7 Comments

1. Brenda says:

   September 11, 2009 at 8:24 pm

   I am convinced that the Sabbath Day is on a Saturday, but my husband says it’s on Sunday. Sunday was actually the day that Jesus was resurrected. But, the Bible and the Ten Commandments states: ” To keep the Sabbath Holy”.

   So How can I know for sure WHAT DAY IS the Sabbath day?
2. CKV27 says:

   September 22, 2009 at 11:40 pm

   Old Testament says it is on Saturday. That is part of the Law of God. You are right about that part. But when Jesus, the Son of God, came to live and died for us He fulfilled the Law. And, He was resurrected on the third day after His crucifixion (Sunday) as your husband said. Since He fulfilled the Law already we (Christians) celebrate the Sabbath Day (Sunday) as the symbol of His Resurrection. The Ten Commandments states “To Keep the Sabbath day Holy but Jesus fuilled the Law so that’s why his resurrection took place and that’s a Sunday in regards to His new way because he finished the work when he died and rose again.
3. Andy says:

   September 23, 2009 at 5:21 pm

   CKV27 has it, I think–the Old Testament Sabbath was the last day of the week, Saturday. But most Christians today worship on Sunday in acknowledgement of Jesus’ resurrection and the fulfillment of the law. I was doing some reading on this lately and found this essay on the Sabbath/Sunday issue helpful: http://www.kencollins.com/question-42.htm
4. puppaface says:

   September 24, 2009 at 11:45 am

   Why would GOD wright the Sabbth commandment Himself on a tabet of stone.
5. Andy says:

   September 24, 2009 at 2:28 pm

   Puppaface, God wrote the Sabbath commandment on the stone tablets because it was the law under which His people lived at the time. Christians today don’t deny the Sabbath teaching, but they feel it has been superseded by Jesus and the new covenant he offers us.
6. Roy Page says:

   October 12, 2009 at 1:40 pm

   Roy says:
   The New Covenant does not do away with the Sabbath, it just transfers the law of God into the hearts of his people instead of them being written on stone (Hebrews 8:10, 10:16). This gives people the ability to keep Gods commandments (Romans 3:31). You will finda lot of useful information about this here:
   http://www.logosapostolic.org/bible_study/RP208-SabbathDayCommandment.htm
7. Rkrejcir says:

   February 23, 2010 at 9:14 pm

   Some of what has been mention is not biblically correct…

   What is the Sabbath? This was a weekly celebration of rest and worship, lasting Friday evening through Saturday evening. Traditionally on the seventh day, the Sabbath was instituted at creation. This was done at the temple meeting (tent of the Ark) before the Temple of Solomon was built, and then centuries later in the temple of Solomon. It is a symbol of God’s sovereignty and Lordship (Ex. 20:8). It is also a reminder of the redemption to come for the people under the Law, the redemption that we now have in the work of Christ (Duet. 5:12).

   In John and Matthew, Jesus broke His Sabbath rest to help those in just need because God sent Him, the Savior, to heal humanity’s woes. The Law had strict guidelines pertaining to the Sabbath–how it was to be observed, and not violated. These laws were to lead the people to understand and know God as well as to keep the peace and not allow people to corrupt or ignore it. Unfortunately, the religious leaders corrupted it by adding so many countless, additional ordinances that the people were too tied down to the extra laws to ever look up and embrace God’s Lordship. These extra laws became restrictions and, ironically, violated God’s law and intent (Matt. 12: 1-8; John 5:1-29).

   The leaders in Jesus’ time hid behind their traditions, and as they continued to add countless regulations to the original Law, so the original Law became too distant to see. They created a barrier of traditions that prevented them and the people who followed them from ever seeing the One True God and His plan for them. Perhaps this originally was a wall of protection, a hedge to make sure no one accidently strayed into unrighteousness. But, it went from a position of piety to a position of legalism and hypocrisy. Let us not do this heinous act. They felt they were justified by their acts. We can come up with all kinds of ideas and arguments for why we should stay the way we are or think the way we always have. Yet, these ideas are persecutions to our Lord. These are ideas that keep us back from His plan and our continued growth in Him. They prevent us from being effective with others in our relationships and opportunities (Mark 7:8).

   In Colossians Paul confronted the early Christians were keeping the same festivals and religious observances for purposes of manipulation, seeking faith and assurance in them as well as placating spiritual beings. Some were adding in extras such as fasting on the Sabbath to prove one’s spiritual superiority. Paul tells them that they are now free from such bondage (Matt. 12: 1-8; Acts 20:7; Rom. 14:5-6; Col. 2:16-23)!

   Because Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath, He frees us from the bondage of legalism and false doctrines into the freedom of hope and rest (Col. 2:16-17). Jesus also frees us from the bondage that misguided, evil people place on others for personal gain. But, we must remove our attention and Will from such wrong paths, and place our focus upon Him. We must not see our traditions as a yoke to keep our eyes off His wonders and call. In a healthy church, we are to honor the past, but we are not to live in the past. We are to live in the present with our call and gifts, and take hold of His opportunities, serving and trusting in our Lord. We are to be in His freedom and rest, as He is the God of love and delight, not the God who burdens needlessly. And, we are to embrace the future and the wonders still to come (Psalm 55:22; Neh. 8:10; Isa. 40:29; Heb. 4:9)!