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I also can’t help but wonder if people use whatever you do, do it unto the Lord and apply it to breaking any of the other 9 commandments as well. At that point, why have standards, if we are not going to go by God’s, we can rationalize anything on why we do not need to keep God’s commandments, but than whose will is one following. God said one thing Exo20:8-11 Isa 58:13 Isa 56:1-7 Heb4:4 Mat2:27-28 Eze20:12 Eze20:20 so who is man to alter the written Testimony of God Deut4:13 Exo31;18 when He said He would not Psa89:34, not a jot or tittle Mat5:18-19 yet alone an entire commandment or two.
Would our spouses be happy with us if we decided to celebrate their birthday or anniversary on another day thats more convenient for us would that show love to them? God was very specific Exo20:10-11 Heb4:4 so are we showing love to Him by disregarding what He said, but choosing our own day instead, on a day that does not come with the power of God’s blessings Gen2:3 Exo20:11 Isa56:2 or power of His sanctification Gen2:3 Exo20:11 Eze20:12
Deut 12:32 “Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it.
There is no Scripture in the entire Bible where God said we do not need to keep the Sabbath commandment. All people do is sadly use Paul against God out of context, not even what he believed or followed Acts 13:42 Acts 13:44 Acts 18:4 just as Jesus said Isa 56:6-7 and would we really want to take the risk of misunderstanding Paul 2Peter3:16 over the written Testimony of God, who there is no one greater than He. Jesus not once said He changed His commandments after He rose. He did say His Sabbath would be kept faithfully for all nations Isa56:6-7 as we see decades after the Cross Acts 13:42, Acts 13:44 Acts 18:4 etc and for eternity Mat24:20 66:22-23
No one can take away God’s blessing and sanctification and no where did God transfer that to any other day as He only has one day He claimed as the Holy Day of the Lord and that is the Sabbath, thus saith the Lord Isa58:13 that Jesus said He is Lord of Mat2:28.
Heb5:9 9 And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvatio
n to all who obey Him
That is your interpretation of the Scriptures. God anointed Apostles for us to obey, not a book for us to interpret as our limited minds see fit.
Scripture has right interpretation and wrong interpretation. Jesus being tempted by Satan in the desert proves that beautifully. Satan quoted scripture to Jesus in order to tempt Him to sin.
Satan’s interpretation was not wrong, but is was incomplete and misleading in an attempt to get God to contradict Himself. Jesus rebuked him.
I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, and I subject myself to Apostolic teaching, of which we have a record over the last 2,000 years.
Has anyone referenced any of that? Did the Apostles teach the scriptures the way they are being taught today? I don’t see a concrete reference that they did. We even have evidence that they taught contrary to what is being promoted by modern Christians that rely on sola scriptura.
Have modern Bible readers received direct commission from God to go and promote their interpretation and compel obedience? If you are honest, you would have to confess no, but you believe your interpretation is correct.
So what am I to do? Subject myself to those personally anointed by God or subject myself to the opinions of others on what the scripture should say?
Jesus gave the great commission to the Apostles telling them to teach all that I have commanded YOU. He did not hand out gideons bibles and tell them to go into all the world and give them this book and let them figure things out on their own. The Bereans used the scriptures to test Paul, when Paul was shown to be true, they obeyed the Apostle. They did not start an independent Berean congregation
If y’all want to believe modern prophets in no way connected to the Apostles and follow independent thought that is your choice. Do you know where the word heresy comes from? It is derived from the Greek word for choice, hairesis.
It’s ironic that the 1960s counter culture began with growing long hair. You can even hear the song about it from the play Hair, a celebration of freedom of thought and even modern people call themselves pro-choice Ironic that they all sing of the glories of heresy
I whole heartedly agree with your last statement, Sabbath blessings. Jesus is the author of salvation to all that obey Him. It does not say to all that obey you.
To command obedience, one must have Apostolic authority, not free choice independent thought. The Apostles were anointed with tongues of fire, and spread their anointing through the laying on of hands. We have the direct line of apostolic succession all the way back to Peter. What commission from God do you have that we should believe you rather than them?
In order for you to hold yourself above the Apostles, you should at least know what they taught. Have you read Iraneus, demonstration of the Apostolic preaching? Have you read the Catechism of the Catholic Church and all the references included with the teaching?
If not, then you are speaking from independent thought or free choice aka heresy. I don’t follow that choice, I obey God as your final quote states
I admit that my own thoughts can be in error and I submit to being corrected by apostolic teaching. We do not subject ourselves to the choice of men.
