Even the writings of the Gospel writer Luke testify that the Sabbath was being kept by Christians after the resurrection of Jesus. Let’s take a look at the following excerpt dealing with the burial of Jesus. “Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not […]
2-6: Scriptural evidence that the early Christians kept the Sabbath
The modern church has been pretty consistent and insistent in its view that following the death of Jesus the early believers immediately instituted Sunday as the new day of worship. For example, here is an excerpt from the popular Christian site www.gotquestions.org. “Scripture never mentions any Sabbath (Saturday) gatherings by believers for fellowship or worship.” […]
2-5: Gentile believers should keep the Sabbath because they are grafted into Israel’s covenants
One idea commonly promoted in the mainstream church is that the Sabbath should be observed by Jews but Gentile believers don’t have to. What saddens me is that there are many messianic synagogues that also promote this belief. It is like God created two sets of rules. Track A for the Jew and […]
2-4: Four powerful reasons why the Sabbath was NOT just given to Israel
Was the Sabbath (meaning Friday sundown to Saturday sundown) only given to the Jewish people to observe? I believe the answer is NO for the following reasons. 1) The Sabbath is part of the basic structure of the universe. The Sabbath account as told in Genesis chapters one and two actually takes place before sin. […]
2-3: Why does an all-powerful God have to rest?
Some people wonder, why does God rest if he doesn’t get tired? Let me answer that question with a personal example. I don’t know about you but there are many times when I don’t wait for the light to turn green before crossing the street. Even if the light is red, if there are no […]
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