Donnie

It's amazing to me that people have a "problem" with the "Sabbath" commandment and not the 9 others. God said in this commandment " wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it." I don't think for one minute that the LORD "unblessed" or "unhallowed" the sabbath day. I believe God gave us this commandment for a reason. First of all, He hallowed and blessed it above the other days of the week. I also believe He gave it for our good. It's a day set aside to go to God's house, twice in some Prot.churches, we can rest our bodies from the busyness of 6 days of work. Imagine, God gave this Sabbath day to us as a gift and many "church people" kick against it. It's mind boggling. How sad that stores are open 7 days a week so that some can't even find time to go to church or are too tired because of the work overload. Just look at the malls on Sunday. People exhausted,etc. A machine that runs constantly will eventually break down. I think this is happening in society today with no break whatsoever in the daily routine of work, etc. Let's pray that people will once again see the Sabbath day as a privelege and blessing and not a commandment to dispute!

Thanks for the encouraging comment. You hit the nail right on the head. When I speak to "church people", you'd be surprised to hear " we're not under the law, but under grace". I say to them, AMEN! However many do not understand that Christ came to fulfill the law, but did not abolish the 10 commandments. Each one of those commandments are meant to be observed until Christ returns. When wehear that the 10 commandments should not be displayed in a public building, for ex, you shudder because these commandments are a gift from God to guide us and not to hurt us. How blind are people, Michael, without God! They have eyes, but don't see!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know if you are for real, in other words, trying to reach the lost in a way they can relate to, namely, rock music, rather than the "traditional church music". First of all, God has to reach them and not the rock music style music of the world. Having studied music and being a music teacher, musician, etc., I know where music came from and where it is going. The Bible says, " be separate and come out from among them". The true church of Christ has to be an example of Godly worship, but the sad example of the world's music should not be. I've been on both sides. If you want my private e-mail address, let me know, and we can e-mail further. I'm only in New Jersey, next state over!

Thanks for the welcome and the encouragement. You made a good point re: the good and the bad. 2 of our congregations, of our denomination, are in B.C. !!! What a small world. All the way on the Pacific side!! We only have 16 churches in the US and Canada.