The Fourth Commandment: Still Relevant - or - Nailed to the Cross?

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[jxb7076]

Perhaps critical events of the third century may offer a few answers. Secular historical data, backed by biblical writings suggests that up to this point every religious institution honored the Seventh Day Sabbath – except Roman and Hellenistic Pagans. During the mid to latter part of the third century the Christian movement was spreading rapidly across the Roman Empire and Christians began to out number Pagans forcing certain pagan rituals, temples, and synagogues to become obsolete putting them in jeopardy of being destroyed. It was at this critical juncture that The Roman Emperor Constantine The Great, converted from Paganism to Catholicism/Christianity

[KTM rider]

Besides being holy, Jesus was a Jew who observed certain precepts of the jewish faith,

how did Jesus know which jewish laws and customs to observe and which to reject ?

The Holy Spirit led him

so the correct answer to "which jewish laws should I observe" is not "the Kristian church told me"

the correct answer for a Christian would be, the Holy Spirit lets me know because I walk with Jesus

Jus' sayin'

[jxb7076]

Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I think it’s amazing how such a lie can survive for so long, particularly in a society that encourages freedom of worship.

[jxb7076]

I’ve always wondered if Christians will ever return to the truth. Can we honor the 4th commandment in a society driven by a people of ‘free will’ who no longer recognizes the value of God in our lives?