Posted by Ahnsahnghong | Posted in Ahnsahnghong | Posted on 20-01-2010
Tags: Ahnsahnghong, Sabbath Day
So many “Christians” try to defend their sabbath based on the verse:
Col. 2:16 “Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. 17These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.”
Looking at this verse straight on makes you think you can choose whatever day you want for the Sabbath and no one can judge you for it. Without knowing the scriptures and time frame of this verse, it is easy to misinterpret it. First of all sunday worship sisn’t exist at this time, so there is no justification for sunday worship here. Actually, the Jews had many days of rests that were based on events in their history, i.e. when they defeated the Assyrians (as we take off for the 4th of July). However, when the gentiles came to believe in Christ, the natural-blood Jews began to judge them for not honoring a particular day of rest, or sabbath since the word sabbath means rest. So Apostle Paul told them to not let anyone judge them (the gentiles) by a sabbath day. Notice, he said “a” sabbath day and not “the” Sabbath Day; the day to worship God as the day of rest was already written in stone.
When it speaks of the realities being found in Christ, we can see the reality of Moses’s law found in Christ. For example, under Moses’s law the Jews could not work and many offerings had to be made every Sabbath (Ex. 31:12-16; Num. 15:32-36; Num. 28:9-11; Lev. 24:5-9). However, as we find the reality in Christ, we must see the example of Christ set for us to follow as Christians. (John 13:15)
Luke 4:16 ‘He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. 17The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
18“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
19to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
20Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him, 21and he began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”‘
The reality of Moses law is worship in spirit and in truth (John 4:23-24), but there is still worship. The day never changed, only how it was done. (Heb. 7:11-12) Why would God from the very creation show us and tell us to honor the 7th day, Sabbath, then change it to sunday in honor of Jesus’ Resurrecion? We will always thank Our Father Ahnsahnghong for revealing all truth!
Num. 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie,
nor a son of man, that he should change his mind.
Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise and not fulfill?


