Helen, good job. As I understand it, there is no Christian Sabbath.
earlier, Helen, wrote:
>Hello Everyone,
>
>I was witnessing a discussion on a mailing list recently, about which day
>should be observed as the Lord's sabbath. Is it Saturday or is it
>Sunday.? I'll share with you a portion of a post, and then copy and paste
>my reply to it.
>For your edification in the Lord.
>Helen
>
>[Tom writes]
>Resting in the arms of the Lord is easy, yet the most difficult thing to
>do. Many cannot grasp the "simplicity" of Christ, so we go around
>establishing our "own" righteousness which has to do with OUR "personal"
>performance. So I see the observance of any Law in terms
>of obligation to "specifically" obey in order to achieve or maintain
>"right" standing with God as the incorrect way to approach God.
>
>[Helen replies]
>It is my understanding that the word "sabbath" means "rest". To those of
>us who believe in Jesus Christ and His finished work at Calvary, that
>sabbath rest is the Lord Himself!! If we are entered into Him by faith,
>then we are entered into that Sabbath.
>
>Heb. 4:3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I
>have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the
>works were finished from the foundation of the world.
>
>Heb 4:9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
>
>Heb 4:10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from
>his own works, as God did from his.
>
>It is also my understanding that the observance of a sabbath day was
>instituted under the Hebraic Law, given to the Jews to observe as obedience
>to God.
>
>We who are Gentile believers in Christ were *never* under that Law!
>
>Ga 3:23 But before faith came, we (Jews) were kept under the law, shut up
>unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
>Ga 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son,
>made of a woman, made under the law,
>Ga 4:5 To redeem them (Jews) that were under the law, that we (gentiles)
>might receive the adoption of sons.
>Ga 4:21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
>Ga 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
>
>So we who by faith have entered into that Sabbath rest who is Christ Jesus
>(the One who fulfilled all the Law: Mt 5:17 Think not that I am come to
>destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to
>fulfil.) we have ceased from our works to become righteous or to be
>pleasing to God, for Christ is our righteousness. Ro 10:4 For Christ is
>the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
> 1Co 1:30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto
>us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
>
>So if a believer in Christ Jesus understands that "keeping the Sabbath" is
>on the first day of the week and it is observed as "unto the Lord", and
>another believer understands that "keeping the Sabbath" is on the seventh
>day of the week and it is observed as "unto the Lord", and believe that
>their observance is a symbol of the Sabbath rest which is Christ Jesus
>Himself, then may there be Peace amongst them as they continue in their
>search for Truth, is my prayer.
John
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