Our Response to Rom 14:5

Title: Our Response to Rom 14:5 Summary: Our Response to Romans 14:5 presents Pastor Shane Vaughn's response to the argument that Romans 14:5–6 allows Christians to disregard the biblical Sabbath or choose another day of worship. He begins by reading Romans 14:5–6, which discusses differences in how individuals regard particular days. He describes the use of this passage against Sabbath observance as one of the arguments he calls “Roman Rockets.” Vaughn then turns to Romans 7:12, emphasizing Paul's declaration that the law is holy, just, and good. He also references Romans 2:13 to support the importance of obedience. He argues that Paul's writings must be interpreted consistently rather than treating isolated verses as contradictions. Returning to Romans 14, he reads the surrounding discussion about eating and abstaining from food. He maintains that this context is essential for understanding Paul's statements concerning days. Vaughn cites the Expositor's Bible Commentary to support his view that the passage concerns days associated with fasting or feasting rather than the weekly Sabbath. He further refers to Jewish fasting traditions, particularly Mondays and Thursdays, and e passage concerns days associated with fasting or feasting rather than the weekly Sabbath. He further refers to Jewish fasting traditions, particularly Mondays and Thursdays, and suggests that disputes between Jewish believers and former pagan converts contributed to disagreements about religious practices. He concludes that Paul's instruction concerns avoiding judgment over fasting practices and does not abolish the Sabbath. Our Response to Rom 14:5 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-FL8ixFnM0 s instruction concerns avoiding judgment over fasting practices and does not abolish the Sabbath. Our Response to Rom 14:5 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-FL8ixFnM0 Transcript: (00:00) everybody's favorite verse y'all ready this is why they don't keep the Sabbath this scripture right here y'all ready we fix going to dig into it Romans 14 y'all got to watch out for them Roman Rockets now they'll shoot them at you they always go to Romans to get their Rockets I call them the Roman Rockets they shoot these Roman Rockets like they know what they talking about Romans 14 5 through six are y'all ready read one man esteems one day above another another esteems every day alike let every man be fully persuaded in his (00:44) own mind see brother Bon see brother V we don't esteem one day above another no more whatever day we choose if we do it unto the Lord y'all know what I'm talking about right yes okay read He Who regards the day regards it unto the Lord if I think of Sunday as the Sabbath day then that's the Sabbath day if I think of m whatever day I esteem unto the Lord then that's all right read is that it no and he who regards not the day to the Lord he does not regard n that's the Sabbath day if I think of m whatever day I esteem unto the Lord then that's all right read is that it no and he who regards not the day to the Lord he does not regard and if you ignore the Sabbath no big deal if you if you prefer to do it (01:24) on Tuesday that or Wednesday yesterday today and God's la Remains the Same so what are we going to do with that verse it's in the Bible huh want well you might as well he who eats eats to the Lord for he gives God thanks and he who eats not to the L to the Lord he eats not and gives God thanks now we read what Paul said right there we got to make sleeps out of it because it sounds like he's relieving us of the Sabbath all right before we do that go to Romans 7:12 Romans 7 and 12 wherefore the law the law is Holy and the Commandment holy and (02:20) just and good okay and he also says somewhere that he not the hearers of the law but the doers of the law are just ified before God now here we have Paul telling us to do the law of God in one verse and here we have him telling him we ain't got to do the law of God what is the secret context is King can Paul tell us to do the law and then tell us we don't have to do it no the most ere we have him telling him we ain't got to do the law of God what is the secret context is King can Paul tell us to do the law and then tell us we don't have to do it no the most dangerous person in the world is the person with a Bible of few quotes and no understanding they got their Roman Rockets they carry it on their (02:57) they're ready to shoot me with them three they got three of them but let's see if there's any fire in that rocket ready go to the next screen so what days are Paul talking about let's go somebody say context context is keing let's see what the context of Paul's writing is let's go to verse two three and six of where we were at in Galati or um the one you just read about one day above another now we're going to go where was that at uh go back to next screen brother the one okay Romans 14 5-6 but you can't just read 5-6 that's the (03:37) danger you got to go read 1 2 3 4 5 you got to get the context and that's what we're going to do read go on the next one we're going to read verse now let's back up from five let's go to verse two for one believes that he may eat all things another who is weak eats herbs let not him who eat who eats despise him who e not rse now let's back up from five let's go to verse two for one believes that he may eat all things another who is weak eats herbs let not him who eat who eats despise him who e not and let not him which eats not judge him who eats verse six or go ahead was that verse for God has received him okay verse six he who regards the day day regards it unto the Lord and He Who (04:15) regards not the day to the Lord he does not regard he who eats eats to the Lord for he gives God thanks okay now guys listen I need everybody's attention Paul just wrote a letter to to the Romans I want you to listen carefully this you a bother me y'all focus on what I'm teaching listen carefully now every other verse before and after is talking about food the whole thing is about an argument they're having in the church over what days to fast on just the second St now if you don't believe me why don't you believe the (05:03) professionals how about the expositors Bible commentary explains that because of the context eating suggests that Paul has in mind a special day set apart as a time for feasting or fasting has nothing to do with God's holy Sabbath in the Church of that day and that's y'all believe the ts that Paul has in mind a special day set apart as a time for feasting or fasting has nothing to do with God's holy Sabbath in the Church of that day and that's y'all believe the exposer Bible commentary if you don't believe me it's apparent that Paul was not discussing the Sabbath but rather other days for fasting or abstaining from food now go to the next stren fasting practices were becoming a bone of contention in this young Church (05:50) somebody say a former pagans former pagans this church was made up of former pagans and what was they doing it they practiced astrology certain days were honored and considered lucky days certain days were better days than other days maybe they Venus you know Thursday honors Venus and Monday honors the moon and and uh Saturday I mean and Sunday honors the sun there was P astrology in the church and they were saying well my lucky day is thday or I'm going to fast on Mondays cuz that's a better day it's all about food and if you understand (06:36) that the expositor's commentary understands it how many has ever heard of the tal Moon it records that many Jews of that time fasted on Mondays and Thursdays and they had become like the Pharisees r's commentary understands it how many has ever heard of the tal Moon it records that many Jews of that time fasted on Mondays and Thursdays and they had become like the Pharisees said we fast on Mondays and Thursdays y'all need to fast on Mondays and Thursdays they were fighting over fasting days anything come on no no no y'all won't be looking around now cuz this is the rocket Roman rocket y'all been throwing at me and there ain't no fire in that rocket listen Luke 18-2 talks about how they fasted on Mondays and Thursdays (07:18) that was the Jews well here comes the pagans in the church and they're arguing with the pagans you need to fast on Mondays and Thursday and the pagans are saying no we fast on Fridays or whatever Paul says hey hey quit esteeming one day above another if you choose to eat it's that simple and it ain't me saying it it's yours Bible dictionary saying it they were fighting over food