Did Jesus Abolish the Seventh-day Sabbath? cbcg.org

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus affirmed that God’s commandments remain in force under the New Covenant

“Therefore, whoever shall break one of these least
commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of [from]
heaven; but whoever shall practice and teach them, this one shall be called great in the
kingdom of heaven”(Matt. 5:19).

Yet today, the Fourth Commandment—“Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy”—is often dismissed as the least. Many Christians keep the other commandments but reject the seventh-day Sabbath, despite no biblical authority for such a change.

Scripture clearly establishes the Sabbath at creation, long before Israel existed (Gen. 2:1–3). Jesus declared that the Sabbath was made for man, not just for the Jews (Mark 2:27). As Lord of the Sabbath, He did not abolish it but restored its original intent—rejecting the burdensome traditions added by rabbinic law.

Contrary to popular belief, Jesus and His apostles continued to keep the Sabbath after His resurrection. Nowhere in the Bible is the day changed to Sunday. Even respected scholars acknowledge that Jesus’ teachings do not abolish the Sabbath but reveal its true purpose: a weekly reminder of God’s creation and a foretaste of His coming Kingdom.

The seventh-day Sabbath remains God’s holy day, sanctified from creation and still binding today. As long as heaven and earth exist, so too does God’s command to rest on the seventh day (Matt. 5:18).

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