Sabbath Obsessions; Spiritual Law v. Sinai?
No one was commanded a Sabbath edict observance until Moses received same from Elohim in Exodus 16. There is an absence of documentation concerning anyone observing a Sabbath until Moses received the command and relevant observance instructions in The Exodus.
The Sabbath is a civil-ceremonial edict of no consequence for anyone not under the Law Covenant. For those who belong to the Father via faith in Messiah Jesus, the Holy Spirit sanctified the First-Day at Pentecost for the New Covenant Church (Acts 2); therefore, if you choose a specific day to gather in corporate worship, the Holy Spirit prefers you gather on Sunday but you’re free to honor any day or every day in the New Covenant (Romans 14; Colossians 2:16).
Spiritual Law v. Sinai
The spiritual law written upon the heart of humanity (Romans 2:14-15) has been extant as an arbiter of free will subsequent the creation of the angels. The written code given Israel at Sinai was NOTHING new or novel, simply a reiteration of the spiritual law with an addition of ceremonial laws via Moses given for tribal cohesiveness, Temple protocol and the thwarting of paganism among the people. Nine of the Ten-commandments given at Sinai are moral law drawn from the spiritual law emanating from eternity past and these laws are relevant for all of humanity, eternally.
The 4th-Commandment is a civil-ceremonial law given solely to Israel and sojourners with them, exclusively.
This obsession with days, diets, traditions, codes, ordinances, pagan tongues, is a spiritual sickness among Jews, Israelite’s, Hebrew Roots fanatics, Islam, cult factions of Pentecostalism and the SDA and various other “religions”…those who refuse to enter covenant with the Father by faith in the Son, exclusively, and live in obedience to the indwelling Holy Spirit in intimacy and simplicity thereby forming a loving relationship with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit during daily sanctification…a relationship of “peace.”
Intimacy with our Creator is NOT manifest through your works and self-righteousness, your obsession with days, diets and traditions and tongues but through faith-trust and humbleness of spirit acknowledging your need for Messiah as your Savior and giving thanks for same. Your religion and your self-righteousness wearies our Lord and insults His suffering for your sin and your unworthiness.
