why do Christians not keep the Sabbath day?
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Christians changed the word of God thinking they have more authority than their God, Jesus Christ. And they say: We changed because Christ resurrected on the first day. Did Jesus tell you to do so??\nAnyway, the Resurrection is not the reason why one should observe the day of the rest. God gave the reason once for all times:\n\nRemember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.\nSix days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work \nBut the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy\ndaughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:\nFOR IN SIX DAYS THE LORD MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH, THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IN THEM IS, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.\n\nSabbath is the reminder of the God the creator and since God remains the creator for all times, so does the Sabbath remains the day of rest.\nThe commandment about the day of rest was inscribed in the stone together with all others by God himself. If you want to abolish Sabbath, please take the hammer in your hand and break that stone. Who wants to be the first?
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Originally the sabbath day was the seventh day of the week, or Saturday. Seventh Day Adventists still worship on Saturdays. Most of the Christian world, however, worships on Sunday, the Lord's day of resurrection. So, is it okay to go to church on Saturdays? It depends on what your understanding of the scriptures leads you to do. I, personally, worship on Sundays and do my best to keep the Lord's day holy.
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I DON'T AND HAVEN'T SINCE DECEMBER OF 1995--WHEN I LEARNED THE TRUTH! \nMost people will try to tell you alot of stories such as: Jesus rose Sunday, or no longer under the law, or "law is one away with" or some excuse not to keep the Sabbath! If they keep Sunday; they will be worshipping the(sun god) beast of Revelation.\n\nThe Seal of God is in the 4th Commandment in Exodus 20:8-11; references are John 4:22-24 and Rev.14:7. \nSabbath in Encyclopaedia Americana, Vol.24, pp.68-69.\nThe Sabbath Day is Saturday.\nLook it up in dictionaries, encyclopedias and etc.\n\nBut anyway a SEAL contains 3 things.\n1. HIS NAME, \n2. HIS OFFICIAL POSITION, TITLE OR AUTHORITY\n3. THE EXTENT OF HIS DOMINION AND JURISDICTION\n\nNow the SEAL in the 4th Commandment is\n1. THE LORD\n2. MADE {office,creator}\n3. HEAVEN AND EARTH {dominion}\n\nIf we know the SEAL is the 7th day sabbath Saturday (EXOD.20:8-11); then rejecting it would be the MARK.\n\nREV.7:2-3 "AND I SAW ANOTHER ANGEL ASCENDING FROM THE EAST, HAVING THE SEAL OF THE LIVING GOD: AND HE CRIED WITH A LOUD VOICE TO THE FOUR ANGELS, TO WHOM IT WAS GIVEN TO HURT THE EARTH AND THE SEA,\nSAYING,HURT NOT THE EARTH, NEITHER THE SEA, NOR THE TREES, TILL WE HAVE SEALED THE SERVANTS OF OUR GOD IN THEIR FOREHEADS." {DEUT.6:8 = knowing, doing and keeping the Sabbath holy}\n\nSO IF YOU KEEP SATURDAY HOLY(JN.4:22-24) AND FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST FAITH; YOU WILL HAVE THE(REV.14:12) "SEAL OF GOD".\n\nEvidence: (Catholics know when the seventh day is)\n"1. Is Saturday the 7th day occording to the Bible & the 10 Commandments.\n"I answer yes.\n"2. Is Sunday the first day of the week & did the Church change the 7th day--Saturday---for Sunday, the 1st. day:\n"I answer yes.\n"3. Did Christ change the day\n"I anser no! Faithfully yours,\n"J. Card. Gibbons"\n--Gibbon's Autograph letter.\n"Ques.--Which is the Sabbath day?\n"Ans.--Saturday is the Sabbath day.\n"Ques.--Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday?\n"Ans.--We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday."--Peter Geiermann, The Convert's Catechism of Catholic Doctrine (1946 ed.), p.50. Geiermann received the "apostolic blessing" of Pope Pius x on his labors, Jan.25,1910.\nBible Readings pg.194. \n\n(Dan.7:25 tells us "he will think to change laws and times")\n\n"Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change was her act...And the act is a Mark of her ecclesiastical authority in religious things." ---H.F. Thomas, Chancellor of Cardinal Gibbons. \n\nMost people have followed the church; look what Rev.13:1 says "...and all the world wondered after the beast." What does this mean; will if you seen every domination---they follow the Catholic's teachings which are false(Dan.8:12). This is the image of the Beast. This is what God tells his people that are in 1st Babylon and 2nd Babylon in Rev.18:4 "...Come out of her my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye not receive her plagues." \n\n"IF ANY MAN WORSHIP THE BEAST{Sunday} AND HIS IMAGE{teachings of Catholic Church} AND RECEIVE HIS MARK IN HIS FOREHEAD,{affections} OR IN HIS HAND" {REV:14:9, refraining from labor on THAT DAY}.{See ECCLES.9:10; ROM.7:25.}\n\nThe Mark of the beast is 666! To accept the beast's mark is to not accept God's Holy Sabbath Day Saturday as Working on the Sabbath.(reference Deut.7:8)
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Exactly. It is the sabbath day for the earth. We are currently at the END of the 6th day of the earth (6,000 years).
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YOUR ANSWER IS IN HERE!\n\n"Ye worship ye know not what; we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews." John 4:22\nNotice Jesus was saying that we should worship Saturday like the Jews.\nHave you ever looked up Sabbath in the:\nEncyclopaedia Americana, vol.24, pp.68-69; it tells you it's Saturday.\nLook in Hebrews 3:18-19; 4:1-11 (Jesus didn't change the day to Sunday and the resurrection wasn't Sunday either--2Tim.2:18). \nLook in Heb.10:26.\nLook in 2Peter 2:21.\nNow look at Rev.14:7; doesn't that go back to the 4th Commandment?\n\nNow let's see if the Catholics know when the seventh day is.\n"Ques.--Which is the Sabbath day?\n"Ans.--Saturday is the Sabbath day.\n"Ques.--Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday?\n"Ans.--We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday."--Peter Geiermann, The Convert's Catechism of Catholic Doctrine (1946 ed.), p.50. Geiermann received the "apostolic blessing" of Pope Pius x on his labors, Jan.25,1910. [bible readings pg.194]\n\n"The Catholic Church...by virtue of her divine mission, changed the day from Saturday to Sunday."--The Catholic Mirror, official organ of Cardinal Gibbons, Sept. 23, 1893.\n\n***Dan.7:25 "he shall think to change times and laws"\n\n\nMany (MATT.7:14)christians try to cite verses(1TIM.1:7)(MARK 7:7) to say the "10 commandments are done away with"; when they don't know what the passage is saying. They want to attack Jesus; so they're against Christ; so I wouldn't call them christians. They usually cite Colossians and Ephesians to say the Sabbath, Sabbath Days and Clean/Unclean Meats are done away with.\n\nActually the laws that were done away with are the "laws contained in ordinances".\nSite:\nhttp://community.webshots.com/photo/8062...\n\nMany people confuse these with the Seventh Day Sabbath and Sabbath Feast Days.\n\nThe Laws Contained in Ordinances = Eph.2:15 & Col.2:15\n**It seems that most believe these two texts are saying that the Sabbath and/or Sabbath Feasts are done away with. Let me ask you a question: who wrote these books; wasn't it Paul? Paul kept the Sabbath (Acts 17:2) & Sabbath Feasts (Rom.5:11) like Jesus; then these texts must not be talking about that, when the Bible says to follow Jesus (Col.2:6) and the Apostles (Eph.2:20). If you believe the Bible is inspired (2Tim.3:16) & is the truth (John 17:17); continue on!\n**If everyone read the Bible clearly on these matters like Jesus did; then they're wouldn't be false interpetations! The Bible says in Colossians 2:16-17 "Let no man therefore judge you....which are a shadow of things to come" inwhich Jesus showed openly.\nIt explains some of these ordinances in Colossians 2:20-22 "Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, (Touch not; taste not; handle not; Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?"\nNow Hebrews 9:9-13 explains it more! \nSee: Heb.9:10 "Which stood only in meats and drinks, and diverse washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation."\nThe other part to this about "judging on the Sabbath,...etc." are in: \nMark 2:23-28; 7:2-23; Luke 13:10-16; 14:1-3 & John 5:8-10; 7:23-24.\nNotice in every matter; the Pharisees thought it was wrong to eat with unwashed hands, to heal on the Sabbath, helping out people/animals on the Sabbath as other things; but Jesus always came back with Bible answers to them!\nSo what is actually done away with is "the judging of these days" and the animal sacrifices! \nhttp://community.webshots.com/photo/8062... \n\nBut back to your question--\nSome (MATT.7:14)christians still keep the law because the Bible tells us to. These same christians fo
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humm good question. i believe that the old covenant was abolished with Christ sacrifice and Resurrection. I also believe that are parts of the old covenant that should be kept just to keep us focused. Just as the Ten Commandments should still be followed, we should also tithe. The Sabbath if we were to follow it like the Jews do (no disrespect at all) then we could do nothing including teach, preach, or bring the word to unbelievers, so the Sabbath in ways is a stumbling block to our beliefs and truths. Pastors must push tithing for the same reasons. I have also come to notice that when  you give God your money and control over your finances he blesses you 10 fold. so pray about it. don't just give it up because you don't have to sacrifice makes things all the sweeter.
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Sunday isn't exactly a holiday, it is just a day that we set aside for God.\n\nIt started in the New Testament, in Acts to be precise, when the disciples and early Christians met together on the first day of the week to pray and remember what the Lord did.\n\nIt also has a little to do with the fourth commandment (remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy). This commandment was given to Jews but we remember Sunday for the same reason as they remember the Sabbath...namely, to keep it holy. It is the day on which Jesus rose from the grave and, as that is the foundation of Christianity, it is important to us.\n\nI hope that helped.
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Isn't there some debate about the calendar system or something?  I'm not entirely clear on this, but I seem to recall several people arguing over what year it really is now, because of the calendar system in effect way back then.\n\nThe only reason I mention this is that someone said Jesus rose on a Sunday, so the sabbath is now Sunday for all Christians.  If the calendar system was different back then from what it is now, how do we know that it was Sunday and not Wednesday or any of the other days of the week?
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Christians are blinded to the Truth. In their mind, there is a distinction between Jews & Christians.\nDo you see their answers? Jesus never started Catholicism; man did. And, what about the 10 Commandments, which inculdes honoring the Sabbath? \nChristians are SO clueless!
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It says to rest not work, however Jesus did talk to some people about this subject and he asked if they would let the ox die in the ditch because it was the sabbath or if they would pull it out!  I can't remember where in the bible it is but his point was if it is important to take care of something on the sabbath then it's okay to work!
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Saturday is the only day of the week that retained its Roman origins in the wake of the English invasions of the Angles and Saxons. This may have been because there was no Norse God to roughly correspond to the Roman God of Time and the Harvest, Saturn. The Anglo-Saxons simply adapted the Roman, "dies saturni", making it saterdaeg. \nBesides his ownership of a day of the week. Saturn presided over a Roman festival known as Saturnalia. It was a celebration of the harvest, but it was also a time when life was turned on its head. Crimes committed on these days often were not punished; masters frequently waited on their servants; and revelry was taken to excess. \n\nSaturday is the seventh day of the week and as such was the day upon which the Hebrew God commanded his people to rest. Through to our modern age Jews keep Saturday holy as the Sabbath - quite a contrast to Roman practices. \n\nSaturdays are a popular day for weddings in Christian cultures because it is typically a day free from work and it preceedes another day of rest - Sunday. (In Moslem countries - for a similar reason - Thursdays are a prefered day for weddings.) \n\nBefore the advent of the 5 day work week (which began to come into vogue in the early 1900's) Saturday was much like Friday, in that it was the final workday before the day of rest. It is interesting to note that before the last few generations the long work week was standard and endured without complaint from most workers. In our own time the 5 day work week is often depicted as long and difficult. \n\nAs the centuries pass conditions shall change the nature of these days of the week. Already, the strict notions of apropriate behavior upon the Sabbath have changed. The idea of Monday holidays to create 3-day weekends is a relatively new invention. What change shall come next to vary our own perspective of the endless cycle of the week?
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Well for the readers, The Christians gathered on the first day of the week, to celebrate the ressurection. This is why most Christians go to Church on Sunday. \n\nHowever, Since Christians rest in Jesus, everyday is a Sabbath day!!!!
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The 'Catechism of the Catholic Church' has:\n"Sunday is expressly distinguished from the Sabbath which it follows chronologically every week".\n\nThe Word of God has:\n"But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God..."\n(Exodus 20:10, KJV)\n\n"It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest,... at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath."\n(Leviticus 23:32)\n\nThe cycle of the seventh day has not changed in about 6000 years.  The major portion of the Sabbath falls on what we call Saturday.
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God established Sabbath before He created the first human being. It was a kind of gift for the first people, Adam and Eve (who definitely were not Jewish) as it was the first day of their lives and they first rested and enjoyed God’s love, vicinity and everything He created and then started working in the Garden. By changing Sabbath into Sunday (which is obviously the day of sun), the real way of observing the day of rest was concealed behind the curtain. People who attend the church on Sunday today are (mostly) not aware that the whole day is supposed to be the meeting with God, with His word and with His creation. They would sit in their living rooms, watching movies and football, thinking perhaps that they rest, but in fact it is not the true rest God wants us to have. Sabbath is created so that we can devote our whole being, heart and body and mind to God. Many people mention Jesus and His disciples plucking grain during Sabbath to support their view that Jesus didn’t observe Sabbath. What kind of prove is that? If I were walking through the field on Sabbath, admiring the nature around me, and if I spotted ripe and supposedly delicious forest strawberries :), and if I plucked several and ate them, would that mean that I was working and not resting on that day? Every time Jesus did something “scandalous” in the eyes of the Jews on Sabbath, He wasn’t denying it, He was just trying to tell them they should enjoyed it and not feel the victims of it. Jesus did observe Sabbath (it was His custom as you can read in the New Testimony), so did His disciples as you can read in the Acts of Apostles. As for those who say Jesus abolished the law, let me remind them of the verse in the book of Revelation, chapter 14, verse 12: “Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. You can also read Isaiah, chapter 66, verses 22 and 23. I know the answer is already too long, but allow me to say one more thing in relation to the statement that it is not important which day we observe as the day of rest as long we observe one. Take yourself as example and imagine your birthday falls on, say, 12 of March. Now your best friend or your parents always bring you presents on 23 of August. You are thankful, their intentions are wonderful, but you gently remind them that your birthday is on 12 of March. Next year the same thing happens. You are not sure what is going on and you repeat the story about the birthday and March. The next year and every year they celebrate your birthday on the wrong day and what can you do – you reconcile with that if it isn’t that important to you or you can be angry with them for not listening to you and for being ignorant, indifferent or whatever. However, God blessed and sanctified Sabbath, giving it as a gift to the mankind (which, in these turbulent times we need more than ever). If we continue observing some other day, aren’t we acting as the best friend and parents, showing carelessness to God??\nWe are saved by the faith and grace, but we should keep all Commandments because we love God and care for what He finds important.
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Jesus is lord. the sabbath was so men would not work seven days a week, and get sick and die, from not getting enough rest.
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It didn't change. The Sabbath is still from the evening on Friday to the evening on Saturday. Christians chose to observe the Sabbath on the first day of the week in conjunction with the day of the Resurrection I hear, but I've never seen that in scripture. What I see in scripture is that when Christ was crucified, the Mosiac Law was crucified with Him. As He is seated at the right hand of the Father, making intercession, we can come before the Throne of Grace anytime we need to. We don't need to go to the synagogue on any certain day, but I think it is important to remember what the Sabbath means: the day of Rest after six of work. And worship should be somthing we do often, not just on Sunday.\n\nBy the way, I am a non-Jewish Christian. I attend church usually on Sunday.
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Yes I know that and agree. There has always been (since I've been a christian) a strange feeling for me at Christmas time. I felt trapped, enslaved, depressed, oppressed and angry during the holidays. Something just never sat well with me. I studied and found out it is all pagan and vain. God never says to follow any of these so called "christian" holidays. He did however mention the Holy Days in His Torah. I am not Jewish but I am being prompted by the Lord to study the feast days of the Lord and the Holy days and the Sabbaths. They weren't  meant just for the Jews but for all who were born again as well. They bring peace and understanding of the Messiah.