Monday, August 31, 2009

Last week's "Target Practice" results!

Question: Is it a violation of the Sabbath day to gather and worship on the first day of the week?

Targets and results:

A. Yes - 6

B. No - 32

C. Only if you disregard the Seventh Day Sabbath - 14

D. Only if you haven't been led by the spirit to do so. - 3

Bull's-eye: B. No

The Sabbath command tells us what constitutes a violation of the Sabbath. Worshiping YHWH on the first day of the week or any other day does not violate the Sabbath. Yes we have six days to prepare for the Sabbath but we are not told by the Almighty only to worship him on the Sabbath and no other day.

  • Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
    11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.


Monday, August 17, 2009

Last week's "Target Practice" results!

Question: Why is the Sabbath Day important?

A. It reminds us who created us. - 39 hits

B. It reminds us of the resurection. - 3 hits

C. It reminds us who redeems us. - 27 hits

D. It is a sign who sanctifies us. - 35 hits

Bull's-eyes- A, C, and D.

A. - Exodus 20: 8-11 clearly tell us to remember the Sabbath Day because YHWH created all things in six days and rested the seventh. Therefore, It is a weekly reminder of which all things came into being and YHWH being the orchestrator of all!

C. - Deuteronomy 5:15 links the importance of the Sabbath to reminding us it is he that redeems us. It states, "YHWH thy Elohim brought thee out through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore Elohim commanded thee to keep the Sabbath Day!"

D. - Exodus 31:13,14 and Ezekiel 20:12 go on to tell us to keep the Sabbath because IT IS A SIGN for us to know that he is YWHH who sanctifies us and sets us apart.

In regard to target "C," the one thing that is likened to that of the resurrection is not that of the Sabbath rather the "new life" found in Messiah by the believer who walks by faith in newness of life no longer enslaved by the flesh and its fear of eternal death. (Romans 6:1-18)

Monday, August 10, 2009

Last week's "Target Practice" results!

Question: Which day is the Sabbath Day?

Targets and results:

A. first day of the week, Sunday.
B. Any day you choose, just pick a day.
C. There is no Sabbath day, I esteem everyday alike.
D. The seventh day of the biblical month. - 3 hits
E. The seventh day, Saturday. - 44 hits

Bull's-eye: E. The seventh day Saturday.

Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.

It is also important to note that days begin and end in the evening. This can be confirmed in Genesis 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31.

Some problems with the other targets:

The scriptures clearly tell us not to add to nor take away from the scriptures. That said, we cannot arbitrarily change what day the Sabbath is.

Regarding the lunar Sabbath, since the moon was clearly created on the fourth day and the scriptures clearly tell us Elohim rested on the seventh day, if the moon determines when the sabbath is then Elohim rested on the third day (after the new moon) not the seventh.

Last week's "Target Practice" results!