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[GerhardEbersoehn]

God bless you all
The Sabbath isn't something I choose to observe because I didn't know enough at the time when I started to make that choice. As I was walking out of church about 12 years ago one Sunday morning, I heard a voice I recognized, the Holy Spirit, say that I should start observing the Sabbath, and specifically do it on Sunday. Since that time it has been such a blessing in my heart and my faith, as I feel complete now in my walk, not as a work, but as a way to honor the same calling on my heart, as when I was called by God to be saved.
None of you may understand any of this and it may go against your beliefs,, but I find such peace and contentment and Joy in my observance.

Several years ago I was called by God to study observing the Sabbath, I think so I could explain it to others who asked but didn't condemn me.(Hard to explain anything when your being condemned)
It's wonderful to understand now why as a Christian God would call me to observe the Sabbath each week, as it confused me to, as it does some of you here.

As the Holy Spirit lead me through the scriptures over a several year study, even going back to the Old Testament at times, God was gracious to open my eyes and heart to understand as it made more and more sense as I studied.

I know what all of you were taught because I was taught the same thing, and over time, at least for me, as I was lead, I had to un-learn and re-learn not just this but several other things He retaught me also.
At times it was just as frustrating to me to see the truth, as it was frustrating for you to hear what little I said.

I am not a legalist or rule keeper, I love my lord like all of you, and I'm not under the law, but I do obey it, including the 4th Commandment.
Some parts of my faith may be different than yours, but God never said we had to fit in a box and be like everyone else.
I follow and do as my Lord leads me and have for over 40 years, and God has never let me down, or lead me to a place I didn't belong. At 76 years old, I've had plenty of time in my 42 year faith to validate who I should be WITH God, and am peacefully at rest where my faith is and where my personal relationship is with my Savior.

Romans 14:5 says, as it was quoted here before, "One man regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Let each man be fully convinced in His own mind".
Romans 14:22 says, "The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God, happy is he who doesn't condemn himself in what he approves."

May God bless you all as you continue your walk, just as I do.
My name is OLIGOS

Whatever contradicts the Word of God should be instantly resisted as diabolical. John Bunyan

Hide not the offence of the Gospel lest you make it of no effect. Spurgeon

 

[Giuliano]

You have not given Scripture that says, <<The Sabbath was given to Israel.>>, once. You never will because there is no Scripture that says, <<The Sabbath was given to Israel.>>, or remotely implies it was. As long as Scripture reads "the Sabbath OF THE LORD GOD", you can repeat <<The Sabbath was given to Israel>> and "The Seventh Day Sabbath-Day-of-rest OF THE LORD GOD", "shall remain for the People of God" -- for "True Believers" Jesus said, who would "worship neither here nor there but IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH WHERE AND WHEN TWO OR THREE ARE GATHERED TOGETHER IN MY NAME."

You are poorly informed, sir. You show both arrogance and ignorance of the Scriptures to make such a pronouncement. Have you actually read the Bible? If yes, do you understand and remember what you read? You want a more specific place where it says the LORD gave Israel the Sabbath?

Exodus 16:25 And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the Lord: to day ye shall not find it in the field.
26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
27 And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
28 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
29 See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
30 So the people rested on the seventh day.

Now please then, calm yourself and stop making statements about the Bible that show us you haven't a clue what you're talking about. I feel sorry for you, sorry for showing others how ill informed you are; but you persisted.

 

[Giuliano]

It may also be worth pointing out that the Bible gives us the reason Israel was given the Sabbath and told to observe it. It was because God brought them out of slavery.

Deuteronomy 5:12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.
13 Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:
14 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

I repeat I am a Gentile. God did not bring my ancestors out of Egypt since they were never enslaved in Egypt. The Sabbath is about Israel being made free. It was a present, a gift from God. All of God's gifts are good. Jews are meant to enjoy life the best they know how on the Sabbath. They should not look at the Sabbath as a burden that restricts them. The Sabbath was given to Israel as a blessing not as a burden.

Mark 2:27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

Absolutely it was made for man -- and given as a present or gift. I think many people would benefit from keeping one day a week for rest, fun, and relaxation with their families and friends and for giving thanks to God for things.

 

[GerhardEbersoehn]

“what is the place of my rest?” ...what is your answer?

I won't answer you because you couldn't care less; as far as you are concerned I am already condemned and already in hell hereafter. <VictoryinJesus>!? How is the Name of the Lord o so holily defamed!

 

[GerhardEbersoehn]

You are poorly informed, sir. You show both arrogance and ignorance of the Scriptures to make such a pronouncement.

Then why not JUST PLACE THE Scriptures you claim you have given to better inform me!?

 

[Seasoned by Grace]

It may also be worth pointing out that the Bible gives us the reason Israel was given the Sabbath and told to observe it. It was because God brought them out of slavery.

Deuteronomy 5:12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.
13 Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:
14 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

I repeat I am a Gentile. God did not bring my ancestors out of Egypt since they were never enslaved in Egypt. The Sabbath is about Israel being made free. It was a present, a gift from God. All of God's gifts are good. Jews are meant to enjoy life the best they know how on the Sabbath. They should not look at the Sabbath as a burden that restricts them. The Sabbath was given to Israel as a blessing not as a burden.

Mark 2:27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

Absolutely it was made for man -- and given as a present or gift. I think many people would benefit from keeping one day a week for rest, fun, and relaxation with their families and friends and for giving thanks to God for things.

Thank you your willingness to speak the truth. I have no stomach for those who seem to attack for nothing more than the pure pleasure of attacking someone's faith because they think they have all the truth.

May God bless you as you walk with Him.
My name is Oligos.

 

[Enoch111]

heard a voice I recognized, the Holy Spirit, say that I should start observing the Sabbath, and specifically do it on Sunday.

The first day of the week has been regarded as the Christian Sabbath for quite some time. So you did the right thing. All conservative commentators agree that "the Lord's Day" (Rev 1:10) is the Christian Sabbath, as well as the day for worship.

 

[Giuliano]

Thank you your willingness to speak the truth. I have no stomach for those who seem to attack for nothing more than the pure pleasure of attacking someone's faith because they think they have all the truth.

May God bless you as you walk with Him.
My name is Oligos.

Thanks, and welcome to the forum. I hope you saw the ignore button. If you've been around other forums, I assume you know about them.

My impression is that the people who seem to delight in attacking other people's faith are on shaky ground themselves and filled with uncertainty. They think they'll feel better about themselves "being right" if only they can "prove" someone else is wrong.

 

[Seasoned by Grace]

The first day of the week has been regarded as the Christian Sabbath for quite some time. So you did the right thing. All conservative commentators agree that "the Lord's Day" (Rev 1:10) is the Christian Sabbath, as well as the day for worship.

Thank you Enoch :).
It's kind of funny you said I did the right thing.
Actually, If you read my last post on page 3, the Holy Spirit made the choice for me to honor the Sabbath and do it on Sunday, His voice was very clear and EMPHATIC, and all I did was heed his calling on my life, and begin.

Thank you for your comment and reassuring me, I've only been doing this 12 years - LOL:)

God bless you my friend.
My name is OLIGOS

 

[Seasoned by Grace]

Thanks, and welcome to the forum. I hope you saw the ignore button. If you've been around other forums, I assume you know about them.

My impression is that the people who seem to delight in attacking other people's faith are on shaky ground themselves and filled with uncertainty. They think they'll feel better about themselves "being right" if only they can "prove" someone else is wrong.

My friend Gluliano :)
Almost my identical words spoken more times than I'd care to remember.
It's been nice meeting some of the "GOOD GUYS" here, you included.
Doesn't seem to be to many left.

May god bless you as you walk close to Him.
My name is OLIGOS

 

[GerhardEbersoehn]

You are poorly informed, sir. You show both arrogance and ignorance of the Scriptures to make such a pronouncement. Have you actually read the Bible? If yes, do you understand and remember what you read? You want a more specific place where it says the LORD gave Israel the Sabbath?

Exodus 16:25 And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the Lord: to day ye shall not find it in the field.
26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
27 And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
28 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
29 See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
30 So the people rested on the seventh day.

Now please then, calm yourself and stop making statements about the Bible that show us you haven't a clue what you're talking about. I feel sorry for you, sorry for showing others how ill informed you are; but you persisted.

"a sabbath unto the Lord: to day" .. No! it's <the sabbath given to the Jews> long ago!

"And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?" No! <it's the Sabbath given to the Jews>. It's theirs isn't it? to keep or not to keep as they see fit!

"See, for that the Lord hath given you the Sabbath .. no manna .. therefore, He giveth you on the Sixth Day the bread of two days; stay every man therefore in his place on the Seventh Day, and let no man go out of his place .. for it is the Sabbath OF THE LORD!" But no! <it's the Sabbath given to the Jews> regardless the giving of the manna!

Whatever contradicts the Word of God should be instantly resisted as diabolical. John Bunyan

 

[GerhardEbersoehn]

The Lord hath given you the Sabbath .. NO manna .. therefore, He hath given you the Sixth Day bread of TWO days. Exodus 16:25-30

 

[GerhardEbersoehn]

Giuliano said: ↑
Thanks, and welcome to the forum. I hope you saw the ignore button. If you've been around other forums, I assume you know about them.

My impression is that the people who seem to delight in attacking other people's faith are on shaky ground themselves and filled with uncertainty. They think they'll feel better about themselves "being right" if only they can "prove" someone else is wrong.

My friend Gluliano :)
Almost my identical words spoken more times than I'd care to remember.
It's been nice meeting some of the "GOOD GUYS" here, you included.
Doesn't seem to be to many left.

May god bless you as you walk close to Him.
My name is OLIGOS

Comment superfluous.

 

[Waiting on him]

"a sabbath unto the Lord: to day" .. No! it's <the sabbath given to the Jews> long ago!

"And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?" No! <it's the Sabbath given to the Jews>. It's theirs isn't it? to keep or not to keep as they see fit!

"See, for that the Lord hath given you the Sabbath .. no manna .. therefore, He giveth you on the Sixth Day the bread of two days; stay every man therefore in his place on the Seventh Day, and let no man go out of his place .. for it is the Sabbath OF THE LORD!" But no! <it's the Sabbath given to the Jews> regardless the giving of the manna!

Whatever contradicts the Word of God should be instantly resisted as diabolical. John Bunyan

Jesus Christ is the Sabbath, (the manna)

 

[GerhardEbersoehn]

Enoch111 said: ↑
The first day of the week has been regarded as the Christian Sabbath for quite some time. So you did the right thing. All conservative commentators agree that "the Lord's Day" (Rev 1:10) is the Christian Sabbath, as well as the day for worship.

Thank you Enoch :).
It's kind of funny you said I did the right thing.
Actually, If you read my last post on page 3, the Holy Spirit made the choice for me to honor the Sabbath and do it on Sunday, His voice was very clear and EMPHATIC, and all I did was heed his calling on my life, and begin.

Thank you for your comment and reassuring me, I've only been doing this 12 years - LOL:)

God bless you my friend.
My name is OLIGOS

Comment superfluous

 

[Waiting on him]

That’s got a good sound to it

JESUS IS THE MANNA

 

[Waiting on him]

When will man stop trying to kidnapp the glory??

 

[GerhardEbersoehn]

To oligon keras to stoma megalon. Little Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

 

[GerhardEbersoehn]

Jesus Christ is the Sabbath, (the manna)

Thou shalt not use the Name of the Lord in vain!

 

[Waiting on him]

Thou shalt not use the Name of the Lord in vain!

By Him all things exist.