OLAADEGBU:

Our Weekly Day Of Rest And Worship

"And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day." (Deuteronomy 5:15)

It is significant that God's Ten Commandments are found twice in the Bible (Exodus 20:21–17 and Deuteronomy 5:6–21). In fact, "deuteronomy" means "The Second Law." The two are worded identically, with a few exceptions.

The most significant of these changes is in connection with the reason given for obeying the fourth commandment, to "keep the Sabbath day." In Exodus, the reason given is: "For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day" (Exodus 20:11). Here in "the second law," the reason given is that God saved Israel out of bondage in Egypt, and now was about to enter the promised land. In other words, when the Israelites observed each Sabbath day in rest and worship, they were acknowledging God as both their Creator and their Redeemer.

Christians also, as they devote every seventh day as a day of rest and worship, should be remembering God for His finished creation ("the heavens and the earth were finished"—Genesis 2:1) and His finished redemption ("It is finished" was Christ's victory cry on the cross—John 19:30).

The word "Sabbath" means "rest," of course—not "Saturday" or "Sunday" or even "seventh" (the word for "seventh" in Hebrew is similar, but distinctly different from that for 'sabbath'). Most Christians now believe it is appropriate to honour the Lord Jesus (who is both their Creator and Redeemer) to take their seventh day of rest and worship on the first day of each week, thereby recognising both His finished work of redemption and also His finished work of creation. HMM

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frosbel: "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 2:16

But if you want to observe the Sabbath then Saturday is the day not Sunday , it appears the Seventh Day Adventists also got this one right !

The word "Sabbath" means "rest," of course—not "Saturday" or "Sunday" or even "seventh" (the word for "seventh" in Hebrew is similar, but distinctly different from that for 'sabbath'). Most Christians now believe it is appropriate to honour the Lord Jesus (who is both their Creator and Redeemer) to take their seventh day of rest and worship on the first day of each week, thereby recognising both His finished work of redemption and also His finished work of creation

OLAADEGBU:

Did you miss this?



SDA didn't get it right because they failed the test of Colossians 2:16 that you just quoted.

frosbel:

Ah okay, I thought you were advocating for a strict adherence to the Sabbath which I personally disagree with.

I used the 7th day Adventists as a case in point .

accept my apology.

OLAADEGBU:


1. "For our God is a consuming fire" (Hebrews 12:29)

This describes God as a consuming fire. God's nature must consume anything that is contrary to His divine nature. This should teach us to put on the Lord Jesus Christ otherwise we would be consumed by the burning holiness of God.

To answer you question as to why God commanded the Israelites to murder those people you have to understand this verse of the Scripture.

2. "Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually" (Genesis 6:5).

3. The Bible says that these people including us were not innocent for all have sinned against a holy and just God. God needs to judge sin and wickedness as you may want to know that murder is different from judgment. God used the Israelites to judge the people and remove the evil in the land.

4. Today, God judged the sin in the world by punishing His Son on the cross. God will also judge those who do not claim Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord. If you don't receive Jesus' free gift of forgiveness and trust Him as the only way to heaven you are putting yourself in the presense of the consuming fire of the holy God and who can stand their own stregth?

Ptolomeus:

1. You worship that god vengeful murderer? A God who pursues his own creation? A destroyer god?
Excuse me ... I think you're a devil worshiping ....

2. A very silly god that created bad people, and the only solution he found is to kill them ... Mhhhh ugly, all very ugly ...

3. With a god of that nature, it is not necessary a devil ...

4. "God judges sin of others, sacrificing his son on the cross"
If this god kills his own son ... imagine what it would be merciful to any of us ...

Olaa, dear friend ... I prefer to be far away, as far as possible from that "god" that no mercy when TiVo begged his son on the cross ...

My respects ...

OLAADEGBU: Witnessing to Jehovah Witnessess (Part 1).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G80lC6dIiZo

frosbel:

What a cheap shot, you attack others when you do not agree with them, wow !

I am no JW supporter and have raised articles on their belief system, but this is not the right timing to publish a video to put them down

You need to come off your high horse and humble yourself.

OLAADEGBU: The Moral law (Decalogue) is;

#1. A schoolmaster pointing us to Christ.

#2. Not a means of salvation but rules for guidance to measure our conformity to God's holiness.

#3. Unalterable and remain in force today. Matt.5:17. (Remember God wrote it with His own finger)

#4. A hedge to keep us within the bounds of sobriety and piety.