Those who believe in OSAS/OJAJ have no concept of the true meaning of Grace, in that it does NOT excuse the keeping of God’s law.
#6 of common objections for not keeping the Sabbath:
“As Christians, we are under grace and thus aren’t supposed to keep the Sabbath.”
Answer: Think about this; Acts 13:42-44 says a congregation of Gentiles were gathered together on the Sabbath day to listen to Paul’s preaching. More than this, they all came back the next Sabbath to hear more. But did you notice Paul did not tell them to come back on Sunday instead of Saturday because they were “under grace”? As a matter of fact, in the city of Corinth, for a year and a half, Paul taught “in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks” (Acts 18:4-11). Why were non-Jews going to the synagogue on the sabbath day, if Sunday was their day?
Furthermore, Paul specifically upheld God’s Law and said it was applicable to all bondservants of Christ (Romans 3:31, I Corinthians 7:19). He also said that being under grace does not give us a license to sin (Romans 6:15). Paul also said that God’s Law is “holy, righteous and good” (Romans 7:12).
So why would Christians twist his words to mean that being “under grace” gives them a license to break God’s fourth commandment by substituting some other day for the 7th day? Would Sunday keeping Christians use the very same logic and say that being “under grace” means they can break God’s sixth commandment: “You shall not murder?” Did God say, “You shall not murder except when you are under grace?” No. Being “under grace” simply means the blood of Christ has forgiven us and we are no longer under the condemnation of the Law - it does not mean we are free to sin by disobeying God.
Amen brother. I don’t tinker with God’s holy things. The seventh day Sabbath is a holy thing....”made for man” as in mankind.
Belshazzar tinkered with holy things in Daniel 5. It cost him his life that very night. Woe be to anyone who adds or takes from the word of God. The seventh day Sabbath predates every single person whoever lived except 2...Adam and Eve. So that notion that it’s Jewish is laughable.
And for those who say we are free from the law, it’s not the law they are talking about....it’s the Seventh day Sabbath. Because if I go take their car.....suddenly God has laws again.
The Seventh day Sabbath is indeed bondage and works to those who would rather be at the Laker game, shopping, making money, and just about anything else pleasing to their senses then being in the house of the Lord, with the Lord’s people, the Lord’s book, worshipping and praising the Lord.....the whole day. It’s the best day the blessed day, the rest day and can be the test day.
All the turning and twisting of scripture to make some lame case for changing that which God wrote in stone with his own finger, spoke with his own voice..are just that...lame. As if a meal , breaking bread together on a Sunday changes God’s law. It’s embarrassing to even make that case.
The seveneth day Sabbath isn’t even our day. It’s God’s holy day blessed and made holy FOR US. It’s a gift for us. More and more people who seek truth are discovering this too.
Before the soon coming of Jesus, the Sabbath day will be revealed to all and then a choice must be made. It’s not about what it is.......it’s what it stands for. Loyalty to God’s law and his government. Many will accept it but many more will reject it. Those who had no love for Bible truth.and they will be among the masses that John saw...who accept her mark instead of God’s seal.
Revelation 12:17 says about this end time......the devil is wroth with the “REMNANT” who KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD.”