~ The Reason for The Sabbath ~
Introduction ~ In the Old Testament the Sabbath was established as part of The Law. The Sabbath is observed from sundown Friday evening through sundown Saturday evening. In the New Testament the law of God is written on believers’ hearts (Romans 2:12-16) rather than on tablets of stone. It is the heart’s attitude which now supersedes outward obedience (Romans 10:10). Following Christ’s resurrection, which occurred on the first day of the week, the Disciples and later the Church have observed their day of rest on Sunday in remembrance of Christ’s resurrection (Acts 20:7).
Passage ~ “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it” (Exodus 20:8-11).
Comment ~ God set the pattern for us. We are made in His image.
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
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