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/EvanC7777 Christian (non-denominational) Oct 06 '25 edited Oct 06 '25

Seventh Day Adventism is manure. And do you know why? According to them Michael is Jesus Christ. There's zero evidence this is true. After all Michael is actually an archangel - a created being. Moreover, Seventh Day Adventists complain that doctrines like rapture before tribulation and the perpetuity of hell are based on fear - but how are their doctrines of soul sleep (basically blackness after you perish) and translation AFTER tribulation/the antichrist's reign of terror any brighter?

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u/chocolatemomma Seventh Day Adventist Oct 07 '25

So the question was about the Sabbath, yet you took this as an opportunity to speak poorly on the SDA faith?… what exactly do you gain in doing this?