Sabbath Teaching: What Your Pastor Isn’t Telling You

(207) Sabbath Teaching: What Your Pastor Isn’t Telling You - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rSW9B5G14E Transcript: (00:02) Hello friends, Pastor Shane Vaughn. Real quickly, 5 minutes. I want to address this video on my my left, your right, right there, somewhere. And it's a great little video. I don't know who the people in it. I don't know the minister. But let's listen and I want to break it down for you, line by line, to see if what you're hearing from Christianity is biblical or not. Let's watch it. (00:30) Why do you not believe in keeping the Sabbath anymore? Because Paul says in Colossians chapter 2, don't let anyone tell you have to obey any Sabbath or festival day. Okay. That's his reason, because Paul tells you in Colossians 2, don't let anybody tell you you have to keep the Sabbath. Wrong. A billion times. (00:52) I don't mean I don't mean to be rude to this brother. I don't know who he is, but he just told a mis-truth. I'll prove it to you. Do you have 2 minutes? Let's go look at the Bible. Let's see what Paul said in Colossians chapter 2 and see how Christianity is feeding these regurgitated lies without even thinking twice about it. So, let's look. (01:14) Colossians chapter 2. Remember, context is king. So, we're going to look and see who Paul is talking to. Number one, the scripture he is referring to is Colossians 2:16. Let no man judge you. Now, let's just skip over all the rest of it and let's take everything out of that verse, cuz that's what this minister just did. (01:41) Let everything in blue just erase it from your Bible. Act like it's not there, because that's what this minister just did. He said Paul tells you in Colossians 2, don't let any man judge you, bypass everything else and the Sabbath day. But let's see what it actually says. Let no man judge you in meat. Huh, I wonder why meat is the first thing mentioned there. We'll find out. (02:12) Or in having a little drink. Or in holy days. Now for those of you that don't know Jewish culture, they have seven holy days every year. They are known as annual Sabbaths and they are considered Sabbath days. So Paul said or of the new month, which is how you count to the Sabbath days or of the Sabbath days. Now notice this. (02:47) This minister just said Paul said don't let anyone judge you for keeping the Sabbath day. That's not what it says. The context is holy days, food and drink, and holy days, which were annual Sabbath days and that's why the word is plural days, not day. Because it's not talking about the weekly Sabbath. (03:16) So sir, you're already wrong and I haven't even started breaking this verse down. It's these regurgitated lies from the Christian church that someone must correct. The duty falls upon me. Let's go up and find out who Paul is talking about, who he's talking to, and it'll all make sense for you. Go right back up and you're going to find Paul is issuing a great warning to the Colossian believers. (03:48) These believers were former Greeks, former pagans there in Colossia. And there in that city was great pagan Greek influence. So, he's writing them a letter. He says, "Don't let any man beguile you with good words." Go down to verse eight. Because if you do, they will spoil you with their philosophy, the vain deceit, traditions of men, after the rudiments of this world. (04:26) So, Paul is warning the Christians there against rudiments of the world influencing them. I want to ask you a question. Do you think the Sabbath day is a rudiment of the world? Uh let's find out what rudiment actually means. It's the Greek word stoicheion. And he said that the word there is the principles or the ideas of this world. (04:58) So, my question to you is do you really think that the Sabbath day is an idea of this world or a principle of this world? Oh, no. It was an idea of Yahweh who has not of this world. So, the warning that Paul is giving them has nothing to do with the Sabbath day, but rather those that would give them ideas of this world against keeping the Sabbath day. (05:31) And I'll prove that as we read further. So, now go down with me and let's keep reading. And here we come to verse 16. Let's click on 16 and let's find something very interesting. Let no man Now, the word for man there is the Greek word tis. Let's click on tis. This is a pronoun. And notice what it should say. Look at the word certain. (06:02) Certain. It shouldn't say any man. It should say what? A certain group of men. So, let's go back and read it in proper context. Paul is doing what? He's warning the Christians against certain men that would spoil their minds with the rudiments of this world. So, take out the word no man. Don't let certain men condemn you for eating meat. (06:39) Okay? Who would condemn you for eating meat? It wouldn't be the Jewish people that were keeping Sabbath. They were meat eaters. They ate clean food all the time. But there was a group of people in Colossia that were Greek and of pagan influence that were the vegans of their day, the new agers, who didn't believe in eating the sacred animals that were on level with man. (07:07) That's right. These pagans were condemning these Colossian Christians for eating meat. What else were they condemning them for? For having a drink, enjoying life, because these pagans believed in a concept known as touch not, taste not, handle not. Sort of like the monks of today's world. (07:35) But these pagans believed if they could deny themselves meat, drink, marriage, sexual activity, that they could draw closer to God without going through Yeshua Jesus Christ. And then he says, "And don't let them certain men condemn you for keeping the holy days." Because it's at the holy days where you're eating meat. Because Yahweh said when you have a holy day, it's a feast. (08:05) Bring meat, bring drink, enjoy yourself. And he said, "Don't let these pagans give you a rudiment of this world against keeping the Sabbath days." And then the next verse says, "Why should we not let pagans and Gentiles of this world condemn us for keeping the Sabbath days?" Because these Sabbaths are a shadow of things still to come. (08:39) That's exactly right. None of the feast days have been fulfilled. Not even Passover. Yes, Yeshua was the lamb of Passover, but Passover is going to be the marriage supper of the lamb. It's not fulfilled. Yeshua said, "I will not drink of this cup with you until we finalize it all in my father's kingdom. (09:03) " So not even Passover is fulfilled. Paul said, "We keep these as shadows of things to come." So don't let any of those men with the rudiments of this world judge you for eating meat, drinking, and celebrating the Sabbaths. Why? Because only the body of Messiah can judge you in these matters. Let's read verse 17. (09:29) "Which are a shadow of things to come, but the body of Christ." Oh, I know it says, "But the body is of Christ." The problem is the word is was added by the translators. It shouldn't be there. It should be in italics in your Bible. So let's read it again. For these Sabbath days are shadows of things to come. But the body of Messiah is the only one that can what? Let's go find out. (09:59) They're the only ones that can judge you. Why? Because judgment begins in the family of Messiah or the house of Yahweh. Now, if you keep reading, which we don't have time to do it, he continues to talk about these certain men in verse 18. They have voluntary humility. Yeah, don't eat no meat, don't have sex, don't get married. (10:26) They act like they're so humble and they worship angels. They want wisdom but they will not hold the head. This proves that he's not talking about the people in the house of God judging them but pagans that worship angels that have voluntary humility, seemingly, but they don't believe in Christ. Anyway, you can go and there's that philosophy, verse 21. (10:59) These people believe touch not, taste not, handle not. But Paul calls that the doctrines of men. How do we know this? Because Paul himself, the great Apostle Paul, said over and over and over that he must keep the Sabbath. Matter fact, in the book of Acts alone, he kept the Sabbath day holy 84 times. 84 times. (11:33) In Acts 18:21, he said, "I must by all means keep this Sabbath that was coming to Jerusalem." So, if Paul is so against keeping Sabbath, why is he doing it? If he's here to correct the Christian church, then set the example. Don't keep the seventh day of the week holy. But, you see, he was actually following the steps of Christ. Because you can go read uh in the in the in the word of God, it says concerning Yeshua that he kept the Sabbath every week as was his custom. (12:09) Now, Yeshua had no problem correcting the Jewish people about the Sabbath day. So, if he was not supposed to keep it any longer, he would have had no problem not keeping it. But, the Bible said he went every week. That was his custom. He corrected them by adding to the Sabbath, but not for keeping the Sabbath. (12:36) Let's keep looking at this uh video and continue to uh see if we can make it make sense. It seems to me that the Sabbath our rest Did you hear him? Did you hear that? He said two dangerous words, "It seems to me." He didn't give one scripture to prove it. That Jesus is now our rest. The problem is it's nowhere in your Bible. It just seems to him. (13:04) Not one scripture that says that anywhere. Let's continue. has arrived in Jesus. The Sabbath has arrived in Jesus. I need a scripture and I need a verse. Now, I'm not saying it's not a good idea to take a day of rest. I'm not saying it's not a good idea to take a day of rest. Then what are you saying? But it's not a commandment. (13:32) It's not a commandment anymore. That is the voice of Satan himself. I'll prove it to you. Turn with me to the book of Matthew chapter 5. I'm going to show you that this is the voice of Satan himself. Himself. That it's not a commandment anymore. When the Bible said that we were to keep this commandment forever. (14:02) Forever. Forever and ever and ever and ever. No one ever changed that commandment. But he said it's not a commandment anymore. Matthew 5 verse 19. I think we'll read that together. Whosoever shall break one of these least commandments and shall teach men like this man is doing to break the least of the commandments. (14:36) He'll be the least in the kingdom of God. But whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called the greatest in the kingdom of God. This man just blatantly lied. He said it's not a commandment anymore. The only problem is he can't show you where it's not a commandment anymore. It seems to him. Dangerous words. (15:05) But so is the Christian church. It was a commandment and in the Old Testament and Jesus actually fulfilled it. Please show that to me. See, you can't say that because it sounds good. Where does it say Jesus fulfilled the Sabbath? Where? I'm waiting. I've been waiting 10 years. You're assuming that. But he says it nowhere. (15:38) And so we rest in him. Follow No, we don't rest in him. Rest is not here yet. Oh, no, no. Rest is coming. Rest is coming. Right now, since we've come to Christ, we've entered a war that we were not in before we came to Christ. Oh, no, before we came to Christ, we were servants to sin. We did whatever sin told us to do. (16:03) When we came to Christ, that's when we went into a war against sin, and we've not rested ever since then. But rest is coming. The Bible tells us that the weary shall be at rest. The wicked will cease from troubling when our Lord shall come again. I have a question. So, how could why could you not say the same for the other nine commandments? Since if Jesus fulfilled those nine commandments, then why are we obligated to keep those nine out of love, but not Because the other nine are repeated in the New Testament as obligatory on us. (16:37) The other nine are repeated in the New Testament as obligatory upon us. The other nine are are repeated. Well, sir, I just showed you where the Sabbath is as well. The Bible said Yeshua went every week, and then he told me and you, "Take up your cross and follow me. Follow my path. (17:02) " As his custom was, he went to Sabbath every week on the seventh day, not the first day. And then Paul, the Bible said, went every week. As a matter of fact, let's see what Paul did say after Jesus died and supposedly replaced the Sabbath. Could we look at this? It's very quick and I'm almost done. Let's read what Paul said. And when the Jews were going out of the synagogue, Acts 13:42, the Gentiles sought that these words might be preached to them next Sabbath. (17:43) And the next Sabbath day came the whole city to hear the word of God. Now, let's go and read Acts uh 13 and 43. Now, when the congregation was broken up, Gentiles, by the way, many of the Jews and the religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who speaking to them persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. (18:16) And the next Sabbath day, the whole city came together to hear the word of God. Why didn't Paul and Silas teach it to them the next day? Why I wait till the next Sabbath? Because it is obligatory up on all believers to keep the Sabbath day forever. But what a great question this young man asks. That's where the where the fourth one is it? The fourth one if I'm interpreting Colossians 2 right, he says don't let anyone tell you have to obey any Sabbath or festival. (18:51) Sir, you're not interpreting it right. Why? Because you went to a Christian Bible college that fed you Christianity Christianity and you're not interpreting it right.