31 as a proof text to prove that it is no longer necessary to keep the Sabbath. Have you noticed who the New Covenant is made with? It is with the House of Israel and the House of Judah. Paul cites this in Hebrew 8:8 also. If you don’t belong…
Read MoreDidn’t the Christians in Troas worship on the Sabbath?
Question: You will realize that in Acts 20:7 the meeting and breaking of bread were done in the night, meaning, or if we may presume, that these people had been worshiping together on the Sabbath. Since we know that a day then started at sunset, so Paul did preach to them. just as we Christians…
Read MoreHow did Sabbath day worship get turned into Sunday worship?
Question: How did the Sabbath day (Saturday) when we worship together turn into Sunday? Can you tell me where it is in the catechism’s doctrine? I know a little about the Council of Trent but cannot find where this issue is addressed. Answer: The change in the day of worship came with the changes in…
Read MoreWhy did you use non-biblical sources in your answer on the Sabbath?
Question: I’m surprised that all your quotations about the observance of the sabbath are not biblical, so what is it you are trying to teach us? Can you kindly use the scriptures and not those the Holy Spirit denied being included in the Bible because of their contradictions? Answer: I’m assuming you are referring to…
Read MoreIs sex on the Sabbath a sin?
Question: Is sex on the Sabbath a sin? Answer: The Sabbath was the day of worship for the Israelites living under the Old Covenant. A part of the requirements for observing the Sabbath was the avoidance of work. “Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you. Six days…
Read MoreDoes God put more weight on moral law and less on ceremonial law?
Question: Thanks for taking the time to reply. Sorry about my first email; I know it was a bit full-on and probably not in the best tone. I grew up in churches of Christ and sometimes find it hard to understand the logic and get frustrated, bitter, etc. Your position makes sense to me and is…
Read MoreJesus and the Sabbath Law
by Walton Weaver From That They All May Be One: Studies on Unity, Freedom and Authority in the Body of Christ, pp. 90-93 Those who adopt this way of handling the word of God believe that the law of love gives them the “right” to exalt love above God’s law and to act on their own…
Read MoreWere the Colossians being told not to worry about being condemned for keeping the Sabbath?
Question: Colossians 2:16 is a famous verse that people use to justify eating unclean meats and not keeping the holy days and the Sabbath. What most do not think about is: the people of Colosse were new Gentile converts and they were concerned about those around them judging them for doing these things. This is positive proof that…
Read MoreDoes “remember the Sabbath” imply prior observance?
Question: Does “remember the Sabbath day” imply that the Sabbath day was observed prior to the giving of the Ten Commandments? Answer: The Sabbath day was observed prior to the giving of the Law. When God gave the Israelites manna, He told them to gather the manna for six days, but not to gather on…
Read MoreYou only worship on Sunday because Constantine changed the day of worship
Question: It seems to me that you would find any mention of the first day of the week and anything that happened on that day is used to support the idea of worshiping on Sunday. Mainstream Christianity worships on Sunday only because the Roman Catholic Church and Emperor Constantine changed the day of worship to…
Read MoreActs 20:7 doesn’t speak of worship, does it?
Question: Acts 20:7 says nothing about worship, rest, or the Sabbath, let alone indicating it was a new commandment to worship on that day. Answer: “Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until…
Read MoreHow can the Sabbath be moved when Christ said he did not come to destroy the law?
Question: Christ did not come to destroy the law but to magnify it. He magnified the law from the letter of the law to the spirit of the law by saying to lust after a woman in one’s mind is equivalent to adultery. But in magnifying the law how can the Sabbath be moved from…
Read MoreSince Jesus said to keep the commandments, shouldn’t we keep the Sabbath?
Question: Christ was asked in the Bible, “Lord, what must I do to enter the kingdom of Heaven?” Christ replied, “keep the commandments” and named a few of them. Since keeping the Sabbath was one of them, shouldn’t we keep the Sabbath today? Answer: You are referring to the question asked by the rich young…
Read MoreNotes on the Ten Commandments
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.” Repeated in the New Testament: Matthew 4:10; Acts 17:16; Romans 1:25; I Corinthians 8:4-6; Philippians 3:19; Colossians 2:18; Revelation 19:10; 22:9 “You shall not make for…
Read MoreThe Origins of the Seventh-Day Adventists: Also Known as the Adventist-Millerite Movement
by Jerry Blount Today many religious groups can trace their roots back to the activities of a New York farmer named William Miller (1782-1849). After fighting in the War of 1812, he then began farming in upstate New York. In 1818 he converted from Deism to become a Baptist preacher. “I saw that the Bible…
Read MoreHow important is the Sabbath day?
Question: How important is the Sabbath day (Saturday)? Is it something that we have to do? Thanks for the help. Answer: Ever since the covenant changed with the death of Jesus, the observance of the Sabbath has ceased to be a requirement. The law brought down from Mt. Sinai by Moses, which included the laws…
Read MoreWhy do Christians worship on Sunday instead of Saturday?
Question: The tenth commandment clearly states that the Sabbath should be kept on the seventh day and we know through the Jewish people that the seventh day of the calendar is Saturday on the Roman calendar. Also, note that in the Spanish language the word for Saturday is “sabado” and not that in the English…
Read MoreDo the Ten Commandments apply to Christians?
Question: If we, as Christians, no longer follow the laws of the Old Testament, does that also apply to the Ten Commandments? Answer: People today tend to look at the Ten Commandments as an entity separate from the Mosaical Law. Yet, these ten commandments were the prelude to the body of laws Moses brought down…
Read MoreThe Christian’s Sabbath
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton based on an ad by Floyd Chappelear Some people teach that the Ten Commandments are a set of permanent laws established by God at the creation of the world. They believe that Christians are still supposed to be in obedience to these laws, including the law of observing the Sabbath on…
Read MoreObserving the Sabbath
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton The first mention of the Sabbath day appears in Exodus 16. It is true that God rested on the seventh day after creating the world in six days. However, in the nearly 3,000-year record which was given in Genesis, there is no mention of mankind observing a Sabbath day. In fact,…
Read MoreWhy were the Ten Commandments written on stone and the ceremonial laws written on paper scrolls?
Question: Why did God write the Ten Commandments with His own finger on stone? And why did He allow Moses to write the ceremonial laws on paper scrolls? Answer: Peter instructed Christians, “Whoever speaks, let him speak, as it were, the utterances of God.” (I Peter 4:11) As a teacher of God’s word, I am…
Read MoreAnswering the Sabbatarian
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Colossians 2:8-23 I. Though only a minority, there are several denominations who believe that worship should take place on the Sabbath – the seventh day of the week A. Those adhering to the ideas that the Sabbath day regulations of the Old Testament should be keep today are very vocal B. Let…
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