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Sabbath - Saturday or Sunday??

A lot of ladies had a discussion about this topic and a lot of differences raised from this issue. And I wondered if I shouldn't make this a topic open for discussion on the Net and hear the opinions of everyone.

I would just like to mention that this is not judgemental towards anyone, but an open discussion especially for those who have been struggling with this question in their hearts.

In my own heart, I feel that it doesn't really matter which day we celebrate the Sabbath as long as you have your day of rest the seventh day of the week as the Bible stipulates. I know some people say it is on Saturday and others on Sunday, but why is this really such a big issue? Isn't it more important if you serve the Lord with your whole heart everyday of your life? Isn't it more important to seek His Kingdom with your whole heart, sit at HIs feet, everyday not only on the Sabbath?
If Jesus went to the fields on the Sabbath when His disciples were hungry (Matt 12) to feed them, would He really thought of this as a problem issue in the lives of His folllowers?
Is it really a breaking of the commandment if you do not, for example, celebrate the Sabbath on Saturday but rather on the Sunday?
And if Jesus died on Friday, how is it that we celebrate Resurrection Sunday on Sunday and not on Saturday?
Are we not having differences over issues that is not that important, for rather worrying when the real Sabbath is, than spending more time in the presence of God?!!
Will we be asked on Judgement day on which day we serve the Lord or rather did you serve ME at all??

Would love to hear the comments of all our brothers and sister on the Net and share in a topic that is of a concern for so many people.

Blessings to all

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Permalink Reply by Pixie on April 29, 2008 at 9:00am: Hi Nienie, I personally agree with you it should not matter what day we serve our Lord, just that we do serve and I also believe that we should serve with a full heart rather than one that is empty. I guess I think of this the same way I think about people, does it really matter what color you are? We no matter how you look at it are all made by the whisper of God, if we are black, white, yellow, red or even purple with pink polka dots we are still the same! and should Love each other equally as we are all human and a gift from God are we not?
God Bless
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Permalink Reply by Robert Ricciardelli on April 29, 2008 at 9:17am: The Sabbath is really for our benefit. It could be on a Thursday. The fact is when, I take a Sabbath during the week, I feel refreshsed and renewed. When I do not, I feel worn out and tired. So, instead of making it "law" in my life, I just have realized that it works for me. In Christ there is not one day more important than the other. But the Sabbath is certainly a day, God has presented to us for our benefit, so take one!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Pixie on April 29, 2008 at 9:21am: Good for you Robert, you are absolutely right one day is not more important than another! as long as you take one day a week to practice the sabbath which is very important.
God Bless
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Permalink Reply by Prophetess Rowena Welch on April 30, 2008 at 12:07am: It doesnt really matter as long as we serve the lord; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Michael on April 30, 2008 at 8:43pm: I can speak on this topic from personal experience. I was exposed to this doctrine early in my pre-teen years, I was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist for about 1 year, as well as a member of another non-denominational Church for more than 12 years, that believed in Saturday, Sabbath day keeping.

But as I begin to grow older and hear things that I did not agree with, and when I would ask questions, I was not given a satisfactory answer. So I decided that I would ask the Lord concerning my questions and my doubts on those things. After all Jesus did say that He would give us another Comforter and that He would lead and guide us into all truth, and that He would teach us things concerning Christ.

So I begin my study, and going back to the very beginning in the book of Genesis, and, although the word says that the Lord rested and blessed the Sabbath day, there was no command given to Adam and Eve to keep the Sabbath day. The Lord only rested on the seventh day because He had finished His work, there was nothing else for Him to create and make! If you read the 4th chapter of Hebrews it explains the real meaning of Sabbath rest, basically saying that when we cease from our earthly work here and depart this body and enter into the presence of the Almighty, then will we have, true rest (Sabbath).

Then there were certain commands given to Israel in the wilderness of things not to do on the Sabbath, such as picking up sticks, lighting fires, not leaving their tents, carrying items, etc…but when we get to the New Testament, we see Jesus doing some of the very things that were against the law of Sabbath keeping!

That, along with other revelations helped me to see that it is not about a day, but rather about the maker of the days, the stars, the planets…the creator of the world! Even Jesus said in Matthew 12 and Mark 2 that “the Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath”. “The Son of man is Lord, even of the Sabbath”. It is good to take a rest, but not to take a legalistic stance and make the day the focus. Remember that there are some things that the Lord gave explicitly to Israel to make them separate from the other nations and we the Church, are not bond to a lot of those things.

B-blessed Saints;
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Permalink Reply by Mandy on May 1, 2008 at 7:24am: Dear Nienie; being a nurse and having to work weekends; as I am sure there are others who are required to work weekends. I beleive that when we set apart a time or day that we do the work of praising and worshiping our Lord and are into his Word that this is our "Sabbath" For instance, this week I work the weekend and have off Monday. I will spend Monday as my time to be with the Lord in worship, prayer and study. So, I believe that God's Word is very important and we apply it to our lives for the present time and not Biblical times. Remeber when Jesus also told those who accused him of blasmphemy when he healed on the Sabbath. His repy was: would you not go a find one of your lost sheep or pull him out of a well if he needed help. So true is then that sometimes there are things that we must do on Sunday. Make your Sabbath day special, no matter which day of the week it falls on. Your friend in Christ; ▶ Reply to This