Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: george@electro.com (George Reimer) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: the Sabbath Message-ID: Date: 28 Apr 91 22:20:30 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Electrohome Ltd., Kitchener, ON Lines: 73 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article tblake@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Thomas Blake) writes: >In article ROBERT@kontu.utu.fi (Robert W. Johnson) writes: >>The Sabbath day is something from the Old Testament law. In the Old Testament, >>man to be pleasing was require to keep the law. But in the New Testament, >>salvation is a matter of faith, not the keeping or rituals and ordances. >>... Wrong-o! The rituals and ordinaces, also known as the sacrifical law, was something that was added to the Old testament law ( Galatians 3 ) until the time of Christ's arrival as a man, at which time the sacrifical part would be completed by Christ Himself. ( Daniel 7? ) The law and the penalty of the Law still exists. To be saved you must endure to the end in the lifestyle which Christ set for us as an example. That lifestyle includes keeping the Sabbath . Not whenever either, but rather, according to God's word, on the seventh day of the week. There is absolutely no Biblical support for keeping it on any other day. > >I personally do not believe that keeping the Sabbath is the key to >Christian living. But I *do* believe that there is good reason to >celebrate the Sabbath whether you celebrate it on Saturday or Sunday. God give specific details that the sign of His people would be that they would keep His Sabbath commandment. Exodus 31. Not only that , but He commanded it to be kept forever! To be kept be whom, do you ask? By the Israelites! Not just the Jews, but all of the Israelites! ( ie. not just the Californians, but all of the Americans ) Who then are the Israelites that should keep it? The Israelites are the seed of Abraham. Who else is the seed of Abraham? Those who are Christs! ( Galatians ) > >First off, purely practical reasons, < rest, relaxation etc > >Secondly for religious reasons, < study stuff etc. > Though these benefits are true they are *not* the reason God gave us for establishing the Sabbath commandment. God said that the reason He made it was so that it would identify who His people are! > >God the Father taught us to take one day off in seven for our own good. >(Jesus said that the Sabbath was created for man, not man for the >Sabbath.) My parents taught me to brush my teeth every night before >going to bed for my own good. They never punished me for not doing it, >they just taught me to do it, and reminded me when I forgot. > "Tom, remember to brush your teeth before bed!" "Ah, mom, I don't wanna..." "If you don't Tom your teeth will rot right out of your mouth." "Oh..... Ok mom. I don't want that to happen. I'll brush." "Tom, remember to brush up and down." "Ah, mom, I don't wanna...." "If you don't Tom your teeth will rot right out of your mouth." "Oh..... Ok mom. I don't want that to happen. I'll brush up and down." "Tom, remember to floss." "Ah, mom........." God never said you had to either. He does say that if you do decide to keep His way of life, then there is a specfic way to do it. -- "I almost think that in certain cases yes, and in others, no....." George egroeG Reimer remieR