‘Remember the Sabbath’

The Sabbath was meant to be a day of rest, but people have a way of complicating God’s intentions. When my wife and I lived in Minnesota, we enjoyed visiting the Minneapolis Institute of Art where more than 90,000 beautiful works of art are on display at any given time. To top it off, general admission is free. We loved to stroll casually through the galleries, observing the paintings from afar

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5 thoughts on “‘Remember the Sabbath’

  1. According to my Scriptures the beginning begins in darkness. Then Father says: “Let there be light.” This is the second part of a day!

  2. It is unfortunate that the Jewish tradition of the day beginning in the evening has distorted the Sabbath teaching. Friday evening is still the 6th day and in Exodus 16:23, God states, “Tomorrow is the Sabbath”. Just as the Day of Atonement was on the 10th day, but the fast was to begin on the previous evening, the 9th (Lev. 23:32). Rather than the evening and the morning beginning the day, they completed or fulfilled the day. Mankind rests at night time, the work day comes to a halt. It is the work day that was the rest. And as far as heaven, one would have to have an immortal soul and skip the judgment? Another topic, but unfortunately also distorted.

  3. “The Sabbath was meant to be a day of rest, but people have a way of complicating God’s intentions.”

    That statement makes me think that going to church twice on Sunday is a bit much. It is o.k. for the pastors that live in the parsonage and can go out the door and walk over to the church building but for those of us that travel miles of highway, roads, and streets to get there, it is quite a chore.
    Where is the rest in that? My guess is that it is about perspective.

    For ancient Israel, breaking the sabbath was one of the reasons for the Babylonian captivity. Israel was to give the land sabbath rest every seven years. Work the fields and vineyards and olive groves for six years and then allow them to rest on the seventh.

    But Israel disobeyed. Judah did not trust in the Lord according to Jeremiah 17 where it is written, “…Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is…”

  4. This is a beautifully written and researched article.
    Not only is the information contained therein most
    illuminating, but the concept of The Sabbath is totally
    respected and the Seventh Day of Creation ibeing
    the day of rest is featured as what is important
    rather than entering into the provocative territory
    of how the tradition Sabbath Day is now practiced
    in many churches on the LORD”s Day, otherwise
    known as the First Day of the Week. In order to
    qualify for the blessing of God and to walk in his
    will and in his way, it is always dependent upon
    the leading of the Holy Ghost and anyone who
    would dare to tread on that particular portion of
    Holy Ground would certainly be required to take
    off not only their sandals, but to set aside all
    their needless fear of being refused entry into
    Heaven on the basis of this guilty feeling.
    Emotion will take you to Hell in a handbasket
    so to speak, and the heart is most deceitful.
    He who has an ear, let him hear………………….
    Best regards, Alice Wolf ITNOJ

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