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31 Mar 12
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31 Mar 12
Originally posted by stokerThe majority of people in the UK are 'non-religious'.
yes i keep sunday as a holy day.. i think it should be a day to keep the faith and spend time with your family. sadly i look around and most view it as a day to get extra wages, or a normal day to go shopping.
So why would you be surprised or concerned that that majority chooses not to waste a day every week
worshiping a god they don't believe in?
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31 Mar 12
Originally posted by stokerI agree with you.
yes i keep sunday as a holy day.. i think it should be a day to keep the faith and spend time with your family. sadly i look around and most view it as a day to get extra wages, or a normal day to go shopping.
Right now my job requires me to work every other weekend. It is mandatory. The extra wages are nice, but I would rather be home.
31 Mar 12
Originally posted by divegeester
Are there any theists here who keep the Sabbath or a Sabbath or any particular day as more holy than any other?
If so, why and in what way do you keep it holy?
Romans 14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
Mark 3:4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
31 Mar 12
Originally posted by Rajk999its my belief six days work is your priority, but by family i mean mother, sisters, brothers,etc, not just children, which would be with you in the same home.
Is it the case that you dont 'keep the faith' [whatever you mean by that], or dont spend time with your family on the other six days of the week ?
keep the faith is worship god and yes i do. thankfuly ive had jobs at times i could do this. Unlike some who have jobs where you work some weekends,
31 Mar 12
Originally posted by divegeesterChristians are no longer under compulsion to keep that law but it has very wise and Godly wisdom behind keeping one day to not only rest but to have a day that one can do his utmost to do things on a spiritual level that one can't do the rest of the week.
Are there any theists here who keep the Sabbath or a Sabbath or any particular day as more holy than any other?
If so, why and in what way do you keep it holy?
And has been mentioned it is a day to share with the family and even better to do that also within a spiritual context.
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31 Mar 12
Originally posted by galveston75The ten commandments no longer apply?
Christians are no longer under compulsion to keep that law but it has very wise and Godly wisdom behind keeping one day to not only rest but to have a day that one can do his utmost to do things on a spiritual level that one can't do the rest of the week.
And has been mentioned it is a day to share with the family and even better to do that also within a spiritual context.
31 Mar 12
Originally posted by divegeesterIt is my view that the Sabbath was created for man, not the other way around. At the time the Sabbath was made a Mosaic law, men were basically slaves throughout the world working 24/7. I would even go further to say that if it had not been for the Mosaic law of recognizing the Sabbath, we may not have the "weekend" in modern times.
Are there any theists here who keep the Sabbath or a Sabbath or any particular day as more holy than any other?
If so, why and in what way do you keep it holy?
For me, it is not the specific day that is holy, it is the recognition that even God needed a "day of rest", so man should as well. It is a time of reflection and a break from the curse of sin which makes us slave away the 6 other days.
31 Mar 12
Originally posted by googlefudgeJesus made all those laws obsolete as for as Christians needing to obey them in the original context.
The ten commandments no longer apply?
BUT they are still very active and should be in all our decisions in life as we know from those laws God's rules and opinions and principles that should govern our lifes each day.
01 Apr 12
Originally posted by menace71I agree with this.
The Sabbath is no longer a day but it's a person namely Christ. To enter God's true rest we cease from our own works. (This is not say we don't do good works)
However I think it's good to set aside a day to rest physically and reflect on God.
Manny
