The Mosaic Covenant involves the 613 ‘Mitzvoth’ laws (blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience). The Mosaic Covenant is a conditional covenant made with Israel and not with the church. God makes them and fulfilled by God without condition. Unconditional covenants, in comparison, are not broken. Because it is conditional, it can be broken and annulled. The Mosaic Covenant is made with Israel and not with the church – The Mosaic Covenant is a conditional covenant and not an unconditional covenant (Exodus 24:1-11).Jesus saves to the uttermost! In what way can we offer one more sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins? Jesus pronouncement, “It is finished,” signified the completion and fulfillment of the law. How did He do this? Jesus fulfilled the Law by obeying the law perfectly and by completing the sacrificial system. In fulfilling the law, He completed the law. Jesus said that He came not to abolish the law but to fulfill the law (Matthew 5:17). The Laws of the Mosaic Covenant are fulfilled in Christ – The Law and the Sabbath were pointing to Christ, it was a shadow of what was to come, and not the substance (Colossians 2:16-17).Not applicable to the New Covenant in Christ. I’ve put together a list of reasons why the Sabbath (4 th command) is Sabbath usually raises more questions than answers. Telling people that there is no need to observe the Let’s keep our eyes on our pursuit of loving God and loving our neighbor. There are two commands we may find joy in observing so our Savior gets the glory. The second reason we need to understand this truth is that we are not to bind another person’s conscience with commands that are not applicable to the Christian life. We embrace Christ alone through faith alone. Observance of a day, or any aspect of the Law, will not gain us the righteousness we so sorely need. There is no greater truth which we may place our faith than the truth that Christ’s work on the cross is completely sufficient. The first reason is that teaching observance of the Sabbath law diminishes the completed work of Jesus Christ.
There are two very good reasons to understand this truth (and for this blog post to be shared with our church body). Jesus death on the cross is fully sufficient for our salvation and our TheĮntire Law of Moses (which includes the Ten Commandments), is obsolete because We enter God’s rest when we put ourįaith in the person and work of Christ. Sacrifice lambs for the remission of sin. We don’t keep the Sabbath for the same reason that we don’t Keeping the Sabbath, along with all the other sacrificial laws, are not Line is this: observance of the Sabbath is not a requirement of Christianity. I’ve beenĬonfused, and I am sure many people have shared my confusion. I’ve also lived in the middle of the two extremes. I’ve been a member of a church where Sunday was like any other day (except weĪttended church). I told others they needed to observe Sunday as the Sabbath and to keep it holy. Life when I didn’t purchase gasoline on Sunday or mow my lawn. I once belonged to aĬhurch that taught doing any work whatsoever There is a great deal of misunderstanding It took many years of being a Christian before I understood Therefore, the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” (Exodus 20:8-11)
Made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventhĭay. The sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord Your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or The Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor,Īnd do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Questions that must be asked include: What should the Christian position be regarding the 4 th Commandment? Should the Christian observe the Sabbath? Should the Sabbath be on Sunday or Saturday? How should the Sabbath be observed in practice? Is Saturday the Jewish Sabbath and Sunday the Christian Sabbath? There is a great deal of confusion in the Church (not Christ Community Church, but the church in general) regarding the Sabbath.
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