Jesus and the Sabbath

Jesus and the Sabbath

Among those who claim to follow Jesus, no biblical command has

aroused as much controversy as the Fourth Commandment—God’s

instruction to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy (Exodus

20:8-11). Here in particular we find that people’s interpretations of Jesus’

teaching are all over the map.

Some argue that Jesus annulled all of the Ten Commandments but

that nine were reinstituted in the New Testament—all except the Sabbath. Some believe that Jesus replaced the Sabbath with Himself, and

that

He

is now our “rest.” Some believe that no Sabbath at all is needed

now, that we can rest or worship on any day or at any time we choose.

Regardless of which argument one uses, an overwhelming portion of traditional Christianity believes that Sunday, the

first

day of the week, has

replaced the Sabbath, the

seventh

day of the week.

Can we find support for these views in Christ’s practice or teaching?

In light of Jesus’ clear teaching on the permanence of God’s laws, what

do we find when it comes to His attitude toward the Sabbath day?

In studying the Gospels, one of the first things we should notice is

that Jesus’ custom was to attend the synagogue for worship on the Sabbath (Luke 4:16). This was

His regular practice.

On this particular

occasion, He even announced His mission as Messiah to those in the

synagogue that day.

Interestingly, we later find that Paul’s custom was also to worship and

teach in the synagogues on the Sabbath day (Acts 17:2-3). Neither he

nor Jesus ever so much as hinted that they needn’t be there or that they

should worship on a different day!

Confrontations over how, not whether, to keep the Sabbath

Where many people jump to wrong conclusions about Jesus and the

Sabbath is in His confrontations with the scribes and Pharisees. Yet these

confrontations were never over

whether

to keep the Sabbath—only over

how it should be kept.

There is a crucial difference between the two!

For example, Jesus boldly challenged the Jews concerning their interpretation of Sabbath observance by performing healings on the Sabbath

(Mark 3:1-6; Luke 13:10-17; 14:1-6).

According to the Pharisees, rendering medical attention to someone,

unless it were a matter of life and death, was prohibited on the Sabbath.

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