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[[file:Guido Reni - Moses with the Tables of the Law - WGA19289.jpg|thumb|''Moses with the Tables of the Law'' by Guido Reni: God appointed the Sabbath day as the fourth of the Ten Commandment.]]
<!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:안식일]][[vi:Ngày Sabát]][[es:El Día de Reposo]][[ne:शबाथ-दिन]][[pt:Sábado]]<!-- interlanguage:end --><!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:안식일]][[vi:Ngày Sabát]][[es:El Día de Reposo]][[ne:शबाथ-दिन]][[pt:Sábado]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->The '''Sabbath day''' is God’s commandment which originated from God’s rest on the seventh day after His [[Six-Day Creation|six-day creation work]]. God said, “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy,” as the fourth of the [[The Ten Commandments|Ten Commandments]].
The '''Sabbath day''' is God’s commandment which originated from God’s rest on the seventh day after His [[Six-Day Creation|six-day creation work]]. God said, “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy,” as the fourth of the [[The Ten Commandments|Ten Commandments]].


Jesus set an example of keeping the Sabbath of the [[New Covenant|new covenant]]. Following Jesus’ example, the apostles and the saints of the early Church, too, kept the Sabbath of the new covenant. The [[Bible]] tells us that we must keep the Sabbath until the end of the age. The Sabbath is a sign between God and His people, and a symbol of the eternal rest; only those who keep the Sabbath of the new covenant can enter the [[Kingdom of Heaven|kingdom of heaven]].
Jesus set an example of keeping the Sabbath of the [[New Covenant|new covenant]]. Following Jesus’ example, the apostles and the saints of the early Church, too, kept the Sabbath of the new covenant. The [[Bible]] tells us that we must keep the Sabbath until the end of the age. The Sabbath is a sign between God and His people, and a symbol of the eternal rest; only those who keep the Sabbath of the new covenant can enter the [[Kingdom of Heaven|kingdom of heaven]].
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[[file:Christhealingthesick.jpg |thumb | 230px | ''Christ Healing the Sick at Bethesda'' by Carl Heinrich Bloch: Jesus healed the sick on the Sabbath day.]]
[[file:Christhealingthesick.jpg |thumb | 230px | ''Christ Healing the Sick at Bethesda'' by Carl Heinrich Bloch: Jesus healed the sick on the Sabbath day.]]


The Sabbath of the Old Testament [[Law of God|law]] was a shadow of what would happen in the New Testament times.<ref name="율법 그림자">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A1&version=NIV|title=Hebrews 10:1|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+2%3A16-17&version=NIV|title=Colossians 2:16–17|quote=}}</ref> The blood [[Sacrifices in the Old Testament|sacrifice]] of lambs on the Sabbath day was a pattern showing that Jesus Himself would shed blood for the salvation of mankind as the reality of the Old Testament sacrifice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A11-12&version=NIV|title=Hebrews 10:11–12|quote=}}</ref> Therefore, in the New Testament times when the reality has appeared, animals do not need to be offered any longer on the Sabbath day. Jesus taught that there is no need to sacrifice lambs on the Sabbath day as it was done in the temple of [[Jerusalem]], and that we should [[worship]] God in spirit and truth,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+4%3A21-23&version=NIV|title=John 4:21–23|quote=}}</ref> setting us an example of keeping the Sabbath with the Bible.  
The Sabbath of the Old Testament [[The Law of God|law]] was a shadow of what would happen in the New Testament times.<ref name="율법 그림자">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A1&version=NIV|title=Hebrews 10:1|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+2%3A16-17&version=NIV|title=Colossians 2:16–17|quote=}}</ref> The blood [[Sacrifices in the Old Testament|sacrifice]] of lambs on the Sabbath day was a pattern showing that Jesus Himself would shed blood for the salvation of mankind as the reality of the Old Testament sacrifice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A11-12&version=NIV|title=Hebrews 10:11–12|quote=}}</ref> Therefore, in the New Testament times when the reality has appeared, animals do not need to be offered any longer on the Sabbath day. Jesus taught that there is no need to sacrifice lambs on the Sabbath day as it was done in the temple of [[Jerusalem]], and that we should [[worship]] God in spirit and truth,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+4%3A21-23&version=NIV|title=John 4:21–23|quote=}}</ref> setting us an example of keeping the Sabbath with the Bible.  
{{quote5|내용=He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the '''Sabbath''' day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4%3A16&version=NIV Luke 4:16]}}
{{quote5|내용=He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the '''Sabbath''' day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4%3A16&version=NIV Luke 4:16]}}
Although [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] was the spiritual High Priest,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+5%3A8-10&version=NIV|title=Hebrews 5:8–10|quote=}}</ref> He did not keep the Sabbath by slaughtering lambs like the priests did in the Old Testament, but He reasoned with people with the Bible in the [[synagogue]]. When we look at the expression, “as was his custom,” we can understand that Jesus kept every Sabbath that way, not just once or twice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1%3A21&version=NIV|title=Mark 1:21|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+6%3A6&version=NIV|title=Luke 6:6|quote=}}</ref><br>The law forbidding working on the Sabbath day was also changed by Jesus. The [[Jew|Jews]], who adhered to the Old Testament law, accused Jesus of violating the Sabbath when they saw Jesus’ disciples picking some heads of grain and when they saw Jesus healing the sick. However, Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath, defended His disciples and healed the sick.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+12%3A1-14&version=NIV|title=Matthew 12:1–14|quote=}}</ref> As the way to worship God on the Sabbath was completely changed by Jesus, the disciples in the New Testament times kept the Sabbath in spirit and truth, following the example of Jesus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+13%3A15&version=NIV|title=John 13:15|quote=}}</ref>
Although [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] was the spiritual High Priest,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+5%3A8-10&version=NIV|title=Hebrews 5:8–10|quote=}}</ref> He did not keep the Sabbath by slaughtering lambs like the priests did in the Old Testament, but He reasoned with people with the Bible in the [[synagogue]]. When we look at the expression, “as was his custom,” we can understand that Jesus kept every Sabbath that way, not just once or twice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1%3A21&version=NIV|title=Mark 1:21|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+6%3A6&version=NIV|title=Luke 6:6|quote=}}</ref><br>The law forbidding working on the Sabbath day was also changed by Jesus. The [[Jew|Jews]], who adhered to the Old Testament law, accused Jesus of violating the Sabbath when they saw Jesus’ disciples picking some heads of grain and when they saw Jesus healing the sick. However, Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath, defended His disciples and healed the sick.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+12%3A1-14&version=NIV|title=Matthew 12:1–14|quote=}}</ref> As the way to worship God on the Sabbath was completely changed by Jesus, the disciples in the New Testament times kept the Sabbath in spirit and truth, following the example of Jesus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+13%3A15&version=NIV|title=John 13:15|quote=}}</ref>
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*[[Lord’s Day Worship (Sunday Worship)]]
*[[Lord’s Day Worship (Sunday Worship)]]
*[[The Feasts of God]]
*[[The Feasts of God]]
*[[Teachings of Jesus Christ]]
*[[The Teachings of Jesus Christ]]


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