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Re: [TruthTalk] Saturday Sabbath
Romans 14:4-6 Who are you to
judge another man's servant? To his own master he stands or
falls..................................................One person
esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let
each be fully convinced in his own mind.
You seem to be convinced, Iz, that you need to keep the Sabbath,
therefore you should do so. I have no such conviction, so I do not.
You esteem one day over another, I do not. That seem scriptural to you?
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Terry-I realize this letter was written to Izzy but I
would like to add input to better understand -or to learn more-of God's
word.
1. The above verse does not by any means take away the
obligation of keeping Gods 4 th commandment-it is a commandment of
Perpetual obligation,"Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it Holy "as God
sanctified it-and nowhere in the Bible is it shown to have been done
away with by the introduction of Christianity. Are you unsatisfying
this day with your use of Romans 14:4-6? Did Jesus tell the rich young
ruler that to enter heaven-one must keep the commandments but not the
4th? Does John 2 :4 State that He that saith, I know him and keepeth
not his commandments, EXCEPT THE SABBATH COMMANDMENT , is a liar, and
the truth is not in him? Surely it does no such thing .
2. No where in this verse is the Sabbath day even
mentioned-it is making reference to the feasts days-and tell each" to
be fully persuaded in his own mind" if the thing he does is lawful or
not because the Jews added many restrictions to the new Moon Days or
"Feast Day". Adam Clark and John Wesley both agree with this. Upon
being "fully persuaded" that the thing one does is lawful of not-one
would have to view the breaking of The 4th Commandment as
unlawful.Consider Romans 14:3 " Let him eateth not judge him that
eateth" If this is referring to the Sabbath then one must conclude that
it is wrong to eat on the Sabbath that no longer exists? The Jews
demanded restrictions on certain food onThe feast Day(s)-see Romans
14:2.
3. If one can decides by their "convictions which
commandments should be kept then they would no longer be 11
commandments but rather 11 choices and this would also allow the luke
warmers to break God's law without judgement as they only have to live
by their "convictions" and without the ability to listening to that
"still small voice" one convictions would be overruled by the desires
of the flesh that luke warmers follow anyway. Why then would there be
any need for the Word of God as we would not need it as we have private
convictions to do what is right in each mans own eyes. Thank God for
teaching us to observe his word as to fine tune our convictions unto
submission to His word as there is no truth apart from God. If you
Terry are "convicted" that one should either eat herbs or meat on the
feast Days then don't use this small giving liberty to encourage other
to break God's Commandment-nor do so yourself. Isa 66:22-24 shows the
keeping of the Sabbath follows into heaven-are you saying that in that
Holy place it is co ntinued but not here where it is needed most..
