Sabbath continued
Notice that it starts out with the injunction to "remember". This very statement proves that the Sabbath command was already understood by God's chosen people and that, incorporating it as part of His covenant, God was reminding them of a spiritual command of which they already had knowledge.
"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy." You cannot keep cold water hot! And mortal men cannot make anything holy. Therefore, to fully grasp the significance of this divine command, we need to learn who made the Sabbath day holy and when!
Jesus said: "The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath" (Mark 2:27-28). Notice that Jesus said the Sabbath day was "made". Whatever is made has a Maker.
Notice also that Jesus did not say that the Sabbath was made only for the Jewish people, but for MAN (all mankind). Then He stated that He, Christ, is "Lord" of the Sabbath. In this statement, He claims to be not the destroyer but the Lord of the Sabbath. In His human life, Jesus kept the Sabbath, and many verses in the four Gospels are devoted to His instructions to the disciples in how it should be kept, and in freeing it from the traditions which the Jews had added.
If you want to learn more about the Sabbath, please visit our church. Please press the 'Services and Upcoming Events button below for service times.
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Notice that it starts out with the injunction to "remember". This very statement proves that the Sabbath command was already understood by God's chosen people and that, incorporating it as part of His covenant, God was reminding them of a spiritual command of which they already had knowledge.
"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy." You cannot keep cold water hot! And mortal men cannot make anything holy. Therefore, to fully grasp the significance of this divine command, we need to learn who made the Sabbath day holy and when!
Jesus said: "The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath" (Mark 2:27-28). Notice that Jesus said the Sabbath day was "made". Whatever is made has a Maker.
Notice also that Jesus did not say that the Sabbath was made only for the Jewish people, but for MAN (all mankind). Then He stated that He, Christ, is "Lord" of the Sabbath. In this statement, He claims to be not the destroyer but the Lord of the Sabbath. In His human life, Jesus kept the Sabbath, and many verses in the four Gospels are devoted to His instructions to the disciples in how it should be kept, and in freeing it from the traditions which the Jews had added.
If you want to learn more about the Sabbath, please visit our church. Please press the 'Services and Upcoming Events button below for service times.
Return to Did you know | Previous Page