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To: 70times7

Agreed.

I am studying the law right now.

If we voluntarily TAKE a day off to do nothing, and rest as the Torah says, that is good.

If we insist that we and others DO every Saturday specifically and DO specific things on Saturday, we are falling from grace. If we teach that Saturday worship is superior, we are out of grace. If we teach that not doing Saturday is sin, we are out of grace.


7 posted on 03/31/2025 5:19:03 AM PDT by lurk (u)
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To: lurk

Taking a day off to rest is good, just as fasting is good; they both have benefits. Taking a day off to honor Him and to rest is not the same thing, just as fasting to diet is not the same as fasting as a sacrifice to Him, and including prayer.

One can debate what day God set aside as the sabbath, but it seems clear that there is one. If one sincerely believes it is Sunday then do so on Sunday. If Saturday then do so on Saturday. We are told to not forsake the assembly of fellow Christians. How does that happen if any day may be chosen? I’m reasonably sure it isn’t “remember the day you select as the sabbath, to keep it holy”.

I am amused by the irony that one of these is legalistic: what we must do vs. what we must not do.


9 posted on 04/01/2025 9:37:17 AM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republic's warped and obscure humor needs since 1999)
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