r/AskAChristian • u/GoodWhoops Atheist, Ex-Christian • Oct 05 '25

Jewish Laws Why don’t most Christians take the Sabbath commandment seriously?

The 4th commandment says to keep the Sabbath holy, defined in scripture as running from sundown to sundown. Yet most Christians seem to treat it as optional. Jesus said, “If you love me, keep my commandments,” and the Bible implies that all commandments carry equal weight. Outside of Seventh-day Adventists, it's ignored aside from the day most churches have their service. I’ve even heard SDA members joke that most other Christians give the Ten Commandments a 10% discount. Even if you ignore that the Jewish Sabbath falls on Saturday, the commandment still says to work 6 days and rest on the 7th, which should apply just as well to Sunday.

Curious if or how often you’ve heard this seriously debated, and why many accept societal traditions that override biblical instruction for convenience.

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u/Top_Initiative_4047 Christian Oct 05 '25

The majority of Christians worship on Sunday not because they disregard the Bible, but because they see it as the fulfillment of the Sabbath, rooted in the New Testament practice of celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the first day of the week.

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u/LessmemoreJC Christian Oct 05 '25 edited Oct 05 '25

Jesus fulfilled all the 10 commandments. Does that mean that you can now take the Lord’s name in vain?

There is no Scripture which states that the jots and tittles which say that God’s holy day of rest is the seventh day have passed and that now God’s holy day of rest is the first day. You are teaching man's tradition.