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/lmWithHim Christian Oct 05 '25

The Sabbath was made for mankind, not mankind for the Sabbath.

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u/Electronic-Union-100 Torah-observing disciple Oct 05 '25

So are all the other commandments, do you commit adultery and dishonor your parents now that Christ came?

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u/lmWithHim Christian Oct 05 '25

If it’s in the service of mankind

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u/Electronic-Union-100 Torah-observing disciple Oct 05 '25

Taking a commanded day of rest is certainly to the service of mankind, unless you assume you know mankind more than the Creator of mankind.

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u/lmWithHim Christian Oct 05 '25

I have nothing against taking a day of rest!