Prove That Sunday Is the Christian Sabbath

Thanks Hank. This still however is not making any sense.

 

The man deliberately went out to chop wood. This was a blatant refusal to keep God's Sabbath, which was promptly and decidedly dealt with. I don't think reefing a sail is the same thing. I don't think God's law was that, "If you're freezing cold, and it's the Sabbath, TOO BAD, FREEZE!" That's tyrannical, and seems to be how the world paints God and His Sabbath. That idea does not go along with a God of love. However, He does speak of preparation for the Sabbath in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. For the cold, it is wise to prepare the wood which you plan to burn on the Sabbath Day, so that no work is required in keeping it lit.

 

Not really. The Jews claimed to love God, but they mainly rejected Him. The churches are in a terrible state, as Jerusalem herself was. If they truly love Jesus, they would do what He said. Of course, many people are ignorant towards the Sabbath truth. But when the light is made known, and we ignore that light, we can and will be held accountable. Remember, as the days of Noah, and as the days of Lot, so will be our day. And how few were saved in their day?

 

The assessment isn't moronic. We are judged by the light we are given. The Protestant reformation has shown that there has been much hidden in the Scriptures that was not shared by the Roman Catholic Church. Was every single soul before then lost? No. They simply didn't have the light. God winked at their ignorance. Today, we have the light, therefore God commands all men everywhere to repent. I am not SDA, but I am not declaring that every soul that didn't keep the true 7th Day was lost. I am declaring, those who knowingly and willfully reject the Sabbath, if they have seen it as fully as God has declared they should, then if they refuse, they will be lost. God cannot allow a soul into heaven who willingly lives in disobedience to Him. Whether it is adultery, murder, theft, or breaking His Sabbath. They will not enter into His kingdom.

 

Let's apply the same logic to adultery. Everyone on this board who lusts after women in his heart, forget about anything Jesus has done on the cross, it's up to YOU to keep God's commandments and save yourself. It's absurd to apply this logic to any commandment, and that includes the Sabbath. We keep the commandments because we are saved. We can keep the Sabbath, we can refrain from lusting, because we are saved, not to try to get saved. No man can obey without Christ's help. But with Christ's help, we can do all things.

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

 

Doesn't the Bible say that we must "labour" though to enter into that rest?

Hebrews 4:11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

How would then labouring, and keeping the Sabbath as Christ did, specifically keeping the 7th Day Holy, be a work one should "rest from" while somehow trusting in the merits of Christ? This logic does not apply to any other of the 10 Commandments. I do not "rest from" saving souls as "Thou shalt not kill" states. Why should I then "rest from" "Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it holy"?

 

Jesus criticized the Pharisees for being overly stringent on the 7th Day Sabbath. There is nothing wrong with satisfying one's hunger while walking through a field. This we agree on. However, we disagree on this fact: It would in fact be a sin if they were actually grabbing baskets of grain, harvesting, and taking them back to their place. Jesus never indicated the Sabbath shouldn't be kept. He cautioned against the extreme measures that people were prone to take. He showed the spirit of the law; and that Spirit of life finds no problem with God using His powers sustaining basic life, or performing miracles to bring souls the much needed rest.

Also, Romans 14 has nothing to do with the Sabbath. It is speaking about doubtful disputations. Obeying the law of the God of heaven is not a doubtful disputation. All the points within it are absolutely necessary for us to follow with due diligence.

 

No, not at all. I am what is called a Seventh Day-Remnant.

 

Sorry, I will not judge your eternal state. God knows just how much light people have received upon certain issues. However, if one sees the Sabbath truth, and they then reject the truth as it is in Jesus and choose to honor a day of tradition instead of the day which the Bible openly and plainly states, they are straying away from Christ. Those who accept to keep Sunday when it is enforced by civil law instead of the Bible Sabbath will knowingly be honoring Popery over the commandment of God. For all such, there will be no more hope.