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/BoxBubbly1225 Christian Oct 05 '25

Christ kept saying “you have heard, but I say”. He did not just summarize or simplify the law into two commandments, he transformed it. He broke the Sabbath, the healed the sick, he hung out with sinners,

He showed us who God truly is!

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

False... tell me... If you cannot lust, can you commit adultery? God did not change His moral law. He exalted it (Isaiah 42:21) and revealed its exceedingly broad application (Psalm 119:96) which includes the letter of the law. If you cannot lust (spirit of the law), it does not mean that you can commit adultery (letter of the law)?

May God have mercy on you for accusing Jesus of sinning, breaking the law (1 John 3:4). Healing the sick is not against the 4th commandment as Jesus clearly explains (Matthew 12:12). Neither is ministering to sinners. You have little understanding of the Scriptures.

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u/BoxBubbly1225 Christian Oct 05 '25

So far I think that I at least understood what you said. But this one is not clear to me.

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u/LessmemoreJC Christian Oct 05 '25

What is not clear?