What I think the sabbath can tell us about God’s will

[jennifer_bloom]

The fact God wants us to seek him 7 days a week but only work 6 days a week is a sign to me that faith is more important than work but of course you cannot be a good Christian without the willingness to work, what the sabbath shows us is that our value is greater than our productivity and work, it is a reflection of our relationship with God. In the same way that the steak is more important than the mashed potatoes, the bra more important than the shirt, the shoes more important than the socks, the water more important than the food, so faith is more important than work.

The sabbath shows us that we were created first to acknowledge and revere God, and second to serve and work for God through our acknowledgement and reverence. If humans were only valuable when they work, they would be worthless to God after they die, and worthless to society after they retire from their jobs, but human beings have a spiritual beauty inside that no amount or work can add or subtract and that value comes from God. To me the sabbath is an internal signal that our value is determined by God and not by how hard we work, only that our work helps us to reap the benefits of our relationship with God, just like a child is loved even if he does not work, but he won’t have food if he does not work. To me the sabbath is a sign God loves humankind.

[SK8-Benny7]

Amen. Adding to what u said , I always look at The Sabbath day like Baptism. It is a symbolic to what happening in The Spirit us resting on The Sabbath. Symbolizes us putting our trust in Jesus and giving Him our burdens

[pjf1958]

The universe is almost 14 billion years old. The bible says that God took six days to create everything, then on the 7th day he rested. That means it took God about 12 billion years to create everything. Since 14 billion divided by seven is two billion years, God finished his work a little less than 2 billion years ago. So, that means that we have never kept the Sabbath. Since human civilization originated long after the end of God's work week 12 billion years ago, then God is just as guilty as we are in upholding the Sabbath. Oops.

[FunkyMonkee]

Does it really matter since there's no such thing as god?

[Wester1967]

If faith is more important than work, can we overthrow capitalism already?

[tammrilia17]

faith and work go hand-in-hand, they are equally important

[Anonymous]

Funny that Sabbath is actually means Saturday… is anything in Christianity authentic?