An argument for a Sabbath Commandment today, is that it was a spiritual commandment for strengthening the inner man for the next week of labor. It was commanded solely for the purpose of worship.
This is a pseudo-spiritualizing of a carnal commandment, that had nothing to do with the inner man.
Neither oxen nor land have an inner man to strengthen.
And the inner man is only strengthened by worship of God in the Spirit, which has nothing to do with the physical activity of the body.
The Sabbath commandment was a carnal commandment, i.e. outwardly physical, having to do with working the job only. It had nothing to do with a certain day for worship, since it did not include war, travel, and other daily things in mortal life, including emergencies.
It was first commanded to test the people of Israel, about whether they would obey the Lord in gathering of manna: it was therefore first an outward test of obedience to the letter of the law, The children of Israel had plenty of days to worship the Lord with the newly made worldly sanctuary when not travelling.
And the sons of God in Christ Jesus are to worship the Lord at all times in Spirit and in truth.
This spiritualizing of a carnal commandment seeks to justify it as a law of the Spirit of Christ, rather than only a shadow of Christ to come.
Sabbath commanders are still carnal, and seek justification as by law of their own making.
But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone.
Their Sabbath is spiritual in word and tongue only, not in deed and in truth.
There is no Sabbath commandment for God's people today, neither for their cattle and land, It is now a good principle of Scripture only, along with eating of foods, types of clothings, drinks, and days of physical rest.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.
This is a pseudo-spiritualizing of a carnal commandment, that had nothing to do with the inner man.
Neither oxen nor land have an inner man to strengthen.
And the inner man is only strengthened by worship of God in the Spirit, which has nothing to do with the physical activity of the body.
The Sabbath commandment was a carnal commandment, i.e. outwardly physical, having to do with working the job only. It had nothing to do with a certain day for worship, since it did not include war, travel, and other daily things in mortal life, including emergencies.
It was first commanded to test the people of Israel, about whether they would obey the Lord in gathering of manna: it was therefore first an outward test of obedience to the letter of the law, The children of Israel had plenty of days to worship the Lord with the newly made worldly sanctuary when not travelling.
And the sons of God in Christ Jesus are to worship the Lord at all times in Spirit and in truth.
This spiritualizing of a carnal commandment seeks to justify it as a law of the Spirit of Christ, rather than only a shadow of Christ to come.
Sabbath commanders are still carnal, and seek justification as by law of their own making.
But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone.
Their Sabbath is spiritual in word and tongue only, not in deed and in truth.
There is no Sabbath commandment for God's people today, neither for their cattle and land, It is now a good principle of Scripture only, along with eating of foods, types of clothings, drinks, and days of physical rest.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.
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