The Lord's Day vs The Sabbath

Billymac, your position is obvious that we must rest on the 7th day, which I assume you mean to be Saturday.

The reason we don't do this anymore is because the Sabbath was the ceremonial sign of the Old Covenant. If you are part of the Old Covenant, you would need to obey the Sabbath law. However, if you are part of the Old Covenant, you are lost and still in your sins.

Christ instituted a New Covenant, a new law, etc. In the N.C., we have rest in our sabbath, Christ himself. Therefore, we celebrate the day he conquered sin and death.

This isn't manmade at all. This is biblical theology. I have nothing but pity for those who fail to grasp New Covenant truth.

 

Christ said the Sabbath was made for Man.....
The Sabbath was instituted at creation, not when the old covenant was made. Therefore, I'll do what God said.
Sunday worship was instituted by Constantine. Read history.

 

Sorry, but you are off here.

The sabbath was set aside at creation, but it was a sign of the Old Covenant.

Ever wonder why it never says anyone else rested on the sabbath prior to God requiring it in the Old Covenant? I don't.

I will also do what God says and not smack the New Covenant around in favor of the ministry of death (2 Cor. 3).

 

Christ is our Sabbath now.

 

Audra, that is what Hebrews 4 is about. I always encourage people to get their views from Scripture.

 

I was very excited to see this question posted. I asked the very same question to my pastor this week.

His response was this:

You ask a good question … about Sunday / Sabbath.

Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy … This has been long debated and argued for that matter. There are several answers for you. In the New Testament (NT) there are at least three references to the church gathering on the first day of the week: Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 16:2, and Revelation 1:10. The first day of the week was a remembrance of Jesus’ resurrection on the first day of the week. The early Christians called it “The Lord’s Day.” Acts 17:2 indicates that Paul continued to use the Sabbath as an opportunity for evangelism as he attended synagogue and preached Christ.

What becomes clear in the early church is that the Jews became increasingly intolerant of these Christians attending and speaking about Jesus. As they became excluded from the synagogues, they increasingly met on the first day of the week … the Lord’s Day … as an ongoing celebration of the resurrection.

Is this a violation of the Sabbath? Apparently not.

In Romans 14:5-8, Paul specifically deals with some issues of the law: eating meat and holy days. He says that as one is convicted in the heart to honor one particular day, we are not to challenge or be critical of this conviction. “Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.”

So, the Christian Church has settled on Sunday as the Day of the Lord, a day of remembrance of resurrection, and a day that serves as the day devoted to the Lord … to be kept and preserved as holy to the Lord.

 

The cycle is 7 days...forever. That has not changed.

 

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[ April 24, 2004, 01:56 PM: Message edited by: Dr. Bob Griffin ]

 

but its not wrong to worship on the sabbath or rest on the sabbath . God rested on sabbath. nor is it wrong to worship and rest on sunday