I posted this on another forum, but thought it also fit here.
What Is required in keeping the Sabbath according to Mosaic Law:
1. No work done at all (Ex. 20: 10; Lev. 23: 3; Jer. 17:21-22). No watering the lawn, no working in the yard, no hobbies, no surfing, no fixing flat tires, etc. By law if a person did not stop all types of activity in honor of the Sabbath, he was breaking the law. In Numbers 15:32-36 a man was caught collecting sticks on the Sabbath, and he received a rock concert from the people he knew.
2 No kindling of a fire (Ex. 35:3). No fellowship cookouts or barbecues. You can't go into a restaurant and get a hamburger that's been flame broiled, you can't cook eggs, or pancakes in the morning because you'd be kindling a fire for cooking. To drive a car would be to "kindle a fire" In the combustion chamber of your engine.
3. No traveling (Ex. 16:29). Later the Jews added to this law, allowing only a half mile of travel on the Sabbath which we see observed in the NT. But the pure law says "stay at home." Actually, If you kept this part of the law, you could not travel to your church gathering unless it was less than one-quarter mile away from home. If you had an emergency you could not drive to the hospital.
4. No trading (Amos 8:5). If you happened to need gas to get to church service, you could not "trade" money for gasoline. You would not be allowed to buy a cassette tape of that morning's message or a book at the store. There is to be No exchanging of money for goods. If you worked with stocks and you needed to sell you couldn’t.
5. No marketing (Neh. 10:31; 13:15,19). Make sure you do no shopping whatsoever. You can't buy any ice cream for dessert after dinner or anything else. If you run out of food or drink at home you can’t go out to purchase any, you can’t even by a stick of gum.
6."... a holy assembly with double the daily offering along with the other offerings. In other words, you are to give twice as much on the Sabbath (Num. 28:9).Do we practiced this today In compliance with Old Testament law. Do Sabbatarian's really practice the law? I have yet to see people go to Shabbat and give twice as much each week.
7. New showbread In the holy place (Lev. 24:. Of course this cannot be done today since there is no temple, so this part of the Sabbath cannot be followed by the church. The fact Is the Sabbath was not made for the gentiles, but for the Jews and their generations Ex. 31:12-17). It's a law given between God and the Jews.
8.The last part of the requirements for keeping the Sabbath day law Is the penalty for breaking It. DEATH
Of course you have followed all of this, right? Because if you just miss one the penalty is DEATH!
Those who worship on Saturday are not actually keeping God's command for the Sabbath, because they break the letter of the law. Especially when they try to lay guilt upon others for not keeping the Sabbath. Many say we are observing it by the Spirit of the law and then reinterpret it the way they want to. Either they practice by the letter which it is written in or they should admit to not upholding it correctly. When someone forces their practice upon others without upholding it themselves it then becomes legalism, and is hypocritical to say the least. Jesus dealt with the Pharisees, of whom he said, "they tie up heavy loads and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.' (Matt. 23:4) Those who seek to lay guilt on others for not keeping the Sabbath are practicing modern-day Pharsaism. They break the Sabbath themselves, but are ignorant of the laws requirements in the word of God. They become something they would certainly want to avoid.
Grace killers.
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So what is the point??? Can the ones under Grace now commit adultery? Is that what you are saying?? Kill?, Steal?, It seems that every denomination of today have 'the supper LEGAL LEGALISTS in them too? Check most on here perhaps??
True FAITH is now different after the cross?? Is that what you are saying? Heb.11:13 says that these [ALL died in FAITH!] That mean saved by GRACE! Try Rom. 3:31.
These are the ones that the Master (mine) says... [IF] ye love me keep my commandments, too. Personally, as for me? I DO LOVE HIM! And if He tells me to do so, there must be a way provided, huh? or does GRACE do away with His Everlasting Gospel [provisions], you know, the Words of inspiration written by Paul that ... "I can do ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENETH ME". Phil. 4:13?? Of course it is conditional of ones willingness to do so, huh,? The Holy Spirit only LEADS one to obey. See Rom. 8:14. Or Acts 5:32.
But it seems like a very 'sick love' to deny the Power OF CHRIST, that is seen again by Christ speaking Paul,
saying.. ".. [MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR THEE], [FOR MY STRENGTH IS MADE PERFECT IN WEAKNESS]," 2 Cor. 12:9.
Well, is it or is it not? It cannot be both ways! You know as well as I know what James penned about a FAITH that is d-e-a-d!?
And I trust that you also already know that Christ came to magnify HIS LAW AND MAKE IT HONORABLE. (HIS 'EPISTLE' of 2 Cor. 3:3) See Isa. 42:21. You know? the 'lust' & the 'hate' thing of already commiting adultery, or already being a murderer? But you believe that you cannot be held accountable for these MAGNIFIED sins because of Grace, right?
Or is it just the 7th day Sabbath of the forth commandment that you are under grace to trample on?
'Under Grace Killers'
That is not to appealing to the Everlasting Gospel 'me' thinks
. Try Heb. 6:6!
Whatever??? Have it your way! See Obad. 16.
---John
