It is, in fact, the one thing that still stands when all else has fallen.
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because the law can only bring God’s ·anger [wrath]. But if there is no law, there is ·nothing to disobey [no transgression/violation; C the law points out sin (5:13),
but it cannot save from sin].
The law isn’t abolished… I’m just dead to it and alive to love
4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
Absolutely correct!
It's amazing, one verse and the whole notion that Christians must keep a Sabbath is reproved.
I like the way Paul used marriage as a metaphor. Just as the death of a partner releases one from the marriage vow, so does the death of Christ release us from the law. We are now free to pursue grace.
So 151 pages and 3020 posts to date and not a single scripture that proves Sunday or the first day of the week is "the Lords day" of Revelation 1:10.
How many times must you be shown this?
The first day of the week is resurrection day. It has nothing to do with the Sabbath. However, if it's necessary for you to believe that Christians have "replaced" the Sabbath with Resurrection Day in order for you to celebrate your Sabbath, then go for it! I would rather you believe that than have you stumble.
Where as proven in the OP Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath day (Matthew 12:8).
Jesus IS Lord 3rdAngel, EVEN of the Sabbath, not JUST on the Sabbath.
In other words, he is the Lord EVERY day, and not just one day out of the week.
Your arguments would be
far more credible if you could show our Christian Lord isn't Lord on Sunday or any other day but Saturday. If he's Lord only on the 7th day, but not other days then yes, I can absolutely see why you would claim God must be worshipped on the 7th day...and the 7th day only.
Actually Kenny you do if you think Gods 10 commandments are abolished. That is a teaching of lawlessness (without law) which is sin and a doctrine of devils.
That has been your claim
@3rdAngel, but 152 pages later and you have yet to show which Christian group(s) teach the commandments were abolished. A doctrinal statement from a well known, established church would do. At best, your argument, if there is one, is most likely attributed to a small portion of the Christian community.
According to the scriptures we are all saved by Gods grace that we receive through faith in Gods Word and their is nothing that we can to do earn Gods free gift of salvation because we have all sinned and broken Gods law and stand guilty before God of sin and death (see Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 3:9; 19; 23 and Romans 6:23.
If you know
we are saved by grace because we have all sinned, then what is the point of your post, except to boast about "keeping" a dubious version of the Sabbath?
If you could show that the Sabbath does a better job of saving then Jesus does, you may have one mighty powerful argument, but we're already 152 pages into this and no convincing argument has been made.
You may also want to show where the Sabbath is quoted to Gentiles in the New Testament. That seems to be missing too.
Romans 14 is not talking anywhere about the Sabbath. Romans 14 is talking about eating and not eating on days that men esteem over other day and judging others on this.
Of course Romans 14 is talking about the Sabbath! Let's look at verse 6 again:
"He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it"
Are you going to tell us you don't observe the 7th day to the Lord?
"He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks"
No matter which way you spell it, whether you observe or whether you eat, Romans 14 applies.
Also, it appears that you may have missed the forest for the trees here. Read the first verse again. Romans 14 is NOT simply talking about eating or not eating food on certain days. Food is simply given as an example. Romans 14 is talking about those who have weak faith.
"Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters." Romans 14:1
Given your replies and accusations of "lawlessness", I think that ship has sailed, but let's continue:
"One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind"
Will you now convince us you do no consider the Sabbath sacred? Perhaps more sacred pr special than another??
The point of Romans 14 is very clear. The more we rely on eating, the more we rely on our own works, the more we rely on special days, the less faith we show in the finished works of Jesus.
Relying on our own works shows weak faith, but those who rely on Jesus show a stronger faith. However, this does not mean we get to gloat over those whose faith is weaker, because it's not us that will make them stand, it is our Lord God, Jesus!
You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
So whether we keep the Sabbath or not, we will all stand before God's. I don't think any of us will have much to boast about then.
But there is good news:
Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.
Our master is Christ, and we cannot judge his servants as "lawless" because the judgement is his alone, and it is he, not the Sabbath, that will make us stand before God, even those who have stumbled or are weak in faith.
So we are dead to the law by the body of Christ, despite any number of pages or protestations claiming otherwise. We are cleansed by his blood, even when others call us dirty, and we live and have life, even if we die, because of his victory. I trust he died for me, that I might live, so I have no need to trust in a Sabbath. Others do, and I do not begrudge them. If keeping a Sabbath helps someone live in Christ, why should I complain?
Rather I would simply encourage them to live their lives, without fear of a missed or kept observance, and remain confident, as much as their faith allows them to, in the redemptive power of Christ.