Thank you Eric! This was a topic that was on my mind. I’m a subscriber to both yours and Mark Martins Channels and really enjoy his Prophecy of Hope ministry. However I completely agree with you on the sabbath. What is wonderful now, is that we can reason on what is being said and reject or accept, based on our OWN understanding of the bible. What is great about both of your channels is that you encourage US to read the bible for ourselves and not follow blindly what men say. What freedom we have now we have left behind the dogmatism of the JWs. Appreciated brother!.
Can I get an "AMEN: up in here? "What is wonderful now, is that we can reason on what is being said and reject or accept, based on our OWN understanding of the bible." PS Don't leave out the Holy Spirit's role in gently leading and teaching us.
Hey brother you know I was just in the same situation and sometimes people use smooth talking words and little things because some people really don’t know much about the subject and I was one of them and until I really researched the Sabbath and how much of a blessing it is between God and his people you know in the Bible it talks about how this is a covenant between the people of God for all time but a lot of people say it’s only for Israel but we become drafted into that covenant we become spiritual Israel you know the truth only sounds like the truth until you find out it’s not something else makes a lot more sense from a biblical standpoint you know you got a remember Jesus said the sabbath was made for man not the Jew that started in creation before the 10 Commandments ever even existed you can’t mail stone toward the Sabbath You know Jesus even said I am lord of the Sabbath he said if you love me keep my Commandments Do you know the book of revelations give a blessing for those who do the commandments of God No it’s not because we keep these that were saved were saved so therefore God writes his law within our hearts and our mind he doesn’t get rid of it I mean if you look at the 10 Commandments you know it starts off with love your God with your whole heart soul and mind basically The other commitments go on basically to talk about honoring our parents you know the first four commandments talk about how to love God the last sex talk about how to love our neighbor Jesus did not come to live a life of grace so we can live a life of disgrace you know he even said I don’t think I came to destroy the law not one point of this law would be a raced until all is for filled until heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not there is no new kingdom at this moment to see what I’m in the book of Micah talks about how the law of God comes down from Mount Zion when new Jerusalem comes to the earth this is a day if you read in revelations 14 that brings us back to the creator in a world of evolution this reminds us that we worship the one true God the reason I’m writing to you is because when you were talking about Sunday lol I believe you were looking into something and finding truth and I think Satan comes as an angel of light and he tries to trick people and I believe this guy has good intentions but he was also a Jehovah’s Witness for 30 Years which means that he really doesn’t even have much of an understanding about the Godhead because Jehovah’s Witnesses lowercase the G in their translation Bible when it refers to Jesus that’s blasphemy I would love to send you a video on how all this began because Jesus kept the Sabbath the apostles kept the Sabbath the only time you see the sabbath being changed was when the Roman Catholic Church legalized Christianity this talks about in the book of Daniel how the beast with change times in laws there’s only one time and one law and that’s the fourth commandment that was changed a lot of people don’t want to keep that because it’s a burden because a lot of people have jobs and they work and they’re afraid but the thing is as a way to obey God or man. There is not one scripture in the Bible that authorizes the first day of the week as God‘s holy day so we are keeping the traditions of Sunday worship which was dedicated to the sun God not to the actual God of heaven who set a day the seventh day Sabbath I can get into so much more but I really wish you’d let me send you this video because many people will go along to get along somebody makes sense and they realize they’re wrong like I said this man was an elder for 30 odd years and he never saw the truth until now But he still blind when it comes to a few I sent you some videos I really wish you’d watch and I’d really like to send you another one and it’s a real eye-opener and if you are really searching for truth in God’s word I believe that you want to see them God bless
10:50, Wow! Thanks so much for clearing that up! I was so stumped why they would send the letter to the congregation telling them to uphold those 4 things from mosaic law. I thought perhaps they were trying to keep the peace among those who were so used to the mosaic law, but I failed to realize it could lead them back into pagan worship! It’s amazing how once again the Bible is harmonious and makes perfect sense, as it should! I spent 42 years a JW. Recently, too many things have opened my eyes that Jesus isn’t speaking through those men. The Shutting the door book book has been a god send. As have the many videos. It has shaken me to the core and being able to do honest, heart felt and prayerful research in an attempt to rectify these things has been a blessing I never imagined possible. Thank you again Eric, I look forward to joining one of your Bible studies soon! I never thought I’d reach this point, so I thank you for making this life changing knowledge possible for me.
Good morning brother Eric. God bless you many times over. Continue enlightening us spiritually and providing us with "rich spiritual food" from God's Word. You are doing a great job in our benefit. Your reward will be great. Don't pay attention to naysayers. They just don't want to see the truth. Many blessings from Jehovah and Christ. Amador, Kingdom Christian from sunny Puerto Rico.
I recently started watching some of Mark Martins videos. I hadn’t come across this. Interesting he would take this stand. Btw, I got Eric’s book “Shutting the door to the Kingdom 4:45 of god” it’s fantastic.
I did hear Mark Martin’s video on this & found it a bit disturbing, since I have been so convinced that the Mosaic law was done away with except for some aspects of the law that were repeat it in the Christian Greek scriptures, very clearly for us to follow. I began to research the subject to see if perhaps he was right and I couldn’t find enough to support what he saying to be true. So I am very excited to hear Eric Wilson give us a good biblical explanation on the topic…..
Eric that was excellent. Well explained, logical and easy to understand. I listened to Mark Martin’s talks and I felt I was back with the GB. Again, a man putting out his own views and I noticed how easy it is just to slide back and feel comfortable to listen. I know that anyone can say what they want, but where does it say in the scriptures. I stopped listening. I read the Bible and I take my lessons and instructions from my Lord. It’s all there, we just have to open our Bible. Thank you so much Eric for all the wonderful work you do. ❤😊👍
This is actually just what i needed as i was not certain on this subject and was struggling a bit with that. It is so easy to be misled. Thank you for sharing your conclusions through exegetical ways of bible study. Also loving your book, it is a great aid in recovering from and understanding the false teachings of the organisation.
Hi friend but he forgot to mention what Collossian chapter 2 verse 22 states All perish for the doctrine and commandment of men Sunday comes along and it abolish the 4th commandment of God Sunday is a doctrine and commandment of men Isaiah chapter 29 verse 13 Reminds us not to bring in the precepts of men into the church of God For they draw near me with their mouth and honor me with their lips but their hearts are far from me do to the precepts of men Jesus told the Jewish church leaders this is what they were doing to the sabbath that Jesus created in the book of Genesis They made man made laws that abolished the way Jesus made the sabbath to be kept And with that Jesus condemn their religion No different then the Mormons who say it's ok to have more than one wife in life lets have multiple wives They erase the 7th commandment of God Or the catholic who say As long as we don't worship the virgin Mary we can kneel to her and devote prayer to her They erase the 2nd commandment of God They erase the 3rd commandment of God They call the pope Holy father Mathew chapter 23 verse 9 After Jesus said call no man on earth your father but only the one you have in heaven They erased the 4th commandment of God as well 7th day sabbath to Sunday If the Christian faith can do these thing Then why would Jesus be against the religion of Judism and pagan religions ? They to do the same things If one can abolish a commandment of God Then another will come along and abolish a commandment of God to benefit his or her life style It don't work that way with Jesus He will not compromise any commandment of God to please men Those 10 commandment of God isn't just a bunch of no no's It's a happy way of living for the people of God Could you image what woukd take place in the church of God if all the commandment was OK to abolish We mise well all be pagans You know just because the 4th commandment of God dosent mean nothing to the Christian faith Dosent mean it has no meaning for God Reason this out ok If you sent invitations out to people you love in your life to a dinner party on a certain day And only one person showed up out of a 100 how woukd you feel ? And then you went out looking to see where the 99 were at And you found them at a restaurant eating better food then what you had to offer them You would be in tears and hurt 😢 with a broken heart After all the trouble you went through to prepare a meal for those people you loved so dearly You know what the whole reason why Jesus created a 7th day sabbath So all of his family could be together on a certain day Under his authority If we love Jesus then we give him our authority Isaiah chapter 66 verse 23 It shall come to past from one new moon to another and one sabbath to another that all flesh comes to worship before me saith the lord There a 4 sabbath during one full moon All of Jesus creation throughout the unerverse comes to gether on the 7th day sabbath to honor the creator Not just the jews But then Jesus notices that there is one world out of the unerverse that are absent of that day of a gathering It planet earth their absent So Jesus goes out and he seeks that world wondering what is their delay 🤔 And he finds the world on another day that is more pleasing to their eye How do you think Jesus feels about this He feels the same way you would probably feel He's in tears and broken hearted after all he done for us we can't even honor him on the day of his request for a family reunion
Thank you for this fine discussion Eric. I am an ex-S.D.A who is now an ex- J.W after 22 yrs as a J.W. Have experienced both religions and I can say that there is no real love in either . Just judgment and more judgment and reviling. How sad !. Thanks again for your effort. 😊😊
@aknudson50--So you saying that if a person doesn't keep the Sabbath as the Jews kept it you can still be saved? --since you say that you have never heard that you have to keep the Sabbath to be saved.
I'm sure GOD wants us to know what the truth is about the Ex 20:8 it reads Remember to observe the Sabbath as a Holy Day (Why)9 six days a week for your daily duties and your regular work, but the Seventh day is a day of Sabbath rest before the Lord Your God, on that day no work, 11 for IN (6 Days The Lord made the Heaven ,Earth, and Sea, and every thing in them and rested the Seventh day, this shows me who the True God is, and I'm not a SDA. (The Way Bible )
Thank you Eric, we needed this clarification. I have a friend who used to study with JWs but became a Seventh Day Adventist. She still has sentimentality toward the Witnesses to this day but thought they were too "Restrictive" she cited "Women can't wear pants at the KH." She's also adamant about the Sabbath as well. I plan to send her this link. Why shouldn't I? After all, she tricked me once when I was visiting her from out of town. Against my knowledge and will she drove me to her church. It was during the summer and the weather was scorching hot. So I had one of two options. Sit in the hot car and fry for two hours or go inside. I went inside thinking I could take some mental notes which I did. I decided to sit in an empty room as I waited. Suddenly a small Bible study group showed up and the pastor said, "The more you sin the more God loves you" At that point I couldn't help but speak up. So I said, "If God loves you more when you sin then why isn't everyone out sinning instead of sitting here?" The room filled with laughter and the pastor went silent. After that I dealt with a loud rock band. A talk on pornography with a slide show that was a bit too graphic for the children who were present. I also took note that many of the women and teens attending were dressed immodestly. There were people in line waiting to be healed and prayed over and a huge wicker basket was passed around for donations, and a fancy buffet was waiting at the end of it all. I participated in none of it just politely waited for my friend with the exception of the one quip I had left earlier. lol Thank you again Eric for making the Sabbath issue crystal clear to everyone. We greatly appreciate you!
Mathew chapter 24 verse 4 and 5 Let no man decieve you 2nd thessalonians chapter 2 verse 3 and 4 First in no means let no man decieve you first a falling away from the faith then the man of sin or son of perdition will be revealed for he siteths in a temple and he opposseth and exalteth himself above everything called God . And we wonder when this would take place ? Many believe it yet in the future Right But let's look at our day of age The Christian faith is broken into many different sects Why ? Maybe the falling away has already taken place And the majority are blinded do to the wine of babylon Let's journey back to 321ad Most Christians don't know their history What happened in 321ad A pagan king named Constantine has a dream of a cross in the sky and with this he could conquer A pagan king recieve a cross to conquer with Why? Jesus already conquer the devil with a cross Why would a pagan king need a cross? By the 2nd century the gospel of Jesus christ was invading the pagan religions The gospel became a threat to the throne of Caesar and the philosophy of paganism which came from the devil himself Constantine sees his empire is in jeopardy if he doesn't settle this spiritual civil war among the Christian and they who are pagan the nation will eventually be wiped out So Constantine has a dream to save his roman empire with a cross Friends there's no verse in scripture that prevents the devil from picking up a cross of his own to conquer the people of God with So the devil is intitle too pick up a cross Yes it possible for the devil to use the same tactic of war with a cross to get the people of God on another path Constantine had good intentions but those intentions lead to major problems for the spiritual seeds of Abraham Who else had good intentions that lead to major problems for the physical seeds of Abraham Abraham wife Sarah also had good intentions that took the physical seeds of Abraham into a civil war Sarah told Abraham to have a relationship with hagar and Ishmael was born Abraham wanted a son and Sarah was going to give him what God said he would do And what a mess this brought on for the Jewish people and the Islamic religion of today Good intentions by men and women leads to world problems Constantinewas thinking that his good intentions of uniting Christianity with paganism in 321ad was a good thing but this only brought troubles for the Christian faith A falling away from the faith took place in 321ad and this paved the rd for the man of sin or what Paul calls the son of perdition Now ask a Christian what is the definition of son of perdition The majority of them has no clue Man of sin could be any one but the title of son of perdition narrows it down to one man Jesus in John chapter 17 verse 12 bring the title of son of perdition to life Jesus created that title for a certain man John chapter 6 verse 70 and 71 Jesus identified the man as judas iscariot Who was Judas iscariot A man who claims he is an apostle for Jesus So the apostle Paul gives us the warning that in the near future another man will recieve this title of son of perdition who claims he too is an apostle for Jesus For this apostle will siteth in a temple and he would opposseth and exalteth himself above everything called God Who of today claims he s an apostle for Jesus and he sits in a temple calling himself the title that only God should be called There's only one man who qualifies for this son of perdition And that's the pope of Rome The pope has a title for themselves who are the princes of the apostles for the gentiles Mathew chapter 20 verse 25 to 28 Jesus gave the warning to the church but they did not understand Pope takes on the title of holy father They take Mathew chapter 16 verse 18 and apply that verse upon themselves They are now the successors of Saint Peter the Rock upon the church Psalms chapter 18 verse 2 The lord is my Rock my fortress and my deliver No mention of Saint Peter here So who was the rock in mathew chapter 16 verse 18 Jesus or Saint peter 1st corthinians chapter 10 verse 4 We all drank form that spirit rock which is christ himself No mention of saint peter here Now remember the apostle Paul was not among the group in mathew chapter 16 verse 18 Saul of Tarsus was going into perdition But fortunate for saul became Paul And who do you think inspired Paul to write 1 corthinians chapter 10 verse 4 The holy spirit Friends if you a protentant of today Then there's a reason why your a protentant You protest against any authority against the popes throne of Caesar that he sits on Friends look up what is Rome authority over the earth what is her mark of Authority Who made the pope the successor of Saint Peter 🤔 where dose he get the ideal he's our Rock upon the church Mathew chapter 20 verse 25 to 28 comes into mind For Jesus gave us the warning For the princes of the gentile would have Dominion and Great Authority over them but not over us For who ever you make as your chief or servant will be the one who minster unto you For Jesus was nevered minster to but he minster unto us and became a ransom for many Who are us The people of God Popes make the claim they are the princes of the apostles for the gentiles And they do have authority which is great Authority over them but not us 1923 the papal power makes a claim to we who are protentants This is their claim Who ever we give our Authority to Will be or chief of command For if we give our authority to the word of God then that person should observe the bibical 7th day sabbath But if you observe the tradition of catholic church then you authority is given to the pope of Rome If we want to keep Sunday then the pope is telling you it time for you to return home to Rome Pope Francis made this statement in 2017 Oct 31 For he said that the 500 year anniversary of Martin Luther is over and its time for the daughters of the mother church of Rome to come back home to Rome For the protest is over and protentantism is dead Now Friends I'm not making this up I was catholic Forman of years And the catholic faith has a lot more enfluience over the earth then any protentant group alive today Before Jesus returns The protentant will make journey back home in Rome to the catholic church Then the mark of the beast will be planted and Sunday will be the day of rest for mankind The pope is sending his invitation out And I garrentee you the majority aren't going to disappoint him And when they make that choice they crossed the line with God And he walks away from us
@@echoofthevoiceinthewildern3008 3:35 Thank you ,! I read my Bible every day,! I had wondered of the sabbath, In my mind The sabbath represents Christ, because of reading Hebrew 4 : 9. So there remains a sabbath day for Gods people.” So with the scripture, I’am assuming it’s the thousands year reign Of Jesus Christ, But it’s true we don’t fallow man, only our Lord Christ Because in him are all the sacred secrets of his father Yahweh, Deuteronomy 18 : 18-19. God put his words in his mouth, And God also told Moses on what to say to the Israelites. But Christ gave hi s life for all. Thank you ,! Again.!
Thank you my brother in Christ, I always enjoy when you show from the scriptures what is and what should not be. I always get a clearer View of true Christianity when I listen to your talks, which I look forward to with anticipation. Thank you my brother in Christ, may you always be in the grace of our Lord.
Hi brother Wilson. I'm an ex jw who never got baptized. So how would someone like myself get baptized without being part of religious denomination? It's something I've been thinking a lot about lately. Thanks
@level_earth_observer9983-- Follow the book of Acts and get baptized in the name of Jesus. You might like to see my video on baptism. Here is the link. th-cam.com/video/m4gYPwwS114/w-d-xo.html
Valid point about why circumcision was being pushed by some and PAUL PUT A STOP TO IT! Gal 5 In Romans 14:5, The Apostle Paul commented: "One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. 22 "So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God." So don't argue about it...but especially on the Sabbath!
If your claim is true regarding sabbath keeping, why would Jehovah install it in the new world? “For just as the new heavens and the new earth that I am making will remain standing before me,” declares Jehovah, “so your offspring and your name will remain.” 23 “And from new moon to new moon and from sabbath to sabbath, All flesh will come in to bow down before me,” says Jehovah. -Isaiah 66:22,23
@@alcedo_kf, correct, “in the city” not outside of it. Notice: And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. -Revelation 22:5 “There” is referring to the “city of God” Revelation 21:25 reads: And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. Again, the gates of it (the city of God) will not be shut at all “by day” because there will not be night “there.” Hope this helped.
@@alcedo_kf, The tree of life bears twelve kinds of fruit, and yields its fruit every month. This fact throws light upon the declaration in Isaiah 66:23, that all flesh shall come up “from one new moon to another” to worship before Jehovah. The words new moon should be rendered month. The Hebrew has חֹדֶשׁ (hhodesh), the second definition of which Gesenius gives as “a month.” The Septuagint has μῆνα ἐκ μηνὸς (mēna ek mēnos), “from month to month.” The redeemed come up to the holy city from month to month to partake of the fruit of the tree of life. Its leaves are for the healing of the nations; literally, the service of the nations. This cannot be understood as implying that any will enter the city in a diseased or deformed condition to need healing; for then the conclusion would follow that there will always be persons there in that condition, as we have no reason to understand that the service of the leaves, whatever it is, will not be perpetual, like the use of the fruit; but the idea of disease and deformity in the immortal state is contrary to the express declarations of other scriptures.
I’m so disappointment!!! Keeping a weekly Sabbath is so appealing. No email “pinging,” no mobile phone txt messages, no Utube video’s, no expectations from family & friends for 24 hours. In fact I think a midweek Sabbath is also a good idea 🤣
But the ten commandments were done away with and replaced with the higher law of Christ. Why stick with a law that even the Jews couldn't keep when our Lord had given us a superior law? Or do you not know that the Law of Moses with its 10 commandments was merely a tutor taking us by the hand to Jesus?
Hi Eric, I did think, before seeing this presentation, that it would be very interesting to see you discuss bible truths with Mark Martin. I now think it would be very very interesting to see this take place. Not advocating a "fight night" of course, but as a means to clarify the "truth". I had previously put forward (somewhere) that to God, the days, mentioned in the bible, were events and not literal days. Read Delia Smiths Complete Cooking Course (my other bible!) put it in the oven and rest for a period of time. All best wishes, AJ
I am seated here laughing at myself because all along I have treated the six days of creation as literal 24 hour - days. OOh my. I need to learn about this.
@melchizedekoumamakora6271 -- Greetings! I just wrote this comment for a person above, and thought you might like to see it: If you are going to take each day as a literal 24 hour day then you need to take this “day” in the following scripture as 24 hours too, in which the 6 days are summed up as ONE day. “This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the DAY that the LORDb God made them.” Genesis 2:4. If God wanted us to understand that he was speaking about literal 24 hour creative days, then so as to avoid confusion among his children, he would have stated the following: “This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the WEEK that the LORDb God made them.” But he didn’t say that. A way for us to avoid being deceived, even by our own preconceptions, is to check out the Interlinear before drawing any conclusions. If you look for the meaning of the word day in Hebrew, it is Yom and does NOT only mean a 24 hour period. Notice all the meanings it can have in Stong’s Concordance, on Biblehub.com. Strong's Concordance yom: day Original Word: יוֹם Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: yom Phonetic Spelling: (yome) Definition: day NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition day NASB Translation afternoon* (1), age (8), age* (1), all (1), always* (14), amount* (2), battle (1), birthday* (1), Chronicles* (38), completely* (1), continually* (14), course* (1), daily (22), daily the days (1), day (1115), day of the days (1), day that the period (1), day's (6), day's every day (1), daylight* (1), days (635), days on the day (1), days to day (1), days you shall daily (1), days ago (1), days' (11), each (1), each day (4), entire (2), eternity (1), evening* (1), ever in your life* (1), every day (2), fate (1), first (5), forever* (11), forevermore* (1), full (5), full year (1), future* (1), holiday* (3), later* (2), length (1), life (12), life* (1), lifetime (2), lifetime* (1), live (1), long (2), long as i live (1), long* (11), midday* (1), now (5), older* (1), once (2), period (3), perpetually* (2), present (1), recently (1), reigns (1), ripe* (1), short-lived* (1), so long* (1), some time (1), survived* (2), time (45), time* (1), times* (2), today (172), today* (1), usual (1), very old* (1), when (10), when the days (1), whenever (1), while (3), whole (2), year (10), yearly (5), years (13), yesterday* (1). So the use of “day” in Genesis is a decision made by the particular translator of the Bible who will naturally carry his own doctrinal bias into his translation. If you accept that the Sabbath, when God rested was a literal 24 hour day, then that means that God’s rest ended well over 6,000 years ago! Doesn’t it? It also means that there is no basis for Jesus to declare himself Lord of the Sabbath since that makes him the Lord of only one day out of SEVEN. Additionally, when God invites us to enter his Sabbath rest, we would be entering only a resting day of ONE 24 hour day out of seven. This doesn’t sound like much of a paradise to me.
@willkusserow4594 -- Greetings! I just wrote this comment for a person above, and thought you might like to see how the logic shows that the creative day is not literal. If you are going to take each day as a literal 24 hour day then you need to take this “day” in the following scripture as 24 hours too, in which the 6 days are summed up as ONE day. “This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the DAY that the LORDb God made them.” Genesis 2:4. If God wanted us to understand that he was speaking about literal 24 hour creative days, then so as to avoid confusion among his children, he would have stated the following: “This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the WEEK that the LORDb God made them.” But he didn’t say that. A way for us to avoid being deceived, even by our own preconceptions, is to check out the Interlinear before drawing any conclusions. If you look for the meaning of the word day in Hebrew, it is Yom and does NOT only mean a 24 hour period. Notice all the meanings it can have in Stong’s Concordance, on Biblehub.com. Strong's Concordance yom: day Original Word: יוֹם Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: yom Phonetic Spelling: (yome) Definition: day NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition day NASB Translation afternoon* (1), age (8), age* (1), all (1), always* (14), amount* (2), battle (1), birthday* (1), Chronicles* (38), completely* (1), continually* (14), course* (1), daily (22), daily the days (1), day (1115), day of the days (1), day that the period (1), day's (6), day's every day (1), daylight* (1), days (635), days on the day (1), days to day (1), days you shall daily (1), days ago (1), days' (11), each (1), each day (4), entire (2), eternity (1), evening* (1), ever in your life* (1), every day (2), fate (1), first (5), forever* (11), forevermore* (1), full (5), full year (1), future* (1), holiday* (3), later* (2), length (1), life (12), life* (1), lifetime (2), lifetime* (1), live (1), long (2), long as i live (1), long* (11), midday* (1), now (5), older* (1), once (2), period (3), perpetually* (2), present (1), recently (1), reigns (1), ripe* (1), short-lived* (1), so long* (1), some time (1), survived* (2), time (45), time* (1), times* (2), today (172), today* (1), usual (1), very old* (1), when (10), when the days (1), whenever (1), while (3), whole (2), year (10), yearly (5), years (13), yesterday* (1). So the use of “day” in Genesis is a decision made by the particular translator of the Bible who will naturally carry his own doctrinal bias into his translation. If you accept that the Sabbath, when God rested was a literal 24 hour day, then that means that God’s rest ended well over 6,000 years ago! Doesn’t it? It also means that there is no basis for Jesus to declare himself Lord of the Sabbath since that makes him the Lord of only one day out of SEVEN. Additionally, when God invites us to enter his Sabbath rest, we would be entering only a resting day of ONE 24 hour day out of seven. This doesn’t sound like much of a paradise to me.
I've really struggled with this question since my profession requires I work on Saturday... so thank you for addressing it. Have you looked into the concept of the "Sunday Laws"?
@@BeroeanPickets I believe the SDAs teach that the mark of the beast will be a worldwide law requiring unified worship on Sunday, when the actual Sabbath is Saturday. I'm with you, I don't believe we're required to rest/worship on the Sabbath any longer, but I told myself that if the 8th king/NWO/one world religion to come requires we worship the beast on Sunday, like in Daniel's day, then I'm going to start to worship on Saturday instead.
@@ericwebb9561 Thank you for sharing that. I mean you no ill, friend, but share this as a warning. :) According to Bible prophecy, the first beast in Revelation 13 who wields the mark is the papacy; and their mark in matters of worship is Sunday (they admit to changing the sabbath and without Scriptural support). A beast in Bible prophecy is a kingdom and nation (1 Kings 18, Daniel 7, Matthew 24). The second beast/nation in Revelation 13 who will legislate compulsory Sunday observance in tribute to the papacy is America. Today if you hear God's voice, harden not your heart (Hebrews 3 & 4); and that applies to keeping God's law, and the fourth commandment of the sabbath, out of love to Him today. For God promises you, that if you wait until Sunday is made the law of the land to worship Him on His sabbath, you cannot guarantee that you will suddenly "switch sides" in that critical moment that shall be the greatest test that you and I will ever face (because it's the last test for us, and all people, before the return of Christ). For many will delay keeping God's sabbath now, and end up receiving the mark when Sunday is made law because they did not make it a habit to trust God now in keeping His sabbath out of love to Him in a relative time of peace. For when Sunday is made law, it will divide the "sheep from the goats" due to great persecution against sabbath-keepers (Revelation 12). For compared to those who will keep Sunday, there will only be a remnant group of people who will be honoring God in keeping holy His seventh day sabbath (which is the seal of God; Exodus 20, John 14, Revelation 7 & 14). Trust God, dear friend, and make haste to keep His law and holy seventh day sabbath today. May He and Christ empower you to make that choice now out of love to Them for Their great sacrifice to save you. May They bless you mightily. :)
@@Project144K Thank you for your reply. At this point I agree with Eric and others when it comes to Sabbath worship. If it is a requirement for salvation, Jehovah and/or Jesus would have specified this. Just as circumcision wasn't a requirement for Christians, so too the Sabbath wasn't IMHO. I worship Jehovah every day, and don't require a special day to do so. I believe the OT laws were abolished when Jesus fulfilled them, but I'm not going to ignore what people like you recommend, so my mind will remain open for adjustment. I've prayed on this, and feel that if Jehovah wants me to keep the Sabbath on Saturday, then He will either tell me directly or via direction from Jesus, or it will come in the form of Satan's system enforcing the Sunday Sabbath during the coming 3 & 1/2 year Hour of Test. I watched Mark Martin's video series on the papacy being the beast and I must admit it was pretty compelling. But, just like the 1914 lie seemed logical at first, this too is just conjecture at this point. If the 6th head of the beast received it's mortal wound in 1798, that would mean the 7th has been ruling for 224 years. This isn't a "short while" as the Bible tells us at Revelation 17:10 though. I believe the wound occurs during the coming Great Tribulation, which leads to the 7th king, who is "also an 8th king" (Rev. 17:11). This 8th king rules for a short time, 3 & 1/2 years, meaning this king is Satan who will have been kicked out of Heaven at this point. The 8th king rules the 7 headed beast. I could be completely wrong, but I will wait on Jehovah and Jesus to correct me, either through Scripture as yet not fully understood or directly from them. Thanks again for your reply.
Both the Bible students /JW / Taz and the SDA where influenced by a guy named Miller. The SDA were also influenced by a women named Ellen White who had tons of literature about worship she (wrote) actually she plagiarized all of it. Now I have been to an SDA church and the first thing you do is read exodus 20:8-11. I believe the reformers and early Christians followed the sabbath. It is interesting that the Catholic Church took upon themselves to change the Ten Commandments including the sabbath from Sat to Sun. No one questions why church is on a Sunday instead of Saturday. The Christians during the dark ages fought very hard and died by the millions for there beliefs in following the Bible instead of catholic traditions.
@exjwbiblebites2883 -- nobody is saving we can't take a day off. In fact we all should take a break; the point is believing that a Jewish calendar Sabbath saves us is wrong, according to the Bible. Taking a day off is not linked to a Christian's salvation.
Don't lie is not in ten commandments. It is - don't slander. This is not the same. Slandering is not acceptable in any circumstances but lying is different thing. Many God's servants were lying - Abraham, Sarah, midwives in Egypt, Rahab, David, Jonathan even Jesus. This is very important topic since lying can save lives.
Lying is a sin. It is telling an untruth that results in harm to oneself or others. So telling an untruth is not good or bad on its own, but lying is always bad.
@@BeroeanPickets I can prove to you from Bible that lying is not always sin. Have you ever took in consideration when all those people were lying? Would you like or say truth to Gestapo if you are hiding your friends not to be murdered? It's easy to say but try to put it in practice. Lying is sin and that's it. This is what Jehovah's witnesses say while their leaders lie for own gain. This is one more reason to despise them. Hypocrites!
@@BeroeanPickets it's not if it's necessary as a defence, specially to protect others. We don't live according ten commandments any more but according principles derived from the decalogue.
@ticktock3526 -- Exposing a falsehood is not condemning a man, it is exposing an unscriptural teaching. Jesus told his disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees.
I still don't understand why people think God changes his mind thst what he said could be changed. why do people keep all the other commandments but has a hard time helping the 4th one. the laws that was fulfilled was mosaick law the laws against us 10 commandments are good.
When I was a very little boy, my father forbid me to cross the street on my own. However, as I grew, he began to allow me to do things on my own. Eventually, he trusted me with being able to drive his car. Did my dad change his mind? As the video explained (Did you watch the whole video) that the law as a tutor. Actually, the Bible explains that. So God never changed his mind. He did things exactly as he intended with the purpose--like any loving father--of bringing his children to maturity.
When you read the Colossians chapter completely it’s clear that Paul is saying do not judge one another based on what your keeping OT or NT law as it’s Gods boundary however the main point is new converts with weak faith we’re keeping OT regulations such as eating only vegetables. While those with sting faith like Paul understood everything in NT is clean and can be ate. So for the Sabbath it’s the same, OT many outward regulations like animal sacrifice but now worship is through scripture in Spirt and truth. Also Paul said we don’t nullify the law rather we up hold it and he kept the Sabbath just like Christ
Sunday is now regarded as a day of sabbath rest which came from Pagan Sun god worship in 321. This is just influence of the Roman Catholic Church not necessarily something any Christian choose let alone knows its origin in Sun God idolatry in 321 ad
I believe the scriptures are pretty clear about salvation, and the 2 Commandments we must follow! Love, for Jehovah, Jesus, and Neighbor! That’s it period! Is it loving, for any man to set up a religious organization ahead of Jesus 2nd coming and assign himself a position of prominence with in that said group of people? Can we not wait for Jesus, Our King to come? Even if it means we must experience Adamic death? Not one of us can run ahead of Jesus with their plans and schemes for power.
My husband I really benefited from your discussion here and I look forward to hearing about application of the principles of the Sabbath in your next video. Thank you so much Eric, but mostly I thank the Bible of course. Eric I know your busy but if you get the chance to answer, my husband and I are wondering about Leviticus 23:7,8...its clear there is no work but we were considering what it means to have an implied "assembly" (to assemble for the purpose of recognition ect to God) So does this imply a type of worship? Or perhaps that was specific for the Holy Days. Thx when you can...no pressure. Me and husband love the Bible.
I have several questions that probably won't be answered, but I'll add them anyway. Why wasn't Genesis 2 : 3 mentioned in this talk? God sanctifying and blessing the seventh day makes the seventh day of the week sound mighty important. Or is it holy only to God? The video says the sabbath wasn't kept before the ten commandments were written, so can someone explain why we're told that God set it apart? What was his purpose in doing that? It's not described as a commandment or as a day of worship in Genesis 2. It seems humans are first instructed on what to do with this holy day later in history when the ten commandments are given, but with the caveat that the instructions are meant for the Jews only. And yet I thought God was using Israel as a light to the nations. The ten commandments are commonly known as God's moral law or code. So if the fourth commandment isn't necessary for salvation, then why is it part of the moral code? What is moral about observing the sabbath? Do Jews see it as immoral to not keep it? When I think of immorality, abstaining from work on Saturday isn't the first thing that comes to mind. In fact, in doesn't even register as immoral like murder or lying. Also, what does it mean that God rested? "And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made." (Gen. 2 : 3 KJV)
@bombastoid -- 1)As I explained at the end of this video, I would be doing a second to explain the meaning of God's Day of Rest. 2) As to the second question, I think you will find the answer in the video part 2 of the Sabbath to be released tomorrow (Friday). 3)The 4th commandment foreshadows the reality to come (see Hebrews 10:1-The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming-not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.) Again the next video will address this especailly when we see Jesus Christ is called the Lord of the Sabbath and it is through him that we enter Gods rest as our Heavenly Father originally purposed. 4) Do you think it is morally appropriate, if you were an employer, to work your employees with no rest in the day? Do you think it is morally appropriate to work your body and the life God has given to the bone with no rest so that you burn out? 5) What does it mean that God rested? It means that he stopped creating and it meant that his creation could now enjoy eternal peace with God because God's Sabbath is not a 24 hour period but is on-going. Remember that there are warnings in Hebrews about how the Israelites did not enter into his rest because of disobedience. All of this is discussed in the next video.
@@BeroeanPickets Thanks for your reply. I'm neither a Sabbatarian nor an ex-jw, but I'm simply searching for truth. I'm glad people are challenging such doctrines. I'll keep studying your videos/replies as well as other sources.
Great message. Thank you. I was subscribed to Mark Martin and found issues with some of his explanations. Example was the Sabbath and the literal return of Jerusalem. I started a dialog with him, my questions went unanswered. I then realized it was better for me to unsubscribe.
I really appreciate the effort you put behind, making this video on a subject that had concerned me. I had heard Mark Martin speak about the sabbath in the video a year ago or more, and I did not agree with it ….. I did some research myself just to see if what he was saying had some truth to it, and I could not come up with any that agreed with his view yet I was still confused as to whether the Sabbath was done away with, along with the rest of the law that was nailed to the stake with Jesus. It just didn’t seem practical anymore for people to have to pick a particular day to refuse to work, and to make that our day of worship and worship , because I thought our worship is a part of our life every day, and not confined to one day a week, and it wouldn’t matter what day of the week we took off from work. Yes, he had me confused for a bit. This video and all the scriptures and logic, you referred to have really helped me to understand this Sabbath matter better. Thank you again, Eric and may Jehovah continue to bless you and all that you do.
@@BeroeanPickets I know thats why i am praying for you and all who are watching your sight to learn more go to joes Bible minute on u tube or hope though Christ on u tube may God bless you and yours my friend
Yes that verse about love is true, but you must love God and the way you love him is by keeping his commandments (JOHN 14:15) and also eternal life is dependant on loving and knowing God(John 17:3) so if you don't keep his commandments which include the sabbath and etc then you according to 1John 2:3-6 are not a true worshiper. So yes love among ourselves is important but every religious organization out there has love amongst its own members (themselves) but love for God's commandments + love for those who also love God's commandments now thats not really all that common. If your father tells you to do something and says if you love me you'll do it but you go off and not do what he asked you how would that feel for him? Not so good ha?
Do you see where you go wrong? It's here: "if you don't keep his commandments which include the sabbath." You start with the truth from scripture "If you don't keep his commandments..." and them you insert the interpretation of man, "which include the sabbath." What proof do we have that it includes the sabbath? Your opinion? Would you base your belief in God on my opinion. I hope not! I've seen this argument before which is why I devoted part of the video to explaining what commandments John is referring to and I did so using Scriptures. Now either you didn't watch the video and so are unaware that I've already countered this argument (Proverbs 18:13) or you did watch it and have chosen to ignore those arguments, I confess, is somewhat disrespectful.
@@BeroeanPickets I just think if you read every account that our Messiah touched on the law and commandments from his own mouth as recorded he always tells us to obey and follow the law. Yes that is all of the laws. There is no temple so the feasts can not be done in Jerusalem but for that we have his blood. I don't see the logic of that was only meant for the Jews and not Gentiles. All through the Torah and Tanakh there are examples of people who join themselves to God from foreign nationalities and get the protection of Yahweh and are treated as citizens but they fall under the same laws of God as the Jewish people. There is also a time in the future where its been told people will come from all over to jerusalem for the feasts. So to say no for this period in the middle we don't have to keep the laws of God if we are Gentiles I just don't understand the logic. We have to get grafted into Israel even according to Paul but yet we don't have to follow the rest of the branches and root? How can you be a citizen in a nation of God but not required to follow its laws? To me Yeshua came to tell us hey this temple or this mountain isn't going to be here anymore, but I as your high priest will make it ok for you. But it requires you to love him and to keep his father's commandments/will. If we stop looking at scripture through a Roman Catholic, Latin and Greek translations and depictions and go to the Hebrew root we will see what our hebrew Messiah really said and meant. We had the written Torah, he (Yeshua) became our living/visual Torah so that we have no reason to not follow it. He did not come to abolish. He came to make it full as the hebrew transition teaches. Heaven and earth are still here so how come we just set aside God's laws? It just doesn't make sense my brother.
@@BeroeanPickets I apologize for not quoting verses in my comment, but if you type any portions of my comment in google you will see the verses I was trying to quote. I do very much agree with you and your views on organized religion, seventh day adventists and JWs and so on. Just wanted to be clear on that. I don't believe I know everything, not even close. I've also left JW religion just only about 5 years ago and have been on this journey to the truth. Your comment about worshiping God in spirit and truth has really been my only goal since. I feel our Messiah new that his followers and those wanting to worship his father will soon be scattered amongst the nations and so that's where the comment of soon neither will they worship in this temple or on this mountain came from.
Well said. May God and Christ bless you mightily. For in Revelation 22, Jesus cited that only those who do God's commandments (all ten of them, Exodus 20, John 14 et al.) will have the right to eat from the tree of life and enter into the city. Thus, those who are only hearers of God's law (Romans 2) will not be eating from the tree of life, nor entering into that city, but will be outside of it and devoured by fire with Satan and his angels (Revelation 20). For even the keeping of any other day for God's sabbath (like Sunday) is a lie; and liars will also be outside that city and devoured by fire from God out of heaven.
@@mozzyoak Agreed, we cannot set aside God's laws, but if God tells us that the former law is obsolete and now replaced by a new law, a law that the former law was intended to lead us to, then are we not rebelling against God by insisting that we will stick with the former law? I hope that the next video in this series will explain that fully.
Here's the answer guys: *"Therefore there remains a Sabbath for the people of God"* - _Hebrews 4:9._ "Sabbath" - that is, our Kingdom. Simply put, for a Christian, every day is the Sabbath. Of course, for those who are on the Sabbath, there is no need to keep a separate Sabbath day. In general, it is important to understand the difference between a law that will undoubtedly never be repealed for a person: *"Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good. So, has good become deadly to me? No way"* - _Romans 7:12,13_ and the covenant, which is often called the law, but which is not a law, but is an agreement between Yahweh and Israel to keep the law: *"The law, having a shadow of future good things, and not the very image of things, by the same sacrifices continually offered every year, can never make perfect those who come with them"* - _Hebrews 10:1._ Of course, the Sabbath commandment is not a covenant, but part of an eternal law carved in stone. And Saturday was not canceled and will not be, but it was revealed in its essence, as Saturday - a spiritual abode and eternal rest from mortal fuss, like eternity - dedicated to the Creator. The misunderstanding of the difference between the covenant and the law of many leads to these illogical statements, similar to those discussed in this video - whether Christians keep the Sabbath today or not ... Thank you.
Please try include in your next video the reality of shadow of the law of not to steal, murder,adultery and not making an image not just only for Sabbath Also try explain what James 2:11 means in your next video. Thanks Eric
@aliceemenike7208 --The Sabbath 2 video will be released on Friday. It will talk about the reality of the shadow. Also James 2:11 while not addressed specifically is addressed in principle in that video. James uses that example of a person breaking one law but keeping the others to show that all the laws must be kept for a person to keep the Mosaic Law. He uses this to show that the same principle applies to the new law of the Christ that supersedes the Mosaic Law. Under the new law of Christ, as Christians, which is the law of love, we cannot show a lack of love in one instance and think that we are keeping the whole law of love.
Was the Mosaic law not law of love? James 2:8 says the ROYAL LAW is love your neighbor as yourself, which is a law from the Mosaic law -Leviticus 19:18. And it is this Royal law from Mosaic law that James was encouraging Christian to keep. So how is it that we are exhorted to obey a law from mosaic law if those Mosaic law and the ten commandments are not for the new covenant. Then was Jesus wrong when he says that we must obey the ten commandments in order to inherit everlasting life? Matthew 19:16-19
Why is the sabbat friday-saturday and not sunday? Because the week somehow begins on sunday and not monday? Great video btw. Maybe you could do a video on the old law/covenant vs. the new covenant. Why there were an old law in the first place and the meaning of it. Was it a plan A and the new covenant a plan B? And your’ view on the many “silly” rules in deuteronomy and leviticus. 😀😀😀😀😀
If you remember the days of the week in elementary school it was recited as Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, etc. with Sunday being the first day of the week and Saturday being the last day of the week which was when GOD rested from all his creation and sanctified the Sabbath. It is also the fourth commandment. The day was from sunset to sunset.
Religion is a dangerous thing. We just only want to hear what suits oursituation and yes, this is truth. We must search the scriptures for ourselves. A 1000 years is 'like as' a day to God, NOT one day. It is about how human beings view time as opposed to how God does. To man, a 1000 years seems like eternity, a very long time; to God it is just a very short time. Let the Holy Spirit guide us through the Word
If the Sabbat had to be kept by the Christians as you said so well why the holy spirit didn't told the Christians in the book of Act 15: 28,29 to keep the Sabbat since their salvation would depend upon observing it?
Hi Eric. I find it compelling that you don't take the creation account of Genesis literal. After carefully reading each verse, I find that the scriptures describe what God established each literal day and each verse always concludes that each day had evening and morning. Now I understand no one was around to see if those days were actually longer in time than what we perceive days to be now, however it's quite clear that these days were (singular) days with mornings and evenings, which leaves me to believe that the earth could be younger than many of us think. If this earth is millions of years old, it would contradict the bible. They have fossils that they date back millions of years old, but humans only been around for nearly 7,000 years. it says in genesis on the 5th and 6th day god made the sea, flying, and land creatures. in the book of Genesis, it's clear that death and suffering came about after Adam and eve disobeyed Jehovah. I've learned a lot from your videos, and I just would like more clarity on this topic
@perrybrinson5760 - If you are going to take each day as a literal 24 hour day then you need to take this “day” in the following scripture as 24 hours too, in which the 6 days are summed up as ONE day. “This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the DAY that the LORDb God made them.” Genesis 2:4. If God wanted us to understand that he was speaking about literal 24 hour creative days, then so as to avoid confusion among his children, he would have stated the following: “This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the WEEK that the LORDb God made them.” But he didn’t say that. A way for us to avoid being deceived, even by our own preconceptions, is to check out the Interlinear before drawing any conclusions. If you look for the meaning of the word day in Hebrew, it is Yom and does NOT only mean a 24 hour period. Notice all the meanings it can have in Stong’s Concordance, on Biblehub.com. Strong's Concordance yom: day Original Word: יוֹם Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: yom Phonetic Spelling: (yome) Definition: day NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition day NASB Translation afternoon* (1), age (8), age* (1), all (1), always* (14), amount* (2), battle (1), birthday* (1), Chronicles* (38), completely* (1), continually* (14), course* (1), daily (22), daily the days (1), day (1115), day of the days (1), day that the period (1), day's (6), day's every day (1), daylight* (1), days (635), days on the day (1), days to day (1), days you shall daily (1), days ago (1), days' (11), each (1), each day (4), entire (2), eternity (1), evening* (1), ever in your life* (1), every day (2), fate (1), first (5), forever* (11), forevermore* (1), full (5), full year (1), future* (1), holiday* (3), later* (2), length (1), life (12), life* (1), lifetime (2), lifetime* (1), live (1), long (2), long as i live (1), long* (11), midday* (1), now (5), older* (1), once (2), period (3), perpetually* (2), present (1), recently (1), reigns (1), ripe* (1), short-lived* (1), so long* (1), some time (1), survived* (2), time (45), time* (1), times* (2), today (172), today* (1), usual (1), very old* (1), when (10), when the days (1), whenever (1), while (3), whole (2), year (10), yearly (5), years (13), yesterday* (1). So the use of “day” in Genesis is a decision made by the particular ranslator of the Bible who will naturally carry his own doctrinal bias into his translation. If you accept that the Sabbath, when God rested was a literal 24 hour day, then that means that God’s rest ended well over 6,000 years ago! Doesn’t it? It also means that there is no basis for Jesus to declare himself Lord of the Sabbath since that makes him the Lord of only one day out of SEVEN. Additionally, when God invites us to enter his Sabbath rest, we would be entering only a resting day of ONE 24 hour day out of seven. This doesn’t sound like much of a paradise to me.
I disagree about the universe being billions of years old, of evolution and also about the heliocentric model of the universe. But other than that that was a great video. Thanks
Remember you can not nail stone to wood when it comes to the law think about it Check out joes bible minute on u tube or hope though Christ on u tube to learn more thank you and God bless you and yours And happy sabbath as well😊
I thought the Sabbath was instituted to remind Jews of how Jehovah/Yahweh had saved them, and gave them rest, from bondage and slavery in Egypt, by bringing them out through the Red Sea...a baptism of sorts. After Jesus arrived and gave up his life, he freed those Jews who put faith in him, and who were baptised in him, from the greater bondage to sin, and subsequent death . Faith in Jesus, the lord of the Sabbath, kind of replaces the ritualistic and symbolic observance of a Sabbath one day a week.
I do think of what Jesus said to the Samaritan woman but I thought he Said it because he was the Messiah the Jews were not going to offer sacrifices and because the temple was going to be destroyed that people would have to worship in other places ( them and us) but I thought it was on Saturday still because Jehovah sanctified forever.
Acts 15:28,29 were requirements to receive the Holy Spirit and good health choices for that period of time. But, that today, still does not separate you from the Christ, and his promised Paradise resurrection guarantee. Does it?
Eric as an ex JW and an avid Bible student I appreciate your views, and generally find they correspond with the understanding I personally have come to. However I was taken aback by your arbitrary dismissal of the ‘days of creation’. As you are such a an advocate of sticking to Gods word may I respectfully ask you to clarify this stance at some point.
@@BeroeanPicketsAround about time mark19:10. You dismiss a literal 24 hour day, you then make an appeal to common sense ie basically what modern science with its evolutionary mind set teaches, even as they do calling the earth an insignificant speck of dust. One of my greatest pleasure having escaped the JW’s is thinking for myself. My point was/ is you ventured out of your strict biblical stance with ‘human reasoning’. Again thank you for the work you do.
@@wendywiens4209 I have mad a reply. Basically an appeal to common sense regarding what science teaches (7 days/ 24hrs) is not exegesis' but an opinion. I have not passed an opinion just pointed out what to me appeared to be inconsistent with his normal reliance on allowing the Bible to be the source of doctrine.
@@BeroeanPicketsEric, Ex 20:11 also states 6 days (Hebrew for day- Yom) As God also spoke all things into existence this is clearly not inconceivable (Ps 33:6-10). Now the creation days may or may not be 6 literal days, but if you are stating they are not should you not explain why using scripture rather than an appeal to secular science which promotes 4.5 billion years history/evolution - and generally dismisses a world wide flood account. Appreciate your video was on the sabbath (with good scriptural explanation) so maybe this would be a good topic for a future video.
We are saved by unmerited favor through faith. Works of the Torah are only the evidence of true faith. Love of God and love of neighbor are the two main commandments in the Torah. The rest of the Torah and the Prophets hang upon those two. Matthew 22:34-40 (TLV): But the Pharisees, when they heard that Yeshua had silenced the Sadducees, gathered together in one place. And testing Him, one of them, a lawyer, asked, “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Torah?” And He said to him, “ ‘You shall love Adonai your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire Torah and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." We love neighbor by keeping God's commandments to not murder him, not commit adultery with his wife, and not stealing from him for example. We love God by keeping shabbat, eating kosher, and wearing tzitzit for example (Exodus 20:8-11, Leviticus 11:1-45, Numbers 15:37-41).
@@vintage6346 we are instructed to walk as he walked, keeping the commandments as 1 John 2:3-6 indicates. 1 John 2:3-6 (TLV): Now we know that we have come to know Him by this-if we keep His commandments. The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God is truly made perfect. We know that we are in Him by this- whoever claims to abide in Him must walk just as He walked. Before his death and resurrection, Jesus/Yeshua commanded to keep what is preached from Moses' seat. Matthew 23:1-3 (TLV): Then Yeshua spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, saying, “The Torah scholars and Pharisees sit on the seat of Moses. So whatever they tell you, do and observe. But don’t do what they do; for what they say, they do not do. After his death and resurrection, Yeshua directed his disciples to teach everything he commanded. He did not say to teach everything except the Torah. Rather, he said to teach everything he commanded. Matthew 28:19-20 (TLV): Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, immersing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Ruach ha-Kodesh, teaching them to observe all I have commanded you. And remember! I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
@@vintage6346 you are correct. He also fulfilled baptism and all righteousness at Matthew 3:15, but has anyone ever suggested that this means we don't have to get baptized, or that all righteousness was done away with?
@@vintage6346 also, why would he, after his death and resurrection, tell his disciples to teach everything he commanded, including his command to keep what is preached from Moses' seat at Matthew 23:1-3?
🤔... and as for the fact that Jesus died and rested (in the tomb..) all day Saturday... Is that irrelevant or could it somehow mean that even in death, Jesus fulfilled the Law? And when he says he came to fulfill the Law (to obey the Law) isn't that his example to follow as well?!
Yes, our salvation DOES depend on keeping the 7th day Sabbath, along with all other of God's commands. If we don't keep God's commands, we show we don't love Jesus. "If you love me, keep my commandments" John 14:15.
I don't think you watched the whole video, or perhaps not even a little bit of it. Keeping Jesus' commandments means we must reject the legalism of the Mosaic law code for a higher law, one to which the old law brought us as a tutor brings a child to the master teacher.
@@BeroeanPickets Beroean, Matthew 7:22 On that day, many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many powerful deeds in your name?’ 23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’ 1John 3:4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; indeed, sin is lawlessness. John 14:15 “If you love me, you will obey my commandments. If you love Jesus, you will keep his commandments, including his 7th day Sabbath commandment. If you don't love Jesus, you will break his commandments. Which is it with you, Beroean?
@@statutesofthelord This is interesting. You write: "If you love Jesus, you will keep his commandments, including his 7th day Sabbath commandment. If you don't love Jesus, you will break his commandments. Which is it with you, Beroean?" I'm actually working on a video transcript to deal with this type of deceptive reasoning. One has to be very careful to recognize it. You make a number of valid statements in your comment, and they make a subtle substitution hoping your readers will not notice how you have inserted your own opinion. Yes, we must keep Jesus' commandments. That's right in the Bible. What isn't in the Bible is your opinion "including his 7th day Sabbath commandment".
@@BeroeanPickets Beroean has never read the 10 Commandments? Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me; 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Exod 20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: Exod 20:10 But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates: 11 For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. 12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 13 Thou shalt not kill. 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 15 Thou shalt not steal. 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour's.
Excellent video - the Sabbath is the shadow of Christ's work of redemption. So when we place our trust (faith) in Christ and him alone, not Christ and the SDA organization or Christ and the LDS organization or in any organization, then we are truly Sabbath keepers which most SDA clearly are not. The only point I would add to your comments is that the Sabbath is not sio=mply rest alone (Exodus 20) as you have pointed out, its also remembrance (Deuteronomy 5:15) - both rest and rembrance, just as today faith in Christ who is the true Sabbath rest (Matthew 11:28) is both rest and rembrance of what Christ has done (not what we have done as SDA preachers so love to gloat about. On my own channel I have about 20 telephone discussions with SDA pastors uploaded, in the SDA playlist, as well as an incredible 2,178 telephone an d zoom discussions with Jehovah's Witness elders / leaders uploaded to various playlists by Geographial region.
@christiancomedychannel2800 Thanks for bringing that scripture to my attention. I'll check out your channel. How did you manage to get JW elders to dialogue with you?
Hebrews 8:10 (RNKJV) For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith YHVH; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them Elohim, and they shall be to me a people: 2 Corinthians 3:3 (WEBM) being revealed that you are a letter of Messiah, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh. Hebrews 4:9 (NET) Consequently a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God. Hebrews 10:26 (NET) For if we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins is left for us, Hebrews 10:26 (YLT) For we -- willfully sinning after the receiving the full knowledge of the truth -- no more for sins doth there remain a sacrifice,
I am confused because the Bible says Sabbath forever. I am a gentile which means that this is only for Jews who were supposed to keep the law. (Which is null after Christ except the disciples kept getting together on the Sabbath. ) Acts has several references. I do have a question, if the Catholic Church managed to change the day in which now 90% days f churches follow which is Sunday worship, isn’t that also a bad sign because all governments are trying to have one government, one currency, one day of worship? Thank you brother for these videos. They keep me on my toes watching that my actions do not cause me to fall. And God knows my heart, my mind that even when I’m weak I’m strong in Him.
@@cghrios783 The question to which you refer begins with "if", then "which", then another "which", then an "isn't that", a "because", and a list of three items. I am at a loss as to how to answer your question regarding "Sunday".
@@vintage6346 the Catholic Church took the sabbath part off the commandment and changed the day to Sunday. ( this is a Catholic day of worship later adopted by all churches,) why should we follow what the Catholic church stipulated? If they changed what the Bible says isn’t that wrong? But now everyone (Christians, except for Adventists) worship on Sundays. I’m not saying worship on Saturdays as the Jews do but worship on Saturday because it’s Biblical. Didn’t the pope get together with all kinds of religious leaders to unite because he wants it to be one unified and universal religion? That should wake us up and makes us think. Please consider what I am saying.
🤔 The Sabbath Day has absolutely nothing to do with salvation or Jesus. GOD commanded us to observe Sabbath until the end of days. There’s several texts regarding the Sabbath. The fourth of the Ten Commandments says, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God …Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. (Exodus 20:8-10a, 11b)
Christians who survive the tribulation have white robes and are welcoming Jesus with palm branches. Being without spot from the world and no mark of the beast. Compare that to the many who offer their works at Matt 7:21-23 and are rejected. Our life depends on what basis Jesus judges on, white robes. The command to pour blood on the ground and would prevent you from using it for anything else doesn’t apply to Jesus’s blood because his blood contains no sin. Sinful humans carry around their sins in their blood, the organ God has claimed for himself. The soul is in the blood. Who knows what will be celebrated and observed in the new world. Jesus frees us to be familiar with the Holy Spirit to follow it. Religion is a snare and a racket selling us back into slavery to man.
@joecabral7315-- I believe that once saved always saved is wrong as is evidenced by this scripture in Revelation. "...one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never BLOT out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name..."Revelation 3:5 As shown in the video, keeping the law means you are severed from Christ, as Paul said in Galatians 5:4. I will quote it here for you: "You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace." Being severed from Christ means severed grace and from salvation.
Well said on keeping the law of God not to be saved, but because we are already saved. May God and Christ continue to bless you mightily. :) For love to God always leads us to do those things that please and honor Him because of His great sacrifice in yielding up His only begotten Son, Jesus, to save us.
No Eric, our Salvation doesn't Depend on keeping a Sabbath Day, neither l'am Jehovah's witnesses, Christian, faithful slave, Bishop, Pop etc... PSALM 14:2 , 3 From heaven Adonai observes humankind to see if anyone has understanding, if anyone seeks God. (In verse 3 God said:) (I) But all turn aside, (II) all alike are corrupt ; (III) no one does what is right , (IV) not single a one. God has checked carefully our worship he doesn't find a single one who worship him. Our Salvation Depend on only: Be born again with water and Spirit Without that our Salvation has doubts. If the Bible has introduced the words be born again or new; immediate we want to understand that the first birth had had a problems. We all we know that God created Adam perfect and gave him his Spirit that time God has good relationship, friendly discuss with Adam II the garden. In Genesis 3:1-21. God relationship of the human beings are not good any more. Adam was spiritually dead it's in that state of death gave a birth for all mankind. Acts 17:26 " From one man he made every nation living on the entire surface of the earth, and he fixed the limits of their territories and the periods when the would flourish. Roman 3: since all have sinned and come short of earning God's praise. Romans 5: 12-14 : Here is how it works: it was through one individual that sin entered the world, and through sin, death; and in this way death passed through to the whole human race, inasmuch as everyone sinned. 13 Sin was indeed present in the world before Torah (the Scriptures) was given, but sin is not counted as such when there is no Torah. 14 Nevertheless death rule from Adam until Moshe,(the Law) even over those whose sinning was not exactly like Adam's violation of a direct command. In this, Adam prefigured the one who was come. All these passages of the Scriptures show that mankind need to renew or born again. Because we're all spiritually death. Now what is be born with water and Spirit? That phrases came first time in life of a man, a great leader of Jewish Supreme Court : Nikodemo. John 3: 3, 5 " Yes, indeed," Yeshua answered him, "I tell you that unless a person is born again from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God". 5 Yeshua answered, "Yes, indeed, I tell you that unless a person is born from water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. What does the Water prefigures? EZEKIEL 36: 25-27 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you be clean; I will cleanse you from all idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit inside you; I will take the stony heart out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put my Spirit inside you and cause you to live by my laws, respect my rulings and obey them. What the Water stand for? We're agree all of us that baptism or immersion can take off the sin as 3:21 This also prefigures what delivers us now, the water of immersion, which is not the removal of dirt from the body, but one"s pledge to keep a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah . Ezekiel 36 :25. was fulfilled by the Lord Jesus John 15: 3 Right now, because of the word which I have spoken to you, you are pruned.(WATER =GOD WORDS GOOD NEWS OF SALVATION.) To the Samaritan woman The Lord discussed about the same WATER which represents the GOD WORDS all Scriptures. John 4: 13-14 Yeshua answered, "Everyone who drink this water will get thirty again,14 but whoever drinks the water I will give him will never be thirsty again! On the contrary, the water I give him will become a spring of the water inside him, welling up into eternal life. There are two kinds of Water: first is simple water we drink every day and we drink it by our mouths. The second Water we drink it by hearing or reading the Salvation words in the Scriptures and keeping put in practice that time you are born by God words (Water) in conditions that you stop to sin. John 9:31 We know that God doesn't listen to sinners; but if anyone fear God and does his will, God does listen to him. What is the Spirit stand for? Simply is the the Spirit of God John 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life, the flesh is no help. The words I have spoken to you are Spirit and life ,. There some illumination by the Holy Spirit of God. 1corinthians 2 10-16. Prayer: Dear Almighty God, by the your Holy Spirit , open the mind for someone to know to understand that if we don't born again we are not permit to enter in your kingdom. Loving Father who like everyone be saved 1Timthy 2:4 He wants all humanity to be delivered and come to full knowledge of the truth. Everyone who didn't agree of these Holy Spirit explanation, they read all the passages and explain it to himself. Shallom Shallom Shallom. Your brother ExJW be born by Water and Spirit.
Does salvation depend on the command to honour our father and mother, not to kill, steal, commit adultery? Sure your answer will be no. This answer leads to another question: if we are dishonouring our parents, killing, living in adultery, stealing etc can we be saved? I believe your answer will be no, right? Yes, we are saved by grace NOT by works. However, this does not negate obedience. Jesus said that if we love Him we will keep His commandments. Do a study on who wrote the 10 commandments and who wrote the ceremonial laws,; on what each was written on; where they were placed in the Ark of the covenant. Also, do a study on the ceremonial sabbaths vs the 7th day creation Sabbath created before sin entered. Are you saying that the 7th day sabbath, created before sin entered could be disband at calvary. Jesus went to calvary because of sin not because of anything created pure. The bible said that the sabbath is for holy convocation. What does convocation mean? When Jesus went into the sanctuary each Sabbath and taught the people, was that a coming together, holy convocation?
Bonjour , Hello, I am jw awakened from France. I woke up my daughter but not my other two children and their spouses who are elders, anointed, and regular pioneers. I have a question: The Bible says believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. The jw believe in it and they believe that Jesus gave his life for us so they will be raptured because they are active and waiting for Jesus to come? What do you think?
@lb6051 - But believing in Jesus means what? For example, the demons believe in God and shudder. So belief is more than simply a recognition. It implies action and commitment which is why Jesus says that unless we are willing to carry the cross, that means willing to carry the shame associated with his name we cannot be saved. Luke 9:23. Jesus also says at Matthew 10:32,33: "Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven. 33But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven." JWs do not confess Jesus before men, they confess the Governing Body. At Matthew 7:21 Jesus we see evidence of many who believe in Jesus and claim to have done many wonderful things in his name, but what does Jesus say to them? "Get away from me you workers of Lawlessness." Therefore, simple belief in Jesus will NOT save us, according to scripture.
@@BeroeanPickets Thank you Eric, but they talk about Jesus and even in the studies they teach that if we can obtain eternal life it is thanks to his sacrifice. Indeed, they put Jehovah forward but they carry out the commandments to preach and try like all true Christians not to sin. Satan is a liar, deceiver etc... They seek to kill us and take us away from God. The tj (for France) or jw for you, preach jw.or so that people go to the site and discover the promises of God and also discover there that Jesus offered his life and that they must follow their commandments. Not long ago a tdg said that we had to follow the commandments of Jesus. You know what I mean brother? Moreover, they announce that Jesus will reign on earth. The JWs have mistakes, even very serious ones, but they are innocent and believe they serve God. Not like those who have Jesus will say: I don't know you because they are wicked, greedy or hypocritical bad people who worship God but knowingly disobey him. I think there is a difference, right? What do you think?
@@alcedo_kf They do not think that the tdg replaces the Bible but that like a pastor it guides them to understand the Bible. It is to listen to the central college which instructs them through the tdg or other publications. On the other hand, your verse from Romain ch10, excellent, thank you, I will test it.
@@alcedo_kf Yes, indeed they think that if we leave the central college we will not pass harmaguedon! I just understood your thought! For them, therefore, it is obedience to the central college that saves us thanks to Jesus. So we must obey the c.c first and maybe we will be saved when only Jesus saves. But they will tell me that c.c is useful for teaching us to obey God. He is a guide that God uses, his earthly organization. Difficult to reason with them!!!! My children said to me: how can one understand the Bible without the c.c? We would be wrong and not accept Jehovah. They love us and desire our good. It's really difficult to reason with them without revealing yourself otherwise it's excomunication and a lot of drama!
In many gentile minds ( in mine case was the same )is steel unclear what means to be incorporated in Israel of God but in the same time to not be a natural Jew. As a former JW , painfully I understand the true organization where the gentiles was dragged explained clearly by apostles trough the prophecy of Amos , Amos 9:11,12 also explained by apostles in Acts 1514-20( Jews by the way) the status and requirements of gentiles like ( branches) in the Israel ( the root) Romans all chapter 11. Is difficult to understand for many the words of Paul from Romans chapter 11: verse 1,2 especially for a gentile to understand that the both covenants ( the old and new acording to Jeremiah 31:31-34 quoted in Hebrews to) God both maded with Israel not with Gentiles remembering the fact that Jesus’s ministry was specifically for Jews. Is funny now to remember the words of Jesus misquoted in every Lord supper according to watchtower ( I have other sheeps) John 10:16, actually Jesus speaks about Jews and gentiles together ( last words from John 10:15). For a natural Jew the seventh day is still in covenant ( we gentiles celebrate the Passover) a first covenant celebration actually and for some of us all prophetic celebrations like Pentecost or the day of Trumpets. Of course Sabbath as a day cannot save , only the sacrifice of Jesus does. Personal i consider Bible Jewish calendar and feasts including the evening beginning of a new day!
This is all well and good but how do we get around Matthew 24: 18-20. Here Jesus was speaking about an occurrence that will happen after His resurrection. Why would the Sabbath affect Christians who at this time shouldn’t be observing it?
The occurrence you are referring to is the destruction of the city of Jerusalem and the nation of Israel, the territory of Judea. While Christians are not obliged to observe the Sabbath, they still lived in the country that observed it. Packing up and leaving Would mean violating the laws of the land. It would make their escape all the more difficult.
I must say, I have always enjoyed your videos and appreciate the work you do. But I am very disappointed that you felt the need to personally attack the beliefs of a fellow ex Jw in this way. You could easily discuss the topic without doing that. Very poor taste in my opinion and I have lost respect for you.
Paul personally named those who put forward a false teaching, and he stated what their false teaching consisted of. Paul's motivation was to keep their talk from spreading "like gangrene". Here is that example: 2 Timothy 2:16-18 says, "16 But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness, 17 and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some."
@@vintage6346 Paul was an apostle, inspired by God. Are you putting Eric on that level? If so you are still following men. In my opinion it is best to critique the teaching, not the teachers.
@@christinev1015, Eric exposes the doctrine that one should keep the Sabbath as a false teaching. He names Mark Martin as one who teaches that Christians should keep the Sabbath. It would be wonderful if Mark Martin would stop teaching this doctrine.
If you ascribe to Catholic doctrine, then the Sabbath is removed. The Catholic Church removed the 4th commandment - the Sabbath - at the Council of Nicea. Now, everyone who thinks he is a bible scholar claims that the Sabbath is no more because a man made religious organization said so. Odd how man always points fingers at why the last guy had it wrong but never makes sure he's right. (1 Tim 1:7) This was part of the Ten Commandments. None of the Ten Commandments is obsolete! First thing I like to look at when considering the Sabbath is what Jesus said: "Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.“" - Mark 2:27 BSB Jesus did not give an expiration date for the Sabbath as it was "made for man". I take this to mean, in my opinion, that when man is no longer on the earth then the Sabbath can go away. If God made something for the entirety of mankind, and if God doesn't change, then why implement it at all. Next thing I like to look at is what Jesus said with regards to the Law: "Do not think that I have come TO ABOLISH THE LAW OR THE PROPHETS. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until EVERYTHING IS ACCOMPLISHED. So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven." - Mat 5:17-19 BSB When Jesus used the line "until heaven and earth pass away", he was directly referring to Isaiah 65:17 which John piggy-backs at Revelation 21:1; meaning at the end of days when he creates the "new heavens and new earth", that is when everything is accomplished and the Law FULFILLED not ABOLISHED! Jesus also went on to say in verse 19 that no one should break the commandments he followed and shouldn't teach others to breeak them either. Food for thought. Finally, a good note as to why the Sabbath is to be observed, and the most powerful note of all, came from Jesus himself. When he was informing the apostles of the things to look for "at the end of the age" (Mat 24:3 BSB), or what the JW's call - Armageddon. Jesus spoke of what we would see just before he came back to collect those faithful. When those days of tribulation were upon mankind, just before everyone is to stand before the returned Christ, Jesus said: "Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or ON THE SABBATH." - Mat 24:20 BSB Now why would Christ Jesus be promoting the Sabbath if it was to be done away with? Remember, he said he was the "Lord OF the Sabbath" (Mat 12:8), that means the Sabbath goes with him! You don't think that Jesus knew that he wouldn't be returning for an extended period of time? God had all things considered before the founding of the world (Acts 2:23; Ro 8:29; Eph 1:4; 1 Pet 1:20), so He obviously knew when Jesus was coming back. (Hab 2:3) As a side note, Paul observed every Sabbath and preached in the synagogue, just like Jesus. Why would he be following the custom of Jesus if the Sabbath was no more? Compare Luke 4:16 to Acts 17:2
@@LosBereanos What I heard - when I watched the video - was a bunch of strawman arguments. No where in there did you address my comments on Mark 2 and 5 along with Matthew 24. The problem stems the way it always has, man regurgitates previous doctrine of other men who assumed they know what it meant. You speak of exegesis yet you still lean into some eisegesis. For example, in one of your other videos you say that all people should be partaking of the emblems at memorial. This is absolute rubbish. You quote the same lines of "doing this in remembrance of me" and promote that everyone is to partake, yet you gloss over Paul's admonition: Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep [in death]. - 1 Cor 11:27-30 BSB For those that don't do their own research, but instead go to TH-cam church, you would have these people bring judgment upon themselves. What if these people do not accurately assess what their faults are? What if they think more of themselves and are not using "sober-minded" thinking? (Ro 12:3 BSB) Wouldn't it be better for them to NOT partake, and air on the side of caution, than have a chance to bring death upon themselves? But according to you, and your take on scripture, they would be fine! Isn't that what you claimed the clowns in Watchtower were doing? This isn't meant as a swipe at your character, just more as an eye opener. Admittedly, I do not/have not watched all of your content. And while I can say that much of your reasoning that I have seen is fairly accurate, and I do agree with many of your points, however you still fall back on old church doctrine and what the mainstream religious communities have spewed for years. Case in point with the Sabbath. Jesus said he was the Lord of the Sabbath and that he came to FULFILL the Law, not ABOLISH it. The scriptures say that the Law is not fulfilled UNTIL he has come back. He isn't back yet. Ergo, the Sabbath still stands and is the whole point of Matthew 24:20. All of this is clearly explained above in my previous comment. I made my case and it speaks for itself, I will not "quarrel over words". (2 Ti 2:14) Now when it comes to other aspects of the Law, one could reasonably argue that 1 Samuel 15:22 does leave a way out of performing animal sacrifices, something God in His infinite wisdom would have seen as unreasonable in this day and age of PETA and other bunny hugging organizations along with the climate of these times. But this is the Sabbath we're talking about; not animal sacrifice. At least if you promote this, and it isn't what God actually wanted (even though it is), you won't be bringing death upon anyone by telling them not to observe it. After all, it isn't very hard to observe doing nothing for a day. Either way, you have not offended me and I mean no offense to you; truly. I know sarcasm and stern banter can be misconstrued as vicious and vile attack, especially in todays whiny atmosphere. If we don't see eye to eye, then we can agree to disagree. I am, however, trying to do right by a fellow Christian and keep you from offending God and/or possibly heaping the blood of others on yourself. (James 3:1) Peace.
Here’s a quote from an article Eric wrote in 2013. “Who Should Partake?” “No, the warning here is against disrespecting the solemnity of the occasion by acting inappropriatly, not waiting for one another, or over-indulging, or even having sects and divisions. (1Cor. 11:19, 20) So let’s not missapply this text to support the traditions of men.”
I don't think Mark realize that there are different covenants at different periods of time...or that it was the Sabbath keepers that had a problem with the way Jesus carried out his ministry to the point where they put him to death. Yes he acknowledge faith in Christ but he still hold on to the sabbath... A day has nothing to do with us gaining salvation......so I think he needs to continue researching...
The SDA claim THEY are the redeemed and everyone else is condemned, that is a terrible sin on more than one front, passing judgement on anyone who is not a SDA member and oh how proud they are to pronounce your condemnation and their favor with God. That is perhaps blasphemy against the HOLY SPIRIT at the worse, perhaps not but it is a lie from hell.
@@alcedo_kf The SDA completely blows off Paul who was the guy God tasked to take the Gospel to the gentiles. A close study of Paul teaches the nuts and bolts of the new Covenant, but it goes right by them while they claim to believe Paul and contradicting him at every turn. I engage them as a witness and hope for an awakening with a few, I can't say for sure that I've made any headway at all with any of them. I don't wish to be angry with them for their arrogance, it's not easy.
I would ask you to quote your bible citations in the future and then explain them, otherwise people may not realize what you mean. Allow me to illustrate: “If you love me, you will observe my commandments. (John 14:15) Here we find Jesus is the one talking, so it is his commandments, not the ten commandments that are being referred to.
I resent the fact that you are pointing your finger at Mark Martin. BOTTOM LINE, the Sabbath is the fourth commandment. It is NOT part of the Mosaic law which was placed outside the ark of covenant. It is part of God’s law, the Ten Commandments, written with the finger of God and placed INSIDE the ark of covenant. Jesus said if you love me keep my commandments. YES ALL 10 NOT 9!!!
Mr Pickets I think you got quiet a few things wrong about the law of God and you still hold on to so many of the things the Watchtower Thought you . Genesis 26:5 . It is up to you to accept what the Bible teaches but not the SDAs because the SDAs did not write the Bible .
Thank you Eric! This was a topic that was on my mind. I’m a subscriber to both yours and Mark Martins Channels and really enjoy his Prophecy of Hope ministry. However I completely agree with you on the sabbath. What is wonderful now, is that we can reason on what is being said and reject or accept, based on our OWN understanding of the bible. What is great about both of your channels is that you encourage US to read the bible for ourselves and not follow blindly what men say. What freedom we have now we have left behind the dogmatism of the JWs. Appreciated brother!.
Yes, our salvation DOES depend on keeping the 7th day Sabbath, along with all other of God's commands.
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Can I get an "AMEN: up in here? "What is wonderful now, is that we can reason on what is being said and reject or accept, based on our OWN understanding of the bible." PS Don't leave out the Holy Spirit's role in gently leading and teaching us.
A very loud AMEN 🙏🏽.. & yes totally! The role of the Holy Spirit is instrumental in guiding us 🤗.
You will never visit this site and be disappointed by the logic and eloquence brought to every topic. I’m grateful for your work Eric.
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Hey brother you know I was just in the same situation and sometimes people use smooth talking words and little things because some people really don’t know much about the subject and I was one of them and until I really researched the Sabbath and how much of a blessing it is between God and his people you know in the Bible it talks about how this is a covenant between the people of God for all time but a lot of people say it’s only for Israel but we become drafted into that covenant we become spiritual Israel you know the truth only sounds like the truth until you find out it’s not something else makes a lot more sense from a biblical standpoint you know you got a remember Jesus said the sabbath was made for man not the Jew that started in creation before the 10 Commandments ever even existed you can’t mail stone toward the Sabbath You know Jesus even said I am lord of the Sabbath he said if you love me keep my Commandments Do you know the book of revelations give a blessing for those who do the commandments of God No it’s not because we keep these that were saved were saved so therefore God writes his law within our hearts and our mind he doesn’t get rid of it I mean if you look at the 10 Commandments you know it starts off with love your God with your whole heart soul and mind basically The other commitments go on basically to talk about honoring our parents you know the first four commandments talk about how to love God the last sex talk about how to love our neighbor Jesus did not come to live a life of grace so we can live a life of disgrace you know he even said I don’t think I came to destroy the law not one point of this law would be a raced until all is for filled until heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not there is no new kingdom at this moment to see what I’m in the book of Micah talks about how the law of God comes down from Mount Zion when new Jerusalem comes to the earth this is a day if you read in revelations 14 that brings us back to the creator in a world of evolution this reminds us that we worship the one true God the reason I’m writing to you is because when you were talking about Sunday lol I believe you were looking into something and finding truth and I think Satan comes as an angel of light and he tries to trick people and I believe this guy has good intentions but he was also a Jehovah’s Witness for 30 Years which means that he really doesn’t even have much of an understanding about the Godhead because Jehovah’s Witnesses lowercase the G in their translation Bible when it refers to Jesus that’s blasphemy I would love to send you a video on how all this began because Jesus kept the Sabbath the apostles kept the Sabbath the only time you see the sabbath being changed was when the Roman Catholic Church legalized Christianity this talks about in the book of Daniel how the beast with change times in laws there’s only one time and one law and that’s the fourth commandment that was changed a lot of people don’t want to keep that because it’s a burden because a lot of people have jobs and they work and they’re afraid but the thing is as a way to obey God or man. There is not one scripture in the Bible that authorizes the first day of the week as God‘s holy day so we are keeping the traditions of Sunday worship which was dedicated to the sun God not to the actual God of heaven who set a day the seventh day Sabbath I can get into so much more but I really wish you’d let me send you this video because many people will go along to get along somebody makes sense and they realize they’re wrong like I said this man was an elder for 30 odd years and he never saw the truth until now But he still blind when it comes to a few I sent you some videos I really wish you’d watch and I’d really like to send you another one and it’s a real eye-opener and if you are really searching for truth in God’s word I believe that you want to see them God bless
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Thank you so much. I try my best, but it is the spirit in all of us that leads us to truth
10:50, Wow! Thanks so much for clearing that up! I was so stumped why they would send the letter to the congregation telling them to uphold those 4 things from mosaic law. I thought perhaps they were trying to keep the peace among those who were so used to the mosaic law, but I failed to realize it could lead them back into pagan worship! It’s amazing how once again the Bible is harmonious and makes perfect sense, as it should!
I spent 42 years a JW. Recently, too many things have opened my eyes that Jesus isn’t speaking through those men. The Shutting the door book book has been a god send. As have the many videos. It has shaken me to the core and being able to do honest, heart felt and prayerful research in an attempt to rectify these things has been a blessing I never imagined possible.
Thank you again Eric, I look forward to joining one of your Bible studies soon! I never thought I’d reach this point, so I thank you for making this life changing knowledge possible for me.
@@alcedo_kf Thank you! You’re right, it certainly can be difficult. Nothing worth anything ever came easy, so to me it’s worth it!
I look forward to meeting you online Chris
I love the research you put in your talks. The logic, the reasoning.
To you and your team, thank you.
We appreciate the appreciation. 😁
Good morning brother Eric. God bless you many times over. Continue enlightening us spiritually and providing us with "rich spiritual food" from God's Word. You are doing a great job in our benefit. Your reward will be great. Don't pay attention to naysayers. They just don't want to see the truth. Many blessings from Jehovah and Christ. Amador, Kingdom Christian from sunny Puerto Rico.
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Thank you kindly!
I recently started watching some of Mark Martins videos. I hadn’t come across this. Interesting he would take this stand. Btw, I got Eric’s book “Shutting the door to the Kingdom 4:45 of god” it’s fantastic.
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Shouldn't we follow Jesus?
I was in your belief as well and left after 14 years God bless
I read your comments below Joe. I do not mean to be disrespectful but how could you leave one organized religion for another?
I did hear Mark Martin’s video on this & found it a bit disturbing, since I have been so convinced that the Mosaic law was done away with except for some aspects of the law that were repeat it in the Christian Greek scriptures, very clearly for us to follow. I began to research the subject to see if perhaps he was right and I couldn’t find enough to support what he saying to be true. So I am very excited to hear Eric Wilson give us a good biblical explanation on the topic…..
Powerful Scriptures and powerful reasoning. Thank you Eric.
Excellent, scriptural breakdown on this topic.
Eric that was excellent. Well explained, logical and easy to understand. I listened to Mark Martin’s talks and I felt I was back with the GB. Again, a man putting out his own views and I noticed how easy it is just to slide back and feel comfortable to listen. I know that anyone can say what they want, but where does it say in the scriptures. I stopped listening. I read the Bible and I take my lessons and instructions from my Lord. It’s all there, we just have to open our Bible. Thank you so much Eric for all the wonderful work you do. ❤😊👍
Well said, Ludmilla. It’s all in the Bible.
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This is actually just what i needed as i was not certain on this subject and was struggling a bit with that. It is so easy to be misled. Thank you for sharing your conclusions through exegetical ways of bible study. Also loving your book, it is a great aid in recovering from and understanding the false teachings of the organisation.
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Thank you for reading my book!
Hi friend
but he forgot to mention what Collossian chapter 2 verse 22 states
All perish for the doctrine and commandment of men
Sunday comes along and it abolish the 4th commandment of God
Sunday is a doctrine and commandment of men
Isaiah chapter 29 verse 13
Reminds us not to bring in the precepts of men into the church of God
For they draw near me with their mouth and honor me with their lips but their hearts are far from me do to the precepts of men
Jesus told the Jewish church leaders this is what they were doing to the sabbath that Jesus created in the book of Genesis
They made man made laws that abolished the way Jesus made the sabbath to be kept
And with that Jesus condemn their religion
No different then the Mormons who say it's ok to have more than one wife in life lets have multiple wives
They erase the 7th commandment of God
Or the catholic who say
As long as we don't worship the virgin Mary we can kneel to her and devote prayer to her
They erase the 2nd commandment of God
They erase the 3rd commandment of God
They call the pope Holy father
Mathew chapter 23 verse 9
After Jesus said call no man on earth your father but only the one you have in heaven
They erased the 4th commandment of God as well
7th day sabbath to Sunday
If the Christian faith can do these thing
Then why would Jesus be against the religion of Judism and pagan religions ?
They to do the same things
If one can abolish a commandment of God
Then another will come along and abolish a commandment of God to benefit his or her life style
It don't work that way with Jesus
He will not compromise any commandment of God to please men
Those 10 commandment of God isn't just a bunch of no no's
It's a happy way of living for the people of God
Could you image what woukd take place in the church of God if all the commandment was OK to abolish
We mise well all be pagans
You know just because the 4th commandment of God dosent mean nothing to the Christian faith
Dosent mean it has no meaning for God
Reason this out ok
If you sent invitations out to people you love in your life to a dinner party on a certain day
And only one person showed up out of a 100
how woukd you feel ?
And then you went out looking to see where the 99 were at
And you found them at a restaurant eating better food then what you had to offer them
You would be in tears and hurt 😢 with a broken heart
After all the trouble you went through to prepare a meal for those people you loved so dearly
You know what the whole reason why Jesus created a 7th day sabbath
So all of his family could be together on a certain day
Under his authority
If we love Jesus then we give him our authority
Isaiah chapter 66 verse 23
It shall come to past from one new moon to another and one sabbath to another that all flesh comes to worship before me saith the lord
There a 4 sabbath during one full moon
All of Jesus creation throughout the unerverse comes to gether on the 7th day sabbath to honor the creator
Not just the jews
But then Jesus notices that there is one world out of the unerverse that are absent of that day of a gathering
It planet earth their absent
So Jesus goes out and he seeks that world wondering what is their delay 🤔
And he finds the world on another day that is more pleasing to their eye
How do you think Jesus feels about this
He feels the same way you would probably feel
He's in tears and broken hearted after all he done for us we can't even honor him on the day of his request for a family reunion
Thanks Eric, those are some Amazing Facts.
Thank you for this fine discussion Eric. I am an ex-S.D.A who is now an ex- J.W after 22 yrs as a J.W. Have experienced both religions and I can say that there is no real love in either . Just judgment and more judgment and reviling. How sad !. Thanks again for your effort. 😊😊
thanks for that nice clear explanation. none of us want to be regulated by man any longer, so well done. the scriptures are clear
I am SDA and I have never heard that we MUST keep the Sabbath to be “saved”. We keep the Sabbath because it is one of the 10 Commandments.
@aknudson50--So you saying that if a person doesn't keep the Sabbath as the Jews kept it you can still be saved? --since you say that you have never heard that you have to keep the Sabbath to be saved.
Jesus . . IS👈 . . THE LAW of Moses , AND
THE SABBATH !!! 🤗
Thank you . . 🙌 YAHWEH ELOHIM 🙌
for YOUR Love🕊️ ( thru Your Only Begotten Son ! )
Hi Eric, the GOVERNING bodies will Love You for that...Morning from Patricia...
I'm sure GOD wants us to know what the truth is about the Ex 20:8 it reads Remember to observe the Sabbath as a Holy Day (Why)9 six days a week for your daily duties and your regular work, but the Seventh day is a day of Sabbath rest before the Lord Your God, on that day no work, 11 for IN (6 Days The Lord made the Heaven ,Earth, and Sea, and every thing in them and rested the Seventh day, this shows me who the True God is, and I'm not a SDA. (The Way Bible )
@@billyroland2758Exactly. How come Pat doesn’t know that? It is so clear ….
Paul didn't know it either, ACTS 13:14, 16:13 , 17:2 ,18:4 ,19:8 .CHOW ***LOL to All...
Thanks for the information will help many to do their research and have Faith in Our Father and our Savior Jesus Christ lol ***...
Thank you Eric, we needed this clarification. I have a friend who used to study with JWs but became a Seventh Day Adventist. She still has sentimentality toward the Witnesses to this day but thought they were too "Restrictive" she cited "Women can't wear pants at the KH." She's also adamant about the Sabbath as well. I plan to send her this link. Why shouldn't I? After all, she tricked me once when I was visiting her from out of town. Against my knowledge and will she drove me to her church. It was during the summer and the weather was scorching hot. So I had one of two options. Sit in the hot car and fry for two hours or go inside. I went inside thinking I could take some mental notes which I did.
I decided to sit in an empty room as I waited. Suddenly a small Bible study group showed up and the pastor said, "The more you sin the more God loves you" At that point I couldn't help but speak up. So I said, "If God loves you more when you sin then why isn't everyone out sinning instead of sitting here?" The room filled with laughter and the pastor went silent. After that I dealt with a loud rock band. A talk on pornography with a slide show that was a bit too graphic for the children who were present. I also took note that many of the women and teens attending were dressed immodestly. There were people in line waiting to be healed and prayed over and a huge wicker basket was passed around for donations, and a fancy buffet was waiting at the end of it all. I participated in none of it just politely waited for my friend with the exception of the one quip I had left earlier. lol Thank you again Eric for making the Sabbath issue crystal clear to everyone. We greatly appreciate you!
Well played, DissidentFairy
@Dissident Fairy, Thank you for sharing your story with us.
@@wendywiens4209 Thank you Wendy. I wasn't sure if I should:-)
I always wondered about the sabbath, thank you so much
For all the scriptures, In explaining the sabbath.
Excellent explanation, ❤
Mathew chapter 24 verse 4 and 5
Let no man decieve you
2nd thessalonians chapter 2 verse 3 and 4
First in no means let no man decieve you first a falling away from the faith then the man of sin or son of perdition will be revealed for he siteths in a temple and he opposseth and exalteth himself above everything called God .
And we wonder when this would take place ?
Many believe it yet in the future
Right
But let's look at our day of age
The Christian faith is broken into many different sects
Why ?
Maybe the falling away has already taken place
And the majority are blinded do to the wine of babylon
Let's journey back to 321ad
Most Christians don't know their history
What happened in 321ad
A pagan king named Constantine has a dream of a cross in the sky and with this he could conquer
A pagan king recieve a cross to conquer with
Why?
Jesus already conquer the devil with a cross
Why would a pagan king need a cross?
By the 2nd century the gospel of Jesus christ was invading the pagan religions
The gospel became a threat to the throne of Caesar and the philosophy of paganism which came from the devil himself
Constantine sees his empire is in jeopardy if he doesn't settle this spiritual civil war among the Christian and they who are pagan
the nation will eventually be wiped out
So Constantine has a dream to save his roman empire with a cross
Friends there's no verse in scripture that prevents the devil from picking up a cross of his own to conquer the people of God with
So the devil is intitle too pick up a cross
Yes it possible for the devil to use the same tactic of war with a cross to get the people of God on another path
Constantine had good intentions but those intentions lead to major problems for the spiritual seeds of Abraham
Who else had good intentions that lead to major problems for the physical seeds of Abraham
Abraham wife Sarah also had good intentions that took the physical seeds of Abraham into a civil war
Sarah told Abraham to have a relationship with hagar and Ishmael was born
Abraham wanted a son and Sarah was going to give him what God said he would do
And what a mess this brought on for the Jewish people and the Islamic religion of today
Good intentions by men and women leads to world problems
Constantinewas thinking that his good intentions of uniting Christianity with paganism in 321ad was a good thing but this only brought troubles for the Christian faith
A falling away from the faith took place in 321ad and this paved the rd for the man of sin or what Paul calls the son of perdition
Now ask a Christian what is the definition of son of perdition
The majority of them has no clue
Man of sin could be any one
but the title of son of perdition narrows it down to one man
Jesus in John chapter 17 verse 12 bring the title of son of perdition to life
Jesus created that title for a certain man
John chapter 6 verse 70 and 71
Jesus identified the man as judas iscariot
Who was Judas iscariot
A man who claims he is an apostle for Jesus
So the apostle Paul gives us the warning that in the near future another man will recieve this title of son of perdition who claims he too is an apostle for Jesus
For this apostle will siteth in a temple and he would opposseth and exalteth himself above everything called God
Who of today claims he s an apostle for Jesus and he sits in a temple calling himself the title that only God should be called
There's only one man who qualifies for this son of perdition
And that's the pope of Rome
The pope has a title for themselves who are the princes of the apostles for the gentiles
Mathew chapter 20 verse 25 to 28
Jesus gave the warning to the church but they did not understand
Pope takes on the title of holy father
They take Mathew chapter 16 verse 18 and apply that verse upon themselves
They are now the successors of Saint Peter the Rock upon the church
Psalms chapter 18 verse 2
The lord is my Rock my fortress and my deliver
No mention of Saint Peter here
So who was the rock in mathew chapter 16 verse 18
Jesus or Saint peter
1st corthinians chapter 10 verse 4
We all drank form that spirit rock which is christ himself
No mention of saint peter here
Now remember the apostle Paul was not among the group in mathew chapter 16 verse 18
Saul of Tarsus was going into perdition
But fortunate for saul became Paul
And who do you think inspired Paul to write 1 corthinians chapter 10 verse 4
The holy spirit
Friends if you a protentant of today
Then there's a reason why your a protentant
You protest against any authority against the popes throne of Caesar that he sits on
Friends look up what is Rome authority over the earth what is her mark of Authority
Who made the pope the successor of Saint Peter 🤔 where dose he get the ideal he's our Rock upon the church
Mathew chapter 20 verse 25 to 28 comes into mind
For Jesus gave us the warning
For the princes of the gentile would have Dominion and Great Authority over them but not over us For who ever you make as your chief or servant will be the one who minster unto you For Jesus was nevered minster to but he minster unto us and became a ransom for many
Who are us
The people of God
Popes make the claim they are the princes of the apostles for the gentiles
And they do have authority which is great Authority over them but not us
1923 the papal power makes a claim to we who are protentants
This is their claim
Who ever we give our Authority to
Will be or chief of command
For if we give our authority to the word of God then that person should observe the bibical 7th day sabbath
But if you observe the tradition of catholic church then you authority is given to the pope of Rome
If we want to keep Sunday then the pope is telling you it time for you to return home to Rome
Pope Francis made this statement in 2017 Oct 31
For he said that the 500 year anniversary of Martin Luther is over and its time for the daughters of the mother church of Rome to come back home to Rome
For the protest is over and protentantism is dead
Now Friends I'm not making this up
I was catholic Forman of years
And the catholic faith has a lot more enfluience over the earth then any protentant group alive today
Before Jesus returns
The protentant will make journey back home in Rome to the catholic church
Then the mark of the beast will be planted and Sunday will be the day of rest for mankind
The pope is sending his invitation out
And I garrentee you the majority aren't going to disappoint him
And when they make that choice they crossed the line with God
And he walks away from us
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Thank you ,! I read my Bible every day,!
I had wondered of the sabbath,
In my mind The sabbath represents Christ, because of reading
Hebrew 4 : 9.
So there remains a sabbath day for Gods people.”
So with the scripture, I’am assuming it’s the thousands year reign
Of Jesus Christ,
But it’s true we don’t fallow man, only our Lord Christ
Because in him are all the sacred secrets of his father
Yahweh,
Deuteronomy 18 : 18-19.
God put his words in his mouth,
And God also told Moses on what to say to the Israelites.
But Christ gave hi s life for all.
Thank you ,! Again.!
Thank you so much
Thank you my brother in Christ, I always enjoy when you show from the scriptures what is and what should not be. I always get a clearer View of true Christianity when I listen to your talks, which I look forward to with anticipation. Thank you my brother in Christ, may you always be in the grace of our Lord.
Excellent!
Thank you
Hi brother Wilson. I'm an ex jw who never got baptized. So how would someone like myself get baptized without being part of religious denomination?
It's something I've been thinking a lot about lately.
Thanks
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Valid point about why circumcision was being pushed by some and PAUL PUT A STOP TO IT! Gal 5
In Romans 14:5, The Apostle Paul commented: "One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. 22 "So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God." So don't argue about it...but especially on the Sabbath!
The scriptural account doesn't say "... but especially on the Sabbath".
@@vintage6346 Really? Guess I missed that. LOL!
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Oh. Okay. :)
@@vintage6346 ;-)
I'm glad you didn't limit yourself to 5 minutes like we had to do in the TMS.😉
If your claim is true regarding sabbath keeping, why would Jehovah install it in the new world?
“For just as the new heavens and the new earth that I am making will remain standing before me,” declares Jehovah, “so your offspring and your name will remain.”
23 “And from new moon to new moon and from sabbath to sabbath, All flesh will come in to bow down before me,” says Jehovah. -Isaiah 66:22,23
@That_70s_Bike Good reasoning
@@alcedo_kf, correct, “in the city” not outside of it. Notice:
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. -Revelation 22:5
“There” is referring to the “city of God”
Revelation 21:25 reads:
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
Again, the gates of it (the city of God) will not be shut at all “by day” because there will not be night “there.”
Hope this helped.
@@alcedo_kf, The tree of life bears twelve kinds of fruit, and yields its fruit every month. This fact throws light upon the declaration in Isaiah 66:23, that all flesh shall come up “from one new moon to another” to worship before Jehovah. The words new moon should be rendered month. The Hebrew has חֹדֶשׁ (hhodesh), the second definition of which Gesenius gives as “a month.”
The Septuagint has μῆνα ἐκ μηνὸς (mēna ek mēnos), “from month to month.”
The redeemed come up to the holy city from month to month to partake of the fruit of the tree of life. Its leaves are for the healing of the nations; literally, the service of the nations. This cannot be understood as implying that any will enter the city in a diseased or deformed condition to need healing; for then the conclusion would follow that there will always be persons there in that condition, as we have no reason to understand that the service of the leaves, whatever it is, will not be perpetual, like the use of the fruit; but the idea of disease and deformity in the immortal state is contrary to the express declarations of other scriptures.
I’m so disappointment!!! Keeping a weekly Sabbath is so appealing.
No email “pinging,” no mobile phone txt
messages, no Utube video’s, no expectations from family & friends for 24 hours.
In fact I think a midweek Sabbath is also a good idea 🤣
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right on bro
It is one of the ten commandments that is the reason that we keep it.
But the ten commandments were done away with and replaced with the higher law of Christ. Why stick with a law that even the Jews couldn't keep when our Lord had given us a superior law? Or do you not know that the Law of Moses with its 10 commandments was merely a tutor taking us by the hand to Jesus?
Hi Eric, I did think, before seeing this presentation, that it would be very interesting to see you discuss bible truths with Mark Martin. I now think it would be very very interesting to see this take place. Not advocating a "fight night" of course, but as a means to clarify the "truth". I had previously put forward (somewhere) that to God, the days, mentioned in the bible, were events and not literal days. Read Delia Smiths Complete Cooking Course (my other bible!) put it in the oven and rest for a period of time. All best wishes, AJ
I am seated here laughing at myself because all along I have treated the six days of creation as literal 24 hour - days. OOh my. I need to learn about this.
@melchizedekoumamakora6271 -- Greetings! I just wrote this comment for a person above, and thought you might like to see it:
If you are going to take each day as a literal 24 hour day then you need to take this “day” in the following scripture as 24 hours too, in which the 6 days are summed up as ONE day. “This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the DAY that the LORDb God made them.” Genesis 2:4. If God wanted us to understand that he was speaking about literal 24 hour creative days, then so as to avoid confusion among his children, he would have stated the following: “This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the WEEK that the LORDb God made them.” But he didn’t say that. A way for us to avoid being deceived, even by our own preconceptions, is to check out the Interlinear before drawing any conclusions.
If you look for the meaning of the word day in Hebrew, it is Yom and does NOT only mean a 24 hour period. Notice all the meanings it can have in Stong’s Concordance, on Biblehub.com.
Strong's Concordance
yom: day
Original Word: יוֹם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: yom
Phonetic Spelling: (yome)
Definition: day
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
day
NASB Translation
afternoon* (1), age (8), age* (1), all (1), always* (14), amount* (2), battle (1), birthday* (1), Chronicles* (38), completely* (1), continually* (14), course* (1), daily (22), daily the days (1), day (1115), day of the days (1), day that the period (1), day's (6), day's every day (1), daylight* (1), days (635), days on the day (1), days to day (1), days you shall daily (1), days ago (1), days' (11), each (1), each day (4), entire (2), eternity (1), evening* (1), ever in your life* (1), every day (2), fate (1), first (5), forever* (11), forevermore* (1), full (5), full year (1), future* (1), holiday* (3), later* (2), length (1), life (12), life* (1), lifetime (2), lifetime* (1), live (1), long (2), long as i live (1), long* (11), midday* (1), now (5), older* (1), once (2), period (3), perpetually* (2), present (1), recently (1), reigns (1), ripe* (1), short-lived* (1), so long* (1), some time (1), survived* (2), time (45), time* (1), times* (2), today (172), today* (1), usual (1), very old* (1), when (10), when the days (1), whenever (1), while (3), whole (2), year (10), yearly (5), years (13), yesterday* (1).
So the use of “day” in Genesis is a decision made by the particular translator of the Bible who will naturally carry his own doctrinal bias into his translation. If you accept that the Sabbath, when God rested was a literal 24 hour day, then that means that God’s rest ended well over 6,000 years ago! Doesn’t it? It also means that there is no basis for Jesus to declare himself Lord of the Sabbath since that makes him the Lord of only one day out of SEVEN. Additionally, when God invites us to enter his Sabbath rest, we would be entering only a resting day of ONE 24 hour day out of seven. This doesn’t sound like much of a paradise to me.
@willkusserow4594 -- Greetings! I just wrote this comment for a person above, and thought you might like to see how the logic shows that the creative day is not literal.
If you are going to take each day as a literal 24 hour day then you need to take this “day” in the following scripture as 24 hours too, in which the 6 days are summed up as ONE day. “This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the DAY that the LORDb God made them.” Genesis 2:4. If God wanted us to understand that he was speaking about literal 24 hour creative days, then so as to avoid confusion among his children, he would have stated the following: “This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the WEEK that the LORDb God made them.” But he didn’t say that. A way for us to avoid being deceived, even by our own preconceptions, is to check out the Interlinear before drawing any conclusions.
If you look for the meaning of the word day in Hebrew, it is Yom and does NOT only mean a 24 hour period. Notice all the meanings it can have in Stong’s Concordance, on Biblehub.com.
Strong's Concordance
yom: day
Original Word: יוֹם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: yom
Phonetic Spelling: (yome)
Definition: day
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
day
NASB Translation
afternoon* (1), age (8), age* (1), all (1), always* (14), amount* (2), battle (1), birthday* (1), Chronicles* (38), completely* (1), continually* (14), course* (1), daily (22), daily the days (1), day (1115), day of the days (1), day that the period (1), day's (6), day's every day (1), daylight* (1), days (635), days on the day (1), days to day (1), days you shall daily (1), days ago (1), days' (11), each (1), each day (4), entire (2), eternity (1), evening* (1), ever in your life* (1), every day (2), fate (1), first (5), forever* (11), forevermore* (1), full (5), full year (1), future* (1), holiday* (3), later* (2), length (1), life (12), life* (1), lifetime (2), lifetime* (1), live (1), long (2), long as i live (1), long* (11), midday* (1), now (5), older* (1), once (2), period (3), perpetually* (2), present (1), recently (1), reigns (1), ripe* (1), short-lived* (1), so long* (1), some time (1), survived* (2), time (45), time* (1), times* (2), today (172), today* (1), usual (1), very old* (1), when (10), when the days (1), whenever (1), while (3), whole (2), year (10), yearly (5), years (13), yesterday* (1).
So the use of “day” in Genesis is a decision made by the particular translator of the Bible who will naturally carry his own doctrinal bias into his translation. If you accept that the Sabbath, when God rested was a literal 24 hour day, then that means that God’s rest ended well over 6,000 years ago! Doesn’t it? It also means that there is no basis for Jesus to declare himself Lord of the Sabbath since that makes him the Lord of only one day out of SEVEN. Additionally, when God invites us to enter his Sabbath rest, we would be entering only a resting day of ONE 24 hour day out of seven. This doesn’t sound like much of a paradise to me.
I've really struggled with this question since my profession requires I work on Saturday... so thank you for addressing it. Have you looked into the concept of the "Sunday Laws"?
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@ericwebb9561 I haven't heard about the Sunday Laws
@@BeroeanPickets I believe the SDAs teach that the mark of the beast will be a worldwide law requiring unified worship on Sunday, when the actual Sabbath is Saturday. I'm with you, I don't believe we're required to rest/worship on the Sabbath any longer, but I told myself that if the 8th king/NWO/one world religion to come requires we worship the beast on Sunday, like in Daniel's day, then I'm going to start to worship on Saturday instead.
@@ericwebb9561 Thank you for sharing that. I mean you no ill, friend, but share this as a warning. :)
According to Bible prophecy, the first beast in Revelation 13 who wields the mark is the papacy; and their mark in matters of worship is Sunday (they admit to changing the sabbath and without Scriptural support). A beast in Bible prophecy is a kingdom and nation (1 Kings 18, Daniel 7, Matthew 24). The second beast/nation in Revelation 13 who will legislate compulsory Sunday observance in tribute to the papacy is America.
Today if you hear God's voice, harden not your heart (Hebrews 3 & 4); and that applies to keeping God's law, and the fourth commandment of the sabbath, out of love to Him today. For God promises you, that if you wait until Sunday is made the law of the land to worship Him on His sabbath, you cannot guarantee that you will suddenly "switch sides" in that critical moment that shall be the greatest test that you and I will ever face (because it's the last test for us, and all people, before the return of Christ). For many will delay keeping God's sabbath now, and end up receiving the mark when Sunday is made law because they did not make it a habit to trust God now in keeping His sabbath out of love to Him in a relative time of peace. For when Sunday is made law, it will divide the "sheep from the goats" due to great persecution against sabbath-keepers (Revelation 12). For compared to those who will keep Sunday, there will only be a remnant group of people who will be honoring God in keeping holy His seventh day sabbath (which is the seal of God; Exodus 20, John 14, Revelation 7 & 14).
Trust God, dear friend, and make haste to keep His law and holy seventh day sabbath today. May He and Christ empower you to make that choice now out of love to Them for Their great sacrifice to save you. May They bless you mightily. :)
@@Project144K Thank you for your reply. At this point I agree with Eric and others when it comes to Sabbath worship. If it is a requirement for salvation, Jehovah and/or Jesus would have specified this. Just as circumcision wasn't a requirement for Christians, so too the Sabbath wasn't IMHO. I worship Jehovah every day, and don't require a special day to do so.
I believe the OT laws were abolished when Jesus fulfilled them, but I'm not going to ignore what people like you recommend, so my mind will remain open for adjustment. I've prayed on this, and feel that if Jehovah wants me to keep the Sabbath on Saturday, then He will either tell me directly or via direction from Jesus, or it will come in the form of Satan's system enforcing the Sunday Sabbath during the coming 3 & 1/2 year Hour of Test.
I watched Mark Martin's video series on the papacy being the beast and I must admit it was pretty compelling. But, just like the 1914 lie seemed logical at first, this too is just conjecture at this point. If the 6th head of the beast received it's mortal wound in 1798, that would mean the 7th has been ruling for 224 years. This isn't a "short while" as the Bible tells us at Revelation 17:10 though. I believe the wound occurs during the coming Great Tribulation, which leads to the 7th king, who is "also an 8th king" (Rev. 17:11). This 8th king rules for a short time, 3 & 1/2 years, meaning this king is Satan who will have been kicked out of Heaven at this point. The 8th king rules the 7 headed beast.
I could be completely wrong, but I will wait on Jehovah and Jesus to correct me, either through Scripture as yet not fully understood or directly from them. Thanks again for your reply.
Both the Bible students /JW / Taz and the SDA where influenced by a guy named Miller. The SDA were also influenced by a women named Ellen White who had tons of literature about worship she (wrote) actually she plagiarized all of it. Now I have been to an SDA church and the first thing you do is read exodus 20:8-11. I believe the reformers and early Christians followed the sabbath. It is interesting that the Catholic Church took upon themselves to change the Ten Commandments including the sabbath from Sat to Sun. No one questions why church is on a Sunday instead of Saturday. The Christians during the dark ages fought very hard and died by the millions for there beliefs in following the Bible instead of catholic traditions.
Remember the sabbath, to keep it holy. That's what he said, that's what I'm gonna do.
Thank you Eric. I still like to take Saturdays off however.
@exjwbiblebites2883 -- nobody is saving we can't take a day off. In fact we all should take a break; the point is believing that a Jewish calendar Sabbath saves us is wrong, according to the Bible. Taking a day off is not linked to a Christian's salvation.
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Oh I know, I was being facetious 😛
Don't lie is not in ten commandments. It is - don't slander. This is not the same. Slandering is not acceptable in any circumstances but lying is different thing. Many God's servants were lying - Abraham, Sarah, midwives in Egypt, Rahab, David, Jonathan even Jesus. This is very important topic since lying can save lives.
Lying is a sin. It is telling an untruth that results in harm to oneself or others. So telling an untruth is not good or bad on its own, but lying is always bad.
@@BeroeanPickets I can prove to you from Bible that lying is not always sin. Have you ever took in consideration when all those people were lying? Would you like or say truth to Gestapo if you are hiding your friends not to be murdered? It's easy to say but try to put it in practice. Lying is sin and that's it. This is what Jehovah's witnesses say while their leaders lie for own gain. This is one more reason to despise them. Hypocrites!
@@leadanon127 Let me explain it this way. Is killing always a sin? Is murder always a sin?
@@BeroeanPickets it's not if it's necessary as a defence, specially to protect others. We don't live according ten commandments any more but according principles derived from the decalogue.
Romans 14:5-23 certainly helps us not to condemn others for their conscience on the mater.
@ticktock3526 -- Exposing a falsehood is not condemning a man, it is exposing an unscriptural teaching. Jesus told his disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees.
HI Keith, I hope all is well with you and that you are finding peace and happiness.
Here's the difference between someone helping Yeshua set people free and another keeping people in man-made chains.
ISAIAH 66:23 pleases read it Genesis 2:2 this is before there was a Jewish person or nation hope this helps you God bless
Why do you make hundreds look up your scriptures???
Put them in your comment and them reason on them.
I still don't understand why people think God changes his mind thst what he said could be changed. why do people keep all the other commandments but has a hard time helping the 4th one. the laws that was fulfilled was mosaick law the laws against us 10 commandments are good.
When I was a very little boy, my father forbid me to cross the street on my own. However, as I grew, he began to allow me to do things on my own. Eventually, he trusted me with being able to drive his car. Did my dad change his mind?
As the video explained (Did you watch the whole video) that the law as a tutor. Actually, the Bible explains that. So God never changed his mind. He did things exactly as he intended with the purpose--like any loving father--of bringing his children to maturity.
When you read the Colossians chapter completely it’s clear that Paul is saying do not judge one another based on what your keeping OT or NT law as it’s Gods boundary however the main point is new converts with weak faith we’re keeping OT regulations such as eating only vegetables. While those with sting faith like Paul understood everything in NT is clean and can be ate. So for the Sabbath it’s the same, OT many outward regulations like animal sacrifice but now worship is through scripture in Spirt and truth.
Also Paul said we don’t nullify the law rather we up hold it and he kept the Sabbath just like Christ
Sunday is now regarded as a day of sabbath rest which came from Pagan Sun god worship in 321. This is just influence of the Roman Catholic Church not necessarily something any Christian choose let alone knows its origin in Sun God idolatry in 321 ad
I believe the scriptures are pretty clear about salvation, and the 2 Commandments we must follow!
Love, for Jehovah, Jesus, and Neighbor!
That’s it period!
Is it loving, for any man to set up a religious organization ahead of Jesus 2nd coming and assign himself a position of prominence with in that said group of people?
Can we not wait for Jesus, Our King to come?
Even if it means we must experience Adamic death? Not one of us can run ahead of Jesus with their plans and schemes for power.
I think even Spock off star trek would say Eric this is logical lol captain lol.nice video Eric all the best from UK England 👍
Excellent video Eric again. It’s funny how the 7th Day Eventists are similar to the JWS, their both dilutional and misguided Peace
My husband I really benefited from your discussion here and I look forward to hearing about application of the principles of the Sabbath in your next video. Thank you so much Eric, but mostly I thank the Bible of course. Eric I know your busy but if you get the chance to answer, my husband and I are wondering about Leviticus 23:7,8...its clear there is no work but we were considering what it means to have an implied "assembly" (to assemble for the purpose of recognition ect to God) So does this imply a type of worship? Or perhaps that was specific for the Holy Days. Thx when you can...no pressure. Me and husband love the Bible.
@barbaratucker6489 -- thank you for your kind words! I will respond later about Leviticus 23:7,8.
I have several questions that probably won't be answered, but I'll add them anyway.
Why wasn't Genesis 2 : 3 mentioned in this talk? God sanctifying and blessing the seventh day makes the seventh day of the week sound mighty important. Or is it holy only to God?
The video says the sabbath wasn't kept before the ten commandments were written, so can someone explain why we're told that God set it apart? What was his purpose in doing that? It's not described as a commandment or as a day of worship in Genesis 2.
It seems humans are first instructed on what to do with this holy day later in history when the ten commandments are given, but with the caveat that the instructions are meant for the Jews only. And yet I thought God was using Israel as a light to the nations.
The ten commandments are commonly known as God's moral law or code. So if the fourth commandment isn't necessary for salvation, then why is it part of the moral code?
What is moral about observing the sabbath? Do Jews see it as immoral to not keep it? When I think of immorality, abstaining from work on Saturday isn't the first thing that comes to mind. In fact, in doesn't even register as immoral like murder or lying.
Also, what does it mean that God rested?
"And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made." (Gen. 2 : 3 KJV)
@bombastoid --
1)As I explained at the end of this video, I would be doing a second to explain the meaning of God's Day of Rest.
2) As to the second question, I think you will find the answer in the video part 2 of the Sabbath to be released tomorrow (Friday).
3)The 4th commandment foreshadows the reality to come (see Hebrews 10:1-The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming-not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.) Again the next video will address this especailly when we see Jesus Christ is called the Lord of the Sabbath and it is through him that we enter Gods rest as our Heavenly Father originally purposed.
4) Do you think it is morally appropriate, if you were an employer, to work your employees with no rest in the day? Do you think it is morally appropriate to work your body and the life God has given to the bone with no rest so that you burn out?
5) What does it mean that God rested? It means that he stopped creating and it meant that his creation could now enjoy eternal peace with God because God's Sabbath is not a 24 hour period but is on-going. Remember that there are warnings in Hebrews about how the Israelites did not enter into his rest because of disobedience. All of this is discussed in the next video.
@@BeroeanPickets Thanks for your reply. I'm neither a Sabbatarian nor an ex-jw, but I'm simply searching for truth. I'm glad people are challenging such doctrines. I'll keep studying your videos/replies as well as other sources.
Great message. Thank you. I was subscribed to Mark Martin and found issues with some of his explanations. Example was the Sabbath and the literal return of Jerusalem. I started a dialog with him, my questions went unanswered. I then realized it was better for me to unsubscribe.
I really appreciate the effort you put behind, making this video on a subject that had concerned me. I had heard Mark Martin speak about the sabbath in the video a year ago or more, and I did not agree with it ….. I did some research myself just to see if what he was saying had some truth to it, and I could not come up with any that agreed with his view yet I was still confused as to whether the Sabbath was done away with, along with the rest of the law that was nailed to the stake with Jesus. It just didn’t seem practical anymore for people to have to pick a particular day to refuse to work, and to make that our day of worship and worship , because I thought our worship is a part of our life every day, and not confined to one day a week, and it wouldn’t matter what day of the week we took off from work. Yes, he had me confused for a bit.
This video and all the scriptures and logic, you referred to have really helped me to understand this Sabbath matter better. Thank you again, Eric and may Jehovah continue to bless you and all that you do.
You got it wrong my friend
I am a SDA and we keep the sabbath because we are saved not to be saved
God Bless you and yours
Sorry, but that makes no sense.
@@BeroeanPickets I know thats why i am praying for you and all who are watching your sight to learn more go to joes Bible minute on u tube or hope though Christ on u tube may God bless you and yours my friend
Yes that verse about love is true, but you must love God and the way you love him is by keeping his commandments (JOHN 14:15) and also eternal life is dependant on loving and knowing God(John 17:3) so if you don't keep his commandments which include the sabbath and etc then you according to 1John 2:3-6 are not a true worshiper. So yes love among ourselves is important but every religious organization out there has love amongst its own members (themselves) but love for God's commandments + love for those who also love God's commandments now thats not really all that common. If your father tells you to do something and says if you love me you'll do it but you go off and not do what he asked you how would that feel for him? Not so good ha?
Do you see where you go wrong? It's here: "if you don't keep his commandments which include the sabbath." You start with the truth from scripture "If you don't keep his commandments..." and them you insert the interpretation of man, "which include the sabbath."
What proof do we have that it includes the sabbath? Your opinion? Would you base your belief in God on my opinion. I hope not!
I've seen this argument before which is why I devoted part of the video to explaining what commandments John is referring to and I did so using Scriptures. Now either you didn't watch the video and so are unaware that I've already countered this argument (Proverbs 18:13) or you did watch it and have chosen to ignore those arguments, I confess, is somewhat disrespectful.
@@BeroeanPickets I just think if you read every account that our Messiah touched on the law and commandments from his own mouth as recorded he always tells us to obey and follow the law. Yes that is all of the laws. There is no temple so the feasts can not be done in Jerusalem but for that we have his blood. I don't see the logic of that was only meant for the Jews and not Gentiles. All through the Torah and Tanakh there are examples of people who join themselves to God from foreign nationalities and get the protection of Yahweh and are treated as citizens but they fall under the same laws of God as the Jewish people. There is also a time in the future where its been told people will come from all over to jerusalem for the feasts. So to say no for this period in the middle we don't have to keep the laws of God if we are Gentiles I just don't understand the logic. We have to get grafted into Israel even according to Paul but yet we don't have to follow the rest of the branches and root? How can you be a citizen in a nation of God but not required to follow its laws? To me Yeshua came to tell us hey this temple or this mountain isn't going to be here anymore, but I as your high priest will make it ok for you. But it requires you to love him and to keep his father's commandments/will. If we stop looking at scripture through a Roman Catholic, Latin and Greek translations and depictions and go to the Hebrew root we will see what our hebrew Messiah really said and meant. We had the written Torah, he (Yeshua) became our living/visual Torah so that we have no reason to not follow it. He did not come to abolish. He came to make it full as the hebrew transition teaches. Heaven and earth are still here so how come we just set aside God's laws? It just doesn't make sense my brother.
@@BeroeanPickets I apologize for not quoting verses in my comment, but if you type any portions of my comment in google you will see the verses I was trying to quote. I do very much agree with you and your views on organized religion, seventh day adventists and JWs and so on. Just wanted to be clear on that. I don't believe I know everything, not even close. I've also left JW religion just only about 5 years ago and have been on this journey to the truth. Your comment about worshiping God in spirit and truth has really been my only goal since. I feel our Messiah new that his followers and those wanting to worship his father will soon be scattered amongst the nations and so that's where the comment of soon neither will they worship in this temple or on this mountain came from.
Well said. May God and Christ bless you mightily. For in Revelation 22, Jesus cited that only those who do God's commandments (all ten of them, Exodus 20, John 14 et al.) will have the right to eat from the tree of life and enter into the city. Thus, those who are only hearers of God's law (Romans 2) will not be eating from the tree of life, nor entering into that city, but will be outside of it and devoured by fire with Satan and his angels (Revelation 20). For even the keeping of any other day for God's sabbath (like Sunday) is a lie; and liars will also be outside that city and devoured by fire from God out of heaven.
@@mozzyoak Agreed, we cannot set aside God's laws, but if God tells us that the former law is obsolete and now replaced by a new law, a law that the former law was intended to lead us to, then are we not rebelling against God by insisting that we will stick with the former law? I hope that the next video in this series will explain that fully.
Thank you so much Eric, this has been on my mind lately, thank you so much for covering this topic, Jah Bless!! 🙏🙏💯💪
Here's the answer guys:
*"Therefore there remains a Sabbath for the people of God"* - _Hebrews 4:9._ "Sabbath" - that is, our Kingdom. Simply put, for a Christian, every day is the Sabbath. Of course, for those who are on the Sabbath, there is no need to keep a separate Sabbath day.
In general, it is important to understand the difference between a law that will undoubtedly never be repealed for a person:
*"Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.
So, has good become deadly to me? No way"* - _Romans 7:12,13_
and the covenant, which is often called the law, but which is not a law, but is an agreement between Yahweh and Israel to keep the law:
*"The law, having a shadow of future good things, and not the very image of things, by the same sacrifices continually offered every year, can never make perfect those who come with them"* - _Hebrews 10:1._
Of course, the Sabbath commandment is not a covenant, but part of an eternal law carved in stone. And Saturday was not canceled and will not be, but it was revealed in its essence, as Saturday - a spiritual abode and eternal rest from mortal fuss, like eternity - dedicated to the Creator.
The misunderstanding of the difference between the covenant and the law of many leads to these illogical statements, similar to those discussed in this video - whether Christians keep the Sabbath today or not ... Thank you.
Please try include in your next video the reality of shadow of the law of not to steal, murder,adultery and not making an image not just only for Sabbath
Also try explain what James 2:11 means in your next video.
Thanks Eric
@aliceemenike7208 --The Sabbath 2 video will be released on Friday. It will talk about the reality of the shadow. Also James 2:11 while not addressed specifically is addressed in principle in that video.
James uses that example of a person breaking one law but keeping the others to show that all the laws must be kept for a person to keep the Mosaic Law. He uses this to show that the same principle applies to the new law of the Christ that supersedes the Mosaic Law. Under the new law of Christ, as Christians, which is the law of love, we cannot show a lack of love in one instance and think that we are keeping the whole law of love.
Was the Mosaic law not law of love? James 2:8 says the ROYAL LAW is love your neighbor as yourself, which is a law from the Mosaic law -Leviticus 19:18. And it is this Royal law from Mosaic law that James was encouraging Christian to keep. So how is it that we are exhorted to obey a law from mosaic law if those Mosaic law and the ten commandments are not for the new covenant.
Then was Jesus wrong when he says that we must obey the ten commandments in order to inherit everlasting life? Matthew 19:16-19
Why is the sabbat friday-saturday and not sunday? Because the week somehow begins on sunday and not monday?
Great video btw. Maybe you could do a video on the old law/covenant vs. the new covenant. Why there were an old law in the first place and the meaning of it. Was it a plan A and the new covenant a plan B? And your’ view on the many “silly” rules in deuteronomy and leviticus.
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An excellent idea
If you remember the days of the week in elementary school it was recited as Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, etc. with Sunday being the first day of the week and Saturday being the last day of the week which was when GOD rested from all his creation and sanctified the Sabbath. It is also the fourth commandment. The day was from sunset to sunset.
Religion is a dangerous thing. We just only want to hear what suits oursituation and yes, this is truth. We must search the scriptures for ourselves. A 1000 years is 'like as' a day to God, NOT one day. It is about how human beings view time as opposed to how God does. To man, a 1000 years seems like eternity, a very long time; to God it is just a very short time. Let the Holy Spirit guide us through the Word
If the Sabbat had to be kept by the Christians as you said so well why the holy spirit didn't told the Christians in the book of Act 15: 28,29 to keep the Sabbat since their salvation would depend upon observing it?
Hi Eric. I find it compelling that you don't take the creation account of Genesis literal. After carefully reading each verse, I find that the scriptures describe what God established each literal day and each verse always concludes that each day had evening and morning. Now I understand no one was around to see if those days were actually longer in time than what we perceive days to be now, however it's quite clear that these days were (singular) days with mornings and evenings, which leaves me to believe that the earth could be younger than many of us think. If this earth is millions of years old, it would contradict the bible. They have fossils that they date back millions of years old, but humans only been around for nearly 7,000 years. it says in genesis on the 5th and 6th day god made the sea, flying, and land creatures. in the book of Genesis, it's clear that death and suffering came about after Adam and eve disobeyed Jehovah. I've learned a lot from your videos, and I just would like more clarity on this topic
@perrybrinson5760 - If you are going to take each day as a literal 24 hour day then you need to take this “day” in the following scripture as 24 hours too, in which the 6 days are summed up as ONE day. “This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the DAY that the LORDb God made them.” Genesis 2:4. If God wanted us to understand that he was speaking about literal 24 hour creative days, then so as to avoid confusion among his children, he would have stated the following: “This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the WEEK that the LORDb God made them.” But he didn’t say that. A way for us to avoid being deceived, even by our own preconceptions, is to check out the Interlinear before drawing any conclusions.
If you look for the meaning of the word day in Hebrew, it is Yom and does NOT only mean a 24 hour period. Notice all the meanings it can have in Stong’s Concordance, on Biblehub.com.
Strong's Concordance
yom: day
Original Word: יוֹם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: yom
Phonetic Spelling: (yome)
Definition: day
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
day
NASB Translation
afternoon* (1), age (8), age* (1), all (1), always* (14), amount* (2), battle (1), birthday* (1), Chronicles* (38), completely* (1), continually* (14), course* (1), daily (22), daily the days (1), day (1115), day of the days (1), day that the period (1), day's (6), day's every day (1), daylight* (1), days (635), days on the day (1), days to day (1), days you shall daily (1), days ago (1), days' (11), each (1), each day (4), entire (2), eternity (1), evening* (1), ever in your life* (1), every day (2), fate (1), first (5), forever* (11), forevermore* (1), full (5), full year (1), future* (1), holiday* (3), later* (2), length (1), life (12), life* (1), lifetime (2), lifetime* (1), live (1), long (2), long as i live (1), long* (11), midday* (1), now (5), older* (1), once (2), period (3), perpetually* (2), present (1), recently (1), reigns (1), ripe* (1), short-lived* (1), so long* (1), some time (1), survived* (2), time (45), time* (1), times* (2), today (172), today* (1), usual (1), very old* (1), when (10), when the days (1), whenever (1), while (3), whole (2), year (10), yearly (5), years (13), yesterday* (1).
So the use of “day” in Genesis is a decision made by the particular ranslator of the Bible who will naturally carry his own doctrinal bias into his translation. If you accept that the Sabbath, when God rested was a literal 24 hour day, then that means that God’s rest ended well over 6,000 years ago! Doesn’t it? It also means that there is no basis for Jesus to declare himself Lord of the Sabbath since that makes him the Lord of only one day out of SEVEN. Additionally, when God invites us to enter his Sabbath rest, we would be entering only a resting day of ONE 24 hour day out of seven. This doesn’t sound like much of a paradise to me.
I disagree about the universe being billions of years old, of evolution and also about the heliocentric model of the universe. But other than that that was a great video. Thanks
Remember you can not nail stone to wood when it comes to the law think about it
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I thought the Sabbath was instituted to remind Jews of how Jehovah/Yahweh had saved them, and gave them rest, from bondage and slavery in Egypt, by bringing them out through the Red Sea...a baptism of sorts. After Jesus arrived and gave up his life, he freed those Jews who put faith in him, and who were baptised in him, from the greater bondage to sin, and subsequent death . Faith in Jesus, the lord of the Sabbath, kind of replaces the ritualistic and symbolic observance of a Sabbath one day a week.
I do think of what Jesus said to the Samaritan woman but I thought he Said it because he was the Messiah the Jews were not going to offer sacrifices and because the temple was going to be destroyed that people would have to worship in other places ( them and us) but I thought it was on Saturday still because Jehovah sanctified forever.
Acts 15:28,29 were requirements to receive the Holy Spirit and good health choices for that period of time. But, that today, still does not separate you from the Christ, and his promised Paradise resurrection guarantee. Does it?
Eric as an ex JW and an avid Bible student I appreciate your views, and generally find they correspond with the understanding I personally have come to. However I was taken aback by your arbitrary dismissal of the ‘days of creation’.
As you are such a an advocate of sticking to Gods word may I respectfully ask you to clarify this stance at some point.
I clarified it in the video you're commenting on. What more clarification is needed?
@Dennis o'leary, can you please share what you mean by "an arbitrary dismissal of the days of creation?"
@@BeroeanPicketsAround about time mark19:10. You dismiss a literal 24 hour day, you then make an appeal to common sense ie basically what modern science with its evolutionary mind set teaches, even as they do calling the earth an insignificant speck of dust.
One of my greatest pleasure having escaped the JW’s is thinking for myself. My point was/ is you ventured out of your strict biblical stance with ‘human reasoning’.
Again thank you for the work you do.
@@wendywiens4209 I have mad a reply. Basically an appeal to common sense regarding what science teaches (7 days/ 24hrs) is not exegesis' but an opinion.
I have not passed an opinion just pointed out what to me appeared to be inconsistent with his normal reliance on allowing the Bible to be the source of doctrine.
@@BeroeanPicketsEric, Ex 20:11 also states 6 days (Hebrew for day- Yom)
As God also spoke all things into existence this is clearly not inconceivable (Ps 33:6-10). Now the creation days may or may not be 6 literal days, but if you are stating they are not should you not explain why using scripture rather than an appeal to secular science which promotes 4.5 billion years history/evolution - and generally dismisses a world wide flood account. Appreciate your video was on the sabbath (with good scriptural explanation) so maybe this would be a good topic for a future video.
We are saved by unmerited favor through faith. Works of the Torah are only the evidence of true faith. Love of God and love of neighbor are the two main commandments in the Torah. The rest of the Torah and the Prophets hang upon those two.
Matthew 22:34-40 (TLV): But the Pharisees, when they heard that Yeshua had silenced the Sadducees, gathered together in one place. And testing Him, one of them, a lawyer, asked, “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Torah?”
And He said to him, “ ‘You shall love Adonai your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire Torah and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
We love neighbor by keeping God's commandments to not murder him, not commit adultery with his wife, and not stealing from him for example. We love God by keeping shabbat, eating kosher, and wearing tzitzit for example (Exodus 20:8-11, Leviticus 11:1-45, Numbers 15:37-41).
Jesus death fulfilled the law. Christians have no need to keep the Sabbath.
@@vintage6346 we are instructed to walk as he walked, keeping the commandments as 1 John 2:3-6 indicates.
1 John 2:3-6 (TLV): Now we know that we have come to know Him by this-if we keep His commandments. The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God is truly made perfect. We know that we are in Him by this- whoever claims to abide in Him must walk just as He walked.
Before his death and resurrection, Jesus/Yeshua commanded to keep what is preached from Moses' seat.
Matthew 23:1-3 (TLV): Then Yeshua spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, saying, “The Torah scholars and Pharisees sit on the seat of Moses. So whatever they tell you, do and observe. But don’t do what they do; for what they say, they do not do.
After his death and resurrection, Yeshua directed his disciples to teach everything he commanded. He did not say to teach everything except the Torah. Rather, he said to teach everything he commanded.
Matthew 28:19-20 (TLV): Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, immersing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Ruach ha-Kodesh, teaching them to observe all I have commanded you. And remember! I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
@@Shinobi1362 Jesus death fulfilled the law. Until his death, the law had not been fulfilled.
@@vintage6346 you are correct. He also fulfilled baptism and all righteousness at Matthew 3:15, but has anyone ever suggested that this means we don't have to get baptized, or that all righteousness was done away with?
@@vintage6346 also, why would he, after his death and resurrection, tell his disciples to teach everything he commanded, including his command to keep what is preached from Moses' seat at Matthew 23:1-3?
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and as for the fact that Jesus died and rested (in the tomb..) all day Saturday... Is that irrelevant or could it somehow mean that even in death, Jesus fulfilled the Law?
And when he says he came to fulfill the Law (to obey the Law) isn't that his example to follow as well?!
Yes, our salvation DOES depend on keeping the 7th day Sabbath, along with all other of God's commands.
If we don't keep God's commands, we show we don't love Jesus. "If you love me, keep my commandments" John 14:15.
I don't think you watched the whole video, or perhaps not even a little bit of it. Keeping Jesus' commandments means we must reject the legalism of the Mosaic law code for a higher law, one to which the old law brought us as a tutor brings a child to the master teacher.
@@BeroeanPickets Beroean, Matthew 7:22 On that day, many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many powerful deeds in your name?’
23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’
1John 3:4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; indeed, sin is lawlessness.
John 14:15 “If you love me, you will obey my commandments.
If you love Jesus, you will keep his commandments, including his 7th day Sabbath commandment.
If you don't love Jesus, you will break his commandments.
Which is it with you, Beroean?
@@statutesofthelord This is interesting. You write:
"If you love Jesus, you will keep his commandments, including his 7th day Sabbath commandment.
If you don't love Jesus, you will break his commandments.
Which is it with you, Beroean?"
I'm actually working on a video transcript to deal with this type of deceptive reasoning. One has to be very careful to recognize it. You make a number of valid statements in your comment, and they make a subtle substitution hoping your readers will not notice how you have inserted your own opinion. Yes, we must keep Jesus' commandments. That's right in the Bible. What isn't in the Bible is your opinion "including his 7th day Sabbath commandment".
@@BeroeanPickets Beroean has never read the 10 Commandments?
Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exod 20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Exod 20:10 But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates:
11 For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
13 Thou shalt not kill.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15 Thou shalt not steal.
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour's.
You got that right. AMEN!!!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Excellent video - the Sabbath is the shadow of Christ's work of redemption. So when we place our trust (faith) in Christ and him alone, not Christ and the SDA organization or Christ and the LDS organization or in any organization, then we are truly Sabbath keepers which most SDA clearly are not. The only point I would add to your comments is that the Sabbath is not sio=mply rest alone (Exodus 20) as you have pointed out, its also remembrance (Deuteronomy 5:15) - both rest and rembrance, just as today faith in Christ who is the true Sabbath rest (Matthew 11:28) is both rest and rembrance of what Christ has done (not what we have done as SDA preachers so love to gloat about. On my own channel I have about 20 telephone discussions with SDA pastors uploaded, in the SDA playlist, as well as an incredible 2,178 telephone an d zoom discussions with Jehovah's Witness elders / leaders uploaded to various playlists by Geographial region.
@christiancomedychannel2800 Thanks for bringing that scripture to my attention. I'll check out your channel. How did you manage to get JW elders to dialogue with you?
@@BeroeanPickets I was thinking the same thing Eric!! 😅
Hebrews 8:10 (RNKJV) For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith YHVH; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them Elohim, and they shall be to me a people:
2 Corinthians 3:3 (WEBM) being revealed that you are a letter of Messiah, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.
Hebrews 4:9 (NET) Consequently a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God.
Hebrews 10:26 (NET) For if we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins is left for us,
Hebrews 10:26 (YLT) For we -- willfully sinning after the receiving the full knowledge of the truth -- no more for sins doth there remain a sacrifice,
I am confused because the Bible says Sabbath forever.
I am a gentile which means that this is only for Jews who were supposed to keep the law. (Which is null after Christ except the disciples kept getting together on the Sabbath. ) Acts has several references.
I do have a question, if the Catholic Church managed to change the day in which now 90% days f churches follow which is Sunday worship, isn’t that also a bad sign because all governments are trying to have one government, one currency, one day of worship?
Thank you brother for these videos. They keep me on my toes watching that my actions do not cause me to fall. And God knows my heart, my mind that even when I’m weak I’m strong in Him.
I don't keep the Sabbath. You couldn't PAY me to keep the Sabbath.
@@vintage6346 I understand. But what do you think of my other question about Sunday?
@@cghrios783
The question to which you refer begins with "if", then "which", then another "which", then an "isn't that", a "because", and a list of three items. I am at a loss as to how to answer your question regarding "Sunday".
@@vintage6346 the Catholic Church took the sabbath part off the commandment and changed the day to Sunday. ( this is a Catholic day of worship later adopted by all churches,) why should we follow what the Catholic church stipulated?
If they changed what the Bible says isn’t that wrong?
But now everyone (Christians, except for Adventists) worship on Sundays.
I’m not saying worship on Saturdays as the Jews do but worship on Saturday because it’s Biblical.
Didn’t the pope get together with all kinds of religious leaders to unite because he wants it to be one unified and universal religion? That should wake us up and makes us think.
Please consider what I am saying.
@@cghrios783
You say that worship on Saturday is Biblical. Where do you get that idea?
🤔 The Sabbath Day has absolutely nothing to do with salvation or Jesus. GOD commanded us to observe Sabbath until the end of days. There’s several texts regarding the Sabbath.
The fourth of the Ten Commandments says, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God …Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. (Exodus 20:8-10a, 11b)
Yes, but not to keep it as Israel did, but in a new way. The next video will explain.
Christians who survive the tribulation have white robes and are welcoming Jesus with palm branches. Being without spot from the world and no mark of the beast. Compare that to the many who offer their works at Matt 7:21-23 and are rejected. Our life depends on what basis Jesus judges on, white robes. The command to pour blood on the ground and would prevent you from using it for anything else doesn’t apply to Jesus’s blood because his blood contains no sin. Sinful humans carry around their sins in their blood, the organ God has claimed for himself. The soul is in the blood. Who knows what will be celebrated and observed in the new world. Jesus frees us to be familiar with the Holy Spirit to follow it. Religion is a snare and a racket selling us back into slavery to man.
I am a SDA and you got it all wrong when it comes to us my friend
We keep the Law not to be saved but because we are saved
Hi Joe - could you explain a bit more please.
You are sda... Not follower of our lord jesus thats the problem. Ellen G white is your leader..
@joecabral7315-- I believe that once saved always saved is wrong as is evidenced by this scripture in Revelation. "...one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never BLOT out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name..."Revelation 3:5 As shown in the video, keeping the law means you are severed from Christ, as Paul said in Galatians 5:4. I will quote it here for you: "You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace." Being severed from Christ means severed grace and from salvation.
Well said on keeping the law of God not to be saved, but because we are already saved. May God and Christ continue to bless you mightily. :)
For love to God always leads us to do those things that please and honor Him because of His great sacrifice in yielding up His only begotten Son, Jesus, to save us.
No Eric, our Salvation doesn't Depend on keeping a Sabbath Day, neither l'am Jehovah's witnesses, Christian, faithful slave, Bishop, Pop etc...
PSALM 14:2 , 3 From heaven Adonai observes humankind to see if anyone has understanding, if anyone seeks God.
(In verse 3 God said:) (I) But all turn aside, (II) all alike are corrupt ;
(III) no one does what is right , (IV) not single a one. God has checked carefully our worship he doesn't find a single one who worship him.
Our Salvation Depend on only:
Be born again with water and Spirit
Without that our Salvation has doubts.
If the Bible has introduced the words be born again or new; immediate we want to understand that the first birth had had a problems. We all we know that God created Adam perfect and gave him his Spirit that time God has good relationship, friendly discuss with Adam II the garden. In Genesis 3:1-21. God relationship of the human beings are not good any more.
Adam was spiritually dead it's in that state of death gave a birth for all mankind. Acts 17:26 " From one man he made every nation living on the entire surface of the earth, and he fixed the limits of their territories and the periods when the would flourish.
Roman 3: since all have sinned and come short of earning God's praise.
Romans 5: 12-14 : Here is how it works: it was through one individual that sin entered the world, and through sin, death; and in this way death passed through to the whole human race, inasmuch as everyone sinned. 13 Sin was indeed present in the world before Torah (the Scriptures) was given, but sin is not counted as such when there is no Torah. 14 Nevertheless death rule from Adam until Moshe,(the Law) even over those whose sinning was not exactly like Adam's violation of a direct command.
In this, Adam prefigured the one who was come. All these passages of the Scriptures show that mankind need to renew or born again. Because we're all spiritually death.
Now what is be born with water and Spirit?
That phrases came first time in life of a man, a great leader of Jewish Supreme Court :
Nikodemo. John 3: 3, 5 " Yes, indeed," Yeshua answered him, "I tell you that unless a person is born again from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God". 5 Yeshua answered, "Yes, indeed, I tell you that unless a person is born from water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
What does the Water prefigures?
EZEKIEL 36: 25-27 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you be clean; I will cleanse you from all idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit inside you; I will take the stony heart out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put my Spirit inside you and cause you to live by my laws, respect my rulings and obey them.
What the Water stand for? We're agree all of us that baptism or immersion can take off the sin as 3:21 This also prefigures what delivers us now, the water of immersion, which is not the removal of dirt from the body, but one"s pledge to keep a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah .
Ezekiel 36 :25. was fulfilled by the Lord Jesus John 15: 3 Right now, because of the word which I have spoken to you, you are pruned.(WATER =GOD WORDS GOOD NEWS OF SALVATION.)
To the Samaritan woman The Lord discussed about the same WATER which represents the GOD WORDS all Scriptures. John 4: 13-14 Yeshua answered, "Everyone who drink this water will get thirty again,14 but whoever drinks the water I will give him will never be thirsty again! On the contrary, the water I give him will become a spring of the water inside him, welling up into eternal life. There are two kinds of Water: first is simple water we drink every day and we drink it by our mouths.
The second Water we drink it by hearing or reading the Salvation words in the Scriptures and keeping put in practice that time you are born by God words (Water) in conditions that you stop to sin. John 9:31 We know that God doesn't listen to sinners; but if anyone fear God and does his will, God does listen to him.
What is the Spirit stand for? Simply is the the Spirit of God John 6:63 It is the Spirit
who gives life, the flesh is no help. The words I have spoken to you are Spirit and life ,.
There some illumination by the Holy Spirit of God. 1corinthians 2 10-16.
Prayer: Dear Almighty God, by the your Holy Spirit , open the mind for someone to know to understand that if we don't born again we are not permit to enter in your kingdom. Loving Father who like everyone be saved 1Timthy 2:4 He wants
all humanity to be delivered and come to full knowledge of the truth.
Everyone who didn't agree of these Holy Spirit explanation, they read all the passages and explain it to himself.
Shallom Shallom Shallom.
Your brother ExJW be born by Water and Spirit.
Does salvation depend on the command to honour our father and mother, not to kill, steal, commit adultery? Sure your answer will be no. This answer leads to another question: if we are dishonouring our parents, killing, living in adultery, stealing etc can we be saved? I believe your answer will be no, right? Yes, we are saved by grace NOT by works. However, this does not negate obedience. Jesus said that if we love Him we will keep His commandments. Do a study on who wrote the 10 commandments and who wrote the ceremonial laws,; on what each was written on; where they were placed in the Ark of the covenant. Also, do a study on the ceremonial sabbaths vs the 7th day creation Sabbath created before sin entered. Are you saying that the 7th day sabbath, created before sin entered could be disband at calvary. Jesus went to calvary because of sin not because of anything created pure. The bible said that the sabbath is for holy convocation. What does convocation mean? When Jesus went into the sanctuary each Sabbath and taught the people, was that a coming together, holy convocation?
Bonjour , Hello, I am jw awakened from France. I woke up my daughter but not my other two children and their spouses who are elders, anointed, and regular pioneers. I have a question: The Bible says believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. The jw believe in it and they believe that Jesus gave his life for us so they will be raptured because they are active and waiting for Jesus to come? What do you think?
@lb6051 - But believing in Jesus means what? For example, the demons believe in God and shudder. So belief is more than simply a recognition. It implies action and commitment which is why Jesus says that unless we are willing to carry the cross, that means willing to carry the shame associated with his name we cannot be saved. Luke 9:23.
Jesus also says at Matthew 10:32,33: "Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven. 33But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven." JWs do not confess Jesus before men, they confess the Governing Body.
At Matthew 7:21 Jesus we see evidence of many who believe in Jesus and claim to have done many wonderful things in his name, but what does Jesus say to them? "Get away from me you workers of Lawlessness." Therefore, simple belief in Jesus will NOT save us, according to scripture.
@@BeroeanPickets Thank you Eric, but they talk about Jesus and even in the studies they teach that if we can obtain eternal life it is thanks to his sacrifice. Indeed, they put Jehovah forward but they carry out the commandments to preach and try like all true Christians not to sin. Satan is a liar, deceiver etc... They seek to kill us and take us away from God. The tj (for France) or jw for you, preach jw.or so that people go to the site and discover the promises of God and also discover there that Jesus offered his life and that they must follow their commandments. Not long ago a tdg said that we had to follow the commandments of Jesus. You know what I mean brother? Moreover, they announce that Jesus will reign on earth. The JWs have mistakes, even very serious ones, but they are innocent and believe they serve God. Not like those who have Jesus will say: I don't know you because they are wicked, greedy or hypocritical bad people who worship God but knowingly disobey him. I think there is a difference, right? What do you think?
@@alcedo_kf They do not think that the tdg replaces the Bible but that like a pastor it guides them to understand the Bible. It is to listen to the central college which instructs them through the tdg or other publications.
On the other hand, your verse from Romain ch10, excellent, thank you, I will test it.
@@lb6051,
Have you ever tried to reason with an elder who was condemning you?
@@alcedo_kf Yes, indeed they think that if we leave the central college we will not pass harmaguedon! I just understood your thought! For them, therefore, it is obedience to the central college that saves us thanks to Jesus. So we must obey the c.c first and maybe we will be saved when only Jesus saves. But they will tell me that c.c is useful for teaching us to obey God. He is a guide that God uses, his earthly organization. Difficult to reason with them!!!! My children said to me: how can one understand the Bible without the c.c? We would be wrong and not accept Jehovah. They love us and desire our good. It's really difficult to reason with them without revealing yourself otherwise it's excomunication and a lot of drama!
In many gentile minds ( in mine case was the same )is steel unclear what means to be incorporated in Israel of God but in the same time to not be a natural Jew. As a former JW , painfully I understand the true organization where the gentiles was dragged explained clearly by apostles trough the prophecy of Amos , Amos 9:11,12 also explained by apostles in Acts 1514-20( Jews by the way) the status and requirements of gentiles like ( branches) in the Israel ( the root) Romans all chapter 11. Is difficult to understand for many the words of Paul from Romans chapter 11: verse 1,2 especially for a gentile to understand that the both covenants ( the old and new acording to Jeremiah 31:31-34 quoted in Hebrews to) God both maded with Israel not with Gentiles remembering the fact that Jesus’s ministry was specifically for Jews. Is funny now to remember the words of Jesus misquoted in every Lord supper according to watchtower ( I have other sheeps) John 10:16, actually Jesus speaks about Jews and gentiles together ( last words from John 10:15). For a natural Jew the seventh day is still in covenant ( we gentiles celebrate the Passover) a first covenant celebration actually and for some of us all prophetic celebrations like Pentecost or the day of Trumpets. Of course Sabbath as a day cannot save , only the sacrifice of Jesus does. Personal i consider Bible Jewish calendar and feasts including the evening beginning of a new day!
This is all well and good but how do we get around Matthew 24: 18-20. Here Jesus was speaking about an occurrence that will happen after His resurrection. Why would the Sabbath affect Christians who at this time shouldn’t be observing it?
The occurrence you are referring to is the destruction of the city of Jerusalem and the nation of Israel, the territory of Judea. While Christians are not obliged to observe the Sabbath, they still lived in the country that observed it. Packing up and leaving Would mean violating the laws of the land. It would make their escape all the more difficult.
@@BeroeanPickets hmmm 🤔. I have to study that a little more. Thank you.
I must say, I have always enjoyed your videos and appreciate the work you do. But I am very disappointed that you felt the need to personally attack the beliefs of a fellow ex Jw in this way. You could easily discuss the topic without doing that. Very poor taste in my opinion and I have lost respect for you.
Paul personally named those who put forward a false teaching, and he stated what their false teaching consisted of. Paul's motivation was to keep their talk from spreading "like gangrene". Here is that example:
2 Timothy 2:16-18 says,
"16 But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness, 17 and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some."
@@vintage6346 Paul was an apostle, inspired by God. Are you putting Eric on that level? If so you are still following men. In my opinion it is best to critique the teaching, not the teachers.
@@christinev1015,
Eric exposes the doctrine that one should keep the Sabbath as a false teaching. He names Mark Martin as one who teaches that Christians should keep the Sabbath. It would be wonderful if Mark Martin would stop teaching this doctrine.
If Jesus kept the Sabbath and the disciples did even after Jesus' death what is the problem for others to do it?
@missderry2387 - the point is that the Sabbath was not mandatory to keep as it was under the Mosaic Law.
If you ascribe to Catholic doctrine, then the Sabbath is removed. The Catholic Church removed the 4th commandment - the Sabbath - at the Council of Nicea. Now, everyone who thinks he is a bible scholar claims that the Sabbath is no more because a man made religious organization said so. Odd how man always points fingers at why the last guy had it wrong but never makes sure he's right. (1 Tim 1:7) This was part of the Ten Commandments. None of the Ten Commandments is obsolete!
First thing I like to look at when considering the Sabbath is what Jesus said:
"Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.“" - Mark 2:27 BSB
Jesus did not give an expiration date for the Sabbath as it was "made for man". I take this to mean, in my opinion, that when man is no longer on the earth then the Sabbath can go away. If God made something for the entirety of mankind, and if God doesn't change, then why implement it at all.
Next thing I like to look at is what Jesus said with regards to the Law:
"Do not think that I have come TO ABOLISH THE LAW OR THE PROPHETS. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until EVERYTHING IS ACCOMPLISHED. So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven." - Mat 5:17-19 BSB
When Jesus used the line "until heaven and earth pass away", he was directly referring to Isaiah 65:17 which John piggy-backs at Revelation 21:1; meaning at the end of days when he creates the "new heavens and new earth", that is when everything is accomplished and the Law FULFILLED not ABOLISHED! Jesus also went on to say in verse 19 that no one should break the commandments he followed and shouldn't teach others to breeak them either. Food for thought.
Finally, a good note as to why the Sabbath is to be observed, and the most powerful note of all, came from Jesus himself. When he was informing the apostles of the things to look for "at the end of the age" (Mat 24:3 BSB), or what the JW's call - Armageddon. Jesus spoke of what we would see just before he came back to collect those faithful. When those days of tribulation were upon mankind, just before everyone is to stand before the returned Christ, Jesus said:
"Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or ON THE SABBATH." - Mat 24:20 BSB
Now why would Christ Jesus be promoting the Sabbath if it was to be done away with? Remember, he said he was the "Lord OF the Sabbath" (Mat 12:8), that means the Sabbath goes with him! You don't think that Jesus knew that he wouldn't be returning for an extended period of time? God had all things considered before the founding of the world (Acts 2:23; Ro 8:29; Eph 1:4; 1 Pet 1:20), so He obviously knew when Jesus was coming back. (Hab 2:3)
As a side note, Paul observed every Sabbath and preached in the synagogue, just like Jesus. Why would he be following the custom of Jesus if the Sabbath was no more? Compare Luke 4:16 to Acts 17:2
@@homerhill-b7h You didn't watch the video, did you? If you care to watch the video, you'll have the answers to all your objections.
@@LosBereanos What I heard - when I watched the video - was a bunch of strawman arguments. No where in there did you address my comments on Mark 2 and 5 along with Matthew 24. The problem stems the way it always has, man regurgitates previous doctrine of other men who assumed they know what it meant. You speak of exegesis yet you still lean into some eisegesis.
For example, in one of your other videos you say that all people should be partaking of the emblems at memorial. This is absolute rubbish. You quote the same lines of "doing this in remembrance of me" and promote that everyone is to partake, yet you gloss over Paul's admonition:
Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep [in death]. - 1 Cor 11:27-30 BSB
For those that don't do their own research, but instead go to TH-cam church, you would have these people bring judgment upon themselves. What if these people do not accurately assess what their faults are? What if they think more of themselves and are not using "sober-minded" thinking? (Ro 12:3 BSB) Wouldn't it be better for them to NOT partake, and air on the side of caution, than have a chance to bring death upon themselves? But according to you, and your take on scripture, they would be fine! Isn't that what you claimed the clowns in Watchtower were doing? This isn't meant as a swipe at your character, just more as an eye opener.
Admittedly, I do not/have not watched all of your content. And while I can say that much of your reasoning that I have seen is fairly accurate, and I do agree with many of your points, however you still fall back on old church doctrine and what the mainstream religious communities have spewed for years. Case in point with the Sabbath. Jesus said he was the Lord of the Sabbath and that he came to FULFILL the Law, not ABOLISH it. The scriptures say that the Law is not fulfilled UNTIL he has come back. He isn't back yet. Ergo, the Sabbath still stands and is the whole point of Matthew 24:20. All of this is clearly explained above in my previous comment. I made my case and it speaks for itself, I will not "quarrel over words". (2 Ti 2:14)
Now when it comes to other aspects of the Law, one could reasonably argue that 1 Samuel 15:22 does leave a way out of performing animal sacrifices, something God in His infinite wisdom would have seen as unreasonable in this day and age of PETA and other bunny hugging organizations along with the climate of these times. But this is the Sabbath we're talking about; not animal sacrifice. At least if you promote this, and it isn't what God actually wanted (even though it is), you won't be bringing death upon anyone by telling them not to observe it. After all, it isn't very hard to observe doing nothing for a day.
Either way, you have not offended me and I mean no offense to you; truly. I know sarcasm and stern banter can be misconstrued as vicious and vile attack, especially in todays whiny atmosphere. If we don't see eye to eye, then we can agree to disagree. I am, however, trying to do right by a fellow Christian and keep you from offending God and/or possibly heaping the blood of others on yourself. (James 3:1)
Peace.
Here’s a quote from an article Eric wrote in 2013. “Who Should Partake?”
“No, the warning here is against disrespecting the solemnity of the occasion by acting inappropriatly, not waiting for one another, or over-indulging, or even having sects and divisions. (1Cor. 11:19, 20) So let’s not missapply this text to support the traditions of men.”
I don't think Mark realize that there are different covenants at different periods of time...or that it was the Sabbath keepers that had a problem with the way Jesus carried out his ministry to the point where they put him to death.
Yes he acknowledge faith in Christ but he still hold on to the sabbath...
A day has nothing to do with us gaining salvation......so I think he needs to continue researching...
The SDA claim THEY are the redeemed and everyone else is condemned, that is a terrible sin on more than one front, passing judgement on anyone who is not a SDA member and oh how proud they are to pronounce your condemnation and their favor with God. That is perhaps blasphemy against the HOLY SPIRIT at the worse, perhaps not but it is a lie from hell.
@That_70s_Bike -- I really appreciate you sharing that scripture.
@@alcedo_kf The SDA completely blows off Paul who was the guy God tasked to take the Gospel to the gentiles. A close study of Paul teaches the nuts and bolts of the new Covenant, but it goes right by them while they claim to believe Paul and contradicting him at every turn. I engage them as a witness and hope for an awakening with a few, I can't say for sure that I've made any headway at all with any of them. I don't wish to be angry with them for their arrogance, it's not easy.
John ch 14 ver 15
I would ask you to quote your bible citations in the future and then explain them, otherwise people may not realize what you mean.
Allow me to illustrate:
“If you love me, you will observe my commandments. (John 14:15)
Here we find Jesus is the one talking, so it is his commandments, not the ten commandments that are being referred to.
I resent the fact that you are pointing your finger at Mark Martin. BOTTOM LINE, the Sabbath is the fourth commandment. It is NOT part of the Mosaic law which was placed outside the ark of covenant. It is part of God’s law, the Ten Commandments, written with the finger of God and placed INSIDE the ark of covenant. Jesus said if you love me keep my commandments. YES ALL 10 NOT 9!!!
God and Jesus don't require Christians to keep the Sabbath.
Mr Pickets I think you got quiet a few things wrong about the law of God and you still hold on to so many of the things the Watchtower Thought you . Genesis 26:5 . It is up to you to accept what the Bible teaches but not the SDAs because the SDAs did not write the Bible .
Correct, the SDAs did not write the Bible.