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[Note: <\/strong>This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-2<\/strong> page.]<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 One does not really respect the Word of God unless he respects the words of the Word of God, for the words are inspired (1 Cor. 2:13). Lack of respect for scriptural terms and their scriptural meanings has wrought much of the religious division and confusion to be seen in modern Christendom.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The observations noted above certainly apply to scriptural terms and teachings concerning the day on which Christians are to worship God. The third of the Ten Commandments (Exo. 20:8\u201311) says, \u201cRemember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.\u201d Sabbath <\/em>does not mean \u201cseventh\u201d (as many suppose), but \u201ccessation\u201d or \u201crest.\u201d The Sabbath required in the Ten Commandments was indeed specified as the seventh day of the week, but this is not what the term means. The Israelites kept it faithfully through the 1500 years of the authority of the Law of Moses (unbelieving Jews still do). Jesus, living under that law as a Jew, kept the Sabbath \u201cas His custom was\u201d (Luke 4:16). However, when Jesus died, the Law of Moses, including the Ten Commandments was \u201cnailed to the cross\u201d with him and taken out of the way (Col. 2:14). Such things as the Sabbath were but \u201ca shadow of things to come\u201d (Col. 2:16\u201317). This is why the New Testament is silent concerning any observance of the Sabbath, except when referred to in discussing observance of the Law of Moses.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The first day of the week, the Lord\u2019s day (Sunday in our calendar) is apparently what the Sabbath observance was a shadow or hint of, for it is the day of worship for Christians (Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 16:2; Rev. 1:10). It is a most appropriate day for Christians to gather and worship God in the name of Christ, for it is the day of Christ\u2019s victory over death (Mat. 28:1). Men have not been content with the Lord\u2019s plan but have tried to graft the Sabbath observance on to the church. This is done by calling the Lord\u2019s day \u201cthe Sabbath.\u201d There is no such thing as a sabbath day for Christians or a \u201cChristian Sabbath,\u201d The very meaning of Sabbath<\/em> (cessation) carries an erroneous connotation for Christian worship. The Lord\u2019s day is not a day commemorating a cessation in the work of God, but a great new beginning in the resurrection of His Son. Let us be content with the meaning of Bible terminology.<\/span><\/p>\n [Note:<\/strong>\u00a0I wrote this article for, and it was published in the \u201cBible Thoughts\u201d Column for the Hood County News<\/em>, Granbury, Texas, April 15, 1979.]<\/span><\/p>\n Attribution:<\/strong> From thescripturecache.com<\/em>; Dub McClish, owner and administrator.<\/span><\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Views: 1[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-2 page.] \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 One does not really respect the Word of God unless he respects the words of the Word of God, for the words are inspired (1 Cor. 2:13). Lack of respect…<\/p>\n