Said the ignorant man, chiming in on the tail end of a discussion where this issue was brought up before, and dealt with in the CRI article posted:
There is no universal moral obligation given in Genesis 2 to keep the Sabbath.
Christ’s finished work on the cross, moreover, abrogated the Mosaic law,
and thus the fourth commandment no longer applies to Christians.
If you want to add some new information, find another angle. The context of your citation shows no more information regarding any application to the human circumstance. On the seventh day of the creation week, Adam was perhaps less than a day old. Jehovah Elohim (the name to the Godhead applied by Moses, the writer of Genesis) gave no instructions whatsoever to Adam about it, nor even that He mentioned it. Elephants or lobsters don't "observe Sabbath"; why Adam?
Adam had only one command, with the consequences stated. When The Fall occurred, there was no command to reserve any day for worship. You are trying to make an argument on your opinion of what you would like that passage to say. That is eisegesis, not exegesis.
Oh it's much deeper than a mere "universal moral obligation". Genesis chapter 1 and 2 is a description of the NATURE of the created world. It's a description of the natural laws that God BUILT into the world.
Acknowledging that Christ created his sabbath for MANKIND is supposed to be as universal as knowing that Christ created the earth for mankind. It's part of and included in the same sequence. It's MORE than a commandment...it's an innate part of our world created world.
Paul addressed the dangers of NOT recognizing this:
Rom 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,
One of those things Paul is referring to here "since the creation of the world" is the sabbath of Christ. It's an ATTRIBUTE of creation that can CLEARLY be seen. It's RECORDED prominently in scripture. So there's NO excuse.
The alternative to NOT believing this is:
Rom 1:21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
Christ’s finished work on the cross, moreover, abrogated the Mosaic law, and thus the fourth commandment no longer applies to Christians.
That's a meaningless statement that dismisses the entirety of the first five books of the bible as irrelevant to modern man...which of course leads to the conclusion that ANYTHING goes when it comes to Christian religion...which of course is where modern Christianity pretty much is. :-)
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You cannot pretend that the issue was “dealt with.”]
To ignore the obvious is not dealing with anything.
The Day was “sanctified” (set apart).
That says it all. If you labor on that day, it is no longer set apart to you.
You will deal with it at the Great White Throne, when you gnash your teeth. Until then you simply disrespect Yehova and the day he blessed.
To assume that such information as was placed in the word has no application to human circumstance is a denial of the whole word.
To whom do you think the word was presented?
How do you suppose that Abel knew that a blood sacrifice was required? How did Noah know which animals were clean or unclean? You ignore the obvious constantly.
You are the most ignorant and arrogant of all who post here.
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