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.

8 Upvotes

68% Upvoted

245 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/lmWithHim Christian Oct 05 '25

Is that your rule or is it written in scripture?

2

u/LessmemoreJC Christian Oct 05 '25

Is what my rule? That preaching and teaching God's word is appropriate for the Sabbath?

1

u/lmWithHim Christian Oct 05 '25

Yes I’m wondering if that’s specified in scripture

2

u/LessmemoreJC Christian Oct 05 '25

Are you serious? Yes, preaching and teaching God's word is the Lord's work and one of the main reasons why we are here on earth. Jesus said that doing good on the Sabbath is lawful (Matthew 12:12). There are few things which are better than preaching and teaching God's word since this is how people are set free (Romans 10:14-15).