Posted on 07/12/2010 11:58:48 PM PDT by neverdem
Who mentioned legalism? As unsettling as it is to most Christians, Jesus was a Jew. He observed appropriate ordinances and discarded those that were absurd. He observed the 7th day Sabbath. He is our example. The disciples observed it as well. Harvest and moon phase sabbaths did indeed fall in midweek. Those that coincided with the 4th Commandment Sabbath were called "high sabbaths". The Lord was over the Sabbath and therefore could interpret what was acceptable (unlike the Pharisees or even most of todays spiritual leaders). Healing was, of course, most acceptable. Looking back, one wonders why was this even an issue. That was legalism and plain wrong.
Oh wow do tell what any Christian who has been reading the bible for 20 years has known for 20 years.
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