Keeping the Sabbath tells people Who you Worship

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Hobie

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While it may sound weird to some, Jesus came to fulfill the law. He gave two great commandments.

Mt 22:37–40 And Jesus said to him, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding— this is a first and great command; and the second is like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself; on these—the two commands—all the law and the prophets do hang.’

Jesus also said:

Mk 2:25–28 And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?” And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”


And the Apostle Paul made claims about the old law rules, too.

Col 2:13–23 And you—being dead in the trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh—He made alive together with him, having forgiven you all the trespasses, having blotted out the handwriting in the ordinances that is against us, that was contrary to us, and he hath taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross; having stripped the principalities and the authorities, he made a shew of them openly—having triumphed over them in it. Let no one, then, judge you in eating or in drinking, or in respect of a feast, or of a new moon, or of sabbaths, which are a shadow of the coming things, and the body is of the Christ; let no one beguile you of your prize, delighting in humble-mindedness and in worship of the messengers, intruding into the things he hath not seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh, and not holding the head, from which all the body—through the joints and bands gathering supply, and being knit together—may increase with the increase of God. If, then, ye did die with the Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances? -thou mayest not touch, nor taste, nor handle— which are all for destruction with the using, after the commands and teachings of men, which are, indeed, having a matter of wisdom in will-worship, and humble-mindedness, and neglecting of body—not in any honour, unto a satisfying of the flesh.

Might have to let God interpret these things for you.
So if you love the Lord what does He ask, that you keep His Commandments...
 

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Yes, and we may distinguish this by acknowledging that the Law Jesus tried to show us was the law of Morality. Found within the conscience of the heart. Not on physicle stone tablets (or paper as they do it today).
It is the true nature of what God intended with the Law, that it be written in our hearts and minds, not just letters and words on stone..
 

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It is the true nature of what God intended with the Law, that it be written in our hearts and minds, not just letters and words on stone..
And obeying the law does not save anyone, nor justifies anyone nor make them,m right in the eyes of God!

Titus 3:4-7

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4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Romans 3:20
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Romans 3:28
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
 

Hobie

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And obeying the law does not save anyone, nor justifies anyone nor make them,m right in the eyes of God!

Titus 3:4-7​

King James Version​

4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Romans 3:20
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Romans 3:28
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Yes, but if you sin and do not repent, there is a penalty that needs to be paid which leads to perdition where you perish.

Ezekiel 18:20
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Luke 13:3
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

1 John 2:1
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
 

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Yes, but if you sin and do not repent, there is a penalty that needs to be paid which leads to perdition where you perish.

Ezekiel 18:20
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Luke 13:3
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

1 John 2:1
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
Let me ask you a question Hobie.

When you accepted Jesus as your Savior and trusted in HIs death and Resurrection for your sin debt, how many of your sins did He forgive?
 

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Let me ask you a question Hobie.

When you accepted Jesus as your Savior and trusted in HIs death and Resurrection for your sin debt, how many of your sins did He forgive?
All, but then 'Shall we continue in sin?', Of course not, we have to overcome and go and sin no more....