even if the contract says the schedule wont be changed they may be violating federal discrimination laws given the fact that they allow for observance of
the christian sabbath.
This would be a pretty unremarkable story if it wasn't for the fact that the organization already refuses to play on
the Christian sabbath.
Not exact matches
When one discovers that NOT «remembering the
sabbath» doesn't make them a bad person, yet it is treated with the same severity as killing people according to god, then why would a
Christian have any reservations towards letting people suffer and die?
Rex like you i am saved and that is not dependent on whether i read the bible or tithe or go to church or fellowship i do those things because i love the Lord not because i have to.That is what the Lord meant when he said that the
sabbath was for man not man for the
sabbath.I agree that to live a
christian life the old nature must be crucified with Christ and to live it we must die to it daily by submitting all our hearts to God and be lead by his holy spirit.brentnz
i know this may take it in another direction, but as a
christian when and by whom did the
sabbath become just a jewish day of rest?
They reminded me that I was always quoting the Puritan phrase «Good
sabbaths make good
Christians.»
I have learned, for example, that good
sabbaths not only make good
Christians; they make good pastors and good churches too.
Funny that there are no games on Sunday — the
christian «
sabbath» They would have a leg to stand one if there were games scheduled on Sunday.
One of our most fundamental disciplines as
Christians is the idea of a
sabbath rest.
They added a few not so common like keeping the
sabbath, not worshiping idol's and don't covet, but do those really make a difference for most
Christians lives?
Although Jewish
sabbath starts sundown Friday, Friday is known as «Adams day» by the Muslims, this is their holy day and Saturday is the Jewish «Day», Sunday is for
Christians.
Craig both seventh day and anglican are believers they are saved by faith in the death of Jesus Christ and they believe in the forgiveness of sins sactification and the resurection at Christs return.This is what i meant regarding theology one has to be careful otherwise you exclude groups of
christians because some of there other theology may not be the same as ours.They still hold to the central truths of the bible but have differences ie like
sabbaths or baptism but that does not mean they arent saved or are
christians.What church denomination do you belong to if you mentioned jehovah witness or mormons that is a different story as they do nt believe that Jesus Christ is central to there faith they have relegated him to nothing more than a prophet so there is no salvation in those religions.brentnz
I think we agree on the fact that it is by faith that all are saved i have no problem with that and its in that that there is unity.You find within any
christian modern church law can be mixed with Grace that is not peculiar to any domination maybe it is more extreme in some.Where there are believers there are works of the flesh such as pride and self reliance.I was thinking today the word says if we believe in our hearts and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord then you shall be saved.Its not a hard doctrine to believe thats in its basic form.The seventh day have tacked on to that belief adherence to the
sabbath that is sadly how denominations spring up.In the anglican church we still recite the apostles creed how many church still do that today as a basis for there faith in Jesus Christ.Your statement that some are saved is just as true to those who go to modern
christian churchs who say they are
christian but walk according to the flesh..
This is the first instance in the New Testament where it is noted that the
Christian congregation observes the first day of the week, not the Jewish
sabbath on the seventh day, as its day of worship.
The Egyptians in the neighborhood of Alexandria, and the inhabitants of Thebaïs, hold their religious assemblies on the
sabbath, but do not participate of the mysteries in the manner usual among
Christians in general: for after having eaten and satisfied themselves with food of all kinds, in the evening making their offerings they partake of the mysteries.»
It's not even the
sabbath for all
christian denominations.
Taken this way, good
Sabbaths make good
Christians by regularly reminding us of God's creative, liberating and redeeming presence, not only in words but also through a practice we do together in response to that presence.
Hey
christians, my neighbor commited adultery and he also works on the
sabbath (mows his yard), downtown isn't what it used to be, so are me and my neighbors allowed to stone him and his mistress to death in our own neighborhood or do we really have to gather up the whole town and do it in front of City Hall?
It is those Biblical teachings after all, that the Roman Church killed
Christians for being in posession of while they tried to enstate paganism rituals directly contradicting them, such as Sunday
sabbath and Solstice birthday, both of which directly contradict Biblical teachings.
This enabled him to proclaim the message in the very environs of those Jews who opposed him and to win as many of their proselytes as he could to the
Christian faith as they went on the
sabbath to the synagogue.
The name «Jewish
Christians» is sometimes used to refer to the
Christians who remained faithful to the Jewish observances —
sabbath, circumcision and worship in the Temple, as the Jerusalem community did.
This reminds me of the fact that in over 100 languages around the world — unknown to most
Christians or english Sunday «
sabbath» keepers, that the word for
Sabbath is actually and literally the word for Saturday (yes — even now in 2017!)