TEN COMMANDMENTS: JESUS CHRIST THE REST OF GOD

“Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.” Exodus 20:8

Keeping of the Sabbath day is a very controversial aspect of the Ten Commandments. Some argue that the Sabbath day is Saturday, to some it is Sunday. It is obvious in the Bible and without controversy that Saturday is the Sabbath day, but the early church fathers agreed to observe the Sabbath day on Sunday. However, fighting over which day is the Sabbath day or its celebration is not the issue. The issue is that, if the Sabbath day is Saturday or Sunday and the purpose is to keep it holy, what will happen to the rest of the days of the week?

The purpose of the Sabbath is rest and the rest brings to their remembrance of how God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day (Exodus 20:11). The rest on the Sabbath day was temporal, but for the Israel of God (Gal 6:15-16), Christ has provided rest forever. “For we who believed do enter that rest,” (Hebrew 4:3-10).

Those who believed have entered rest; everyday is a Sabbath and must be kept holy. Jesus said to the Pharisees, “It is right to good on the Sabbath” (Matthew 12:12). In this regard if you only do good on every seventh day, you are still in the Old Testament Sabbath day. The New Testament Sabbath is everyday because we have really entered into our rest in Christ forever. Let all nations, tribes and individuals know that Sabbath day is person, the Sabbath (day) is the Lord Jesus Christ. In him we have ceased from our every labour that originates from us for salvation (Hebrews 4:10). No more labour or works (Ephesians 2:8-9).