Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!seismo!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: rvp@softserver.canberra.edu.au (Rey Paulo) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: the Sabbath Message-ID: Date: 23 May 91 00:59:17 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Canberra Lines: 75 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article tblake@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Thomas Blake, Hi Tom!) writes: > >Well, Jesus was crucified dead and buried on Friday. We are agreed on >that right? If he rose on the third day, it couldn't have been >Saturday! But, let's check the Gospels... > >Matthew 28:1 > After the Sabbath, as Sunday morning was dawning, Mary Magdalene and >the other Mary went to look at the tomb. ... (TEV) > >Mark 16:2 > ...Very early on Sunday morning, at sunrise, they went to the tomb. >... (TEV) > >Luke 24:1 > Very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, carrying the >spices they had prepared. ... (TEV) > >John 20:1 > Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magalene went >to the tomb and saw that the stone had been taken away from the >entrance. ... (TEV) > Agreed on all the above Tom. No problem. However, I got the impression from you that you presume that all the events in John 20, occured chronologically as recorded. Such understanding doesn't quite make sense to me because the Sunday evening as recorded in John 20:19 obviously refers to our Saturday evening. I say obvious because we are using the Jewish reckoning of day here. The likelihood that they used the present method of reckoning day which starts at midnight is highly improbable. You mention that some christians keep the Sabbath to glorify the LORD while other keep Sunday to glorify the LORD. This is fine with me. But my question is by keeping Sunday as a replacement of Saturday, is the LORD glorified or happy about it? We only have to conjecture here anyway, but experiences of Israel are somewhat certain that HE is not. > >There are many practices of the early Jews which we no longer practice. >(I've pointed out a few in previous postings.) One of my favorites >deals not with the seventh day, but the seventh year. In the seventh >year, the Israelites were to let the fields rest. In the sixth year, >the fields would produce enough for both years. > Unless you can show that the seventh year is the same in essence as the weekly Sabbath. >Jesus tells us that the two greatest commandments are >to love the Lord your God with all you heart, and all your soul, and all >your mind and strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. These >are the keys to the law. You show your love for God by keeping the Tom, if you look at the 10 commandments and summarize them, it is exactly what Jesus mentioned. The 2 greatest commandments as above would cause anyone believing in these 2 commandments to keep the 10 commandments. Commandments (1-4) relate to loving GOD, while commandments 5-10 relate to loving your neighbours. >Sabbath on the seventh day. I commend you. I show my love for God by >keeping the Sabbath on Sunday. Will you condemn me? I personally don't >feel that God will, but if he does, at least I'll be in great company. > No Tom, I don't condemn you. What I want to do is to share with you the idea that keeping Sunday in place of the Sabbath is not, I believe, correct. -- Rey V. Paulo | Internet: rvp@csc.canberra.edu.au University of Canberra | I am not bound to please thee with my answer. AUSTRALIA | -Shylock, in "The Merchant of Venice" ------------------------------+----------------------------------------------