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Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$à[Remember€that€people€are€blessed€upon€condition€of€obedience,€but€the€Sabbath€was€blessed€unconditionally.€GodÐ Ô" Ðdid€not€say,€ð ðIf€it€works€out,€then€we'll€keep€it.ðð]€óóИÈ#Ð$Ð$ ÐÌà À àB.à Ð àHEBREWS€9:16€€ð ðFor€where€a€testament€is,€there€must€also€be€the€death€of€the€testator.€€For€a€Ð  P% Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àà0éÐ$Ð$àtestament€is€of€force€after€men€are€dead;€otherwise€it€is€of€no€strength€at€all€while€the€testator€lives.ðð€€€Ðä&é$é$ ÐÌà À àà Ð àGALATIANS€3:15€€ð ðBrethren,€I€speak€in€the€manner€of€men:€Though€it€is€only€a€man's€covenant€(will),€yet€if€Ð l!œ( Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àà0éÐ$Ð$àit€is€confirmed,€no€one€annuls€or€adds€to€it.ðð€€Ð0"`)é$é$ Ðà À àÌà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àà0éÐ$Ð$àò òòòA€man's€last€will€and€testament€cannot€be€changed€after€his€death.€€óóó óи#è +é$é$ ÐÌà À àà0 Ð àà0éÐ$Ð$àAfter€the€death€of€Christ,€nothing€could€be€added€to€the€ð ðnew€covenantðð€or€New€Testament.€€That€is€why€JesusÐ >%n"- Ðinstituted€the€Lord's€Supper€and€baptism€before€His€death.€They€are€a€memorial€of€His€death€and€resurrection,€andÐ &2#. Ða€symbol€of€our€death€to€the€old€life,€and€resurrection€to€new€life€in€Him.€€If€the€Commandments€were€to€be€changed,Ð Æ&ö#/ Ðthen€Jesus€would€have€to€say€this€clearly,€and€officially€before€His€death.€Sunday€keeping€was€instituted€by€men€wellÐ Š'º$0 Ðafter€Christ's€death.€€€ÐN(~%1é$é$ ÐÌà À à€€à0 Ð àà0éÐ$Ð$àJesus€expected€His€followers€to€be€keeping€the€Sabbath€at€least€40€years€after€His€death€at€the€time€of€the€destructionÐ Ö)'3 Ðof€Jerusalem.€€Ðš*Ê'4é$é$ ÐÌÌÌ€ÌÐ n.ž+9 Ðà À àà Ð àMATTHEW€24:20€€ð ðBut€pray€that€your€flight€may€not€be€in€winter€or€on€the€Sabbath.ðð€€€Ð Ð Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àÐ Ð$Ð$ Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àà0éÐ$Ð$àHe€did€not€say€this€because€it€would€be€more€difficult€to€get€out€of€the€city€on€that€day,€because€it€really€would€haveÐ Xˆ Ðbeen€easier.€€The€streets€would€be€deserted€because€all€the€Jews€would€be€in€the€synagogue.€€In€fact€when€the€timeÐ L Ðcame,€the€Jews€stayed€in€the€city€and€the€Christians€were€the€only€ones€who€fled€and€thereby€saved€their€lives.€€Ðàé$é$ ÐÌà À àC.à Ð àHEBREWS€10:9€€ð ðHe€taketh€away€the€first€that€He€may€establish€the€second.ðð€€Ð h˜ Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àÐ Ð$Ð$ Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àà0éÐ$Ð$àSome€have€pointed€to€this€verse€as€taking€away€the€seventh€day€Sabbath.€€But€read€the€words€in€context.€Paul€isÐ ð  Ðspeaking€of€the€old€covenant€with€its€law€of€sacrifices,€a€human€priesthood,€and€an€earthly€temple.€€This€was€replacedÐ ´ ä  Ðby€the€ministry€of€Christ€our€high€priest€in€heaven€(the€true€sanctuary),€who€ministers€His€own€blood.€€No€mentionÐ x ¨  Ðis€made€of€a€day€of€worship.€€€Ð< l é$é$ ÐÌà À àD.à Ð àLUKE€4:16€€ð ðAnd€He€came€to€Nazareth,€where€he€had€been€brought€up:€and,€òòas€His€custom€was,€He€went€into€Ð Ä ô  Ðà À àà Ð àà é àthe€synagogue€on€the€Sabbath€dayóó,€and€stood€up€to€read.ðð€Ð ˆ ¸  ÐÌà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àà0éÐ$Ð$àSome€say€that€Jesus€broke€the€fourth€commandment,€thereby€setting€us€an€example€that€it€was€not€binding,€whenÐ @  ÐHe€healed€on€the€Sabbath,€or€allowed€his€disciples€to€eat€grain€that€they€gathered€while€passing€through€a€field€onÐ Ô  Ðthe€Sabbath€day€(MATTHEW€12:10-12,€JOHN€5:2-18).€Ð˜È é$é$ ÐÌà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àà0éÐ$Ð$àJesus€said,€ð ðI€have€kept€my€Father's€commandmentsðð€(JOHN€15:10)ò ò.€€€If€Jesus€had€truly€broken€theÐ  P Ðcommandment,€then€He€would€have€been€a€sinner,€and€could€not€have€been€our€Savior.€Ðæé$é$ Ѐó ó€Ð ¨Ø Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àà0éÐ$Ð$àIt€is€lawful€to€heal€and€do€works€of€mercy€on€the€Sabbath€day,€but€not€for€money.€€The€Jews€who€accused€Jesus€ofÐ nž Ðbreaking€their€traditions€were€wrong.€€Ð2bé$é$ ÐÌà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àà0éÐ$Ð$àMinisters€today,€who€do€God's€work€on€the€Sabbath€are€blameless€(I€COR€10:1-4,€NEHEMIAH.€9:9-14).€€MedicalÐ ºê Ðpersonnel€who€work€to€save€lives€on€the€Sabbath€are€also€within€the€law.€€Ð~®é$é$ ÐÌ€€€€€€à0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àà0éÐ$Ð$àBut€the€farmer€who€wishes€to€harvest€because€the€crop€is€ripe€today€or€the€weather€is€threatening€is€not€within€theÐ 6 Ðlaw.ðð€€On€the€seventh€day€thou€shalt€rest:€in€earring€time€and€in€harvest€time€thou€shalt€restðð€(EX.€34:21).ÐÊúé$é$ Ѐ€€Ð ޾ Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àà0éÐ$Ð$àThe€religious€leaders€of€Christ's€day€had€added€dozens€of€their€own€rules€for€keeping€the€Sabbath,€until€the€day€hadÐ R‚  Ðlost€all€of€it's€original€meaning.€€In€fact€it€was€a€lot€work€just€keeping€all€of€the€Sabbath€regulations.€€There€was€noÐ F! Ðtime€to€think€about€God,€for€thinking€about€whether€one€might€be€breaking€some€rule.€€Christ€cleared€away€theseÐ Ú " Ðtraditions€of€men.€ÐžÎ#é$é$ ÐÌÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£lOÝÔ2ehÔÚ  Ú4Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 À àÝ  ÝSINCE€THE€RESURRECTION€WAS€ON€SUNDAY,€WE€KEEP€THAT€DAY€IN€HONOR€OF€HIM.€Ýƒ3£lO™OÝŒÐ&V%À$À$ ÐŒÝ  ÝÌà À àA.à0 Ð àMATTHEW€12:8€€Jesus€said,€€ð ðòòThe€Son€of€Man€is€Lord€even€of€the€Sabbath€dayóó.ðð€€Ð® Þ'Ð$Ð$ Ðà0 À àò òòòà0ÐÀ$À$àà é àà ð àJesus'€special€day€is€the€à @v àSabbath.óóó óÐr!¢(Ð$Ð$ ÐÌà À àB.à0 Ð àJohn€called€it€ð ðthe€Lord's€dayðð€(Revelation€€l:10).€€When€John€mentions€Sunday€in€his€gospel,€written€64€years€after€theÐ ø"( * Ðcross,€he€calls€it€simply€ð ðthe€first€day€of€the€weekðð€(John€20:1).€€If€Sunday€had€truly€become€the€new€Sabbath,€would€heÐ ¼#ì + Ðnot€have€mentioned€it€in€some€special€way.?€Ð€$°!,Ð$Ð$ ÐÌà À àC.à0 Ð àGod€calls€the€Sabbath€ð ðòòMy€holy€dayóóðð€(ISA.€58:13).€€Remember€that€it€was€Jesus€who€spoke€through€Isaiah,€and€throughÐ &8#. Ðall€of€the€Old€Testament€prophets.€ÐÌ&ü#/Ð$Ð$ ÐÌà À àà Ð àMATTHEW€15:6,9€€ð ðThus€have€ye€made€the€commandment€of€God€of€no€effect€by€your€tradition.ðð€€ð ðIn€vain€Ð T(„%1 Ðà À àà Ð àà é àdo€they€worship€me,€teaching€for€doctrines€the€commandments€of€men.ðð€Ð )H&2 ÐÌà À àà Ð àDEUTERONOMY€4:2€€ð ðYou€shall€not€add€to€the€word€which€I€command€you,€nor€take€anything€from€it,€that€Ð  *Ð'4 Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àà0éÐ$Ð$àyou€may€keep€the€commandments€of€the€Lord€your€God...ðð€(òòProverbs€30:6óó).€Ðd+”(5é$é$ ÐÌÌÌÐ t.¤+9 Ѐ5.à À àDIDN'T€JESUS€ALWAYS€APPEAR€TO€HIS€DISCIPLES€ON€SUNDAY?€Ð Ð ÐÌà0 À àChrist€appeared€to€His€disciples€over€a€period€of€forty€days€after€His€resurrection.€€Only€five€of€these€recorded€€appearancesÐ Xˆ Ðgive€a€clue€as€to€the€day.€€ÐLÀ$À$ ÐÌà À àA.à Ð àResurrection€Sunday:€To€Mary€Magdalene,€to€two€disciples€on€the€road€to€Emmaus,€to€eleven€disciples€Ð ¤Ô Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àin€the€upper€room.€(The€eleven€disciples€were€not€holding€a€religious€meeting.€They€were€hiding€in€terror€of€the€Jews.€Ðh˜Ð$Ð$ ÐÌà À àB.à Ð àEight€days€later€on€a€òòMondayóó,€because€Thomas€was€finally€with€them€(JOHN€20:26).€Ð ð  ÐÌà À àC.à Ð àTo€the€disciples€while€they€were€out€fishing€(JOHN€21).€€€No€day€is€given.€Ð x ¨  ÐÌà À àD.à Ð àAscension€day€„€forty€days€after€the€resurrection€„€a€€òòThursdayóó€(ACTS€1:3,9).Ð  0  ÐÌà À àE.à Ð àMATTHEW€28:10-17€does€not€give€a€day.Ð ˆ ¸  ÐÌÌØ! !ØÓ€ #(uh88"ÓÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£Œ[ÝÔ2uhÔÚ  Ú6Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 À àÝ  ÝWE€CELEBRATE€EASTER€SUNDAY€IN€HONOR€OF€CHRISTððS€RESURRECTION.€€Ýƒ3£Œ[¹[ÝŒÐÔ À$À$ ÐŒÝ  Ýà0 À àDOESNððT€THAT€MAKE€SUNDAY€A€SPECIAL€DAY?Ð˜È À$À$ ÐÌà0 À àThe€ð ðmany€thousandsðð€of€Jews€who€ð ðbelievedðð€(Acts€21:20)€did€not€view€their€acceptance€of€Jesus€of€Nazareth€as€theirÐ  P Ðexpected€Messiah€as€representing€a€breaking€away€from€their€Jewish€religion€and€a€joining€to€a€new€religion€calledÐ ä ÐChristianity.€€They€simply€viewed€themselves€as€ð ðbelieving€Jews.ðð€€They€continued€to€act€and€to€worship€like€Jews,€includingÐ ¨Ø Ðthe€observance€of€the€ð ðJewishðð€festivals.€€ÐlœÀ$À$ ÐÌà0 À àAfter€the€death€of€Christ,€Passover€was€celebrated€with€bread€and€wine,€rather€than€with€a€sacrificial€lamb,€as€initiated€byÐ ô$ ÐChrist€at€His€last€Passover€meal.€€In€fact€there€was€much€debate€among€early€Christians€regarding€the€proper€observance€„Ð ¸è Ðhow€long€to€fast,€whether€to€celebrate€the€Lordððs€supper€in€the€evening€or€the€next€morning,€etc.Ð|¬À$À$ ÐÌà0 À àà Ð àThe€actual€introduction€of€Easter„Sunday€appears€to€have€occurred€in€Palestine€after€Emperor€Hadrian€ruthlessly€crushedÐ 4 Ðthe€Barkokeba€revolt€(A.D.€132„135)€and€built€on€the€ruin€of€Jerusalem€a€new€Roman€city,€òòAelia€Capitolinaóó.€€At€this€time,Ð Èø ÐHadrian€introduced€the€most€repressive€legislation,€prohibiting€the€practice€of€Judaism,€in€general,€and€the€observance€ofÐ Œ¼ ÐJewish€festivals,€in€particular.€€Jews€and€Jewish„Christians€were€expelled€from€the€city.€€ÐP€ À$À$ Ðà0 À àà Ð àAs€a€result€of€Hadrianððs€expulsion€of€the€Jews,€the€positions€left€vacant€by€Jewish„Christian€elders€and€leaders€were€€filledÐ D! Ðby€non„Jews.€€The€ethnic€cleansing,€and€persecution€of€anyone€and€anything€Jewish€influenced€the€new€Gentile€hierarchyÐ Ø" Ðto€change€the€date€of€Passover€from€Nisan€14€to€the€following€Sunday€in€order€to€show€separation€from€the€Jews€and€JewishÐ œÌ# ÐChristians,€and€thus€avoid€persecution.€Ð`$À$À$ Ðà0 À àà Ð àOver€the€years€a€whole€body€of€anti„Semitic€€type€literature€was€produced€by€leading€Fathers€who€defamed€the€Jews€asÐ $T% Ða€people€and€emptied€their€religious€beliefs€and€practices€of€any€value€whatsoever.€€Two€major€casualties€of€the€anti„JewishÐ è& Ðcampaign€were€Sabbath€and€Passover.€€The€Sabbath€was€changed€to€Sunday€and€Passover€was€transferred€to€Easter„Sunday.Ь Ü'À$À$ Ðà0 À àà Ð àFinally,€in€A.D.325,€at€the€Council€of€Nicea€the€Emperor€Constantine€settled€the€issue.€€He€wrote,€ð ðLet€us€then€haveÐ p! ( Ðnothing€in€common€with€the€detestable€Jewish€crowd:ðð€He€decreed€that€Passover€be€celebrated€on€the€first€Sunday€after€theÐ 4"d) Ðfirst€full€moon€of€spring€(that€is,€the€Sunday€after€the€Jewish€Passover).€€To€ensure€that€Easter„Sunday€would€never€beÐ ø"( * Ðcelebrated€at€the€same€time€as€the€Jewish€Festival,€the€council€decreed€that€if€the€14òòthóó€of€Nisan€fell€on€a€Sunday,€then€EasterÐ ¼#ì + Ðwas€to€be€celebrated€on€the€following€Sunday.ððЀ$°!,À$À$ ÐÌÌÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£miÝÔ2uhÔÚ  Ú7Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 À àÝ  ÝDOESN'T€PENTECOST€ALWAYS€FALL€ON€A€SUNDAY?݃3£mišiÝŒÐÌ&ü#/À$À$ ÐŒÝ  ÝÌà0 À àPentecost€always€falls€50€days€from€the€feast€of€first€fruits.€€The€events€of€€Pentecost,€when€the€Holy€Spirit€was€poured€outÐ T(„%1 Ðwith€power,€took€place€on€a€Sunday,€but€the€day€of€the€week€is€not€mentioned.€€There€was€a€controversy€regarding€the€correctÐ )H&2 Ðday€for€the€offering€of€the€ð ðÔ_ÔfirstfruitsÔ_Ô,ðð€but€in€the€year€Christ€died€Pharisees€and€Sadducees€were€in€agreement.€€See€the€study,Ð Ü) '3 Ðð ðThree€Days€and€Three€Nightsðð€at€this€web€site.ûÿÿdûР*Ð'4À$À$ ÐÌÌÌüÿÿdü€€€€ûÿÿdûÐ °-à*8 Ðüÿÿdü€Ð t.¤+9 Ð8.à0 À àWHEN€SUNDAY€IS€MENTIONED€IN€THE€NEW€TESTAMENT,€ISN'T€IT€ALWAYS€SOMETHING€SPECIAL?€Ð Ð ÐCOULDN'T€IT€BE€INFERRED€THAT€SUNDAY€WAS€THE€SPECIAL€DAY€FOR€THE€APOSTLES?€Ð”ÄÀ$À$ ÐÌà À àThe€first€day€of€the€week€is€mentioned€eight€times€in€the€New€Testament:€Ð L ÐÌà0 À àMATTHEW€28:1;€€MARK€16:l-2,9;€€LUKE€24:l;€€JOHN€20:1:€All€are€accounts€of€the€resurrection.€€Ð¤ÔÀ$À$ Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àMatthew,€Mark,€Luke,€and€John€all€wrote€their€gospels€many€years€after€Christ's€death,€yet€every€one€of€them€refers€toÐ h˜ ÐSunday€as€simply,€ð ðthe€first€day€of€the€week,ðð€nothing€more,€nothing€special.€€€Ð,\Ð$Ð$ ÐÌà À àJOHN€20:19:€€The€disciples€were€hiding€in€the€upper€room€behind€closed€doors€in€terror€of€the€Jews.€Ð ´ ä  ÐÌà À àACTS€20:7-8:€€The€dark€part€of€the€first€day€of€the€week€is€Saturday€night€(see€New€English€Bible)€Ð < l  Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$à(MARK€l:21,32;€LEVITICUS€23:32).€The€service€began€on€Sabbath€and€continued€into€the€night.€The€first€day€of€theÐ  0  Ðweek€began€at€sundown.€€Paul€spent€most€of€Sunday,€the€next€day,€walking€through€swampy€country€from€Troas€to€AssosÐ Ä ô  Ðwhere€he€was€to€catch€a€ship.€ð ðBreaking€breadðð€was€done€ð ðdailyðð€(ACTS€2:46)€and€was€not€necessarily€associated€withÐ ˆ ¸  Ðan€assembly€for€worship.€€In€this€case€it€was€most€likely€a€going€away€supper€for€Paul.€ÐL| Ð$Ð$ ÐÌà À à1CORINTHIANS€16:1-2€€ð ðLay€by€in€storeðð€does€not€mean,€ð ðput€in€the€collection€plate€at€the€church.ðð€It€means€Ð Ô  Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àto€set€aside€at€home.€Some€of€the€modern€translations€put€it€in€this€way.€It€means€that€the€first€act€of€business€in€the€newÐ ˜È  Ðweek€should€be€to€separate€a€portion€for€God's€service.€€After€God's€tithe€and€offerings€are€separated€then€we€mayÐ \Œ Ðcontinue€with€our€regular€business.€€€Money€was€never€handled€on€the€Sabbath.€€Ð PÐ$Ð$ ÐÌà@^ ^ -dàThe€weekly€Sabbath€is€mentioned€in€the€New€Testament€fifty„six€times.€ˆÐ ¨Ø ÐÔ*…ƒ ddd Xdd Xdd X°$°$…ÔÔ,ð”d ÔÔ,8td ÔÔ,td ÔÔ,Htd ÔÔ, t” ÔÔ+  ÔÐ 4€#lœlœ €ˆ€‚¨‚„„4ÐMatt€12:1„8,10„12Ð D Ѐ€€€€€€€€24:20Ð Ø Ѐ€€€€€€€€28:1Ð =€,!œÌ „„=ÐMark€1:21Ð D Ѐ€€€€€€2:23„28Ð Ø Ѐ€€€€€€3:2„4Ð œÌ Ѐ€€€€€€6:2Ð ` Ѐ€€€€15:42Ð $T Ѐ€€€€16:1Ð =€,!è  „„=ÐLuke€4:16,31Ð D! Ѐ€€€€€€€€6:1„9Ð Ø" Ѐ€€€€€€13:10„16Ð œÌ# Ѐ€€€€€€14:1„5Ð `$ Ѐ€€€€€€23:54,56Ð =€,!$T% „„=ÐJohn€5:9,10,16,18Ð D& Ѐ€€€€€€€€7:22,23Ð Ø' Ѐ€€€€€19:14,16,31Ð ?€,!œÌ( „„?ÐActs€13:14,27,42,44Ð D) Ѐ€€€€€€€15:21Ð Ø* Ѐ€€€€€€€16:13Ð œÌ+ Ѐ€€€€€€€18:4Ð<20`, ¨0 ˆ  <ЀÌà0 À àò òIn€the€eight€passages€which€mention€the€first€day€of€the€week€there€is€no€command€to€keep€it;€there€is€no€recordÐ  Ð- Ðof€its€being€appointed€as€a€sabbath;€no€record€of€any€blessing€being€placed€upon€it;€no€record€of€its€being€madeÐ b’. Ðholy;€no€record€of€any€sacredness€being€attached€to€it;€no€promise€of€a€blessing€for€its€observance;€no€threat€ofÐ $T/ Ðpunishment€for€its€nonobservance.€It€is€not€once€given€any€sacred€title.€€There€is€no€record€that€Christ€keptÐ æ0 ÐSunday€or€commanded€it€to€be€kept.€There€is€no€record€that€the€apostles€kept€it€or€commanded€it€to€be€kept.€Ð¨Ø1À$À$ Ðó óÌ9.à À àDID€PAUL€KEEP€THE€SABBATH€AFTER€HIS€CONVERSION€TO€CHRIST?Ð .^3 ÐÌà À àACTS€26:11.€.€.€.€.€.€.€Saul€the€persecutor€always€knew€where€to€find€the€Christians.€He€persecuted€them€in€every€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð ¶ æ5 Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€synagogue.€€And€they€worshiped€in€the€synagogue€on€the€Sabbath.€Ð z!ª6 Ðà À àòòACTS€13:14-16óó€.€.€.€In€Antioch€Paul€worshiped€on€Sabbath.€Ð >"n7 Ðà À àòòACTS€13:44óó€.€.€.€.€.€The€next€Sabbath€in€Antioch€Paul€preached€to€the€Gentiles,€(He€didn't€tell€them€to€meet€him€on€Ð #2 8 Ðà À àà Ð àà é àà ð àà àà  à€Sunday)€and€almost€the€whole€city€came€to€hear€him.€Ð Æ#ö 9 Ðà À àòòACTS€16:13óó€.€.€.€.€.€In€Philippi,€where€there€were€no€Jews€therefore€no€synagogue,€Paul€went€out€by€the€river€to€€Ð Š$º!: Ðà À àà Ð à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€worship€on€Sabbath.€€€Ð N%~"; Ðà À àòòACTS€18:4,11€.€.€óóò òIn€Corinth€he€ð ðreasoned€in€the€synagogue€every€Sabbathðð€for€a€year€and€a€half,€or€78€Ð &B#< Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àà0éÐ$Ð$àà0ðé$é$àà0 ð$ð$àà0 $ $àSabbaths.€If€Sunday€were€indeed€the€new€day€of€worship,€doesn't€it€seem€that€he€could€haveÐ Ø&$= Ðgot€€that€point€across€before€a€year€and€a€half?€ó óК'Ê$> $ $ Ðà À àòòACTS€17:2€.€.€.€.€.€.óóIn€Thessalonica€ð ðPaul,€òòas€his€custom€wasóó,€went€in€(to€the€synagogue)€to€them,€and€for€three€Ð \(Œ%? Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àà0éÐ$Ð$àà0ðé$é$àà0 ð$ð$àà0 $ $àSabbaths€à @v àà @v àreasoned€with€them€from€the€scriptures.ðð€Ð )P&@ $ $ ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ |.¬+G Ð10.à À àWHY€DOESN'T€PAUL€STATE€SPECIFICALLY€THAT€THE€SEVENTH€DAY€IS€THE€SABBATH?Ð Ð Ðà À àIN€FACT€DOESN'T€PAUL€SAY€THAT€EVERY€MAN€SHOULD€BE€PERSUADED€IN€HIS€OWN€MIND?€Ð ”Ä ÐÌà À àA.à Ð àPaul€and€other€NT€writers€exhorted€all€to€read€and€study€the€Scriptures€which€ð ðwill€make€you€wise€Ð L Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àunto€salvation.ðð€The€only€Scriptures€available€at€that€time€were€the€Old€Testament,€which€are€replete€with€references€toÐ à Ðthe€sacredness€of€the€7òòthóó€€day€Sabbath.€€€Ð¤ÔÐ$Ð$ ÐÌà À àB.à0 Ð àThe€Jews€were€ready€to€kill€Paul€because€he€declared€specifically€that€circumcision,€was€no€longer€necessary€Ð,\Ð$Ð$ Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$à(GALATIANS€5:6-15).€€If€Paul€had€declared€that€the€Sabbath€was€changed€or€done€away€with,€would€not€some€accountÐ ð  Ðof€the€furor€that€would€have€caused€be€found€in€the€account€of€his€ministry.€€The€Jews€considered€Sabbath€observanceÐ ´ ä  Ðat€least€as€important€as€circumcision,€yet€great€text€is€given€to€the€account€of€the€debate€over€circumcision€and€nothingÐ x ¨  Ðis€said€about€a€change€of€the€Sabbath.Ð< l Ð$Ð$ ÐÌà À àà Ð àPaul€said,€ð ðI€have€fully€preached€the€gospel€of€Christðð€(ROMANS€15:19).€€Nothing€was€left€out.€€€Ð Ä ô  ÐÌØ! !ØÓ€ (н88#ÓÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà À àÝ‚3£‹ÝÔ2нÔÚ  ÚCÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 Ð àÝ  ÝIt€is€true€that€Paul€said€ð ðLet€every€man€be€convinced€in€his€own€mindðð€(ROMANS€14:5).€€But€isn't€this€the€ideal€weÐ L|  Ðpreach€today.€€Each€person€must€study€and€decide€for€himself€the€truth€of€the€gospel€of€Christ.€No€observance,€whetherÐ @  Ðprayer€or€fasting€or€giving€offerings,€or€Sabbath€keeping€is€valid€if€the€person€does€not€understand€the€reason€for€whatÐ Ô  Ðhe€is€doing.€€€Ýƒ3£‹N‹ÝŒÐ˜È Ð$Ð$ ÐŒÝ  ÝÌà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àThis€statement€reflects€the€change€in€Paul€after€the€Damascus€road.€€He€no€longer€forced€his€beliefs€on€anyone.€Even€ifÐ  P Ðhe€knew€he€was€right€he€said€ð ðdo€not€judge€your€brother.ðð€€How€different€from€the€Saul€who€dragged€the€Christians€toÐ ä ÐJerusalem€in€chains.€Ð¨ØÐ$Ð$ ÐÌà À àD.€€Devout€Jews€held€to€the€custom€of€fasting€twice€a€week.€€Paul€was€probably€referring€to€this€custom,€because€He€Ð 0` Ðà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àmentions€eating€and€not€eating€along€with€observing€and€not€observing€certain€days.€€The€days€observed€appear€to€beÐ ô$ Ðthose€days€upon€which€certain€men€fasted.€€The€context€does€not€mention€the€7òòthóó€day€Sabbath€(Romans€14:1„7).€PaulÐ ¸è Ðappears€to€have€kept€the€7òòthóó€day€Sabbath,€and€there€are€passages€which€suggest€that€he€also€kept€the€festivalsÐ |¬ Ð(1Corinthians€16:8,€Acts€20:6,€Acts€20:16).€€(€See€also€€1Corinthians€5:7„8€where€Paul€instructs€the€church€regarding€theÐ @p Ðkeeping€of€the€Passover.)€Ð4Ð$Ð$ ÐÌ11.à À àDIDN'T€PAUL€DESCRIBE€SABBATH€KEEPING€AS€TURNING€AGAIN€TO€WEAK€AND€BEGGARLY€Ð Œ¼ Ðà À àELEMENTS?€Ð P€  ÐÌà À àGALATIANS€4:9,10€€ð ðBut€how€after€you€have€known€God,€or€rather€are€known€by€God,€how€is€it€that€you€Ð Ø" Ðà0 À àturn€again€to€the€weak€and€beggarly€elements,€to€which€you€desire€again€to€be€in€bondage?€You€observe€days€and€monthsÐ œÌ# Ðand€seasons€and€years.ðð€Ð`$À$À$ ÐÌà0 À àBible€teachers€have€differing€interpretations€of€this€passage.€€The€Galatians€were€not€Jews.€These€people€had€been€pagans,Ð è& Ðand€followed€the€cults€of€sun€worship.€€Some€say€that€they€were€now€turning€back€to€the€things€which€they€had€left€„€worshipÐ ¬ Ü' Ðof€heavenly€bodies.€€Ðp! (À$À$ ÐÌà0 À àOther€teachers€say€that€the€Galatians€who€had€come€to€belief€in€Christ,€had€been€taken€in€€by€the€circumcision€party€who€wereÐ ø"( * Ðð ðzealous€for€the€law.ðð€€€They€had€themselves€circumcised,€and€began€keeping€all€of€the€Jewish€festivals€òòin€order€to€be€savedóó.€Ð ¼#ì + ÐPaul€was€adamant€that€we€are€saved€by€faith€in€Christ€„€not€by€ð ðworks€of€the€law.ðð€€€Keeping€the€Jewish€festivals€òòin€orderÐ €$°!, Ðto€be€savedóó€would€be€no€better€than€observing€pagan€astral€festivals€in€order€to€live€forever.€€Both€involved€a€type€of€salvationÐ D%t"- Ðby€works,€and€so€would€be€called€ð ðweak€and€beggarly€elements.Ð&8#.À$À$ ÐÌà0 À àThe€apostle€Paul€refers€to€the€law€in€two€ways.€€Paul€seems€to€be€for€the€law€and€against€it€at€the€same€time.€€€This€is€mostÐ 'À$0 Ðconfusing€to€some.€€In€Colossians€2:14,€ð ðthe€handwriting€of€requirementsðð€is€ð ðwiped€out,ðð€while€in€Romans€3:31,€he€explainsÐ T(„%1 Ðthat€justification€by€faith€in€Jesus€Christ€does€not€overthrow€the€law€but€ð ðestablishesðð€it.€€In€Romans€7:6,€he€states€that€ð ðnowÐ )H&2 Ðwe€are€discharged€from€the€law,ðð€while€a€few€verses€later€he€writes€that€ð ðthe€law€is€holy,€and€the€commandment€is€holy€andÐ Ü) '3 Ðjust€and€goodðð€(7:12).€€In€Romans€10:4,€Paul€writes€that€ð ðChrist€is€the€end€of€the€law,ðð€while€in€8:3„4,€he€explains€that€ChristÐ  *Ð'4 Ðcame€ð ðin€the€likeness€of€sinful€flesh€.€.€.€in€order€that€the€just€requirements€of€the€law€might€be€fulfilled€in€us.ðð€€Paul€maintainsÐ d+”(5 Ðin€Romans€3:28€that€ð ða€man€is€justified€by€faith€apart€from€works€of€the€law,ðð€yet€in€1Corinthians€7:19,€he€states€that€ð ðneitherÐ (,X)6 Ðcircumcision€counts€for€anything€nor€uncircumcision,€but€keeping€the€commandments€of€God.ðð€€In€2Corinthians€3:7€PaulÐ ì,*7 Ðdesignates€the€law€as€ð ðthe€dispensation€of€death,ðð€while€in€Romans€3:2,€he€views€it€as€part€of€the€ð ðoracles€of€Godðð€entrustedÐ °-à*8 Ðto€the€Jews.€€Ðt.¤+9À$À$ Їà0 À àHow€can€Paul€view€the€law€both€as€ð ðabolishedðð€and€ð ðestablishedðð,€unnecessary€and€necessary?€€The€answer€is€to€be€foundÐ Ð Ðin€the€context.€€When€Paul€speaks€of€the€law€in€the€context€of€salvation,€he€clearly€states€that€law„keeping€useless.€€ð ðIfÐ ”Ä Ðjustification€were€through€the€law,€then€Christ€died€to€no€purposeðð€(Galatians€2:21).€€When€he€speaks€of€the€law€in€the€contextÐ Xˆ Ðof€Christian€moral€conduct,€he€maintains€the€value€and€validity€of€Godððs€law.€€In€fact,€Christ€came,€ð ðin€order€that€the€justÐ L Ðrequirements€of€the€law€might€be€fulfilled€in€usðð€through€the€working€of€His€Holy€Spirit.€€ò òWhile€Paul€said€that€the€lawÐ à Ðwas€ð ðabolishedðð€as€a€method€of€earning€salvation,€he€upheld€the€law€as€a€standard€of€Christian€conduct.€ó óЦÖÀ$À$ ÐÌà0 À àLet€me€just€say€that€we€at€Aggelia€do€not€keep€the€law€òòin€order€to€be€savedóó.€€We€do€our€best€to€keep€Godððs€commandmentsÐ ,\ Ðòòbecause€we€believe€that€we€have€been€saved,€and€are€being€saved,€€through€the€grace€of€Christóó.€€This€includes€the€4òòthóóÐ ð  Ðcommandment€to€keep€the€7òòthóó€day€Sabbath.€€Ð´ ä À$À$ ÐÌ12.à À àBUT€AREN'T€WE€UNDER€GRACE€NOW?€€THE€LAW€AND€THE€OLD€TESTAMENT€HAVE€BEEN€Ð < l  Ðà À àABOLISHED.€€€Please€read€the€study€entitled€òòòòGRACE€AND€THE€LAWóóóó.Ð  0  ÐÌØ! !ØÓ€ $(…h8 8ÓÝ"‚3£ "ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£t¤ÝÔ2…hÔÚ  Ú13Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 À àÝ  ÝTHE€JERUSALEM€COUNCIL€DID€NOT€MENTION€SABBATH€KEEPING€Ýƒ3£t¤¡¤ÝŒÐˆ ¸ À$À$ ÐŒÝ  Ýà0 À àAS€A€REQUIREMENT€FOR€GENTILE€BELIEVERS.ÐL| À$À$ ÐÌà0 À àð ðTherefore€I€judge€that€we€should€not€trouble€those€from€among€the€Gentiles€who€are€turning€to€God,€but€that€we€write€toÐ Ô  Ðthem€to€abstain€from€things€polluted€by€idols,€from€sexual€immorality,€from€things€strangled,€and€from€blood.€€For€MosesÐ ˜È  Ðhas€had€throughout€many€generations€those€who€preach€him€in€every€city,€being€read€in€the€synagogues€every€Sabbath.ððÐ\ŒÀ$À$ ÐÌà0 À àStealing,€murder,€disrespect€for€parents,€bearing€false€witness,€and€taking€Godððs€name€in€vain,€were€not€mentioned€either.€Ð ä ÐThis€doesnððt€mean€those€things€are€acceptable€behavior€for€believers.€Ð¨ØÀ$À$ ÐÌà0 À àThe€appeal€is€made€to€Moses€(meaning€the€first€five€books€of€the€Bible)€who€is€read€in€the€synagogue€every€Sabbath.€€òòIt€isÐ 0` Ðassumed€that€the€Gentile€believers€will€be€in€attendance€every€Sabbath,€to€hear€such€readingóó.€€Along€with€the€historyÐ ô$ Ðof€Godððs€people,€they€will€learn€about€the€10€Commandments,€the€prophetic€festivals,€the€health€laws,€and€all€the€other€thingsÐ ¸è Ðrelevant€to€their€new€relationship€with€the€true€God.€Ð|¬À$À$ ÐÌà0 À àPeter€admonished€the€Jerusalem€council€not€to€put€a€ð ðyoke€on€the€neckðð€of€the€Gentile€converts€ð ðwhich€neither€our€father€norÐ 4 Ðwe€were€able€to€bearðð€(Acts€15:10).€€What€was€this€yoke?€€If€the€yoke€refers€to€the€10€Commandments,€then€we€must€say€thatÐ Èø ÐGod€put€a€yoke€upon€His€own€people€which€they€were€not€able€to€bear.€€If€however,€the€yoke€refers€to€€the€man€made€conceptÐ Œ¼ Ðof€ð ðrighteousness€by€works€of€the€lawðð€then€Peter€is€telling€the€council€not€to€preach€righteousness€by€works.€€This€agreesÐ P€  Ðcompletely€with€Paul.€€ÐD!À$À$ ÐÌÝ"‚3£ "ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£:­ÝÔ2…hÔÚ  Ú14Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 À àÝ  ÝWHAT€ABOUT€EPHESIANS€2:14?݃3£:­g­ÝŒÐœÌ#À$À$ ÐŒÝ  ÝÌà0 À àð ðFor€He€Himself€is€our€peace,€òòwho€has€made€both€one€(that€is€Jew€and€Gentile),€and€has€broken€down€the€middle€wall€ofÐ $T% Ðdivision€between€usóó,€having€abolished€in€His€flesh€the€enmity,€that€is€,€the€law€of€commandments€contained€in€ordinances,Ð è& Ðso€as€to€create€in€Himself€one€new€man€from€the€two,€thus€making€peace,€and€that€He€might€reconcile€them€both€to€God€inÐ ¬ Ü' Ðone€body€through€the€cross,€thereby€putting€to€death€the€enmity.ððÐp! (À$À$ ÐÌà0 À àIn€Ephesians€2,€Paul€is€speaking€about€the€separation€of€Jew€and€Gentile.€€ð ðYou€know,ðð€Peter€said,€ð ðhow€unlawful€it€is€forÐ ø"( * Ða€Jewish€man€to€keep€company€with€or€go€to€one€of€another€nationðð€(Acts€10:28).€€Now,€in€Christ,€they€were€to€call€no€manÐ ¼#ì + Ðunclean.€€òòThe€laws€dictating€the€separation€of€Jew€and€Gentile€were€abolishedóó.€€Ð€$°!,À$À$ ÐÌÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£ç±ÝÔ2…hÔÚ  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ðdrink€offering,ðð€which€were€made€with€everyÐ ì,*7 Ðanimal€sacrifice.]а-à*8À$À$ ÐÐ t.¤+9 Ðà0 À àPaul€could€be€understood€to€say€ð ðlet€no€one€judge€you€regardingðð€(whether€or€not€you€keep)€ð ða€festival€.€.€.€or€sabbaths.ðð€€òòOnÐ Ð Ðthe€other€handóó,€he€could€be€understood€to€say€ð ðò òlet€no€one€judge€you€regardingðð€(the€way€in€which€you€keep)€ð ða€festivalÐ ”Ä Ð.€.€.€or€sabbaths.ððó ó€€The€meaning€is€not€absolutely€clear.€à0@ò€the€GenàSince€Paul€himself€appears€to€have€kept€the€festivals,€(at€leastÐ ZŠ ÐPassover€and€Pentecost)I€believe€the€second€interpretation€is€the€most€likely.€€The€Christians€partook€of€bread€and€wine€atÐ  P ÐPassover,€rather€than€of€a€sacrificial€lamb.€€They€did€not€bring€animals€for€sacrifice€on€any€festival€day.€€They€may€not€haveÐ ä Ðappeared€at€the€Temple€in€Jerusalem,€at€the€festival€times,€believing€that€Christ€now€ministered€in€heaven€(the€true€tabernacle)Ð ¨Ø Ðnot€made€with€hands.ÐlœÀ$À$ ÐÌà0 À àWhat€is€ð ðthe€handwriting€of€requirements€that€was€against€us?ðð€€Some€say€that€this€refers€to€all€of€the€ceremonial€law€alongÐ ô$ Ðwith€the€7òòthóó€day€Sabbath.€€A€more€accurate€translation€of€ð ðhandwriting€of€ordinancesðð€is€ð ðthe€written€code.ðð€€In€context,€thisÐ ¸ è  Ðhandwritten€code€is€wiped€out€because€we€are€forgiven.€€I€personally€believe€that€the€ð ðhandwritten€codeðð€refers€to€all€of€theÐ | ¬  Ðrules€piled€upon€the€Jews€by€the€Pharisees€who€taught€righteousness„by„works.€€Jesus€said,€they€were€ð ðteaching€for€doctrineÐ @ p  Ðthe€commandments€of€menðð€(Matt.€15:9).€€Paul€here€says€that€it€is€no€longer€necessary€to€keep€all€those€commandments€ofÐ  4  Ðmen.,€because€we€have€been€forgiven€by€faith€in€Jesus€Christ.€€ÐÈ ø À$À$ ÐÌà0 À àThe€ð ðhandwriting€of€ordinancesðð€was€ð ðagainst€us.ðð€€Did€God€give€His€own€people€something€that€was€ð ðagainst€them?ðð€€I€thinkÐ P€  Ðnot!€€The€law€given€by€God€was€for€their€benefit.€€It€contained€a€living€prophecy€of€Messiah€to€come.€€The€ð 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Ðthe€7òòthóó€day€holy.€€ÐÜ "À$À$ ÐÌÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£ùÆÝÔ2…hÔÚ  Ú17Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 À àÝ  ÝOUR€CHURCH€HAS€THE€HOLY€SPIRIT,€AND€I€HAVE€THE€SPIRIT€TO€GUIDE€ME.€Ýƒ3£ùÆ&ÇÝŒÐd”$À$À$ ÐŒÝ  Ýà À àHE€WOULD€NOT€LEAD€ME€WRONG.€Ð (X% ÐÌà À àJOHN€€16:13à àà0  àð ðwhen€He,€the€Spirit€of€truth,€has€come,€He€will€guide€you€into€all€truth.ðð€€Ð° à' $ $ Ðà À àJOHN€€17:17à àà  àð ðThy€word€is€truth.ðð€Ð t!¤( Ðà À àPSALM€ll9:142à àà  àð ðThy€Law€is€truth.ðð€Ð 8"h) Ðà À àJOHN€€14:26à0 àà0 $ $à(the€Holy€Spirit)€ð ðHe€shall€teach€you€all€things,€and€bring€all€things€to€your€remembrance,€whatsoeverÐ ü", * ÐI€have€said€unto€you.ðð€€€ÐÀ#ð + $ $ ÐÌà À àà0 Ð àà0éÐ$Ð$àThe€Holy€Spirit€will€not€teach€anything€that€Christ€did€not€teach,€or€did€not€say.€€ÐH%x"-é$é$ ÐÌà À à1€JOHN€4:là0 ð àà0 ð$ð$àà0 $ $àð ðòòBelieve€not€every€spiritóó,€but€test€the€spirits,€whether€they€are€of€God;€because€many€false€prophets€areÐ Ð&$/ Ðgone€out€into€the€world.ðð€Ð”'Ä$0 $ $ Ðà0 À àISAIAH€8:20à0 À$À$àà0 $ $àð ðòòTo€the€law€and€to€the€testimony:€if€they€speak€not€according€to€this€word,€it€is€because€there€is€no€lightÐ X(ˆ%1 Ðin€themóó.ððÐ)L&2 $ $ Ðà0 À àDANIEL€7:25€à0 À$À$àà0 $ $àThe€Antichrist€power€will€ð ðthink€to€change€time€òòóólaw.ðð€The€only€commandment€that€involves€òòtimeóó€isÐ à)'3 Ðthe€Sabbath€commandment.Ф*Ô'4 $ $ Ðà0 À à2€CORINTHIANS€ll:14€€€€€ð ðSatan€himself€is€transformed€into€an€angel€of€light.ððÐh+˜(5À$À$ ÐÌÌÌ€€€€Ð x.¨+9 ÐÓ€ %(•h88$ÓÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£OÏÝÔ2•hÔÚ  Ú18Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 À àÝ  ÝHASN'T€THE€CALENDAR€BEEN€CHANGED€SO€MANY€TIMES€THAT€IT€IS€IMPOSSIBLE€Ýƒ3£OÏ|ÏÝŒÐÐÀ$À$ ÐŒÝ  Ýà À àTO€TELL€WHICH€DAY€IS€THE€SEVENTH€DAY?€Ð ”Ä ÐÌà0 À àModern€astronomers€will€tell€you€very€quickly€that€no€time€has€been€lost€in€the€last€3000€years,€at€the€very€least.ÐLÀ$À$ ÐÌ€€€à0 À àThe€manna€fell€for€forty€years.€It€fell€on€the€six€days€of€the€week€and€did€not€fall€on€the€Sabbath,€thus€reestablishing€theÐ ¤Ô Ðweekly€cycle€(EX€16).€€There€was€no€question€in€Christ's€mind€as€to€which€day€was€the€seventh,€and€no€days€have€been€lostÐ h˜ Ðsince€the€time€of€Christ.€€€Ð,\À$À$ ÐÌà0 À àOne€calendar€change€which€is€frequently€questioned€was€the€Gregorian€Calendar,€accepted€in€l752.€It€skipped€11€days,€fromÐ ´ ä  ÐSept€2€thru€Sept€14,€but€it€did€not€break€the€order€of€the€days.€€Sept€2€was€a€Wed.€and€€à @N àSept€14€a€Thursday.Ðx ¨ À$À$ ÐÌÌ18.à À àSO€LONG€AS€I€KEEP€NINE€OUT€OF€THE€TEN€ISN'T€THAT€ENOUGH?€Ð Ä ô  ÐÌà À àJAMES€2:10€€ð ðFor€whoever€shall€keep€the€whole€law,€and€yet€stumble€in€one€point,€he€is€guilty€of€all.ðð€Ð L|  ÐÌà À àLUKE€13:3€€Speaking€of€sinners€both€great€and€small.€ð ðExcept€you€repent,€you€shall€all€likewise€perish.ðð€Ð Ô  ÐÌà0 À àIf€we€know€that€something€is€right€but€we€resist€it,€then€we€are€really€resisting€God,€and€Christ€Jesus.€€This€is€the€spirit€of€sin,Ð \Œ Ðselfishness,€and€rebellion.€€God€cannot€take€this€spirit€into€His€kingdom.€€€Ð PÀ$À$ ÐÌà0 À àIf€we€are€careless€with€the€Sabbath,€we€are€really€saying€to€others€that€this€commandment€isn't€important.€€We€are€acting€asÐ ¨Ø Ðif€God€just€made€up€something€to€irritate€us€and€to€be€a€burden.€€We€are€implying€that€God€is€arbitrary,€which€is€just€whatÐ lœ ÐLucifer€said€in€the€beginning.€To€be€careless€with€the€Sabbath€and€thereby€encourage€others€to€be€so,€is€to€impugn€theÐ 0` Ðcharacter€of€God.€This€makes€it€a€very€serious,€in€fact€the€worst€of€sins.€€€Ðô$À$À$ ÐÌà0 À àIn€Eden€there€were€two€trees.€In€earth's€last€days€there€are€two€days.€We€must€choose€whom€we€will€serve.€€God€has€said€thatÐ |¬ Ðthe€Sabbath€is€a€sign€between€Himself€and€His€people.Ð@pÀ$À$ ÐÌà0 À àThe€Sabbath€commandment€gives€the€Title€of€the€Ruler,€The€Territory€over€which€he€rules,€and€the€Name€of€the€Ruler:€TheÐ Èø ÐLord€your€God,€Creator€of€the€heavens€and€the€earth.€These€are€the€elements€needed€to€create€an€ancient€ð ðseal.ðð€The€remnantÐ Œ¼ Ðof€Revelation€7,€who€have€the€ð ðseal€of€God,ðð€are€also€described€in€Revelation€12:17€as€€keeping€the€commandments€of€God.€Ð P€  ÐThe€4th€commandment€was€never€excluded.€ÐD!À$À$ ÐÌÔ€XðXòô ÔÔ€XÎXXXðÔà@))BdàHOW€TO€KEEP€THE€SABBATH€HOLYˆÐ œÌ# ÐÌà À àÔ‡XðXXXÎÔÔ‡ô òXXðÔLEVITICUS€23:32Ô#†ô¨© òòô "Ü#ÔÔ#†XÎX òô¨©AÜ#ÔÔ€ô¨© òXXÎÔÔ€ô ò òô¨©Ôà  àà0 Ü àThe€Sabbath€begins€at€sunset€on€Friday.Ðt¤%Ü $Ü $ Ðà À à€€€Ð 8 h& Ðà À àà Ð àMARK€16:1,2à  àà0 Ü àThe€Sabbath€is€over€when€the€first€day€of€the€week€beings€at€sunset€on€Saturday.€€€Ðü ,'Ü $Ü $ ÐÌà À àEXODUS€20:8-11€€à0  àà0Ü  $ $àRefrain€from€work.€Even€in€harvest€time€and€planting€time,€refrain€from€work.€(EX€34:21)Є"´)Ü $Ü $ ÐÌà0 À àà0ÐÀ$À$àà À àISAIAH€58:13à àà0 Ð$Ð$àà0Ü  $ $àRefrain€from€doing€your€own€pleasure,€that€is€secular€entertainment,€or€activities€which€would€callÐ  $