Reactions from the Article: WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE SABBATH, AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS? Sabbath is Not Merely The Stoppage of Physical Work; It is More of Energizing The Soul, And Doing God's Spiritual Work!
If the Sabbath is so important to you Lope, do you support your God's demand to stone people to death for picking up sticks on the Sabbath (Numbers 15:32-36.)? You claim your God is immutable.
Johnny Allan
Johnny, your question is about the observance of the Law about the Sabbath in the Old testament. During this time, the applications of God's Law is mostly LITERAL, which means according to the LETTER OF THE LAW that KILLS (Numbers 15:32-36, 2Corinthians 3:6, 17).
- While the Children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the Sabbath Day. (Num 15:32 KJV)
- And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation. (Num 15:33 KJV)
- And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him. (Num 15:34 KJV)
- And The LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp. (Num 15:35 KJV)
- And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses. (Num 15:36 KJV)
- I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to SANCTIFY THE SABBATH DAY. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also and SPARE ME according to the GREATNESS of Your MERCY. (Neh 13:22 MKJV)
The petitions: Remember me (as the thief on the cross, Lord, remember me); that is enough. God's thoughts to us ward are very precious, Psa_40:5. He adds, Spare me. So far is he from thinking that what he had done did properly merit a reward in strict justice that he cries earnestly to God to spare him, as Jeremiah (Jer_15:15), Take me not away in thy long-suffering (Jer_10:24), Correct me not in anger, and (Jer_17:17), Be not a terror to me.
Note, The best saints, even when they do the best actions, stand in need of sparing mercy; for there is not a just man that doeth good and sinneth not. (2.) The plea: According to the greatness (or multitude) of thy mercies. Note, God's mercy is what we must depend upon, and not any merit of our own, when we appear before God. -- HENRY
- Knowing that A MAN IS NOT JUSTIFIED by the WORKS OF THE LAW, but by the FAITH OF JESUS CHRIST, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by THE FAITH OF CHRIST, and not by the works of the law: for BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW shall NO FLESH BE JUSTIFIED. (Gal 2:16 KJV)
During the Old Testament times, Christ did not yet appear as The Savior; therefore His Saving SPIRIT is not yet available to everyone. But, in the New Testament, Christ appeared and was revealed to be The LORD of The SABBATH (Matthew 12:8).
- For the Son of Man is LORD even of the Sabbath Day. (Mat 12:8 KJV)
The Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath Day, Mat_12:8. That Law, as all the rest, is put into the hand of Christ, to be altered, enforced, or dispensed with, as He sees good. It was by the Son that God made the world, and by Him He instituted the Sabbath in innocency; by Him he gave the Ten Commandments at mount Sinai, and as Mediator He is entrusted with the institution of ordinances, and to make what changes He thought fit; and particularly, as being Lord of the Sabbath, He was authorized to make such an alteration of that Day, as that it should become the Lord's Day, the Lord Christ's Day. And if Christ be the Lord of the Sabbath, it is fit the day and all the work of it should be dedicated to Him. By virtue of this power Christ here enacts, that works of necessity, if they be really such, and not a pretended and self-created necessity, are lawful on the sabbath day; and this explication of the law plainly shows that it was to be perpetual. -- HENRY
THE LETTER OF THE LAW KILLS, BUT THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST GIVES LIFE
- ...it is plain that you are Christ's letter, produced by us, not written with INK but with the SPIRIT of the Living GOD; not on stone Tablets but on Tablets that are Hearts of flesh. (2Cor 3:2-3 HCSB)
- He has made us competent to be Ministers of a New Covenant, NOT OF THE LETTER, but OF THE SPIRIT; for the LETTER KILLS, but the SPIRIT PRODUCES LIFE. (2Cor 3:6 HCSB)
- The LORD IS THE SPIRIT; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Freedom. (2Cor 3:17 HCSB)
- YOU ARE NOT in the FLESH, but in the SPIRIT, since the Spirit of God lives in you. But IF ANYONE DOES NOT HAVE THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST, HE/SHE DOES NOT BELONG TO HIM. (Rom 8:9 HCSB)
- And IF CHRIST BE IN YOU, THE BODY IS DEAD because of SIN; but the SPIRIT IS LIFE because of [MESSIANIC KABBALAH] RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Rom 8:10 KJV)
- Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; IS IT LAWFUL ON THE SABBATH DAYS TO DO GOOD, or TO DO EVIL? To SAVE LIFE, or to DESTROY IT? (Luk 6:9 KJV)
- Jesus said…I am the Way, the Truth, and The LIFE; no one comes to the Father but by Me. (Joh 14:6 MKJV)
- This is ETERNAL LIFE, that they should KNOW YOU, the only True God, and Him whom you sent, YESHUA THE MESSIAH. (Joh 17:3 HNV)
- For I desired MERCY, and not sacrifice; and the [MESSIANIC KABBALAH] KNOWLEDGE of God more than burnt offerings. (Hos 6:6 KJV)
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(The EVERLASTING TRUE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD)
(Exodus 26:1, 5, Psalms 25:14, Proverbs 19:20, Hosea 6:2-3, Isaiah 40:3-5, 46:11, Jeremiah 9:12, Ezekiel 8:2,
Daniel 12:3-4, 12:9-10, Habakkuk 2:2-3, Malachi 3:1, 4:5-6, Mark 1:1-3, Luke 1:16-17, Matthew 17:11, 24:14, Rev 14:6)
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