Episode 95 - The Forth Commandment

Finding Rest, A day off to just Be and not Do? A day off is a good thing! The Sabbath is one of the oldest institutions in the world, dating, as the Bible makes clear, from the very earliest appearance of man upon the earth, when God blessed and hallowed the Sabbath. Later, it was part of the Law given to Moses and Israel. Many Christians today are troubled -- considerably at times -- by the question: "Should we be observing the Sabbath yet today?" There are certain Christian groups who feel that this is the case; in fact they insist that we are not genuine Christians unless we observe the commandment of God to keep the Sabbath continuously. Then Jesus said to them, "The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath. Mark 2:27 NLTHeaven and Earth were finished, down to the last detail. &nbsp;<SUP id=en-MSG-14 class=versenum>2-4 By the seventh day &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;God had finished his work. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On the seventh day &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;he rested from all his work. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;God blessed the seventh day. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He made it a Holy Day &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Because on that day he rested from his work, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all the creating God had done.&nbsp;This is the story of how it all started, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of Heaven and Earth when they were created. Genesis 2:1-4 (The Message)