Let’s
address another distraction among brethren; When does the Sabbath Day
begin? Today, it began (for me) at about 6 am. Yesterday it began around
5 am but on other days it can begin as early as 3 am. It ends, at the
latest, on any given Sabbath Day, around 11 pm. On Monday last it ended
at 7 pm. Are you processing this? Since Christ has become our Sabbath
rest, there is no special day designated to resting from our labor since
Jesus Christ “is” a 24/7 rest from our own efforts.
Jesus said, “Come unto me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Mat 11:28-30
As you can see from this passage, the Sabbath is no longer “a” day, neither Saturday nor Sunday but every day, if we are putting our trust in the fact that Jesus fulfilled all the Old Testament laws perfectly. If you insist on “a” day, then you will rely on “a” tithe and then there are ceremonial washings, kosher beef and lighting candles; well there is no end to the many types and shadows that were finished in Christ. When it comes to needless arguments over days and seasons, celebrations and pilgrimages, it becomes obvious that the attention spent on this issue alone is merely a rabbit trail that needlessly separates faithful students of scripture. Paul said it best; “Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a holy day, or of the new moon, or of the Sabbath days; 17 which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.” Col 2:16-17. Thankfully, for a few who can grasp the nature of the true Sabbath, they have learned to just give this whole theologically stressful issue a certifiable rest.
Jesus said, “Come unto me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Mat 11:28-30
As you can see from this passage, the Sabbath is no longer “a” day, neither Saturday nor Sunday but every day, if we are putting our trust in the fact that Jesus fulfilled all the Old Testament laws perfectly. If you insist on “a” day, then you will rely on “a” tithe and then there are ceremonial washings, kosher beef and lighting candles; well there is no end to the many types and shadows that were finished in Christ. When it comes to needless arguments over days and seasons, celebrations and pilgrimages, it becomes obvious that the attention spent on this issue alone is merely a rabbit trail that needlessly separates faithful students of scripture. Paul said it best; “Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a holy day, or of the new moon, or of the Sabbath days; 17 which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.” Col 2:16-17. Thankfully, for a few who can grasp the nature of the true Sabbath, they have learned to just give this whole theologically stressful issue a certifiable rest.
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