A new Something
I've been reading about keeping the sabbath day holy. Today I read the one commandment that began with "remember" is the one that everyone forgot. "Remember to keep the sabbath day holy"
It kinda hit me then. I must be really remiss, I haven been to church since the summer and even then I haven't been to church months befor that!. I am not a church goer in other words, prolly show up once or twice a year cause i'm with folks who also decided to ups and go.
So then I ask the question, this is a commandment written in stine by God Himself! Am I in trouble? Then I thought...He's a forgiving and loving God. Now that I'm learning I should try to follow this right? So of courese there is the big debate, when is the day of sabbath, does it matter? So of course I read online and most folks say well...it's definitely Saturday. Oko fine.
BU the commandment said Remember to keep the Sabbath Day Holy. So then I ask, what does it mean to keep the Sabbath Day Holy. No work, no house work, no one shohuld work for you etc.? The I read a sermon where the preacher said...God healed on the Sabbath. He healed a woman on the sabbath and she went on to feed him. So the question what kind of work. The sermon I read basically said work for self benefit and haing others work for your benefit is not in keeping with sabbath. But if you're a doctor, fireman, etc. that's okay...you are inservitued of others. Would you say... no I'm not going to go fight that fire, I'm going o sit up here casue it sabath?
Food for thought. Then I figured maybe it means that the Sabbath is a day that should be spent in worship, contemplation, if you are in working use the day to help others. Go out volunteer. but then it's supposed to be a day of rest right...does in mean complete physical rest or does it mean rest from the things, people and places and activities that distract us from doing His work, distracts from slowing down and stilling ourselves to listen and study teh word of God. A day of meditation. Worship is more that simply goignt ochurch praying etc.
Worship is a day. Worship is in what you do. Praise is basically.."woohoo you are awesome
Worship on the other hand encompasses more taht praise. It is a state of being for waht of a better phrase. Worship is the use of our mind body and spirit to do God's work. to exhibit His glory. When we live a good life (pleasing to God) we are worshipping him. every thing we do i sa form of worship. Studying, learning in class. (worship...you are learning about a world God created..most times). Relationships with others (anytime you are a friend to someone, help them out of a bind without wanting anything in return), helping a stranger.... teaching and goin the extra mile to make sure the pupil understands, that's worship. Well more to come soon on this observation I have. I begint o think taht keepin the Sabbath is a necessarything. Cause when you spend a day in servitude and in this kinda state when lessons that are not your come thru you. It' better not to have distractions etc. to interrupt the flow. We are not perfect beings as humans and sometimes, we get in our own way. I have to no doubt that God will teach us and is teaching us... It's just a matter of how much easier it will be to process and hold true if only we and I will say I spend morer time focusing on him and continuing to understnad that I am not all that. Thank God I'm not.
It kinda hit me then. I must be really remiss, I haven been to church since the summer and even then I haven't been to church months befor that!. I am not a church goer in other words, prolly show up once or twice a year cause i'm with folks who also decided to ups and go.
So then I ask the question, this is a commandment written in stine by God Himself! Am I in trouble? Then I thought...He's a forgiving and loving God. Now that I'm learning I should try to follow this right? So of courese there is the big debate, when is the day of sabbath, does it matter? So of course I read online and most folks say well...it's definitely Saturday. Oko fine.
BU the commandment said Remember to keep the Sabbath Day Holy. So then I ask, what does it mean to keep the Sabbath Day Holy. No work, no house work, no one shohuld work for you etc.? The I read a sermon where the preacher said...God healed on the Sabbath. He healed a woman on the sabbath and she went on to feed him. So the question what kind of work. The sermon I read basically said work for self benefit and haing others work for your benefit is not in keeping with sabbath. But if you're a doctor, fireman, etc. that's okay...you are inservitued of others. Would you say... no I'm not going to go fight that fire, I'm going o sit up here casue it sabath?
Food for thought. Then I figured maybe it means that the Sabbath is a day that should be spent in worship, contemplation, if you are in working use the day to help others. Go out volunteer. but then it's supposed to be a day of rest right...does in mean complete physical rest or does it mean rest from the things, people and places and activities that distract us from doing His work, distracts from slowing down and stilling ourselves to listen and study teh word of God. A day of meditation. Worship is more that simply goignt ochurch praying etc.
Worship is a day. Worship is in what you do. Praise is basically.."woohoo you are awesome
Worship on the other hand encompasses more taht praise. It is a state of being for waht of a better phrase. Worship is the use of our mind body and spirit to do God's work. to exhibit His glory. When we live a good life (pleasing to God) we are worshipping him. every thing we do i sa form of worship. Studying, learning in class. (worship...you are learning about a world God created..most times). Relationships with others (anytime you are a friend to someone, help them out of a bind without wanting anything in return), helping a stranger.... teaching and goin the extra mile to make sure the pupil understands, that's worship. Well more to come soon on this observation I have. I begint o think taht keepin the Sabbath is a necessarything. Cause when you spend a day in servitude and in this kinda state when lessons that are not your come thru you. It' better not to have distractions etc. to interrupt the flow. We are not perfect beings as humans and sometimes, we get in our own way. I have to no doubt that God will teach us and is teaching us... It's just a matter of how much easier it will be to process and hold true if only we and I will say I spend morer time focusing on him and continuing to understnad that I am not all that. Thank God I'm not.
posted by burana22 at 4:51 PM
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The 10 commandments are not binding on a Christian. Colossians 2:14. What Christ nailed to the cross, the Christians want to take down and try to keep for themselves, but no one could keep the Law 100%.
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