"15 When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him16 [b:5bad1ee29d]Therefore[/b:5bad1ee29d] no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a [b:5bad1ee29d]Sabbath day[/b:5bad1ee29d]- 17things which are a [i:5bad1ee29d]mere shadow[/i:5bad1ee29d] of what is to come; but the [b:5bad1ee29d]substance[/b:5bad1ee29d] belongs to Christ."
How should this passage be understood? Is Sabbatarianism pharisaical? Am I reading this Scripture wrong? It looks as though the plain meaning is that the Sabbath pointed to rest in a salvific way...pointing to Christ who is the substance, and greater than the shadow.
I have struggled with Sabbatarianism for the last 2 years. For the last year or so I have accepted it and always had a burdened conscience when I HAD to work on Sunday. I believe it is good to have a day of rest dedicated to worshipping God (especially in a society like ours which is so secular); but I am not sure it is biblical to demand it given this Scripture....
What are people's thoughts? Please, don't quote the Confession to me. I affirm it, but with something this clear, I may have to take exception to it, although I find dedicating Sundays as a sort of "sabbath" as being beneficial....so I guess I affirm it practically rather than doctrinally.
How should this passage be understood? Is Sabbatarianism pharisaical? Am I reading this Scripture wrong? It looks as though the plain meaning is that the Sabbath pointed to rest in a salvific way...pointing to Christ who is the substance, and greater than the shadow.
I have struggled with Sabbatarianism for the last 2 years. For the last year or so I have accepted it and always had a burdened conscience when I HAD to work on Sunday. I believe it is good to have a day of rest dedicated to worshipping God (especially in a society like ours which is so secular); but I am not sure it is biblical to demand it given this Scripture....
What are people's thoughts? Please, don't quote the Confession to me. I affirm it, but with something this clear, I may have to take exception to it, although I find dedicating Sundays as a sort of "sabbath" as being beneficial....so I guess I affirm it practically rather than doctrinally.