Only Nine of the 10 Commandments of the Old Testament are re-itterated in the New Testament with the exception of one.
And that is the specific command in regard to the Sabbath.
The Bible says that Man wasn't made for the Sabbath, but rather, the Sabbath was made for man.
To illustrate and prove this point, there are several instances in the New Testament Scriptures where Christ was confronted by the Pharisees and considered to be in violation of the Law of Moses because of things he was doing on the Sabbath day.
Every day should be a Sabbath day in the sense that God is foremost in our thoughts and on our hearts... and the Lord of our actions.
That doesn't neccesitate the need of a Sunday ban on all activities but should keep us ever mindful of the One who sent His Son to save us!...
God can be glorified in all of our activities... and should be!
I often stand in absolute awe at the awesome Power of God whenever I listen to the whisping sounds of an evening tide, or hear the roar of a raging sea during a storm.
As immence as the power of the sea is,
God created that!!! It blows me away to think of it!
As His son, I know that my Lord delights in those moments of reflection that draw me closer to Him!
God is much more concerned with the attitude of my heart toward Him than any external regulations that I would try to follow...
As if I would ever be able to justify myself before Him...
I'm not justified before God because of anything that I have done, or could possibly do... but instead, I am justified through what Christ has done for me!
True religion enslaves an individual, whereas Christ has come to set us free!
Free to Worship Him in all things!
Even while fishing on a Sunday afternoon or evening!
Even Christ Himself had a problem with the "religious" crowd of His day!
The religious Pharisees hated His wisdom!
And Christ wasn't gentle with those priests of His day when He told them that they were "hypocrites", and that they "were like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones"...
Jesus held back nothing when slamming those who were "religious".
He definitely wasn't the "gentle Jesus" everyone thinks He is!
I do believe however, that Sunday fellowship is very important for the spiritual growth and sustinence of every professed believer!
It's too bad that so many things take precedence over faithful worship of the One Who gave His all for us!...
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