Must Believers Keep the Sabbath?

[KenH]

Must Believers Keep the Sabbath?

The answer to this question is emphatically “YES”! All true believers, sinners saved by the grace of God must keep the sabbath. But understand this – The true believer’s sabbath is not a day. OUR SABBATH IS A PERSON AND THE WORK HE ACCOMPLISHED ON OUR BEHALF AS OUR SURETY, SUBSTITUTE, AND REDEEMER. JESUS CHRIST AND HIM CRUCIFIED IS OUR ONLY SABBATH! All the sabbath days and times of the Old Covenant law were types, pictures, and prophecies of our spiritual and eternal rest in Christ and His finished work (Hebrews 4:1-3). We enter into HIS rest (the work He alone did and accomplished for us) when God brings us to faith in Him. Hereby we cease trying to be saved by our works and rest in HIS work for us, His righteousness alone which God has imputed to us (Hebrews 4:9-10). Christ is our continual and eternal Sabbath. We must fight the fleshly, self-righteous urge to work our way into God’s favor and earn His blessings and rest in Christ Who gained all grace here and all glory hereafter for us (Hebrews 4:11; cf. Matthew 11:28-30).

- Pastor Bill Parker, Eager Avenue Grace Church bulletin for June 29, 2025

 

[Charlie24]

Must Believers Keep the Sabbath?

The answer to this question is emphatically “YES”! All true believers, sinners saved by the grace of God must keep the sabbath. But understand this – The true believer’s sabbath is not a day. OUR SABBATH IS A PERSON AND THE WORK HE ACCOMPLISHED ON OUR BEHALF AS OUR SURETY, SUBSTITUTE, AND REDEEMER. JESUS CHRIST AND HIM CRUCIFIED IS OUR ONLY SABBATH! All the sabbath days and times of the Old Covenant law were types, pictures, and prophecies of our spiritual and eternal rest in Christ and His finished work (Hebrews 4:1-3). We enter into HIS rest (the work He alone did and accomplished for us) when God brings us to faith in Him. Hereby we cease trying to be saved by our works and rest in HIS work for us, His righteousness alone which God has imputed to us (Hebrews 4:9-10). Christ is our continual and eternal Sabbath. We must fight the fleshly, self-righteous urge to work our way into God’s favor and earn His blessings and rest in Christ Who gained all grace here and all glory hereafter for us (Hebrews 4:11; cf. Matthew 11:28-30).

- Pastor Bill Parker, Eager Avenue Grace Church bulletin for June 29, 2025

I think I like Pastor Bill Parker, I for sure like his view on the Sabbath!

 

[rstrats]

Must Believers Keep the Sabbath?

The answer to this question is emphatically “YES”! All true believers, sinners saved by the grace of God must keep the sabbath.

How does one do that?

 

[Van]

Must believers kept the Sabbath as required by the Old Covenant? Nope.

But the term can also be used in the New Covenant sense. we are to make every effort to follow Christ, who preached, and taught and healed and did good on the Lord's Day of Rest, while at the same time make every effort to not set an example of disobedience.

 

[Salty]

Sabbath is on Saturday
There are all kinds of restrictions for the Sabbath

But does the NT require us to observe the Sabbath - I have not found it.

So if you are going to keep the Sabbath - either all or nothing
and that includes travel - max of a little over 1/2 mile!

 

[37818]

Romans 14:5-6, One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it.

 

[KenH]

How does one do that?

As Bill Parker said in the OP:

"We enter into HIS rest (the work He alone did and accomplished for us) when God brings us to faith in Him. Hereby we cease trying to be saved by our works and rest in HIS work for us, His righteousness alone which God has imputed to us (Hebrews 4:9-10). Christ is our continual and eternal Sabbath."

 

[Van]

Scripture says God credits our faith, not He gives us faith which is righteous.

 

[KenH]

not He gives us faith which is righteous.

Christ Jesus is perfectly righteous, and it is His perfect righteousness that God imputes to His elect. There is no salvation outside of having Christ's perfect righteousness imputed to the ungodly.

 

[Van]

Christ Jesus is perfectly righteous, and it is His perfect righteousness that God imputes to His elect. There is no salvation outside of having Christ's perfect righteousness imputed to the ungodly.

Once again utterly false unbiblical drivel is posted. Is the fact Christ is perfectly righteous in dispute? Nope, so obfuscation on display. " What does scripture say? Romans 5:19 Believers are made righteous.

But what about crediting or imputing righteousness to the lost? Does that occur? Yes, Romans 4:11. What is the idea? When God credits the faith of a lost person as righteousness, that righteousness is credited to the person. Does that make the person righteous? Nope. To be made the righteousness of Christ, the individual must be washed with His blood. The individual must undergo the washing of regeneration.

Folks, just read Romans 4:22, 4:23, 4:24 and James 2:23. They all address the person's faith being credited as righteousness to the individual, not making them righteous.

 

[KenH]

When God credits the faith of a lost person as righteousness

God does not credit any person's faith, since no fallen human being has perfect faith, as righteousness. Perfect righteousness is only in Christ Jesus. No one can be saved by their imperfect faith. Only those to whom God has imputed Christ's perfect righteousness will be saved. Anyone who pleads their imperfect faith on the day of judgment will be judged, and be damned.

As the old hymn says,

"When He shall come with trumpet sound,
O may I then in Him be found:
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne."

 

[Van]

God does not credit any person's faith, since no fallen human being has perfect faith, as righteousness. Perfect righteousness is only in Christ Jesus. No one can be saved by their imperfect faith. Only those to whom God has imputed Christ's perfect righteousness will be saved. Anyone who pleads their imperfect faith on the day of judgment will be judged, and be damned.

As the old hymn says,

"When He shall come with trumpet sound,
O may I then in Him be found:
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne."

Note how carefully this poster understands Romans 4:5, Romans 4:22-24, and James 2:23?

 

[KenH]

Note how carefully this poster understands Romans 4:5, Romans 4:22-24, and James 2:23?

Van, anyone who thinks he can go up to God on the Day of Judgment, puff out his chest, and say, "Look at my faith. Now let me in to the new heavens and the new earth", is going to be really, really disappointed in what happens next.

 

[KenH]

"his faith is counted for righteousness; not the act, but the object of it; which was Abraham's case, and therefore was not justified by works."

- excerpt from John Gill's Bible commentary on Romans 4:5.

"But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed,.... What was written in the books of the Old Testament, was not written merely on account of them who are the subjects thereof, but for the use, learning, instruction and profit of saints under the New Testament dispensation; and particularly this concerning the pulsation of Abraham's faith for righteousness, or of the imputation of the righteousness of faith unto him for justification; which was not Abraham's faith, but that "righteousness" which his faith looked to, and laid hold on: see Rom 4:12; for Abraham's faith itself could never be reckoned for righteousness to another, nor indeed was it to himself; but such as believe as Abraham did, they have the same righteousness imputed to them as he had."

- excerpt from John Gill's Bible commentary on Romans 4:22-24.

"Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness; See Gill on Rom 4:3 which shows both that Abraham was justified before he wrought this work, and therefore that could not be the cause or matter of his justification, but only an effect and evidence of it; and that his justification was by faith, or that object which his faith regarded, and had to do with, was his justifying righteousness."

excerpt from John Gill's Bible commentary on James 2:23.

"and it was counted to him for righteousness, the meaning of which is not, that Abraham imputed righteousness to God, or celebrated his righteousness and faithfulness, as some; or that the world reckoned Abraham a righteous person, as others; but that God reckoned him righteous, or imputed it to him for righteousness: and the question is, what the it is which was counted to him for righteousness?... The only one is, whether it means the grace of faith by which he believed; or the object of faith on which he believed, and with which his faith was conversant: not the former, for that is not righteousness, nor accounted so; but is distinguished from it, and is that by which a person receives and lays hold on righteousness; besides, whatever may be alleged in favour of the imputation of Abraham's faith to himself for righteousness, it can never be thought to be imputed to others on that account; whereas the very selfsame it is imputed to others also; see Rom 4:24; it remains then that it was the promised seed, the Messiah, and his righteousness, which Abraham, by faith, looked unto, and believed in, that was made unto him righteousness by imputation. Now since so great and good a man as Abraham was not justified by works, but by faith in the righteousness of the Messiah, it follows, that none of his sons, nor any other person whatever, ought to seek for, or expect to be justified in any other way."

- excerpt from John Gill's Bible commentary on Romans 4:3.

 

[37818]

Revelation 3:5, He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

1 John 5:4-5, For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

Revelation 20:15, And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

 

[Van]

Van, anyone who thinks he can go up to God on the Day of Judgment, puff out his chest, and say, "Look at my faith. Now let me in to the new heavens and the new earth", is going to be really, really disappointed in what happens next.

Once again, false charges by innuendo. This is all they have, folks.

 

[rsr]

I am sure that everyone is SO HAPPY that another thread has been dragged into the Calvinism/Arminian debate against its will. Please return to the OP or I will move this to another forum. Thank you for your attention to this matter.