GerhardEbersoehn
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The Old Covenant was man's chance to obtain righteousness by the deeds of the law. failing that, it is God's turn.
I believe NONE of this!
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The Old Covenant was man's chance to obtain righteousness by the deeds of the law. failing that, it is God's turn.
So for christians to be guiltless for profaning the sabbath day, shows God's victory in that we are His people by faith in Jesus Christ. That is His glory.
Explain why none of the seven churches in Revelation was admonished in the prophesied latter days for not keeping the sabbath day when it is so prevalent today? Even the 2 churches that were "good", neither one was praised for keeping the sabbath day.
No she just doesnt like listening to garbage that can undermine her walk with God, , this bitScriptural position that the 7th day Sabbath rest is for believers today.
Collins says 'defer' is to yield to, so I don't know what '~defer from sabbath day keepers under the Old Covenant~' is.
And since when or how does '~By faith in Jesus Christ~' mean '~not ... keeping the sabbath day~'? "IF JESUS GAVE THEM REST keeping the Sabbath Day THEREFORE remains for the People of God." THERE is God's New Testament and New and Everlasting Covenant Sabbath Day!
So HOW "did Jesus give them Rest"? "God, by raising Christ from the dead ... gave HIM to the Church as Head."
I believe NONE of this!
They are New Testament holy days. You misunderstand Colossians 2.If you are suggesting or have in mind Colossians 2:16-17, these verses are Old Testament rituals!
NO! For God's victory and forgiveness, believers are forgiven their guilt for profaning the Sabbath Day -- just like they are forgiven their guilt for profaning any other Commandment, so that nothing than their forgiveness through God's Victory for Christ's sake by the Power of his Resurrection which is God's Glory, '~shows~' that they are "the People of God FOR (whom) keeping the Sabbath Rest Day remains" both privilege and duty '~by faith in Jesus Christ~'.
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If you don't like the Sabbath or keeping or believing the Sabbath, no one can tell you not to. 'It is your choice' as they say. Just don't try base your dislike or whatever on the Scriptures; it does not work that way and does not look good.
Why would any congregations be made a fuss of for having kept the Sabbath? It was the universal 'in' thing.
Collins says 'defer' is to yield to, so I don't know what '~defer from sabbath day keepers under the Old Covenant~' is.
I already addressed this.Explain why none of the seven churches in Revelation was admonished in the prophesied latter days for not keeping the sabbath day when it is so prevalent today? Even the 2 churches that were "good", neither one was praised for keeping the sabbath day.
Point is; for converted Jews that are supposed to stone to death those profaning the sabbath, there has to be something written for future generations of believers and converted Jews into not stoning christians to death under the New Covenant for profaning the sabbath.
Sabbath keepers are YHWH's people by faith in Yeshua as well. I don't boast about my Sabbath keeping. I educate others as to why NC believers should be keeping it.I am not in rebellion when I recognize why Jesus Christ in me, has me guiltless for profaning the sabbath day. I recognize that I am His people by faith in Jesus Christ; not by keeping the sabbath day wherein men can boast and have boasted in exalting themselves over other christians.
There is no such thing as a rapture. All will be resurrected from the dead, but that is a topic for another thread.If no flesh shall glory in His Presence, then how can a self proclaimed sabbath day keeper be raptured?
You sound just like those deceived believers who were so fearful of being persecuted like the Jews were that they abandoned any appearance of being like a Jew by forsaking the Sabbaths and Feasts and eating unclean animal flesh.And how can christian Jews tell themselves apart from non-christian Jews if they both keep the sabbath day? How can they be a witness of the New Covenant if there is no difference from the Old Covenant in appearance when non-christian Jews keep the sabbath day to obtain salvation? In the eyes of the non-christian Jews, the faith of christian Jews in Jesus Christ that they are saved apart from the law is null and void when they believe they have to keep the sabbath day as they do to avoid sinning against God.
Only in the eyes of people like you who refuse to obey YHWH's laws.Romans 3:26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. 27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
For the Gentiles to keep the law of the sabbath as the Jews are doing under the Old Covenant gives a doubting testimony of them being saved by faith in Jesus Christ apart from the law.
We know a Jew converted by his confession that Yeshua the Messiah is his Master and Savior and by his public baptism. Obeying YHWH's commandments is simply one of the fruits of that salvation by faith in Yeshua.It is one thing not to do evil but keeping the sabbath day was what separated the Jews from representing God under the Old Covenant to the world in what they had to do in order to obtain salvation by as His people. That can never be under the New Covenant, because then how can any one know if a Jew truly converted or not to resting in Him that they are saved by faith in Jesus Christ?
I don't excommunicate or shun anyone unless the church agrees (Matthew 18).I don't answer to self-appointed, putative little popes excommunicating and incarcerating by shunning members of the Body of Christ's Own. To call such revilement of one's equals in everything in sin, a '~judicial system under the NC~', is nothing short of blasphemous audacity.
I already addressed this.
Heb 10:30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith YHWH And again, YHWH shall judge his people.
Heb 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Sabbath keepers are YHWH's people by faith in Yeshua as well. I don't boast about my Sabbath keeping. I educate others as to why NC believers should be keeping it.
There is no such thing as a rapture. All will be resurrected from the dead, but that is a topic for another thread.
You sound just like those deceived believers who were so fearful of being persecuted like the Jews were that they abandoned any appearance of being like a Jew by forsaking the Sabbaths and Feasts and eating unclean animal flesh.
So tell me; how can christian Jews tell themselves apart from non-christian Jews if they both honor their parents? Your argument is absurd.
Only in the eyes of people like you who refuse to obey YHWH's laws.
I noticed you did not include Romans 3:29-31;
Rom 3:29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
Rom 3:30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
Rom 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
The law is established (not abolished) through faith. It is made to stand. That law includes the Sabbath.
We know a Jew converted by his confession that Yeshua the Messiah is his Master and Savior and by his public baptism. Obeying YHWH's commandments is simply one of the fruits of that salvation by faith in Yeshua.
So you have your own interpretation on how to keep the Sabbath.I keep it the way the Spirit leads me under the New Covenant. I don't keep it according to the man made rules of Judaism. Yes, I drive my car on Sabbath to get to the Sabbath service that YHWH commands me to attend.
I already addressed this as well, but I'll add to it. You say the priests were guiltless because they were in the temple. Yet, in Matthew 21:12, the moneychangers and those that sold doves were also in the temple. If they were guiltless, why did Yeshua drive them out with a whip? It is obvious your doctrine that all are guiltless if their sin is committed in the temple is false. The priests were guiltless, not because they were in the temple, but because YHWH commanded them to do the work. The same holds true for circumcising on the Sabbath. Such work was permitted on Sabbath because YHWH commanded them to do it on the 8th day whether it fell on a Sabbath or not.So explain why the in those 2 examples that Jesus has given about saints in the O.T. that DID PROFANE the sabbath but were guiltless because they were in the Temple. Otherwise you are not understanding what Jesus was saying in Matthew 12:1-8.
I am not interested in impressing you. I am interested in pleasing my Heavenly Father by obeying Him.So you have your own interpretation on how to keep the Sabbath.
That doesn't impress me.
I am interested in pleasing my Heavenly Father by obeying Him.
Then I confess my sin and ask for forgiveness through Yeshua's shed blood. Then I endeavor to not commit the same sin again (repentance).And what if you don't?