Friday, July 20, 2012

Remember The Sabbath

Did you ever stop to think why Christians keep Sunday? They did get the Bible? There is a clear command that says: "You keep Sunday?" Why worship Jesus on Saturday? It was only because he was a good Jew? Or go beyond that?

It has a few differences that we observe days, until we keep one day in seven? What does the Bible really say? "And on the seventh day God finished the work he had done, and rested the seventh day .... And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it He rested from all the work he created and made" (Gen. 02:02 - 3).

Go grab a calendar. See what day is the seventh day and then you know the Bible Sabbath. And remember, God gave humanity the gift of the Sabbath from creation. Adam and Eve were not Jews! Yet they should remember God's seventh day Sabbath as a memorial of creation.

When we assemble our God has given Saturday, we worship the King of Creation. Any other "Sabbath" is simply man! The Great Creator, God blessed the seventh day with his presence, and thus distinguish it as special. We must not accept cheap imitations or substitutes, if the traditional Muslim Friday or Sunday!

As humanity lost or neglected the truth of God on Saturday, the Creator chose to reveal it again when he was in the process of creation of Israel as a Servant-Nation. God instructed them, so they can teach others: "Remember the Sabbath day to sanctify it. Six days you shall labor and do all thy work but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord your God. In it are not they .... work in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them is, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it "(Ex. 20:8-11).

Warning: God says the Sabbath as His. He does not refer to it as "the Jewish Sabbath." Although became known as to distinguish it from various pagan times of worship (Ga 4:10). "Lord's Day" was for everyone to enjoy and appreciate (Matt. 12:08; Isa. 56:6). And the early Church, composed of both Jews and Gentiles, they celebrated together on Saturday for just over three years one hundred! This is longer than the U.S. has experienced the independence!

When God has restored the Sabbath in Israel, was the same DAY Saturday established in creation. It has not been changed to a different day. And his goal remains the same: to reveal the Creator and commemorate his magnificent works of art!

Jesus honored his father by keeping the commandments of God's fourth commandment is to remember the Sabbath day. Christ has not forgotten the importance of attending Sabbath services (Lk 4:16) - NEVER ON A SUNDAY-and the apostle Paul exhorts us to avoid the habit of skipping church services (Hebrews 10:25). After all, is an ordered assembly (Lev. 23:03) which gives us the opportunity to better understand the Scriptures (Acts 19:8). Why bother?

As we remember the impressive ability of God, the Sabbath is the memorial of the deliverance of Israel from Egypt (Deut. 5:15). It also heralds our European future redemption from tyranny and portrays our deliverance from sin being (Isaiah 14:03, Ga 5:1). God sent the plagues against Egypt identified him as the Creator God: that he could control the forces of nature and to intervene in the affairs of nations. When God pours out the seven last plagues on the Babylonian system in Europe, bringing his knees, will reveal it only as the Almighty God and the Holy Father (Dan. 2:44, Rev. 14:7)!

The Sabbath, a memorial of creation and deliverance of Israel, reminds us relief from sin is coming. We can finally relax and enjoy the temptation Justice (II Pet. 3:13)! When we are truly born again will be free from sin, but it will be a thing of the past (I Jn. 3.9). This serenity awaits us in the promised land of the Kingdom of God (Hebrews 4:1 - 11). You play God - Christ in us - and add the "finishing touch" to our resurrection (Romans 8:21-23).

Jesus cut any red tape entangling of human traditions, and kept the Sabbath day as God (Mark 7:7). Yet it was prophesied that someone would tamper with when and how we are to observe the Sabbath of God, and forcefully trying to replace it with their (Dan. 7:25, Rev. 17:5). This question Saturday is destined to become a new problem bloody (Revelation 13:17, 14:13). But for those who really want to know the truth, God entrusted the Jews to maintain the knowledge of the true Sabbath (Rom 9:4). And Jews do not worship on Sunday! They follow the biblical practice of celebrating the Sabbath from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset. God also pronounced a blessing to anyone properly observe the Sabbath just before Christ's return, despite political pressure to do otherwise (Isaiah 56:1-2).

Why not take long to get to know God? While enjoying our daily contact, putting aside God every seventh day as a special opportunity to learn more about him and his life. Do not settle for fakes or groped take days copied by others (Deut. 12:30).

God reserves the seventh day of his people. It 'been a normal part of Jesus' life' and lifestyle of the early Church. In fact, all the righteous priests and prophets, patriarchs and kings, in the course of biblical history, held on Holy Saturday of God Why not follow their example? Do not forget!

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