Jesus "lord of the sabbath"?
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"I have kept my Father's commandments"\nJohn 9:11\n\nThere is a flaw in your statement. Jesus did not break the Sabbath or the above statement would be a lie breaking the 9th commandment. \n\nJesus broke the traditions that the Pharisees but on the Sabbath. The Pharisees made up rules about the Sabbath that made the Sabbath hard to follow their rules were not given to them by God and that is what Jesus broke because he tried to show them HOW to keep the Sabbath. \n\nThere is no instance where Jesus broke the Sabbath or taught anyone else to. \nI disagree with your assumptions that Jesus did not keep the Sabbath He said I have kept my Father's commandments\n\nThe statement that because Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath means he does not have to keep it is NOT Biblical because in Genesis it says that God rested on The Sabbath. Exodus 20 repeats saying God rested on the Sabbath. When He said he is Lord of the Sabbath He meant that He knew better than anyone HOW TO KEEP the Sabbath. \n\nHow could Jesus have fulfilled the law if he did not keep the Law?\n\nHow could He have broken the law and still been sinless, if the very definition of "sin is the transgression of the law?" \n\nIf you keep reading the very next verse of the same chapter it says Jesus the same day Jesus went to the synagogue. He went to church on the Sabbath so How could he have been breaking the Sabbath?\n\nFinally the Sabbath is for EVERYONE not just the Jews. It was given to Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden Genesis 2:1-3 over a thousand years before there was even ONE Jews. It was given to Remember creation. If we all descended from Adam and Eve we should all keep the Sabbath?\n\n\ncheck out the video\nhttp://www.mostamazingprophecies.com/portals/6/mapmedia/map_8.asx
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how about the 10 commandments?\n\nExo 20:2  [#1]  I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. \n\nExo 20:3  Thou shalt have no other gods before me. \n\nExo 20:4  [#2]  Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. \n\nExo 20:5  Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; \n\nExo 20:6  And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. \n\nExo 20:7  [#3]  Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. \n\nExo 20:8  [#4]  Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. \n\nExo 20:9  Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: \n\nExo 20:10  But 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 daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: \n\nExo 20:11  For 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\n[Note:  The "sabbath day" being referred to here is the Hebrew/Israel/Jewish sabbath day [the seventh (7th) day of the week, Saturday], that begins Friday at sundown, and continues until Saturday at sundown.] \n\nExo 20:12  [#5]  Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. \n\nExo 20:13  [#6]  Thou shalt not kill. \n\nExo 20:14  [#7]  Thou shalt not commit adultery. \n\nExo 20:15  [#8]  Thou shalt not steal. \n\nExo 20:16  [#9]  Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. \n\nExo 20:17  [#10]  Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. \n\nExo 20:18  And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. \n\nExo 20:19  And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. \n\nExo 20:20  And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. \n\nExo 20:21  And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. \n\n~ Idols and Altars \n\nExo 20:22  And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. \n\nExo 20:23  Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. \n\nExo 20:24  An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. \n\nExo 20:25  And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. \n\nExo 20:26  Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
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1)”You shall have no other gods before Me.” \n\n2)"You shall not make any graven image or likeness of any other god. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments." \n\n3)"You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.” \n\n4)“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.” \n\n5)"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.” \n\n6)"You shall not murder.” \n\n7)"You shall not commit adultery.” \n\n8)"You shall not steal.” \n\n9)"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” \n\n10)"You shall not covet your neighbor's wife; nor his house, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's." \n\nExodus 20:1-17
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You’re correct to a point, that is according to the Law (Old Testament).  From a legal (scriptural legal) point of view the Sabbath is what is now called Saturday.  However, under grace we are to regard every day alike holy unto God thus, every day is Sabbath.  Sabbath meaning set-aside or hollowed, holy unto God, even as God did in the beginning marking the 7th day.  But we are under a new covenant thus we are to keep every day holy unto the LORD not just the 7th.  Not, saying that the law is no more for the law is for the lawless. However, as new creations we are to grown unto the measure and stature of Christ. And one of the things He said unto us, "Come unto me all you that labor and are heave laden I'll give your rest, for my yoke is easy and burdens are light."  Thus we now are in the Rest of the LORD, or the Sabbath (set-aside) time which is call grace, no longer living trying to do what is right because it is written in the Law (Torah) be we are now living and doing what is right because it is our state of being as new creatures.  It is written, "Let no man judge you in the keeping of Sabbaths”.  Peace be unto you and yours. Now just in case you ask, yes I do keep the weekly Sabbath, not because I have to but because it is holy not only written in the word (holy Bible) but in my heart.
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Sabbath is the 'day of rest' and is put aside for God.\nWhich day for you depends on your religion, I think for Jews it lasts from sunset friday to sunset Saturday. (please someone correct me if I'm wrong)\nFor Christians, it is Sunday.
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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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Sabbath begins on Friday evening until Saturday evening. \n\nThe introduction of Sunday into the mindset of the masses was to appease the pagans of Sol Invictus who worshipped the Sun God on Sunday.\n\nSabbath is still Sabbath, regardless.
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Saturday is the one and only Sabbath. The Catholic church claimed to change it and many protestants follow there command, but who has the power to change what God commanded. I recently answered this question. here is more information\n\n\nThis is a VERY IMPORTANT subject I know it is long, but PLEASE read it\n\n\nA challenge, where in the Bible does it call Sunday the New Sabbath?\nsearch the scriptures you will not find it\n\n\nWas the Sabbath created by God on Mt. Sinai?\n\nAnd on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made. \nGenesis 2:2,3\n\nThe Sabbath was part of creation week\n\n\nWhat does the Bible say about the Sabbath?\n\n“ 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\n\n\nBut we don’t really know which day is the seventh?\n\nIt is highly unlikely that the entire Jewish community forgot which day was their Holy day.\n\nWhich day is the seventh day?\n\nSaturday : the seventh day of the week\n-Webster’s Dictionary\n\n\nAre there other examples of God emphasizing the Sabbath?\n\nHe said to them, "This is what the LORD commanded: 'Tomorrow is to be a day of rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. Exodus 16:23 \n\nAnd the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? See, for that the LORD hath given you the Sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. So the people rested on the seventh day. Exodus 16:28-30\n\nBoth of these examples are before Mt. Sinai and the 10 commandments. \n\nSpeak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my Sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. Exodus 30:13\n\n\nI am a Christian and I want to follow Christ. Did Jesus keep the Sabbath?\n\nHe went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. Luke 4:16\n\nGoing on from that place, he went into their synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" Matthew 12:9,10\n\nThey went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. Mark 1:21\n\nWhen the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. Mark 6:2 \n\nHe went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. Luke 4:16\n\nThen he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath began to teach the people. Luke 4:31\n\nOn a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues Luke 13:10\n\n\nBut isn’t Sunday the Lord’s day?\n\nSix days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. Exodus 20:8\n\nIf thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:\nIsa 58:14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride up
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When Jesus was asked this question, he said, "Hear O Israel: The Lord your God is One. Thou shalt love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind." That's a paraphrase, since I don't think I have it memorized by heart. Then Jesus said, "And the second is like it: Love thy neighbor as thyself. All the law hangs on these."\n\nEDIT: Whoops. Actually, Jesus was asked what the "greatest commadment" was, not the "most important".
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Note: ECCLES.7:1 = "A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth."\n\nCHRISTMAS\nChristmas isn't Jesus's birthdate; it was the birthday of the sun god. Scripture doesn't mention Jesus's birthdate or any christians celebrating His Birthday. The only birthday mentioned besides Pharoah is the heathen king Herod. "Christmas" means "mass of Christ"; the celebration coexisted in Rome before there was any in Jerusalem. The early Roman Church however did establish a pagan festival that (Jer.10) coexisted with Jesus's Birth and that was the birthday of the sun god. (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th ed., article: "Christmas"). The Catholic sources admit that Christmas didn't co-exist with the earliest festivals. Jesus wasn't born Christmas; even scripture makes this evident. "On the night of Jesus's birth, the shepherd's were still keeping watch over their flocks." (Luke 2:8). The rainy season in Ancient Israel began after the Feast of Tabernacles which generally is early October. In November, it would be cool and wet; the flocks from the pasture had already been brought and kept in winter quarters by the shepherds. This tells us the shepherds were no longer in the fields at night. Another peice of evidence is overlooked is in Luke 1:35-36; it tells us John the Baptist was born to Mary's cousin Elizabeth six months before Jesus. And as we look further in verse 5-17, we see Zacharias an elderly priest burning incense on the altar and then an angel appearing to him and telling him that he and his wife would have a son to prepare Christ's Way. We know however when this announcement was made by the angel because of Zacharias was "of the course of Abijah" Please look at 1Chron.24:1-19; it tells us that King David divided these priests into 24 "courses" that served in the temple by rotation. The Course of Abijah would be the 8th of the 24 courses which usually would occur around the end of May. Pentecost came the week after the 8th course served and he had to serve all 24 courses during the three festival seasons. So Zacharias came home approximately after the first week of June; in which John the Baptist was conceived around mid-June and 9 months later would be his birth. John Baptist's birth came around mid-March while Jesus's was around mid-September. Also notice every year people claim 3 wise men seen Jesus in a stable; is this really true? The Bible nowhere states "3 wise men" or "that the wise men visited Jesus in a stable". Read for yourself: (Matt.2:11); these Magi came from the east beyond the Euphrates River which in the 1st century was called the Parthian Empire (the eastern border of the Roman Empire). Several weeks after Jesus's birth, the Magi arrived in Jerusalem, the king's palace searching for Jesus. The "star" in the east led them to take their trip to Judea. After hearing about the timing of the "star's appearance" from the Magi; King Herod ordered the slaughter of all children two years and younger(Matt.2:16). When Jesus was 40 days old: His parents presented him in the temple (Luke 2:22)(Lev.12:2-4). After the Magi came, the family fled to Egypt. {Jesus six weeks old.}\nWHEN WAS JESUS'S BIRTH?\nhttp://www.lcg.org/cgi-bin/tw/magazine/tw-mag.cgi?category=Magazine33&item=1104261794\nhttp://family.webshots.com/photo/1342393463049373547FazWzQ\n****************************************************************\nHow Christmas came about. Is it related to Valentine's?\nVALENTINE'S (CUPID)\nCENTURIES BEFORE CHRIST, THE PAGAN ROMANS CELEBRATED FEBRUARY 15 & THE EVENING OF FEBRUARY 14 AS AN IDOLATROUS & SENSUOUS FESTIVAL IN HONOR OF LUPERCUS, THE "HUNTER OF WOLVES". THE ROMANS CALLED THE FESTIVAL "LUPERCALIA"; CUSTOM OF EXCHANGING VALENTINES & OTHER TRADITIONS TO HONOR LUPERCUS, TH
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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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It is no sin to worship on Sunday - give God praise & worship every day!\n\n"Remember the Sabbath & keep it holy" was written in stone; it is the Word of God, it is part of His Law. It has NEVER been changed by God (or by Scripture). Roman Emperor Constantine decreed that all in his empire must desecrate the Sabbath & worship on Sunday, "the venerable day of the sun god" (according to his proclamation). The Pope assumed the power & authority to change God's Law... the Protestants follow the same pagan traditions of man (as do most non-denominationals). God has NEVER tolerated paganism mixed into His worship.
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No,  Jesus didn't indicate a division between the "10 Commandments" and the remaining laws.\n\nHe divided the "OT" or Hebrew scriptures in the Law and the Prophets.\n\nWhen asked which was the "Greatest" Commandment" he quoted Deut. chapter 6, not chapter 5.\n\nIf you want to disprove JW's try studying with them.  I know many who did that and are some of the most zealous witnesses I know.
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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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Which day is the Sabbath? Is it Saturday? On which day should a Christian worship? I believe it is Sunday. The Saturday Sabbath was given to Israel. Ezekiel 20:12,20 states: I gave them [Israel] my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD and also hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you [Israel]. This was the first covenant to Israel.\n\nChristians have a new covenant. Jesus made a surety of a better testament (Hebrews 7:22). He [Christ] is the mediator of a better covenant (Hebrews 8:6). He [Christ] is the mediator of the new testament [or new agreement] (Hebrews 9:15).\n\nBecause of His death and this new agreement, we are no longer under ceremonial laws involving days. Moral laws are in effect in believer's hearts, but not the ceremonial laws. Proof? God says in Colossians 2:14,16 that Christ [blotted] out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.... Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holy- day, or of the new moon, or [Get it!] of the sabbath days.\n\nWe are not under the law, but under grace (Romans 6:14). God's moral law is written within and upon the hearts of believers, but ceremonial laws involving days have been nailed to the cross. We honor the Saviour of the new covenant on a new day -- the day of His resurrection, which is Sunday, the first day of the week. This we do out of love, not servitude, not through law, but through grace.
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Jesus wasn't re-writing the 10 Commandments...He was actually re-inforcing them...BUT He was summing them up into 2 commandments, meaning that we should observe them from our heart...The 2 Commandments are to Love God with all our heart, and to Love one another.\nIf everyone in the world actually did this, would we have the mess the world is in now?\n\nYour addition of: "Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.\n\nDoes this mean we can now covet our neighbor's stuff? \n\nHe also changed "keep Holy the Sabbath Day". Doesn't that mean that it is perfectly fine to work on Sundays?"\n \nYour additional question prompts me to include these commandments into the 2 Commandments that Christ summed all the commandments into......\nIf we love our neighbor, we wouldn't covet our neighbor's stuff...so that fits into Jesus's 2nd commandment, to Love our neighbor as ourself.\nWorking on the Sabbath was not done away with; that Commandment falls into the 1st Commandment re-inforced by Christ, and that is to "Love God"...\nHope this clarify's your understanding of how the Commandments are still in effect, but since Christ came,  we observe them with our whole Heart.
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It is Hebrew.  It means sabbath.  The Christian sabbath begins Sunday at sunrise, but the Jewish shabbat, or sabbath, begins at sundown on Friday night and lasts until Saturday at sundown.