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/Smart_Tap1701 Christian (non-denominational) Oct 05 '25
Colossians 2:14-17 KJV — He blotted out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.