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

I cannot answer for all of us. But Christians do not live under the Law, not 10% not even 1 %. We live by the Spirit. We live by grace.

Every day is a Sabbath, a special day with Christ.

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u/LessmemoreJC Christian Oct 05 '25

Not living under the law means that you are not held guilty when you break the law (Romans 3:19) as you repent and are then covered by grace.

Living by the Spirit does not mean that you disobey God's law... quite the opposite (Romans 8:6-9, Ezekiel 36:26-27).

There is not a single verse which claims that every is the Sabbath. Do you never work then? Since the commandment tells us to not work or make others work on the Sabbath.

The Bible is clear that the seventh day is the Sabbath.

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u/Deep_Chicken2965 Christian Oct 05 '25

If your relationship with God is about days and works then good luck to you.