I apologize for asking as this does not really follow the topic of conversation but my wife, an unbeliever, wants to go to the zoo tomorrow, a Sabbath, to take the little kids to see the animals. I've tried to push it to Sunday without hinting why. After asking me why I came out honestly, saying that she knew the answer, that it was the Sabbath day. I've been given an ultimatum, either compromise or pack my bags. I've been trying to keep the Sabbath Rest as best I can as I'm fairly new to this understanding. So I keep it by what I understand and learn as I go along. There are times I have to compromise because I don't fully understand it. Usually this is because I don't want my wife to become upset. But I'm coming to the stage where I can stand compromising, so I want to know how to keep it properly, I want the day to be dedicated to Yahweh and spending it with Him.
So my question is what can and cannot one do on the Sabbath? How is it different under the renewed covenant?
From reading the post, in my personal view filling up with gas is not right, doing the grocery shopping, anything that requires someone else to work (their normal ordinary job). But I haven't done a very in depth study concerning the Sabbath Rest because I find a lot of conflicting do's and don'ts. I try spend it at home, at least, but the wife expects to go out and do something, even if it's just to go have lunch with the rest of the family. Is going to go have lunch (and spending the rest of the day there) with the rest of the family in keeping with the Sabbath Rest, when they themselves are unbelievers and tend to have the TV on and watch a bit of Saturday football (soccer), or on a children's channel for the kids?
shalom82 wrote:I can be pretty sure that no Sabbath regulations are going to be broken as far as the letter is concerned, but as far as the spiritual side, that is what I was worried about.
What do you, shalom82, mean by the difference between the letter and spiritual side? Is there a difference between the two?
Where can I find a good guide concerning Sabbath Rest, preferably free online? What does the Scriptures mean by "picking up sticks" where the one guy in Moses' day was killed for it?
Some people say you can't even drive on the Sabbath but I think it's fine to drive as it's the same as walking. Consider Acts 1:12
"Then they returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day's walk from the city." What's the correct interpretation of
a Sabbath day's walk?