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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..
