Do You Know Why You Honor the Sabbath (if You do) and When? (Part I)

FROM the TOPIC QUESTION:
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What day do you consider to be your "Sabbath" ?

I had to chime in here too! I keep ending up writing a book whenever I answer these questions though however -LOL. So, might as well make HubPages right? I'll come back later and "doctor" this up more, find some nice photos, more fun facts and the like.

Everyone's got some good answers... I like Daniel Neumann's response especially well, for it would be nice not having to deal with the rigors of the world we currently live in, having complete peace and a life in celebration of our Lord EVERYDAY!

Wait a minute... isn't there some "Kingdom" coming in the near future that does something like that? :)

Saturday is the original Sabbath as established by God in Genesis as the last day of the week when "God rested" and therefore created that as a Holy Day to honor Him. Sunday is the first day of the week (SUN-day; like in: "Let there be light" in the beginning). Now I do not remember if it actually translates that way or not, but it seems to fit well doesn't it? Anyway, from a biblical standpoint everything was based around the Hebrew calendar that God gave to His people (which is quite different than the Gregorian Calendar that the secular world follows). For example, in the Hebrew world, a day ends when the sun (the light) goes away (not at midnight which is Pegan-based celebrating the rise of the Moon), and as with Genesis, "in the beginning" there was the darkness of the void first, then there was light. Therefore, a day begins in darkness and the light follows thereafter, just like in creation.

The order of things, the days of the week and their calendar, were likewise based entirely on the agricultural seasons which many of God's original laws for them had to do with. The beginning of the Hebrew year is not in January, it starts with the growing seasons instead. All of the Lord's more important festivals and feasts in the Bible all center on the planting and harvest times as well. God would also teach (and create His laws) in the form of practical "healthy living" apects that were relevant to the world, our environment and how to survive in it. They were the first people and did not have access to a "Farmer's Almanac" or other scientific reference to go by. It all had to be learned from scratch through the mind of God.

The Christian Church recognizes Sunday as the Sabbath however (not because they feel that this is actually the last day of the week and not the first) but because when Jesus came to the world, the New Covenant abolished the regiment of the original covenant laws ("Old Testament") and set a new precedent through Christ (which was a major reason in their discontent with Him - because He claimed to be divinity). This did not mean however that the "Old Testament" laws were null and void, just that Salvation was achieved through the FREE "grace" of God and not achieved through works or deeds which had been past practice. Christ tried to expressly emphasize this point as one of the main reasons for His coming and the establishment of the New Covenant, which was God's plan in implementing a better system for us to be able to return to Him. The "old" laws are still in place and they do earn us rewards in Heaven as scripture also states, just they are no longer necessary for redemption.

Now the Holy Roman (early Christian) Church decided through their cannon that Sunday should be the day to acknowledge as the Sabbath primarily in honor of the resurrection of Christ, which was believed to have occured three days after His death and on a Sunday (hence Easter Sunday). So that's the way its been observed for Christians ever since.

So there's the historical "skinny" on it all.

I personally do not see where the Word of God (The Bible) makes it a crime either way, other than NOT observing the Sabbath at all is the sin and commandment of God. So, if you're still not sure, do both!

I have personally worshipped and done both and have also celebrated the other traditional Hebrew feasts (such as Passover) with Messianic Jewish friends (which acknowledge and accept Christ as deity) and my regular Church normally worships on Sunday.

I am finding more Christian churches that are now experiencing a renewed outlook on what the New Covenant actually is (a hybrid of Jewish-Gentile nations and for ALL people) as well as starting to appreciate the lessons that our Hebrew brothers and sisters can teach us in the laws of practical healthy and moral living (not that everyone follows these practices unfortunately).

Hey... the main thing is The WORD OF GOD isn't it? NOT what religions (man-made) dictate to us for WE are the Church now!

The WORD is pretty clear about what is what, and what pleases our Lord God and what does not. So...just make your DAD in Heaven happy and then we all begin to have happier lives and enjoy His blessings as a result of it. A happy God is a great God. -AMEN

Rev.Ted

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