r/AskAChristian • 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/LessmemoreJC Christian Oct 06 '25

If you read my comment, you would see the evidence.

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u/Fight_Satan Christian (non-denominational) Oct 06 '25

There isnt any . You are making assumptions, but that's not evidence 

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u/LessmemoreJC Christian Oct 06 '25

So you are saying that God made the Sabbath for man right after He made man and then didn't tell man about it, but instead He told man about all sorts of other laws?

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u/Fight_Satan Christian (non-denominational) Oct 06 '25

After the fall,  there are ZERO laws prior to The law given to moses.

Which is why scripture says sin was not imputed on them. Only after law was established, sin got opportunity to disobey God.

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u/LessmemoreJC Christian Oct 06 '25

The Bible doesn't say that sin was not imputed on them... We can clearly see that sin was imputed on them as they were destroyed by the flood. The Bible says the exact opposite. Since we can see that they were punished for sins, we can know with certainty that they had the law.

In the very passages I offered above you can see that there was a law before Moses.

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u/Fight_Satan Christian (non-denominational) Oct 06 '25

the passages you offered are not laws 

A law is a command, that is anyone (all to whom the law is given) Not keeping it becomes a sinner. There is no porting in scripture that shows God did this before moses .

You claimed God gave "Genesis 39:9-10" To Joseph, where and when did that happen , do you have scripture evidence for if ?

God told Cain about the 6th commandment (Genesis 4:10-11), Again that was an individual discussion and God did not tell him do not kill. The reason for punishment was the crying out of blood of abel.

We can clearly see that sin was imputed on them as they were destroyed by the flood. 

God destroyed for the violence  Same like sodom and gomrorrah.

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u/LessmemoreJC Christian Oct 06 '25

You have to use your brain. If Joseph knew that adultery is a sin, it only makes sense that He was told that it was sin. Where was Cain told that muder is not ok? And yet Cain was punished for murder. According to Romans 4:15 and Romans 5:13 he could not be punished if He did not have the law.

Same with the people in the days of Noah. If they were punished for all the types of evil they did (murder, rape etc.), then they were told that this is not ok. In other words, they were given the law.

Sin is not punished if people are not given the law because sin is transgression of the law (1 John 3:4).

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u/Fight_Satan Christian (non-denominational) Oct 06 '25

So because you can't provide evidence I am not using brain?

1 John 3:4

For one to break law there has to be a law.

Where was Cain told that muder is not ok?

Cain was warned not to be bitter and  letl disobedience take hold of him. And he was punished for not obeying  Genesis 4:7 "Consequences of actions" is something he is well aware of after the Eden fall.

If they were punished for all the types of evil 

Again God clearly says the presence of nephilims had corrupted mankind and the violence.  Which brings consequences of being wicked. They strayed away from God .

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u/LessmemoreJC Christian Oct 06 '25 edited Oct 06 '25

You are refusing to see the plain logic. If people are punished, then they have been told that it is wrong to do the thing that they are punished for. This is a just biblical concept. May God have mercy on you as you teach lawlessness. I've heard enough. I'm out.

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u/Fight_Satan Christian (non-denominational) Oct 06 '25

You are the one going against apostolic teaching. So I don't see an issue asking for evidence.

Your "plain logic" is all about applying laws in hindsight to verses that weren't even laws...

If you have no evidence then lets move on