Sabbatarian Movement vs Colossians
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One of the main reason the Sabbatarian movement fail was its inability to
respond to the clear teachings of Paul as found in the NT. One of sections
of Paul's writing that
is fatal to Sabbatarians teachings is the book of Colossians:
. . . See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty
deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary
principles of the "cosmos", rather than according to Christ.
For in Him all the *fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and in Him you
have
been *made complete, and *He is the head over all *rule and authority. . .
The Jewish or Mosaic Law is the foundation principle of the "cosmos." It is
the standard which all mankind is condemn for their failure to live up to God
just requirements. It just demands proves that all humanity is under the
dominion of darkness. Those who look to the Jewish Law rather than to Christ
are condemned and deceived. Paul tells us that the stone tablets on which
the Commandments are written is the words of the ministry of death.
According to the 1st chapter of Colossians, it is the body of Jesus Christ
that
has qualified believers to share in the inheritance of the saints in the
kingdom
of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us
into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the
forgiveness of sins.
We are told in the 1st chapter of Colossians that the fleshly physical body
is
not only the image of the invisible God, but that God has reconciled the
believer
by Christ's physical body through his death on the cross.
It is not the law, but the person of Jesus Christ who is supreme and over
all.
For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible
and
invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things
were
created by him and for him.
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the
firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the
supremacy.
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to
reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven,
by
making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Once we were alienated from God and were enemies in our minds because of
our evil behavior. But now he has reconciled us by Christ's physical body
through death to present us holy in his sight, without blemish and free from
accusation -- if we continue in our faith, established and firm, not moved
from
the hope held out in the gospel. In him believers were also circumcised, in
the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands
of
men but with the circumcision done by Christ, having been buried with him in
baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who
raised
him from the dead.
When we were dead in our sins and in the uncircumcision of our sinful
nature, God made us alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,
having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us
and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross.
God has forgiven us all our sin, not just our sins of omission, but even our
sins of
commission. God has canceled the written law which was engraved in stone and
which though it came with glory was the ministry of death. This written code
is
oppose to us in that it is the judgment of God that all are sinners because
they
have not fulfilled it just requirements. But Christ death on the cross has
canceled
its penalty which stood against us.
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle
of them, triumphing over them by the cross. Therefore do not let anyone
judge
us by what we eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New
Moon celebration or a Sabbath day.
The Sabbath day is but a shadow, a shadow is not the real thing only an
indication of the real thing, the body of Jesus Christ.
These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is
found in Christ. Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the
worship
of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail
about
what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle notions.
Those who would disqualify us have lost connection with the Head, from whom
the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews,
grows as
God causes it to grow.
Since we died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as
though
we still belonged to it, do we submit to its rules:
"Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!"?
These are all destined to perish with use, because they are based on human
commands and teachings.
Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed
worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they
lack
any value in restraining sensual indulgence.
The law given on Sinai condemns all of mankind but has been canceled in that
it
is no longer applicable to those who have become new creation in Christ.
Before
we became a new creation in Christ we are like the heir who has not yet come
into his inheritance. We are under the tutelage of the law, which function
as a guardian set over us by our benefactor. This guardian even though a
slave, or a trusted servant of our benefactor, God, has dominion over us
until we come into
our inheritance-salvation.
Peace,
Sabbatismos.
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Harold Kupp
Sabba...@aol.com wrote:
>
> The law given on Sinai condemns all of mankind but has been canceled in that
> it
> is no longer applicable to those who have become new creation in Christ.
> Before
> we became a new creation in Christ we are like the heir who has not yet come
> into his inheritance. We are under the tutelage of the law, which function
> as a guardian set over us by our benefactor. This guardian even though a
> slave, or a trusted servant of our benefactor, God, has dominion over us
> until we come into
> our inheritance-salvation.
>
> Peace,
>
> Sabbatismos.
>
antinomian, (from Greek anti=against and nomos=law)
"One who holds that, under the gospel dispensation, the
moral law is of no use or obligation, faith alone being
necessary to salvation." (Webster's Collegiate)
The moral law is defined as:
"The Decalogue [The ten commandments] and the moral
maxims of the Mosaic law" (Webster's 20th Century)
As you can see, the fact is that anyone who says that a Christian is
under no obligation to obey the ten commandments for salvation is an
antinomian teacher.
Antinomianism is a spiritual cancer which has eaten away the heart of
modern Christianity. All that is left is a weak and sickly counterfeit
dressed in fine clothing. Unrepentant sinners love this sin-filled fake
which softly promises that "faith alone is necessary to salvation".
What a lie!
Jesus said:
"If you would enter life KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS"
(Matthew 19:17)
Only Satan, "the father of liars" would boldly contradict the very words
of Christ and call it Christianity. The simple truth is that Jesus
never said: "If you would enter life, have faith." He said - keep the
commandments!.
Down through the pages of history, the leaders and teachers in the
true church have fought this doctrine of Antinomianism which teaches
that a Christian can continue to commit sin and still inherit eternal
life.
From the time of Adam and Eve, Satan's plan has always been to trick
men and women into disobeying the laws of God. That is what makes him
the enemy of God. Think about it, if Satan were to teach people that
they must keep the ten commandments in order to inherit eternal life he
would be saying the same thing as Jesus.
On the contrary, Satan's "antinomian" teachers say that as far as
salvation is concerned, Christians have no obligation to obey any of
God's ten commandments. They insist that we are saved by grace --plus
nothing.
This lie of Satan can take many subtle forms and is sometimes difficult
to pin down. But there is one question that will always expose the true
source of someone's doctrine. If you are not exactly sure what a
teacher believes about salvation, ask him this question:
Can a Christian continue to deliberately break any of the ten
commandments (including the sabbath) and still inherit eternal
life?
Anyone who says "Yes" is teaching antinomianism, whether he knows it or
not. The truth is that Christians must cease from all willful sin in
order to inherit eternal life. The good news is that through the power
of the Holy Spirit, we can.
Harold Kupp
--
The Seven Deadly Deceptions Of Counterfeit Christianity
http://www.harborside.com/~hkupp
Sabba...@aol.com
Harold ask?
> Can a Christian continue to deliberately break any of the ten
commandments (including the sabbath) and still inherit eternal
> life?
S (Sabbatismos) replies:
I agree, Christian cannot continue to , "commit adultery," " murder,"
"steal,"
"covet," and whatever other commandment there may be, for a Christian does
no harm to others but must love, he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the
law.
The commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not
steal," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandment there may be,
are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself."
Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the
law.
Christian by following the command of Jesus to love one another will not
engage in doing harm, but their action are summed up in this one rule:
"Love your neighbor as yourself."
Christians will not engage in any action that violates the moral precepts of
the
decalogue. However Christians do not keep the moral law to earn salvation,
are saved by faith and not by doing the deeds of the law. Once we have
become a believer we become a new creation in Christ, created to do good
works. As Paul tells us in Ephesians:
. . . For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not
from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can
boast. For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do
good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Paul tells in Colossias that we are not to be judged by the Sabbath. The
Sabbath
is nothing more than a ceremonial aspect and not a moral precept. Which is
why
The law given on Sinai condemns all of mankind but has been canceled in that
it is no longer applicable to those who have become new creation in Christ.
Before we became a new creation in Christ we are like the heir who has not
yet
come into his inheritance. We are under the tutelage of the law, which
function
as a guardian set over us by our benefactor. This guardian even though a
slave, or a trusted servant of our benefactor, God, has dominion over us
until we come into our inheritance-salvation.
Peace,
Sabbatismos.