Romans 14, V. 5-6, Honor the Sabbath (whatever day it may be)

Should modern Christians still honor the Sabbath day? If so which day of the week do, we honor it on? Do we honor it on the last day of the week, Saturday, or the first day of the week, Sunday? In verses 5 and 6 Paul address these issues with the church of Rome and we can still heed his advice today in the modern church. Paul told them that individuals choose to esteem different days and that the day isn’t as important as you simply taking a day to rest and concentrate upon the Lord. Jesus let everyone know in Mark 2:27 that a legalistic approach to the sabbath was never God’s intention. He said the sabbath was made for man and not man for the sabbath, meaning that it was created to benefit us and not bind us. It is important to take time to rest physically and spiritually and to focus upon our creator in worship.

Some Christians still celebrate the traditional Jewish sabbath which would be on our Saturday but most of the modern church celebrates on Sunday. The reason for worship on Sunday over Saturday is because Jesus rose from the grave on the 1st day of the week and Acts 20:7 said the disciples came together to meet on the first day of the week. You may not be able to feasibly keep either of these days because of you schedule but it is important that you set aside time (a day of the week) for you to physically rest your body and to worship the Lord. Your sabbath may be on a different day then mine and it may look different but remember the sabbath was created for our benefit not to constrain or control our lives.