Are the Sabbath laws binding on Christians today?
Christians and the Sabbath - John MacArthur
See the comments for a (weak) rebuttal if you are so inclined.
Colossians 2:16-17 HCSB
Therefore don’t let anyone judge you in regard to food and drink or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or a sabbath day. 17 These are a shadow of what was to come; the substance is the Messiah.
Hebrews 4:9-10 HCSB
A Sabbath rest remains, therefore, for God’s people. 10 For the person who has entered His rest has rested from his own works, just as God did from His.
Interesting that HCSB capitalized Sabbath in Hebrews but not in Colossians.
Galatians 4:10-11 HCSB
You observe special days, months, seasons, and years. 11 I am fearful for you, that perhaps my labor for you has been wasted.
Romans 14:5 HCSB
One person considers one day to be above another day. Someone else considers every day to be the same. Each one must be fully convinced in his own mind.
…that being two of my pet peeves in the evangelical world.
When did the word share become synonymous with tell, explain, proclaim or talk about?
We share our lunch. I have some and you have some. If two people are Christians they share the same salvation, same Lord, same Spirit, same God and Father and are related to each other in Christ. (Eph 4:4-6)
But if we share the gospel with someone and they reject it and don’t receive it, is that sharing? Aren’t we really explaining the gospel or in Biblical terms proclaiming (1 Cor 9:16) the gospel? Is this to make it sound more gentle? If we tell somebody something is that sharing? Am I the only one who thinks this sounds weird?
My other one is when people use the word just at least once a sentence when praying and even when speaking in conversation (or is that when sharing with each other). Are we trying to exhibit some sort of (false) humility or unconsciously minimizing our prayers? We are able to “approach the throne of grace with boldness”. (Heb 4:16)
How do these things start and then get so widespread? And why does everybody talk like each other?
That’s my rant for the month. Just thought I’d share.
I don’t have time or content for a post today so I will suggest a series that will be starting at Pulpit Magazine that I’m very eager to read over the next two weeks:
You, Me, and Moses
The NT Christian’s Relationship to the OT Law
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