God was not tired on the 7th day..He did not need a rest.. It was in a sense a 'type" ... We can rest from our works because of Jesus
"This is exactly what happened with these Old Testament shadows, including the Sabbath. When the Lord came, and his work was ended, making possible the true fulfillment of God's intention in the Sabbath, the picture was no longer needed. The weekly sabbath ended at the cross. Paul specifically says this. In the letter to the Colossians he confirms it to us"
. (Hebrews 4:9-10 So then, there remains a sabbath rest for the people of God [it is available to us now]; for whoever enters God's rest also ceases from his labors as God did from his.
Good explanation is found in this article
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Yesterday found me at my church.. I am not saying that the meeting together for worship is no significance.. but it is not a sin to miss church ...BTW Going to church does not save anyone, or make one a Christian.. .just like sleeping in your garage does not make you a car.. Going to church is a heart matter
“Yesterday found me at my church.. I am not saying that the meeting together for worship is no significance.. but it is not a sin to miss church ...BTW Going to church does not save anyone, or make one a Christian.. .just like sleeping in your garage does not make you a car.. Going to church is a heart matter”
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Thank you for your reply but I must ask...
Why then are there all these Catholic and Protestant churches which dot the landscape worldwide and why do people mainly go there on a particular day, Sunday? Answer: It’s an act of love and a Commandment.
Yes, it is a sin to miss Church...on Sunday. The Lord’s Day replaces the Sabbath in the New Testament. You must still honor and worship God but now on Sunday in the New Covenant, the “first day of the week” as Scripture says. Church means assembly. Jesus gathered in assembly to worship the Father at the Temple, it was His “custom.” The first Christians assembled to worship God and to “break bread.” This was the first reference to the Eucharist.
Speaking of “types”, the manna in the desert was a “type”, “Manna” prefigured the Eucharist. God fed His people with physical food from Heaven in the Manna. Remember, Jesus said “I am the bread of life”, the “true bread.” Jesus is literally in the New Covenant, our food.
Seee....how much greater in the New Covenant. We receive
God Himself in us receiving the Eucharist.
Exactly! Like a lawyer rests his case, no more to say, he said all that was necessary, he's completed his task, he's done.
Like an artist who puts down his brush, another stroke is not necessary - it's completed, he's done.
We can rest from our works because of Jesus
AMEN! It IS FINISHED. We can't add anything to the finished work of JESUS!
'It's ALL about JESUS' Jesus is THE WORD.