tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1239368619989119878.post6172989162241665341..comments2023-09-17T00:35:39.119-07:00Comments on dying to live: Does God Keep the Sabbath?drgregbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018643621015748573noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1239368619989119878.post-10743573728336039302013-07-26T20:40:59.677-07:002013-07-26T20:40:59.677-07:00Hi Stan
I knew my post has a limited view of a com...Hi Stan<br />I knew my post has a limited view of a complex subject. But to me the Sabbath is/was a shadow of the final rest that is spoken of by the writer of Hebrews as a Sabbath rest. "let us fear lest we fall short of the rest of God...let us be diligent to enter that rest."<br /><br />"So don't let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths. For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality” (Col 2:16-17 NLT)drgregbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018643621015748573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1239368619989119878.post-60718801697150038162013-07-26T13:23:56.661-07:002013-07-26T13:23:56.661-07:00Greg,
The Sabbath seems to be a "deal-breake...Greg,<br /><br />The Sabbath seems to be a "deal-breaker" for many, a devisive subject that few can agree upon regarding particulars. Your article did, however, help to reroute the most appropriate question to ask in order to get the answer (or truth) the helps to set us free, indeed: what does (or did) the Sabbath mean for God?<br /><br />For me, the summary of all of the Scriptural teaching about the Sabbath is that for man it is a "freedom-structure" the enables us to keep God at the top of our priorities. It also serves to keep others in the right place--just beneath God in the same list of what is important. So we meet together as often as we do. For God, though, I think He may consider the Sabbath as a span of time He sets aside for us personally for fellowship. Each of us is unique in our expressions of worship and devotion to our God. And as long as we keep those expressions within the structural guidelines He has set then He takes delight in our time invested with each other (He with us and we with Him).<br /><br />So, I guess you might say that in one sense--as you put it--God does not need "keep" a Sabbath." But in another sense, every opportunity we give Him for fellowship is a Sabbath to Him.<br /><br />And we find rest...<br /><br />StanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com