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Originally the Bible was not divided into Old and New Testaments. There wasn't one part for Jews and another part for Christians. Every word inspired from Genesis 1:1 through Revelation 22:21 was written for ALL men by God, for spiritual edification. The division of the Bible into Old and New Testaments was a process that took shape in the late second century A.D. by Christian theologians and was driven by uninspired early religious leaders responding to THEIR perceived Christian theological and practical needs. This is not what God intended for true Christians! From His perspective there is no Old and New Testament intended for Jews and Christians at different times in history. It is all, 100% the Word of God for all men for all times.
The question asked by most believers is should a Christian go to church on Sunday or on the Sabbath. Which is the day a Christian should be keeping? The average Christian in your average church will tell you Sunday, but is Sunday the correct day to rest, not worship? If you are a Christian you need to know the truth. You will see the views for both Sabbath keeping and Sunday in my studies. The law pertaining to the Day of Rest is the perfect example to support my point about the entire Bible being for all people at all times. There actually should not be a Sabbath or Sunday "going to church" or rest question for us.
The church argues that Sunday is the time of rest for Christians since the resurrection of Jesus 2,000 years ago. Jews believe Saturday, the Sabbath, is the time since it was codified in the 10 commandments given to Moses for them by God in 1446 BC. Well, here is an interesting fact. God actually created the Sabbath day at creation 2558 years earlier, long before Moses codified it and gave it to the Jews. God sanctified the 7th day rest, not the 1st day, at creation, making the 7th day, not the 1st day, a holy time of rest for Himself and all men who walked the earth from creation, to Moses in 1446 BC, to Christians and ALL people on the earth today. The Sabbath rest created by God has been around for 6,000 years for all mankind! This study will explain it all!
If you are looking for the truth for any doctrine or teaching always remember the words of Paul. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness". (2 Timothy 3:16). For believers this would include what we call the Old Testament. The original Greek word used is theopneustos, meaning "God-breathed," indicating that Scripture originates from God Himself.
God plainly says His…. "desire is that all men may have salvation and come to knowledge of what is true," (1 Timothy 2:4)
This clearly shows God's WILL throughout history for everyone to receive His truth regardless of who they are or what their religious tradition may have been. He makes no distinction between Jew and Christian or any other people of any religious tradition on the earth concerning His WIll and the path to salvation and eternal life. The principles of His Word for salvation taught in the entire Bible are intended for everyone
Romans states this."For I have no feeling of shame about the good news, because it is the power of God giving salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and then to the Greek." (Romans 1:16). This underlines its universal scope desired by God for ALL men. My studies all reflect this simple truth.
The question we think we want answered is this. Should Christians I worship on the Sabbath Or Sunday, but is this even the question we should be asking? Christians have been worshipping on Sunday for 1,800 years. Doing worship on Sunday has been a tradition for so long that it is no longer even questioned. Is it really about a time worship? No. The 4th commandment is not about worship or a Christian attending a church service. It’s about the time of Sabbath “REST” commanded by our Creator for everyone, including Christians and doesn't have anything to do with attending a church on Sunday morning for worship. There is absolutely nothing wrong with worship at any time for Christians as long as you rest on the Sabbath! What does our Creator actually want a Christian to do and when does He want us to do it, to be in total harmony and alignment with His WILL?
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