Dd-10. MUST Christians KEEP the 4th Commandment!

Dd-10. MUST Christians KEEP the 4th Commandment?

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The question or the CONTROVERSY of whether or not Christians should or MUST keep the Law of Moses can be found throughout the history of the church going all the way back to the Apostles of Jesus and their writings in the New Testament Scriptures. 

And most Christians can clearly see that the Apostle Paul taught AGAINST to the keeping of the Law of Moses. However, some Christians wrongly interpret the words of Paul to mean that Paul is teaching us to KEEP all of the Law of Moses.

And Satan keeps bringing this controversy up among Christians every now and then throughout the history of the church as small controversies. 

Again, there is no doubt that there was much disputing in the New Testament and then for the most part this dispute died out from the fourth or fifth century to around the seventeenth or eighteenth century where this debate revived and the church became divided again. 

So then, around the early 1800's there began a movement to REFORM the church back to the model of the church in the first century. 

And in this process of reforming, some Christians focus on the Old Testament Scriptures and “reformed” their group of Christians back PAST the New Covenant to obey the Law of Moses under the Old Covenant.

Now most churches remained steadfast in their teaching that Christians are to worship God on Sunday, the FIRST day of the week. 

And the “reformed” TOO FAR churches argue that Christians must, without fail, keep weekly Sabbath DAY Holy by RESTING on the Sabbath day, which is the SEVENTH day of the week, according to the Law of Moses. 

But which group of Christians are teaching the truth of the whole word of Almighty God?

The seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping  churches argue that we, as Christians, must, without fail, keep the Sabbath day of rest on the seventh DAY of the week lest a Christian SINS. 

And they always begin their argument for keeping all of the Law of Moses by first arguing that the Bible teaches us to KEEP the TEN Commandments of God. 

Their argument is that if a Christians break any of the TEN Commandments then it is a SIN. And we all agree that breaking any of the SIX MORAL commandments is a SIN. 

So then, they argue that the FOURTH commandment is one of the TEN Commandments. And we all agree that the fourth commandment is, indeed, one of the TEN Commandments. 

Then they ask the question, how is it NOT a SIN for Christians who do not KEEP the FOURTH commandment since it is a SIN if a Christian breaks any of the other TEN Commandments? 

And then WEAK Christians are subverted to keep all the Law of Moses learning to keep one Law of Moses at a time as they are “indoctrinated” into the Hebrew Roots Movement and all other seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping church movements.

But the strong in the faith of the TRUE Gospel of Jesus Christ know that Jesus FULFILLED all of the CEREMONIAL commandments of God that are SHADOWS pointing to Jesus as being the TRUE.

So then, all the rest of the other church denominations teach that we are to keep only NINE of the Ten Commandments because the FOURTH commandment is a CEREMONIAL law to God. 

And ALL the ceremonial commandments are a type or a shadow foretelling Jesus who was prophesied to come. 

So again, which side is teaching the truth of the whole word or Almighty God? 

Let us begin this study in God's word by reading in the Old Testament Exodus 20:8-11.

Exodus 20:8-11.

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Exodus 20:9. Six days shall you labor, and do all your work: (This can be interpreted that we are to work six days a week. 

In other words, we are not to work just five or four days a week, but rather, we are commanded to work SIX full days a week. 

Or this verse may be interpreted that we have six days in each week that we have been given to get our work done. 

To me, the latter interpretation is the sound Biblical interpretation. 

Now the TRUTH can be seen in the LITERAL translation which says in verse 8, “To remember Aleph Tav Messiah Jesus Sabbath to Hallow HIM” So then, the very reason for why God gave the children of Israel to rest of the seventh DAY was to remember or to DISCERN to keep the Aleph Tav Messiah Jesus Sabbath REST to make Holy Jesus, or to see Jesus as being the Holy One of Israel their Messiah. 

The Aleph and Tav are the FIRST and the LAST letters of the Hebrew alphabet and Jesus said, “I am the FIRST and the LAST”. So then, the untranslated Aleph and Tav are hidden prophecies of Messiah Jesus. 

And the seventh day is a SHADOW pointing to the Seventh 1000-year long day of Yahweh’s Sabbath REST in the world to come. That is why it is called My Sabbath and the Sabbath of Yahweh your God)

Exodus 20:10. But the seventh DAY is the Sabbath (Or but the seventh DAY is the REST) of the LORD your God: in it (Or in the seventh day of the week) YOU shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your man servant, nor your maid servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates: (WHY? Why did God give the children of Israel this teaching to WORK for SIX days and then to REST on the SEVENTH DAY?)

Exodus 20:11. FOR (Or because) in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: WHEREFORE (Or for this very reason) the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, (Or Yahweh blessed the REST DAY) and hallowed it.”

So God set forth by example that He Himself WORKED for SIX days each and every day for a FULL SIX days and then God RESTED from all His work that He DID. 

But the LITERAL translation of Genesis 2:1-3 clearly teaches us that Yahweh SHALL be resting in the seventh DAY which is a PROPHECY of the Seventh 1000-year long DAY of the Sabbath REST of Yahweh in the world yet to come. 

And thus, the literal seventh day of the WEEK as a day of REST is clearly a SIGN pointing to the TRUE Seventh 1000-year long day of Yahweh’s rest. 

Always keep in mind that the LAW was a SCHOOLMASTER to lead the children of Israel to Jesus and the FOURTH commandment is a part of God’s LAW.

Please read Galatians 3:22-25.

“ But the Scripture has CONCLUDED all under sin, THAT the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. 

Galatians 3:23.  But before faith came, we (Speaking of the unsaved children of Israel that have now become the Jewish Christians) were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 

Galatians 3:24.  WHEREFORE, (Or the very reason the Law of Moses contained in ordinances was given to the children of Israel in the first place is that) the law was our schoolmaster to bring us (The children of Israel) unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 

Galatians 3:25.  But after that FAITH is COME, we (The  Jewish Christians) are no longer under a schoolmaster.”

In other words, Paul is teaching the Jewish “Judaizing” Christians that they are no LONGER UNDER the LAW of Moses contained in ORDINANCES and to stop perverting the TRUE gospel of Jesus Christ. 

Now, obviously, Paul does not say anything about “ordinances” in this specific passage of Scripture. 

But, nonetheless, that is what Paul means because the Apostle Paul is very CONSISTENT in what he teaches. 

And Paul clearly teaches us in Ephesians 2:15 and in Colossians 2:14-17 that the HANDWRITING of the law of commandments contained in ORDINANCES was abolished and nailed to the cross by Jesus. 

So whenever Paul talks about being DELIVERED from the LAW he is talking about being delivered for the law of commandments CONTAINED in ORDINANCES. 

And the FOURTH commandment CONTAINS ORDINANCES.

Please understand that Jesus did NOT abolish the fourth commandment ITSELF. 

But rather, Jesus abolished and nailed to the cross the ORDINANCES contained in the fourth commandment. 

Please read the study Dd-5.  WHAT DOES CONTAINED IN ORDINANCES MEAN? 

But for now, let us continue reading this study on must Christians KEEP the FOURTH commandment?

YES! Christians MUST keep the TRUE MEANING of WHY the fourth commandment was given to the children of Israel for THEM to keep throughout THEIR generations in the first place.

So then, it was ONLY the CHILDREN of Israel who were taught in Exodus chapter 18 for the very first time to rest on the seventh day. 

And, according to the Old Covenant it is STILL ONLY the children of Israel who are yet being taught to rest on the seventh day of the week all their lives for generations. 

The Old Covenant teaches ONLY the children of Israel to observe or keep the Sabbath day from sundown on Friday evening to sundown on Saturday evening. 

And Paul said that the very reason that the Jews were taught all their lives to keep the weekly Sabbath day and the rest of the Law of God was to LEAD them to Jesus. 

So HOW does the FOURTH commandment LEAD anyone to Jesus?

The ORDINANCE contained in the fourth commandment is a SCHOOLMASTER until FAITH COMES. And some Christians need a little extra private “tutoring” so to speak so that FAITH WILL COME and they will finally SEE the TRUTH that the keeping of the WEEKLY Sabbath DAY is a SIGN pointing to the New PERPETUAL COVENANT.

Please read Exodus 31:12,13.

“And the LORD (Almighty God, Yahweh) spoke unto Moses, saying, (So then, these are the very words of Yahweh Himself, saying to Moses)

Exodus 31:13. Speak you also unto the CHILDREN of Israel, saying, Verily My Sabbaths YOU shall keep: for it (Singular meaning the weekly Sabbath or weekly 24 hour DAY of REST on the seventh day of the WEEK each and every week) is a SIGN between Me and YOU (The CHILDREN of ISRAEL) throughout YOUR generations; that YOU may KNOW that I am the LORD that does SANCTIFY YOU.”

So then, the Sabbath, or more specifically the REST that God gave to the CHILDREN of ISRAEL for THEM to keep throughout THEIR generations is a SIGN to THEM that it is the Lord or Yahweh, the Almighty, who is the one who SANCTIFIES them and NOT that they who sanctify THEMSELVES by their keeping of a DAY. 

The keeping of a DAY is a SHADOW pointing to the keeping of the TRUE REST in Jesus under the New Covenant. 

Can you not see that the Old Covenant was given ONLY to the children of Israel for THEM to keep throughout THEIR generations as a SIGN for them to LEARN and come to FAITH to KNOW that Yahweh SANCTIFIES them by their FAITH in Jesus for their Holiness?

This is what Yahweh wants the CHILDREN of Israel to SEE, understand, and KNOW that this fourth commandment is a SIGN to them that it was Yahweh, who delivered them from the BONDAGE of slavery they were under in the land of Egypt.

God wants His chosen people, the children of ISRAEL, to KNOW that it was He who brought them out of bondage to give them REST from SLAVERY or REST from the WORK that they were compelled to do even when they did not want to do those things that they were in BONDAGE to do.

God wanted and still desires for His chosen people Israel to see and understand that the Sabbath REST was a SIGN given to THEM for them to perceive or come to know their TRUE REST that God promised to give to them when he made a NEW COVENANT with them. 

God wants the children of Israel to KNOW and understand that the Sabbath REST was a SHADOW, type, or figure pointing to their MESSIAH, who was prophesied to come. Let us continue reading God's word in Exodus 31:14-18.

Exodus 31:14. 

“ YOU (The CHILDREN of ISRAEL and NOT you, as a Christian, who are reading these words of God in the Old Testament, which are the words of the OLD Covenant that God made ONLY to the children of Israel. 

These words were NOT written to you, but rather, these words were SPECIFICALLY written to ONLY the CHILDREN of ISRAEL for THEM to keep throughout THEIR generations saying to THEM, YOU the children of Israel) shall keep the Sabbath THEREFORE; (Whenever you see the word “therefore” find out what it is therefore? The word therefore means for this very REASON. 

WHAT very reason? The very reason to KNOW the MEANING of the SIGN of RESTING! God sanctified this weekly Sabbath DAY or this DAY of REST for Israel to understand WHY this SIGN was given to them in the first place)  for (Or because) it is holy (Or it is sanctified, it is set apart above every other day of the week to REMEMBER something! 

Remember WHAT? REMEMBER that Yahweh gave them REST from the BONDAGE they were under in the land of Egypt, and NOT they themselves delivered themselves from the BONDAGE of SLAVERY in the land of Egypt, but rather remember and know that Yahweh delivered them. This Sabbath rest is holy) unto YOU: (The CHILDREN of ISRAEL) every one (Of YOU of the CHILDREN of ISRAEL) that defiles it (Meaning that if any one of Israel does not REMEMBER to REST and remember and UNDERSTAND WHY this SIGN was given to them to REST, then that child of ISRAEL) shall surely be put to death: for whosoever (Of the CHILDREN of ISRAEL who) does any work therein, that SOUL shall be cut off from among HIS people.”

Now have you ever stopped to THINK of WHY God gave such a HARSH punishment for NOT RESTING on a day of the week each and every week. 

WHY was RESTING so important to God for His chosen people of Israel to REMEMBER to REST and if they did NOT REST they would be stoned to death? 

And not just to rest, but to REMEMBER and KNOW WHY that they are resting. So important was this SIGNIFICANCE of this REST, that God WARNED the children of Israel that if ANY of them did not REMEMBER the REST on the Sabbath day, then that person would be stoned to DEATH and their SOUL CUT OFF from among HIS people. And that means the lake of fire for them. 

So the SIGN that the weekly Sabbath DAY points to must be EXTREMELY and vitally important. 

And the SIGN points to the ONLY NAME given among men whereby we MUST be SAVED. 

And that is WHY god gave such a harsh and severe punishment for simply picking up some STICKS on the weekly Sabbath DAY.

There are several things that I want you to notice here. The first thing is the SEVERITY of the punishment for NOT REMEMBERING to REST on the Sabbath day of REST. 

The second thing is that the Sabbath day was given only TO the CHILDREN of ISRAEL as a SIGN for THEM to keep throughout THEIR generations. 

And thirdly, I want you to keep in mind that I emphasized the word “it” in verse 13 to point out to you that the LITERAL word for word translation says “HE”, which teaches us that the Sabbath REST is a SIGN or hidden PROPHECY pointing to the MESSIAH as our TRUE Sabbath REST. 

The He, speaking of the MESSIAH, God's SON Jesus, is the TRUE SIGN between God and His peculiar people Israel under His New PERPETUAL COVENANT

The keeping of the Sabbath day cannot save anyone. But the SIGN that the Sabbath day is pointing to is the MESSIAH the ONLY name given among men whereby we MUST be saved. 

And for that REASON if you want to be saved then you MUST keep the SIGN of the FOURTH commandment which is FAITH in Jesus to enter INTO the New Covenant with Yahweh. 

Simply put, no faith in Jesus NO COVENANT with God because God no longer accepts the Old Covenant. It is the New PERPETUAL COVENANT or no covenant at all.

Here AGAIN is the LITERAL translation of Exodus 31:13.

“And you speak you to sons of Israel to say of yea Sabbaths of Me you shall keep THAT SIGN He between Me and between you for generations of you to KNOW of that I Yahweh one HALLOWING of you.”

And WHO under the NEW COVENANT is the He that is BETWEEN God and man?

Please read 1 Timothy 2:3-6.

“For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;

1 Timothy 2:4. Who will have ALL men to be SAVED, and to COME unto the KNOWLEDGE of the TRUTH.

1 Timothy 2:5. For there is one God, and ONE mediator between God and men, the MAN Christ Jesus;

1 Timothy 2:6. Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.”

Moses is no longer the mediator between God and the children of Israel. He stood between them and God under the OLD covenant. 

But NOW Israel has been given a NEW COVENANT established, confirmed and made SURE by the shed blood of Jesus, God's LAMB, slain BEFORE the foundation of the world. 

The LAW was only added to keep or to protect the children of Israel from the enemy UNTIL Yahweh’s PROMISED seed came, which we all know is God's SON Jesus. 

And all Christians agree that it is Jesus who has now become the ONE and only SIGN between us and God that we are in or UNDER a COVENANT relationship with God.

Without a COVENANT relationship with Almighty God a person is left alone to be PREY to the enemy Satan, the god of this present world. 

So if one denies or rejects the one and only COVENANT offered to mankind to have a true and pleasing relationship with the one true God, then you shall DIE in your sins and be CUT OFF from HIS people. Jesus is the ONLY WAY to the Father.

The children of Israel were under the OLD COVENANT also called the FIRST covenant, which they broke and could not keep. 

And for that reason God made a NEW COVENANT with the house of Israel AND with the house of Judah FIRST. 

And then, when the Jews as a nation rejected God's New Covenant by rejecting Jesus, the SIGN of the New Covenant, then God turned the gospel of salvation to the Gentiles. And with every covenant there are WORDS of that covenant to be obeyed.

The WORDS of the OLD covenant given to the CHILDREN of ISRAEL for THEM to obey throughout THEIR generations were the TEN commandments and the Law of God that Yahweh gave to Moses contained in ORDINANCES. 

God had the BOOK of the Law placed in the SIDE of the ark as a SHADOW pointing to the future passing away at the CROSS. 

The book of the Law of God CONTAINED the ORDINANCES which were the INSTRUCTIONS on HOW and in what MANNER to OBEY the TEN commandments and the Law of Moses.

And the WORDS of the NEW COVENANT given to ALL of mankind to OBEY are the words, teachings, commandments, ordinances, and instructions that Almighty God put in the mouth of His Son Jesus to give to us. 

So now, Jesus is the SIGN of being under the NEW COVENANT relationship with Yahweh. 

So then, when God gave the Sabbath DAY of REST to the children of Israel as a SIGN saying keep that sign, HE between me, and between me the HE, is a PROPHECY of the MESSIAH, who is now the SIGN being in the NEW covenant. 

In other words, if you are in Jesus then you are KEEPING the TRUE MEANING of WHY the keeping of the weekly Sabbath DAY was given in the first place.

And anyone NOT KEEPING the TRUE SIGN shall be put to DEATH. And that is WHY God gave such a harsh severe punishment of being stoned to death for any of the children of Israel who broke the OLD SIGN of the Sabbath REST under the OLD covenant. 

God wants us to see that HIS Lamb is the ONLY sacrifice that He will accept for the forgiveness of sins. 

It is Yahweh ALONE who SANCTIFIES His people THROUGH His SIGN, His SON Jesus, as the TRUE SPIRITUAL rest to which the SIGN of the weekly Sabbath was pointing. 

What do you think the word “SIGN” was even written in the Scriptures for calling the weekly Sabbath a SIGN! 

Please read Exodus 31:16 AGAIN so that you can see that the keeping of the weekly Sabbath DAY was a SIGN for the New PERPETUAL COVENANT. 

Notice that it does NOT say that the weekly Sabbath is a perpetual COMMANDMENT.

Exodus 31:16.

“Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a PERPETUAL COVENANT.”

It does NOT say that the keeping of the weekly Sabbath day is to be observed for a perpetual COMMANDMENT. But rather, it says for a PERPETUAL COVENANT. So the SIGN of the keeping of the weekly Sabbath DAY points to the New PERPETUAL COVENANT established in the shed blood of Jesus.

So then at first, the gospel was preached ONLY to the children of Israel. But most of the children of Israel rejected God’s New Covenant. 

So then, God turned to the GENTILES in order to provoke his people, the Jews, to jealousy. 

And when Judaizing Christians begin seeing some CHANGES were made in the way Gentile Christians worship God from the way that the Jewish Christians worshiped God in the past under the OLD Covenant, then they can understand that the early all Jewish church was still yet LEARNING. 

What I mean by this is that when Peter was given the vision of God cleansing the Gentiles the early Church BEGAN to SEE for the first time that God was turning toward the Gentiles to save them even as he was saving the Jews. 

In other words, God was REVEALING to the church that what he had cleansed shall not be called unclean ANYMORE forever. 

Please read Acts chapter 10 and the study Dd-40. Acts 10 Peter’s VISION of CLEANSED MEATS! 

That study will give you a deeper understanding that the church was still yet PROGRESSING in their knowledge of what God’s will was for the church.

You see, my dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Jewish Christians were compelling the Gentile Christians to KEEP the law of Moses in order to be saved in Acts chapter 15. 

But Paul, who was the minister whom Almighty God chose to send to the Gentiles, taught us, as Gentile Christians, NOT to let anyone judge us for NOT keeping the Law of Moses.

Now, obviously, Paul was not speaking of the MORAL laws of the TEN Commandments.

But rather, Paul was referring to the CEREMONIAL law of commandments of the Old Testament that were SHADOWS of the coming Messiah Jesus. 

For you see, in other places in the Bible, Paul does indeed teach us to NOT sin by breaking the MORAL laws or commandments such as stealing, lying, adultery, murder and other things done toward our fellow man. 

But clearly, the word of truth teaches us that all the feast days including the weekly Sabbath days were CEREMONIAL laws or commands that represented or foreshadowed Jesus and the New Covenant that was prophesied to come. And YES, the weekly Sabbath DAY is also called a FEAST of Yahweh.

Please read Leviticus 23:2,3.

“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the FEASTS of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even THESE are My FEASTS. 

Leviticus 23:3.  Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; you shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.” 

Now please read carefully and prayerfully Colossians 2:4-17, which clearly and plainly teaches us that the yearly feast days, the monthly festivals or the new moon festivals, AND the weekly Sabbath days were SHADOWS, types, or figures of the true which were prophesied to come.

Here is Colossians 2:4-17.

“And this I say, lest any man should beguile (Or DECEIVE) you with enticing words.(Or PERSUASIVE language)

Colossians 2:5. For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stead fastness of your faith in Christ.

Colossians 2:6. As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk you in him:

Colossians 2:7. Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as you have been TAUGHT, (I realize that we have just begun this study in God's word, but I want to point out that no where in the NEW Testament are we CLEARLY and PLAINLY TAUGHT to keep the Sabbath day. 

But rather, we are taught just the OPPOSITE. For you see, there is far more evidence on the side that the early church did not keep the Sabbath day. 

In other words, the clear plain evidence from the word of truth  teaches us that the early church worshiped God on SUNDAY, the FIRST day of the week as opposed to keeping the Jewish Sabbath day. And Paul was in fear for the Christians who observed DAYS.  

So then, Paul is teaching us here to continue to walk in the way that the whole word of God has TAUGHT us through the TRUE Gospel that he preach) abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Colossians 2:8. BEWARE lest (Or BEWARE for fear that) any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. (The early first century church began NEW ordinances such as communion or the breaking of bread after the example of Jesus, which represented the FULFILLMENT of the ANNUAL or YEARLY feast of the Passover. 

They understood and taught us that Jesus is OUR TRUE Passover Lamb. 

And that is why Paul teaches us further on in this passage of Scripture to not allow other Christians to judge us for NOT keeping the yearly FEAST days called an Holy Day)

Colossians 2:9. For (Or because) in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.

Colossians 2:10. And you are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

Colossians 2:11. In whom also you are circumcised with the circumcision made WITHOUT hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: (Here in this verse Paul is teaching us that the OLD Testament law or commandment of God to be circumcised in the flesh was FULFILLED through the shed blood of Jesus Christ on the cross, who established a NEW and BETTER covenant between God and mankind. 

In other words, under the NEW Covenant we ARE KEEPING the law of circumcision by our FAITH in Jesus as being our TRUE circumcision that was SHADOWED by the circumcision in the FLESH.

You see, the OLD circumcision of the flesh has CHANGED to now become a SPIRITUAL circumcision of our heart that Almighty God himself does. 

To say this another way, we are DELIVERED from the LETTER of the Old law to NOW keep the NEWNESS of the SPIRIT of the law and NOT the Oldness of the LETTER of the law. 

And much in the same way Jesus has become our TRUE Sabbath REST that we are entering into by walking in the FAITH of Jesus Christ. 

The OLD resting of the FLESH on a DAY has now become a SPIRITUAL REST is Jesus Christ who died for our sins. As Christians we DIE to sin)

Colossians 2:12. Buried with him in baptism, wherein also you are risen with him through the faith of the OPERATION of God, who has raised him from the dead. (This means that we as Christians BELIEVE that God himself is doing HIS work in us. We are NEW creatures in Jesus Christ who have been GIVEN a NEW heart that desires to please God. 

We are HIS work and NOT our OWN work. It is Almighty God in us who empowers us to live without sin. 

The same Holy Spirit that DWELT in Jesus now dwells in us. It is this OPERATION of the Holy Spirit that causes us to REST in God and his Son Jesus. 

This is the SPIRITUAL SABBATH of Christians that we are keeping EVERY DAY of the week. 

We have CEASED from all our OWN WORKS and have now ENTERED INTO HIS REST which keeps us from sin, If so be we are truly RESTING in God's SABBATH)

Colossians 2:13. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, (Paul is speaking to Gentile Christians who were being compelled by the Jewish Christians to keep all the law of Moses, but more particularly the dietary laws of the Old Testament and the keeping of all the feasts days as well as the keeping of the weekly Sabbath days. 

In other words, Paul is saying, you Gentiles were once without God being NOT circumcised in the FLESH, but NOW God Himself through His Holy Spirit) has He quickened (Or He has made alive that which was once dead being without God) together with him, (Speaking of Jesus) having forgiven you all trespasses;

Colossians 2:14. BLOTTING OUT out the handwriting of ORDINANCES that was AGAINST us, which was CONTRARY to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; (Here in these verses, we see that God has forgiven us as Gentiles all our sins and blotted out all the handwriting of ordinances contained in the law of commandments, according to Ephesians 2:15, that were and ENMITY against us and contrary to us even though we as Gentiles did NOT KEEP the Law of Moses that was given ONLY to the Jews. 

In other words, our salvation did NOT come through the KEEPING of the Law of Moses in the OLD Testament or the OLD COVENANT of the TEN Commandment. 

But rather, our salvation came through our FAITH in Jesus Christ to enter into a NEW COVENANT. 

And each and every believer, as an INDIVIDUAL, has to make on a one to one basis between them and God by FAITH to believe in Jesus as their Lord and Savior. 

So then, Paul is teaching us here to CONTINUE to walk in FAITH of Jesus Christ and do NOT LET any person JUDGE us is RESPECT of the Law of Moses for NOT keeping the annual holy days, or the monthly new moon festivals, nor the weekly Sabbath days, or the dietary Law of Moses because Jesus, the Son of God, is our TRUE Passover Lamb, our TRUE circumcision, and  our TRUE Sabbath REST)

Colossians 2:15. And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Colossians 2:16. Let no man, THEREFORE JUDGE you in MEAT, or in DRINK, or in RESPECT of an holy day, or of the new moon, or of the Sabbath days:

Colossians 2:17. Which are a SHADOW of things to come; but the body is of Christ.”

So here in these verses we clearly see that we as Christians both Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians are NOT to let anyone judge or CONDEMN us in what we as Christians EAT or drink. 

And Paul goes on to teach us to NOT let anyone JUDGE or CONDEMN us as Christians for NOT keeping the Old Testament feast days or HOLY days including the weekly Sabbath days, BECAUSE they were all SHADOWS of the true which was prophesied to come speaking of Jesus Christ our MESSIAH and the New PERPETUAL Covenant.

Again, please know and understand that Jesus did NOT abolish the fourth commandment ITSELF. 

But rather, Jesus abolished the LETTER of the law of commandment CONTAINED in the handwriting of Moses in the fourth commandment. 

And NOW, under the New Covenant we ARE KEEPING the FOURTH commandment by our FAITH in Jesus. 

So whether you know this truth or not God KNOWS and that is why the Holy Spirit does NOT convict us for NOT keeping DAYS that Jesus abolished and nailed to the cross. 

Now obviously, all of the seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping Christians twist the teachings of the Apostle Paul because they NEED to. 

Otherwise, there would be NOT Sabbath DAY keeping Christians because Paul clearly teaches AGAINST the keeping of ANY DAYS. 

So, for those who INTERPRET Colossians 2:4-17 to mean that Paul is teaching Christians to Keep the Law of Moses, I implore you to read the in-depth study on Dd-3. WHAT DOES COLOSSIANS 2:14-17 TRULY MEAN?

Earlier in this study I said that the Jewish Christians were compelling the Gentile Christians to keep all the Law of Moses in Acts chapter 15. 

Let us now take a look at those passage of Scripture to see what this very first church council decided, through the leading of the Holy Spirit, as what to do to settle this CONTROVERSY between believers, concerning whether or not Christians should keep all the Law of Moses, which would include the keeping of WEEKLY the Sabbath DAY. 

Please read Acts 15:10 where Peter HIMSELF said to the Judaizing Christians to NOT TEMPT Almighty God by trying to place the YOKE of keeping the Law of Moses upon ANY Christian.

Acts 15:10. 

“Why TEMPT you GOD to place a YOKE upon the disciples, which we nor our father's before were NOT able to BEAR?”

The ministry of Jesus himself during the days of his flesh was only to the Jews. 

And Jesus said to the Jew who were under the Law of Moses, you who are heavy laden come unto me and I will give you REST. 

Can you not see that Jesus is our SABBATH REST dear child of God. Please read the study Dd-13. Is JESUS OUR TRUE SABBATH REST?

I implore you my dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, who are either seventh day of the week or even first day of the week Sabbath keeping Christians, that keep DAYS as days of OBLIGATION to REST, to NOT be brought under condemnation by what you have been TAUGHT by your church denomination. 

For you see, what you have been taught by your Sabbath DAY keeping denominations CONTRADICTS what the WHOLE word of God clearly teaches us in SIMPLICITY. 

And thus, the Roman Catholic Church is equally WRONG to teach that Christians MUST go to church every Sunday lest they SIN. 

The Bible ITSELF under the New Covenant clearly teaches us that we are NOT to keep DAYS as being Holy or esteemed above other days. We are to esteem EVERY day the same. 

Galatians 4:9-11.

“But now, AFTER that you have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn you again to the weak and beggarly elements, where unto you desire again to be in bondage?

Galatians 4:10.  You observe DAYS, (The WEEKLY Sabbath days) AND months, (The MONTHLY new moon festivals) AND times, (Speaking of resting from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday on the weekly Sabbath DAY and from sunset to sundown the feast of weeks) AND years (The YEARLY feast days)

Galatians 4:11.  I am afraid of you, lest (Or I am afraid FOR you for fear that) I have bestowed upon you labor in VAIN.”

Paul is deeply concerned that he may have preached the Gospel of the truth in VAIN, because some have turned back and or turned for the first time to Judaism to keep all the Law of Moses to keep DAYS of the week, months, and yearly feasts as the JEWS under the OLD covenant.

Now, to those of you my readers and seekers of the truth of the whole word of Almighty God, who already KNOW that Jesus is our TRUE SABBATH REST, I leave you with the teachings of Paul in Romans chapter 14 taught to him by Jesus through the Holy Spirit for us not to judge those weak in the faith who do not YET know the TRUTH. 

Do not boast of the faith that God has graciously given to you. But do stand fast in your faith to receive any and all Christians, who do observe a day of the week above other days of the week esteeming whatever day they observe as a holy day or OBLIGATION to THEM. And do not be subverted by their teaching to fall from grace yourself.

Romans 14:1-23.

“Him that is weak in the faith RECEIVE you, but NOT to doubtful disputations. (Or do not receive them into your congregation to subvert the weak Christians in your assembly to cause division by their arguing and debating who is right or who is wrong. 

But rather, stand fast in the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ and allow the Holy Spirit to lead and guide those brothers and sisters into all truth. In other words, do not kick them out of your church assembly as not being true Christians) 

Romans 14:2. For one believes that he may EAT ALL THINGS: (Or  the Christians who KNOW the TRUTH understand that we can eat ALL MANNERS of meat, which we knows that God has CLEANSED because we BELIEVE the teachings of the NEW Testament) another, who is weak, eat herbs. 

(Or the seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping Christians are WEAK in their faith and they command their followers to eat no meat that was called UNCLEAN in the OLD Testament under the OLD covenant. And that is because the faith is in Moses and the old Covenant. 

And for that reason  they do NOT believe that God has cleansed all manners of meat and therefore, to THEM who are weak in their faith they wrongly believe that they must keep the Law of Moses if they are to be pleasing to God)

Romans 14:3. Let NOT him that EATS despise him that eats not; and let NOT him which eats not JUDGE him that eats: for God has received him. (Speaking of Christians who know the TRUTH and believe that God has cleansed all manners of meat. And thus, we are free to eat any manner of meat) 

Romans 14:4. Who are you that JUDGES another man's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. (Here we see that we are to give God the space and time to allow that Holy Spirit to work in their life to lead and guide them into all truth BELIEVING that he will do as he said he would do) 

Romans 14:5. One man esteems one day ABOVE another: another esteems EVERY DAY ALIKE. Let every man be fully persuaded in his OWN mind. 

Romans 14:6. He that regards the day, regards it unto the Lord; and he that regards not the day, to the Lord he does not regard it. He that eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he that eats not, to the Lord he eats not, and gives God thanks. 

Romans 14:7. For none of us lives to himself, and no man dies to himself. 

Romans 14:8. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.

Romans 14:9. For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. 

Romans 14:10. But why do you JUDGE your brother? or why do you set at naught your brother? (Or why do you say that your brothers and sisters are not true Christians who do NOT keep ANY day of the week or any of the ceremonial laws of Moses) for we shall ALL stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 

Romans 14:11. For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

Romans 14:12. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. 

Romans 14:13. Let us NOT therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. 

Romans 14:14. I KNOW, and am persuaded bythe Lord Jesus, that there is NOTHING unclean of itself: but to him that esteems any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. (In other words, if you have been TAUGHT by your church denomination that watching TV is a SIN and you believe that it is a sin and you watch TV, then to YOU it is a SIN because you do NOT believe that it is NOT a sin. 

You are walking in FEAR and unbelief. This would not be sin in God's eyes, but in the eyes of your church denomination who condemns those who break their commandments. But what Paul is teaching here were ONCE God's laws. 

So then, if you TRY to eat meat that you still yet BELIEVE that God did NOT cleanse, then you are sinning because you eat it NOT in FAITH KNOWING that it is NOT sin. 

But those of you, who DO BELIEVE that is it NOT sin to eat all manners of meat, then it is NOT sin, because YOU believe God's WORD that God has indeed cleansed all manners of meat) 

Romans 14:15. BUT if your brother be grieved with your meat, now walk you not charitably. Destroy not him with your meat, for whom Christ died. (In other words, I know that you know the TRUTH and that you know that you are NOT sinning eating pork. 

BUT when you are eating with brothers and sisters in the Lord, whom you know will be offended by your eating pork in front of them and you do it anyway, then you are not walking in love toward them by purposely eating pork in front of them as if boasting that you free to eat all manners of meat. 

But at the same time do not DENY your faith if they ask you if you eat pork at other times. 

Now I was eating out with some Sabbath keeping Christians who were not always Sabbath keeping Christians and who ate pork the same as me before they became Sabbath keeping Christians. Both families ordered pizzas and when they came ours was a Meat Lovers and theirs was a vegetarian pizza. 

I saw that one of their children was eyeing our pizza and without giving it a THOUGHT I offered her a piece of our pizza. 

Immediately her parents said to her daughter, “No, we cannot eat pork.” I apologized and said if it offends you that we are eating pork, then I will throw this pizza away and order a pizza without any pork. 

They said it did not offend them what we ate, but that they felt that they could no longer eat pork) 

Romans 14:16. Let not then your GOOD (Or your strong FAITH) be evil spoken of: 

Romans 14:17. For the kingdom of God is NOT meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. (In other words, being saved is NOT about what we eat of drink but about working RIGHTEOUSNESS, walking in love and thus FULFILLING ALL the LAW of God)

Romans 14:18. For he that in these things serves Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. 

Romans 14:19. Let us, therefore, follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

Romans 14:20. For MEAT destroy NOT the work of God. ALL things indeed are PURE; but it is evil for that man who eats with offence. (In other words, if one eats NOT pork to boast of their WORKS, then they are NOT eating pork in order to offend those who do eat pork having no conscience of sinning being convicted of the Holy Spirit for eating what we know by faith that God has cleansed. 

And on the other side of the coin if one eats pork to boast of their FAITH that they have been given, then they are EATING pork to offend those who do not eat pork) 

Romans 14:21. It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby your brother stumbles, or is offended, or is made weak. (I had a pastor tell me that he once pastored a church that was previously taught by another pastor before him that it was SIN to drink coffee. 

Now he was a big coffee drinker and loved to drink coffee, but for five years while he was the pastor of THAT church he drank NOT a drop of coffee lest he would offend one of his brothers or sisters in the Lord. 

Now if it had been me I would have taught them the TRUTH and asked them where in the Bible ITSELF does it say that drinking coffee is a SIN? Even though I hate coffee, and cannot even stand the smell of it! 

Romans 14:22. Have you FAITH? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he that condemns NOT himself in that thing which he allows. (I cannot tell you how free and happy those, who once were Sabbath keepers being even the third and fourth generation Sabbath keeper, are now after seeing the TRUTH about the Sabbath for themselves directly from God's word) 

Romans 14:23. And he that DOUBTS is damned if he eat, because he eats NOT of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.”

Work out your OWN salvation with fear and trembling. Now I personally do not believe that NOT eating pork is a sin. 

Whether you EAT pork or do NOT eat pork to me it is not a sin either way. Unless you eat pork NOT in FAITH, and you yourself are NOT yet fully persuaded in your OWN mind by the word of TRUTH, the WHOLE word of God.

Now I realize that many seventh day of the week Saturday Sabbath keeping Christians do not dogmatically demand that Christians MUST NOT eat pork in order to receive eternal life in the world to come, but SOME do blatantly and emphatically teach that if a Christian eats pork and does NOT keep the SEVENTH day of the week as a day of rest as the Jews then they shall NOT receive eternal life in the world to come.

Some Saturday seventh day of the week Sabbath keeping Christians say that they do not eat any of the foods called unclean in the Old testament under the OLD covenant for HEALTH reasons ONLY. 

But some who have come back to keep ONLY the NEW covenant admit that while they were being deceived they were taught early on that it was VOLUNTARY and up to them if they wanted to eat or not eat pork.

But later it became a LAW to them by what they were being taught by their Sabbath keeping group, and felt it to be sin if they ate any unclean food. 

Then after they returned to obey ONLY the teachings of the NEW Testament all those feelings of not pleasing God if they ate pork left them. 

They now KNOW for themselves that God has CLEANSED ALL manner of meat and that we as CHRISTIANS are NOT to call unclean what God himself has cleansed.

And what I do know for sure is that all Saturday, seventh-day of the week, Sabbath-keeping Christians IMPLY that all other Christians are sinning even though they claim that they are not judging us by NOT keeping a DAY of the week. 

These studies are for YOU, my readers and seekers of the truth of the whole word of God, who are already being led by the Holy Spirit to seek out the WHOLE matter for yourself to see if what you are being taught is the truth of the WHOLE word of God. 

In other words, if the Holy Spirit has opened your eyes of understanding to a verse that is raising doubts as to what you have been taught, then it is no accident that you are here reading this introductory study to Sabbath TRUTH, to learn WHAT is the TRUE Sabbath.

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The 4th Commandment is a SIGN Pointing to Jesus!

YES! I myself find ONLY NINE of the TEN COMMANDMENTS repeated in the NEW Testament. But that does NOT mean that the fourth commandment ITSELF was abolished and nailed to the cross. 

But rather, it was only the ORDINANCES contained IN the fourth commandment that Jesus abolished and nailed to the cross, according to Ephesians 2:15 and Colossians 2:14-17. Please read the studies Dd-5.WHAT DOES CONTAINED IN ORDINANCES MEAN? and Dd-2. IS THE WEEKLY SABBATH IN THE NEW TESTAMENT? 

But for now, in this study we will take a close look at the passages of Scripture where all the moral commandments are repeated and we are taught to keep them in the New Testament under the New Covenant. 

And as you will see, they are all MORAL laws or moral commandments of God and no CEREMONIAL commandments of keeping of DAYS of the week, month, or year. 

You will NOT find any teaching in the New Testament to keep ANY of the CEREMONIAL commandments of keeping of DAYS, including the “ceremonial” fourth commandment of keeping the weekly Sabbath DAY. 

But rather, under the New Covenant written in the New Testament we are to keep the SPIRIT of the law and NOT the LETTER of the law.

Please read Romans 7:6.

“But NOW, we are DELIVERED from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; THAT we should serve in NEWNESS of SPIRIT, and NOT in the OLDNESS of the LETTER.”   

And that means that under the New Covenant we are to keep the TRUE meaning of the FOURTH commandment which points to Jesus as our TRUE Sabbath REST to enter into the New PERPETUAL COVENANT established in his shed blood. 

Please read the study Dd-15. The WEEKLY SABBATH DAY is a SIGN! 

Also read the study Dd-13. Jesus is OUR TRUE SABBATH REST!

So then, we are, indeed, commanded in the New Testament under the New Covenant to keep ALL of the SIX MORAL commandments found in the TEN Commandments. 

However, concerning the keeping of the FOURTH commandment to keep the weekly Sabbath day, you will NOT find it repeated or taught anywhere in the NEW Testament. 

YES, obviously, Jesus who was born UNDER the LAW kept ALL the law at that time BEFORE Jesus actually died for their sins and ours. 

But during the FORTY days of Jesus showing himself alive there is no evidence of Jesus keeping the weekly Sabbath day. 

And then, AFTER the church began at the day of Pentecost you do NOT find the early church keeping the Sabbath day. 

YES, the Apostles went into the synagogues on the Sabbath day, but the REASON they did go into the Synagogue on the Sabbath day was to PREACH the GOSPEL of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

We can read over and over where Paul DISPUTED and PERSUADED the JEWS in the Synagogue on the Sabbath day and in the market, and daily in the temple. 

But in none of the verses are we clearly and plainly told that Paul was OBSERVING the SABBATH of the JEWS when he went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath day to PREACH the gospel. 

Now, some may argue and say, what about Acts 1:12?

Acts 1:12.

“Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a Sabbath day’s journey.”

This is simply saying that the place that Jesus ascended into heaven at Mount Olivet is about 2 miles, a Sabbath day’s journey from Jerusalem. 

Keep in mind that Jesus ascended into heaven on a THURSDAY and NOT on the Sabbath day. 

Jesus showed himself alive for 40 DAYS beginning of a SUNDAY, the FIRST day of the week. 

Simply count FORTY days including the Sunday that Jesus began to show himself alive and that brings you to a Thursday on which Jesus ascended into heaven and the disciples returned to Jerusalem that was simply a Sabbath day’s JOURNEY.

We will talk more on the KEEPING of the weekly Sabbath DAY not being found anywhere in the New Testament later on in this study of God's word. 

But for now, let us take a look at the passages of Scripture that do, indeed, REPEAT the other NINE commandments of God.

Please keep in mind that there are sometimes many more verses that may teach a particular commandment. 

However, it is only needful to show two or three for us to understand that ONLY NINE commandments are repeated in the New Testament. 

Also, we as Christians, are taught under the NEW Covenant to KEEP these the SIX MORAL commandments according to Jesus in Matthew 19:16-19. 

Again, we will look more closely at the FOURTH commandment a little later in this study.

Commandment # 1 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 & Acts 14:15)

Exodus 20:1-3.

“And God spoke all these words, saying,

Exodus 20:2. I am the LORD your God, which have brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Exodus 20:3. You shall have no other gods before me.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT? Is commandment #1 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #1 under the NEW covenant.

1 Corinthians 8:4-6.

“As concerning, therefore, the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.

1 Corinthians 8:5. For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

1 Corinthians 8:6. But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.”

Acts 14:15.

“And saying, Sirs, why do you these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that you should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:”

Commandment # 2 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in Galatians. 5:18-21, Romans. 1:22,23, & 1 John 5:21)

Exodus 20:4-6.

“You shall not make unto you any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

Exodus 20:5. You shall not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; 

Exodus 20:6. And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT? 

Is commandment #2 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #2 under the NEW covenant.

Galatians 5:18-21.

“But if you be led of the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Galatians 5:19. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Galatians 5:20. Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, sedition, heresies,

Galatians 5:21. Envying, murders, drunkenness, revelings (Or partying with drunkenness and or partying with sexual intentions), and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”

Romans 1:21-23.

“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Romans 1:22. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Romans 1:23. And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things.”

1 John 5:21.

“Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.”

Commandment # 3 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in James 5:12)

Exodus 20:7.

“You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that takes his name in vain.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT? 

Is commandment #3 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #3 under the NEW covenant.

James 5:12.

“But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest you fall into condemnation”

Commandment # 4 under the Old Covenant.

(NOT FOUND repeated or taught in anywhere in the NEW TESTAMENT under the New Covenant)

Exodus 20:8-11.

“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Exodus 20:9. Six days shall you labor, and do all your work.

Exodus 20:10. But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD your God: in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates:

Exodus 20:11. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and RESTED the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT? 

Is commandment #4 repeated in the New Testament? No!

Now, WHY would God place the FOURTH commandment in the CENTER of the TEN Commandments and then NOT give any teaching or instruction the keep the weekly Sabbath DAY as a day of REST like He taught the children of Israel to REST on the seventh day in Exodus chapter 16 for the first time? 

It is because the keeping of the weekly Sabbath DAY is a SIGN pointing to the New PERPETUAL COVENANT. 

Again, please read the study Dd-15. The WEEKLY SABBATH DAY is a SIGN! 

Also read the study Dd-13. Jesus is OUR TRUE SABBATH REST!

But for now, let us continue taking a close look at the rest of the TEN Commandment that ARE repeated in CLARITY in the New Testament under the New Covenant.

Commandment # 5 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in Ephesians 6:1-3)

Exodus 20:12.

“Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God gives you.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT? 

Is commandment #5 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #5 under the NEW covenant.

Ephesians 6:1-3.

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Ephesians 6:2. Honor your father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

Ephesians 6:3. That it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”

Commandment # 6 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in Romans 13:8-10)

Exodus 20:13.

“ You shall not kill.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT? 

Is commandment #6 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #6 under the NEW covenant.

Romans 13:8-10.

“Owe no man any thing, but to LOVE one another: for he that LOVES another has FULFILLED the law.

Romans 13:9. For this, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet; and if there be ANY OTHER commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, You shall LOVE your neighbor as yourself.

Romans 13:10. LOVE works no ill to his neighbor: therefore LOVE is the FULFILLING OF the law.”

Commandment # 7 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in Romans 13:8-10 and 1 Corinthians 6:9,10)

Exodus 20:14.

“You shall not commit adultery.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT? 

Is commandment #7 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #7 under the NEW covenant.

Romans 13:8-10.

“Owe no man any thing, but to LOVE one another: for he that LOVES another has FULFILLED the law.

Romans 13:9. For this, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet; and if there be ANY OTHER commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, You shall LOVE your neighbor as yourself.

Romans 13:10. LOVE works no ill to his neighbor: therefore LOVE is the FULFILLING of the law.”

1 Corinthians 6:9,10.

“Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

1 Corinthians 6:10. Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”

Commandment # 8 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in Romans 13:8-10 and Ephesians 4:28)

Exodus 20:15.

“You shall not steal.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT? 

Is commandment #8 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #8 under the NEW covenant.

Romans 13:8-10.

“Owe no man any thing, but to LOVE one another: for he that LOVES another has FULFILLED the law.

Romans 13:9. For this, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet; and if there be ANY OTHER commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, You shall LOVE your neighbor as yourself.

Romans 13:10. LOVE works no ill to his neighbor: therefore LOVE is the FULFILLING OF the law.”

Ephesians 4:28.

“Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needs.”

Commandment # 9 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in Revelation 21:7,8, 22:15 and Colossians 3:9)

Exodus 20:16.

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT? 

Is commandment #9 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #9 under the NEW covenant.

Revelation 21:7,8.

“He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

Revelation 21:8. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whore mongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”

Now, it is one thing to NOT know that what a Christians is teaching is LIE, but it is a different thing to KNOW that a church doctrine is FALSE teaching and STILL keep on teaching it.

Revelation 22:14,15.

“Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Revelation 22:15. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whore mongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loves and makes a lie.”

Now, this can be interpreted as whosoever LOVES making a LIE. Or this can be interpreted as whosoever LOVES, as in, Christians who walk in  LOVE to FULFILL ALL the law and who make a LIE that the as Christians MUST ALSO keep the weekly Sabbath DAY lest a Christian SINS. 

Did not Paul say that if there is ANY OTHER commandment that it is FULFILLED by our LOVING one another? 

Let us read what the New Testament teaches us is SIMPLICITY under the New Covenant again.

Romans 13:8-10.

“Owe no man any thing, but to LOVE one another: for he that LOVES another has FULFILLED the law.

Romans 13:9. For this, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet; and if there be ANY OTHER commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, You shall LOVE your neighbor as yourself.

Romans 13:10. LOVE works no ill to his neighbor: therefore LOVE is the FULFILLING OF the law.”

Commandment # 10 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in Romans 13:8-10 and Ephesians 5:3)

Exodus 20:17.

“You shall not covet your neighbor's house, you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is your neighbor's.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT? 

Is commandment #10 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #10 under the NEW covenant.

Romans 13:8-10.

“Owe no man any thing, but to LOVE one another: for he that LOVES another has FULFILLED the law.

Romans 13:9. For this, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet; and if there be ANY OTHER commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, You shall LOVE your neighbor as yourself.

Romans 13:10. LOVE works no ill to his neighbor: therefore LOVE is the FULFILLING OF the law.”

Ephesians 5:1-7.

“Be you, therefore, followers of God, as dear children;

Ephesians 5:2. And walk in LOVE, as Christ also has loved us, and has given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor.

Ephesians 5:3. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becomes saints;

Ephesians 5:4. Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

Ephesians 5:5. For this you know, that no whore monger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Ephesians 5:6. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

Ephesians 5:7. Be not you therefore partakers with them.”

So then, ALL SIX MORAL commandments in the TEN Commandment are REPEATED several times in the New Testament with the CLEAR teaching. 

And the first three commandments are also repeated in the New Testament. 

So you have to ask yourself WHY the FOURTH commandment is NOT repeated anywhere in the New Testament under the New Covenant? 

Why is there not one single HINT of a teaching that we are to keep ANY DAYS under the New Covenant?

Let us take a CLOSER look at the FOURTH commandment to see WHY Christians are NOT to keep ANY DAYS of the week, month, or year under the new Covenant. But first, let us look at why the seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping Christians INTERPRET as the keeping of the weekly Sabbath DAY as being TAUGHT in the New Testament.

The English word “SABBATH” is found 60 times in the King James Version of the Bible in the NEW Testament. Of these 60 times, 50 of those times the word Sabbath is found in the four Gospels and the remaining 10 times are found 9 times in the book of Acts and 1 time in Colossians 2:16.

There is no point in looking at the times that Jesus kept the weekly Sabbath day because Jesus was BORN UNDER the law and the New Covenant had not yet been established in his shed blood on the cross. 

So then, we will only be looking at the 9 times that the word “Sabbath” is found in the book of Acts and the 1 time that the word “Sabbaths” is found in Colossians 2:16. 

Here is a list of the nine times the “WORD” Sabbath is found in the book of the ACTS of the Apostles. 

Please read them checking the CONTEXT as well and judge for yourself as to whether or not these passages of Scripture CLEARLY and PLAINLY can be interpreted in such a way as to DOGMATICALLY teach that we as Christians are to KEEP this fourth commandment in the same manner as God's peoples Israel were commanded to OBSERVE it under the OLD Testament law of Moses. 

We already covered Acts 1:12 and found that it was on a THURSDAY that Jesus ascended into heaven and the disciples returned to Jerusalem that was a Sabbath day’s JOURNEY back to the city of Jerusalem from Mount Olivet. 

And thus, that mere MENTIONING of the word Sabbath is simply stating how FAR it is from Mount Olivet to the city of Jerusalem. 

The disciples were traveling on a THURSDAY which has nothing to do with the weekly Sabbath Day’s restriction to only walk 2 miles on the Sabbath day and no further. 

So then, that leaves 8 more times that the word Sabbath is found in the New Testament. And YES, once again, I fully understand that you will obviously see Paul going into the synagogue on the Sabbath day.

But you will also see that the REASON that he went INTO the synagogue on the Sabbath day was to PREACH the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ. 

There is no teaching in the New Testament that states Paul RESTED on the Sabbath day. In fact, Paul taught AGAINST the keep of DAYS which we will look at shortly.

But for now, consider A NON Saturday seventh day of the week Sabbath keeping Christians going INTO a Saturday Sabbath keeping church to visit or to witness the true gospel of Jesus Christ. 

Now, that does NOT mean that they are KEEPING Saturday, seventh day of the week as the Sabbath-keeping Christians. 

Consider a Christian that may be seen going into a bar to share the gospel, or just to have a bite to eat with some non Christians friends. 

But again, that does NOT PROVE beyond any shadow of a doubt to dogmatically say that they were going into that bar as others were to drink alcohol and get drunk. 

And thus, the Apostle Paul going INTO the synagogue on the Sabbath day does not prove that Paul was keeping the weekly Sabbath DAY. 

In fact, Paul taught AGAINST the keeping of ANY DAYS and the Judaizing Christians all through his letters and epistles. And again, we will cover those passages of Scripture further on in this study in God’s word. 

But for now, I want you to read the 9 verses of Scripture in the book of Acts with the word Sabbath in them. 

And as you read through these following passages of Scripture I ask that you keep an open mind and heart laying aside any preconceived teachings that you may have been taught and allow the Holy Spirit lead and guide you into all truth.

Acts 1:12.

“Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a Sabbath day's journey.”

Again, to me, this is just a reference to the distance from Jerusalem to the mount of Olives. 

Obviously, the Jews of that day understood what this meant because they had been taught the Law of Moses from a young age. 

The question is does this passage of Scripture PROVE beyond any shadow of a doubt that Christians are to KEEP the Sabbath day? 

You be the judge keeping in mind that it was on a THURSDAY that they traveled back to the city of Jerusalem from Mount Olivet.

Acts 13:14.

“But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.”

Be sure to read the CONTEXT some of which are in the verses that follow. 

All I ask is that you lay aside any previous teaching that you may have been taught and read these verses with your spiritual eyes open and judge for yourself with the leading of the Holy Spirit. 

Ask yourself the question of WHY Paul and those with Paul went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down?

Acts 13:27.

“For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, (Or BECAUSE the Jews at Jerusalem did not know that the Scriptures testify of Jesus as being their Messiah is WHY the disciples of Jesus went INTO the synagogues) nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.”

Here in this passage of Scripture you can see Paul standing up AFTER the rulers of the synagogue read the Scriptures and asked Paul and his company if they had anything to say. 

Paul then began to open up the eyes of their understanding explaining the Scriptures were pointing to Jesus the promised MESSIAH. 

To me, this is the REASON WHY Paul and the believers that were with him went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down to wait for their opportunity to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to them. 

If you wanted to talk to a lot of baseball fans where would you go? Obviously, you would go to a baseball game where baseball fans GATHER. 

And in the same way, Paul's best audience of a lot of Jews gathered together was in the synagogue.

And thus, Paul and the other disciples were simply waiting for the Scriptures to be read as they knew was the custom so that they could EXPLAIN to the Jews that the Scriptures POINTED to Jesus. 

In other words, the REASON they went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath day was NOT to OBSERVE the Sabbath say as a day of REST as the Jews. 

But rather, they went into a place where they knew that the JEWS would be assembled together so that they could PREACH the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ to the Jews first as the Lord had taught them. 

Acts 13:42.

“And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.”

Here we see that the Gentiles who obviously overheard Paul preaching about a MESSIAH or a SAVIOR caused them to sit up and LISTEN. 

To me, it is obvious that these Gentiles wanted to hear MORE about this Jesus, and they obviously knew that the Jews met every Saturday to talk about God. 

So the Gentiles made an APPOINTMENT with Paul to meet back here at the same time and the same place to tell them MORE about Jesus. 

It was NOT the custom of the GENTILES to keep the Sabbath day, but from other verses in the Bible, the women and the children as well as the GENTILES were outside the synagogue itself. 

And, obviously, they could HEAR what was being said on the inside of the Synagogue. 

This verse says that when the Jews had gone OUT of the synagogue, meaning that their custom of reading the Scriptures was over or had ended and the Jews were leaving because they were REJECTING what Paul was PREACHING inside of the Synagogue. 

But the GENTILES having overheard Paul's PREACHING wanted to hear more so they asked Paul if they could hear more on the next DAY that he was going to PREACH, which happened to be on the Sabbath day because that was the DAY that the Jews gathered together in ONE PLACE.

Acts 13:44.

“And the next Sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.”

They did NOT come to keep the Sabbath DAY, But rather, it was the WORD of God that they came to HEAR speaking about Jesus being the Messiah, the LAW of Moses to KEEP the Law of Moses? 

They came to hear the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ. 

So WHAT was this GOSPEL all about that caused nearly the WHOLE city to come out to HEAR on this Sabbath day? 

Was this PREACHING of Paul about the KEEPING of the LAW of Moses? 

Or was Paul EXPLAINING that Moses and the Old Testament prophets are POINTING to Jesus as being the Savior?

Acts 15:21.

“For Moses of old time has in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath day.”

The Apostle James is speaking here in regard to settling a DISPUTE between believers over whether or not they should continue in the Law of Moses to CIRCUMCISE the Gentile believers in the FLESH as the Law of God taught. 

The Judaizing Christians were saying yes while the Christians taught by the Apostle Paul were saying no! 

Please keep in mind that there was much heavy persecution against the church by the unsaved Jews. 

And in most every city the unsaved Jews preached Moses by reading in the synagogues every Sabbath day. 

It was Moses who they revered and followed and not the TRUE meaning FORESHADOWED in the Law of Moses that would lead them to Jesus. 

Also, please keep in mind that the church was still yet receiving REVELATION KNOWLEDGE from the Holy Spirit. 

Just a few chapters before it was yet UNKNOWN or not completely UNDERSTOOD that God has also cleansed the GENTILES by the blood of Jesus as well on the cross as he did for the JEWS. 

But then God gave Peter a VISION in Acts chapter 10 REVEALING to Peter that some CHANGES in the OLD COVENANT were made at the cross of Jesus and now the TIME had come to take the GOSPEL to the GENTILES and obey the CHANGES made under the New Covenant. 

Please read all the studies that I have written on this subject of whether or not we as Christians are to keep the weekly Sabbath DAY as a day of REST under the heading **Dd-0. WHAT is the TRUE SABBATH?** 

But for now, let us finish taking a close look at the rest of the Scriptures in the book of Acts with the word Sabbath in them.

Acts 16:13.

“And on the Sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont (Or accustomed, or as was the custom of the women where prayer was) to be made; and we sat down, and spoke unto the women which resorted there.”

This verse makes it clear that the early church did not ALWAYS preach the gospel in the synagogue on the Sabbath day. 

It may be that earlier that Sabbath day they went into the synagogue to preach the gospel as well. The Bible simply does not say. 

But my point is that the NEW Testament does NOT teach us as Christians to keep the Sabbath day as a DAY of REST as the Jews were taught to keep the Sabbath day. 

Again, please keep in mind that the early Church is still learning from the Holy Spirit as what to do, what not to do and what to teach. 

The only thing that is obvious is that Peter still kept the dietary Law of Moses up to Acts chapter 10 and then after being TAUGHT by the Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 10. 

Peter no longer kept the dietary Law of Moses except for one other time when he was INTIMIDATED by his peers to not eat with the Gentiles. 

And Paul rebuked Peter to his face for he was WRONG to keep the dietary Law of Moses. 

Please read the study Dd-40. Acts 10 Peter’s VISION of God CLEANSING ALL Manners of MEAT!

But for now, we just have a few more verses in Acts with the word Sabbath in them.

Acts 17:2.

“And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three Sabbath days reasoned with them out of the Scriptures,”

Now, obviously, seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping Christians INTERPRET the words of Paul, “as was his MANNER” as being it was the CUSTOM of Paul to OBSERVE the Sabbath day. 

But, to me, it is blatantly clear that these words “as his manner was”  is DEFINITELY speaking of Paul's manner AFTER Paul became a Christian to go UNTO THEM, the Jews wherever they were to REASON with them the Scriptures pointing to Jesus as being the Messiah. 

You see, the manner of Paul was to go into the synagogue UNTO THEM on the Sabbath to PREACH the GOSPEL of Jesus to the Jews. 

And in the CONTEXT of this verse, we can clearly see that Paul is REASONING with the JEWS out of the Old Testament Scriptures about Jesus. 

And thus to me, this is the ONLY REASON of WHY the early church went into the synagogues on the Sabbath day. 

The calling of the church is to PREACH the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ. 

CLEARLY, to me, this is what the church was doing when they went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day. You must judge for YOURSELF.

Acts 18:4.

“And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.”

Again, over and over we see that the REASON that Paul and the early church went into the synagogues on the Sabbath day was to PREACH the GOSPEL and PERSUADE the Jews and the Gentiles to BELIEVE in JESUS as the MESSIAH.

So then, in NONE of these passages of Scripture in the book of Acts do we find where we as Christians are SPECIFICALLY commanded, or even a HINT of teaching to keep the Sabbath DAY as a day of REST. 

Again, yes the Apostles went into synagogue on the Sabbath day, but the REASON that they went into the synagogues was to PREACH the gospel to the Jews.

In Acts 16:13, we see the disciples going OUT of the city down by a river on the Sabbath day to preach the gospel to a group of women that were gathered together there, as was the custom of the women, to pray. 

For a deeper understanding on whether or not we as Christians should keep the Sabbath, as in, worshiping God on SATURDAY as opposed to worshiping God on Sunday please read the studies called Dd-21. Saturday, Sunday, or NEITHER? 

Also read Dd-40. Acts 10 Peter’s VISION of God CLEANSING ALL Manners of MEAT!

But for now, let us take a look at Colossians 2:16,17, which is that LAST time that the word “Sabbath” is found in the Bible. 

And Colossians 2:16,17 CLEARLY teaches us that we are NOT to let others judge or condemn us for NOT keeping the Sabbath day, because all the ORDINANCES contained in the FOURTH commandment were abolished and nailed to the cross. 

Again, it was NOT the fourth commandment ITSELF that was abolished and nailed to the cross by Jesus. 

But rather, it was the ORDINANCES contained in the fourth commandment that Jesus abolished and nailed to the cross. 

And Jesus did this so THAT we can NOW keep the fourth commandment is NEWNESS of SPIRIT and NOT on OLDNESS of the LETTER of the law CONTAINED in ORDINANCES.

Please read Colossians 2:14-17.

“Blotting out the handwriting of ORDINANCES that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it (The ORDINANCES) to his cross; ( And NOT the CEREMONIAL commandments themselves which Jesus FULFILLED the SHADOW or all the ceremonial commandments, INCLUDING the ceremonial FOURTH commandment)

Colossians 2:15. And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Colossians 2:16. Let no man, THEREFORE, (Or for this very reason that Jesus BLOTTED out the handwriting of ORDINANCES and nailed them to the cross do NOT allow any man to) judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holy day, or of the new moon, or of the Sabbath days:

Colossians 2:17. Which are a SHADOW of things to come; BUT the BODY is of Christ.”

In other words, if you shine a flashlight at a small tree at night and look at the SHADOW then what does the SHADOW point to as the BODY of that SHADOW? Does that SHADOW of the tree look like the BODY of a FISH? No! 

The SHADOW of a tree looks like the BODY of a TREE. 

And in the SAME way, the SHADOW of the weekly Sabbath DAY of REST points to the REST we have in Jesus for HOLINESS or for RIGHTEOUSNESS. 

And the weekly sabbath rest being on the seventh day points to the Seventh 1000-year long day of Yahweh’s Sabbath REST in the world to come. 

And ONLY those who ENTER INTO the TRUE Sabbath REST in Jesus will be counted worthy to receive eternal life to ENTER INTO The Seventh 1000-year long day of Yahweh’s Sabbath REST in the world to come. 

That is what Paul teaches us in Hebrew 4:8,9 about their REMAINING a REST on ANOTHER DAY for the people of God, the unsaved Jews. 

Please read the study Dd-37b. Hebrews 4:1-11 PROVES the TRUE Sabbath is FUTURE!

But for now, here is a list of things Paul is teaching us as Christians to not let any man JUDGE us because Jesus blotted out and nailed to the cross the ORDINANCES contained the the law of commandments. 

#1. Let no man judge you in MEAT referring to food as in what you eat.

#2. Let no man judge you in DRINK.

#3. Let no man judge you in respect of an HOLY DAY referring to a YEARLY high holy Sabbath day.

#4. Let no man judge you in respect of the NEW MOON speaking of the MONTHLY Sabbath days.

#5. Let no man judge you in respect of the SABBATH DAYS speaking of the WEEKLY SABBATH days.

I want you to read Colossians 2:16,17 from several other translations, which make it blatantly clear that we as Christians are NOT to let any man CONDEMN them for NOT observing the ANNUAL YEARLY feast days, for NOT keeping the MONTHLY new moon festivals and for NOT keeping the WEEKLY Sabbath DAYS.

Here is Col. 2:1,17 from the New International Version.

“Therefore, do NOT let anyone judge you by what you EAT or DRINK, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration OR a SABBATH DAY.

Colossians 2:17. These are a SHADOW of the things that were to come; the reality, (Or the TRUE) however, is found in Christ.”

Col. 2:16,17 from the Complete Jerusalem Bible.

“So don't let anyone PASS judgment on you in connection with eating and drinking, or in regard to a Jewish festival or Rosh-Hodesh or Shabbat.

Colossians 2:17. These are a SHADOW of things that are coming, but the body is of the MESSIAH.”

Col. 2:16,17,18 from the New Living Translation.

“So don't let anyone CONDEMN you for what you eat or drink, or for NOT celebrating certain holy days or new-moon ceremonies or Sabbaths.

Colossians 2:17. For these rules were only shadows of the REAL thing, Christ himself.

Colossians 2:18. Don't let anyone condemn you by INSISTING on self-denial. And don't let anyone say you must worship angels, even though they say they have had visions about this. (Such as Ellen G. White the revered prophetess of the Seventh Day Adventist Church) These people claim to be so humble, but their sinful minds have made them PROUD.”

Col.2:16,17 from the Message Bible.

“So don’t put up with anyone pressuring you in DETAILS of DIET, worship services, or holy days.

Colossians 2:17. All those things are mere shadows cast before what was to come; the substance is Christ.”

Col.2:16-23 from the New Century Version.

“So do NOT let anyone make RULES for you about eating and drinking or about a religious feast, (Referring to NOT keeping of the annual feast days) a New Moon Festival, (The MONTHLY celebrations) or a Sabbath day. (Speaking of NOT keeping the WEEKLY Sabbath day)

Colossians 2:17. These things were like a SHADOW of what was to come. But what is TRUE and real HAS COME and is found in Christ.

Colossians 2:18. Do not let anyone disqualify you by making you humiliate yourself and worship angels (Speaking of keeping the DOCTRINES of Devils) Such people enter into visions, which fill them with foolish pride because of their human way of thinking. (To me this sounds almost exactly like a PROPHECY of the FOUNDING of the Seventh Day Advent Church where the founder and leader had visions. 

But those visions were NOT for God’s angels. But rather, the visions that Ellen G. White received were from Satan manifesting himself as an angel oof light. 

How do we know this? Because the SDA Church doctrines CONTRADICT the Scriptures.

Thus, the SDA Church falsely teaches doctrines of devils by making rules for SDA Christians to abstain from eating meat. 

Simply read 1 Timothy 4:1-6 which ALL seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping Christians do by their doctrine of devils teaching Christians NOT to eat pork, shrimp and other meats that God CLEANSED. 

And this passage of Scripture here in Colossians 2:14-16 is WARNING the church of false teachers that would come into the church to try and Judanize believers to keep all the Law of Moses as the Jews. 

And they ALL begin their deception with subverting weak Christians to keep the weekly Sabbath DAY)

Colossians 2:19. They do not hold tightly to Christ, the head. It is from him that all the parts of the body are cared for and held together. So it grows in the way God wants it to grow.

Colossians 2:20. Since you died with Christ and were made free from the ruling spirits of the world, WHY do you act as if you still belong to this world by following rules like these:

Colossians 2:21. “Don't eat this,” “Don't taste that,” “Don't even touch that thing”?

Colossians 2:22. These rules refer to earthly things that are gone as soon as they are used. They are only man-made commands and teachings.

Colossians 2:23. They seem to be wise, but they are only part of a man-made religion. They make people pretend not to be proud and make them punish their bodies, but they do not really control the evil desires of the sinful self.”

Col. 2:16,17 from God's Word Translation.

“Therefore, let no one judge you because of what you EAT or drink or about the observance of ANNUAL holy days, New Moon Festivals, (MONTHLY feasts) or WEEKLY worship days.

Colossians 2:17. These are a SHADOW of the things to come, but the body [that casts the shadow] belongs to Christ.”

You can continue to read from many more multiple translations and they all speak the SAME thing which is to now allow the Judaizing seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping Christians to JUDGE you for NOT keeping the DIETARY Law of Moses, for not keeping the YEARLY feast day Sabbaths, for NOT keeping the MONTHLY new moon festivals, AND for NOT keeping the WEEKLY Sabbath days. 

Again. I encourage you to read the study called Dd-21. Saturday KEEPING, Sunday Keeping, or NEITHER?

That study will give you a deeper understanding that the early church assembled themselves together on SUNDAY, the LORD'S DAY to worship God. 

And it is an OPTION, whether or not you choose to rest on Sunday or NOT to rest on Sunday. 

In other words, a Christ is free to rest on ANY day of the rest or NOT to rest on ANY day of the week to work seven days a week if they so choose. 

So, if your job requires you to work on Saturday and or on Sunday and you FEEL that you must rest one day a week, the rest on the day that you are not required to work. 

The TRUTH of the matter is that Christians are NOT required by God to rest on ANY day of the week, month, or year. 

So, you are FREE to work seven days a week 365 days a year.

Sorry, but I decided to cut this study short and cover WHY Christians are NOT required by God under the New Covenant to rest on ANY day and cover that question in the study called Dd-15. The WEEKLY SABBATH is a SIGN! 

Also read the study called Dd-13. Jesus is OUR TRUE SABBATH REST!

If you would like to dig deeper into the Scriptures on this subject of whether or not the keeping of the weekly Sabbath DAY is binding on Christians please read all the studies under heading **Dd-0. WHAT IS THE TRUE SABBATH?** 

In that subject heading I have links to all the studies related to the weekly Sabbath DAY, the FOURTH commandment, the Law of Moses, and EVERY verse of Scripture used to try and prove that the keeping of the weekly Sabbath DAY is binding on Christians under the New Covenant. 

Also, you can read many quotes of the early Church writers who wrote AGAINST the keeping of the seventh day of the week as the Jews by clicking on this link Dd-20. Did the EARLY CHURCH KEEP the WEEKLY Sabbath DAY?

This study was just the TIP of the iceberg of exposing the ERRORS of interpretation made by the Saturday seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping churches, and the Sunday first day of the week Sabbath-keeping Christians. 

All of the studies listed below can be sent to a brother or sister caught up in the Hebrew Roots Movement or a Sabbath-keeping church by sending them this one link **Dd-0. What Is the TRUE SABBATH?**

Also read Dd-20. Did the EARLY Church KEEP the WEEKLY Sabbath DAY?

Thanks for reading, and may God bless you richly as you continue to seek the TRUTH of the WHOLE word of Almighty God. 

And to me, the truth concerning who Jesus TRULY is, according to the Bible ITSELF, is the Biblical Unitarian view of Jesus. 

Once Christians, Jews, Muslims, and even atheists understand the REASON that Yahweh CREATED the Son of MAN, Jesus, was to have DOMINION over the work of Yahweh’s hands. 

And after you understand that the REASON that Yahweh did that is to STILL His ENEMIES, Satan and the fallen angels. 

Then you can understand that God made His human Son to become “a” Lord, “a” King, and “a” God, under and subject to his God and Father in order to JUDGE Satan and the fallen angels. 

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