One Day A Week
Why is it necessary to give an entire day each week to congregating for religious services?
Until I was twelve, it was illegal for any store to be open on Sunday, and for any work, except that necessary for the preservation of life, such as nurses at hospitals, to be performed on Sunday in Washington County, Arkansas. There were no exceptions provided for anyone that dissented, and believed that a different day, like Saturday, was the Sabbath even though this exception existed in other counties of Arkansas at the time.
This law in Washington County was the same as the Arkansas state law that had been crafted in 1889 by J.N. Tillman. When that law was repealed in 1965 and replaced with a law that allowed each county to decide Sabbath laws for itself, Washington County retained the original law that J.N. Tillman had crafted. J.N. Tillman was from Washington County and had stated that the purpose of no exceptions for religious dissent was to drive anyone out of his county, particularly Seventh Day Adventists, which would not treat Sunday as the Sabbath, no matter how fine of a citizen and neighbor which they were otherwise. He had been the one to shoehorn this no exceptions clause into the 1889 law while the state of Arkansas had originally intended to only provide a state wide day of rest to ensure that every person got at least one day a week off to rest and attend religious services. They made Sunday that day because they referred to it as "the Christian Sabbath" and well over ninety-five percent of the populace treated Sunday as the Sabbath.
Arkansas was not unique in having a Sabbath law. Every state in the United States had Sabbath laws also sometimes called Sunday laws (because they recognized Sunday as "the Christian Sabbath") or blue laws. (They were called blue laws originally due to the blue paper the first ones were written on in Massachusetts but later in reference to the blue cloth used to cover items forbidden to be sold on Sunday in pharmacies). In fact, Iowa was the first state to repeal state wide Sabbath laws in 1955 and North Dakota was the last in 1991.
The no exceptions clause of Arkansas was itself an exception to the Sabbath laws of most states in the United States. Most states had exception clauses like those of the state of Texas which said that those who held a religious conviction that a different day was the Sabbath could observe that day instead. In this exception clause no one could force someone else to work on whatever day they observed as the Sabbath. The majority of dissenters to Sunday being the Sabbath observed Friday sunset to Saturday sunset as the Sabbath. (This was commonly referred to as the Jewish Sabbath even though many Christians observed it as well.) In order to ensure that the religious liberties of everyone was respected most employers simply shut down their operations from sunset Friday (about 5 pm in the winter) until midnight Sunday. This is where the idea of the weekend came from in America.
In like manner, there are additional holidays (a contraction of "holy days") like Thanksgiving, Christmas and Good Friday that were also treated like the Sabbath under the laws of most states until 1955. On these special Sabbaths no one could operate a business or force anyone to work, except as necessary for the preservation of life, just like on the regular weekly Sabbath. For this reason, employers also shut down their operations for major holidays.
These Sabbath laws had existed in America since the founding of each of the original thirteen colonies and the penalty for breaking the Sabbath even included death for repeat offenders in many of the colonies. Some colonies adopted exception clauses not long after Jewish people immigrated into their colonies. There were special Sabbath laws added by different colonies at various times as well. The original colonists and Founding Fathers firmly believed that everyone should be given at least one day a week, occasionally more, to rest and attend religious services. Where did they get the idea that from?
Like most good things in America it had its origins in the Book of Truth (the Bible).
The Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka The Lord) set aside a day of rest as soon as there was someone that would need rest (Genesis 2:1-3). He restored the Sabbath when He gave the Law of Truth (Torah aka The Law) (Exodus 16:28-30). The commandment to observe the Sabbath was so important that it was included in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:9-11). Neither man nor beast was to work on the Sabbath (Exodus 23:12). There was to be no work done on the Sabbath regardless of how much work needed to be done because it was the Sabbath (Exodus 34:21). The penalty for working on the Sabbath was death because that ensured everyone would be given a day of rest without exception (Exodus 35:2).
The Father of Truth said that there was more than one Sabbath to be observed (Leviticus 19:30). The regular weekly Sabbath was one of the Sabbaths (Leviticus 23:1-3). The Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah aka Shofarim) that fell on the first day of the seventh month was also a Sabbath no matter what day of the week it fell on (Leviticus 23:23-25). The same thing was true about the Fast (Yom Kippur aka The Day of Atonement aka Judgment Day) (Leviticus 23:27-32). So a Sabbath does not mean the seventh day. So what defines a Sabbath?
A Sabbath is any day that the Father of Truth has told people to cease from their own regular activities to do what He wants them to do instead. The Father of Truth said that all of His Feasts ("holy days" aka "holidays") were when the Children of Truth were to congregate together just like on the regular weekly Sabbath (Leviticus 23:2-4). So on the first and seventh day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Matzah) no one was to do their regular work on that day but were to instead congregate together just like on the regular weekly Sabbath (Leviticus 23:6-8). On the day of Pentecost (Shavuot aka the Feast of Weeks) no one was to do their regular work on that day but were to instead congregate together just like on the regular weekly Sabbath (Leviticus 23:16-21). On the first and eighth day of the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot aka the Feast of the Ingathering) no one was to do their regular work on that day but were to instead congregate together just like on the regular weekly Sabbath (Leviticus 23:34-36). For this reason the first and eighth day of the Feast of Tabernacles are each called a Sabbath (Leviticus 23:39). Any day that the Father of Truth commands people to cease from their regular work and congregate together to meet with Him is a Sabbath. So a Sabbath is a day set aside for resting and attending religious services.
So Sabbath means "Ceasing" - not "Seventh".
Does it really matter if people observe a Sabbath or not? Do young people really need one day a week off?
Sabbath laws were given because people need a weekly day for resting and attending religious services along with occasional holidays throughout the year. A 2011 study by the University of Missouri on the effect of repealing the Sabbath Laws on American teenagers and college students showed that their education suffered as well as their work ethic.
On the other hand, the cows in Israel produce almost twenty percent more milk than other cows. It is not because they have developed some super breed of milk cow. They are the same breeds used in Europe and America. The difference is that they give their cows the Sabbath off. In like manner, studies have shown that people who observe a Sabbath day outperform those who do not in the work place.
The Father of Truth said that the weekly Sabbath must be observed because working seven days a week means you are a slave to other people (Deuteronomy 5:13-15). He made the Sabbath for the benefit of people (Mark 2:27-28). He does not want the Children of Truth to be slaves to other people since the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) bought them with his own blood (1 Corinthians 7:23).
Can any work be done on the Sabbath?
The Man of Truth said it was in accordance with the Law of Truth to do what was necessary to preserve life on the Sabbath (Matthew 12:10-12). The Sabbath is a day to carry out the purposes of His Father (John 7:22-24).
So these Sabbath laws were made to give all people one day a week (plus holidays) to rest and congregate together for religious services. They had the necessary exceptions to ensure the preservation of life by allowing such work to be performed on the Sabbath that was needed for that day.
Is it necessary to give an entire day to congregating for religious services every week?
The Father of Truth commanded people to congregate for religious services on the Sabbath in the Law of Truth (Leviticus 23:3). It was neglecting to giving an entire day to congregating for religious services on the Sabbath that eventually lead the nation of Israel into doing the things that brought about the His judgment upon them (Nehemiah 13:15-18). The Man of Truth spent the Sabbath congregating for religious services in the synagogue (Luke 4:16). Paul the Jew (Shaul aka Saul aka The Apostle Paul) did the same thing (Acts 17:1-2). The Children of Truth are also commanded in the Renewed Covenant (B'rit Chadashah aka The New Testament) to spend the Sabbath congregating together for religious services in a place of assembly so they can help each other not waiver in their commitment to obeying Their Father (Hebrews 10:23-25).
When people do not devote an entire day every week to the purposes of the Father of Truth that time does not just disappear. It gets devoted to other purposes such as the pursuit of money, sports or entertainment. So effectively, whatever has replaced the Father of Truth in the time which should have been devoted to Him becomes an idol that they serve instead of Him. It should be no surprise that sooner or later their money and talents will also go to those pursuits as well. They will no longer be investing those things in His purposes so their hearts will no longer be in His purposes (Matthew 6:19-21). Their hearts will then be turned from Him to whatever has taken the time, talent and treasure that should have been given to Him because they are no longer trusting Him with those things (Luke 12:29-34).
Worse yet, the actors, sports figures, and the like that they have given these resources to are often the very ones working to promote a lifestyle that is contrary to His commandments! At the same time, the Ministers of Truth are hindered from carrying out His purposes from a lack of finances and volunteers! The Children of Truth must be careful to not fall into this trap that the Father of Lies (HaShatan aka Satan aka The Devil) has set to build up his kingdom while hindering the kingdom of the Father of Truth from growing (2 Corinthians 2:11)!
So it is necessary to give an entire day each week to congregating for religious services. There can be little doubt from looking at the evidence that such Sabbath observance helps to keep people minded to do what is right and to avoid doing what is evil. The societal ills like children born out of wedlock, abortions, people killed by drunk drivers and the like that began to grow significantly when prayer was removed from public schools in the United States accelerated when the Sabbath laws were repealed in each state.
If this trend continues it can only result in The Death of America. As in the case of gay marriage a minority subverted the will of the majority to repeal these Sabbath laws through A Subtle Influence. The only hope that America has of survival is for the American Children of Truth to realize that today is A Time For Civil Disobedience.
Perhaps you realize that you should have been giving one day a week to assembling with the Children of Truth for religious services to help you grow closer to the Father of Truth and His Children. Perhaps you realize that the Father of Truth no longer holds the place in your life that He once did since you stopped giving one day a week to assembling with the Children of Truth for religious services. The Good News is that you do not need to wait for the law of the land to change for you to make a change in your life. You can start giving one day a week to assembling with the Children of Truth for religious services this week if you will come into the House of Truth!
Those who live in the House of Truth will find a way to give one day a week to assembling with the Children of Truth for religious services if they will seek a way to do so from Him (Matthew 7:7-11). The Father of Truth has promised to always give a means of escape from every temptation to those who live in the House of Truth (1 Corinthians 10:13).
If you come into the House of Truth then you delight in giving one day a week to assembling with the Children of Truth for religious services because you will start seeing the Father of Truth repair the things in your life that have been broken by sin (Isaiah 58:12-14). You come into the House of Truth by giving control of your time, talents and treasures to the Man of Truth because you believe that His Father raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9). When you come into the House of Truth you will find that the commandment of Father of Truth to spend one day a week assembling with the Children of Truth for religious services is not a burden (1 John 5:3).
Come into the House of Truth!
Until I was twelve, it was illegal for any store to be open on Sunday, and for any work, except that necessary for the preservation of life, such as nurses at hospitals, to be performed on Sunday in Washington County, Arkansas. There were no exceptions provided for anyone that dissented, and believed that a different day, like Saturday, was the Sabbath even though this exception existed in other counties of Arkansas at the time.
This law in Washington County was the same as the Arkansas state law that had been crafted in 1889 by J.N. Tillman. When that law was repealed in 1965 and replaced with a law that allowed each county to decide Sabbath laws for itself, Washington County retained the original law that J.N. Tillman had crafted. J.N. Tillman was from Washington County and had stated that the purpose of no exceptions for religious dissent was to drive anyone out of his county, particularly Seventh Day Adventists, which would not treat Sunday as the Sabbath, no matter how fine of a citizen and neighbor which they were otherwise. He had been the one to shoehorn this no exceptions clause into the 1889 law while the state of Arkansas had originally intended to only provide a state wide day of rest to ensure that every person got at least one day a week off to rest and attend religious services. They made Sunday that day because they referred to it as "the Christian Sabbath" and well over ninety-five percent of the populace treated Sunday as the Sabbath.
Arkansas was not unique in having a Sabbath law. Every state in the United States had Sabbath laws also sometimes called Sunday laws (because they recognized Sunday as "the Christian Sabbath") or blue laws. (They were called blue laws originally due to the blue paper the first ones were written on in Massachusetts but later in reference to the blue cloth used to cover items forbidden to be sold on Sunday in pharmacies). In fact, Iowa was the first state to repeal state wide Sabbath laws in 1955 and North Dakota was the last in 1991.
The no exceptions clause of Arkansas was itself an exception to the Sabbath laws of most states in the United States. Most states had exception clauses like those of the state of Texas which said that those who held a religious conviction that a different day was the Sabbath could observe that day instead. In this exception clause no one could force someone else to work on whatever day they observed as the Sabbath. The majority of dissenters to Sunday being the Sabbath observed Friday sunset to Saturday sunset as the Sabbath. (This was commonly referred to as the Jewish Sabbath even though many Christians observed it as well.) In order to ensure that the religious liberties of everyone was respected most employers simply shut down their operations from sunset Friday (about 5 pm in the winter) until midnight Sunday. This is where the idea of the weekend came from in America.
In like manner, there are additional holidays (a contraction of "holy days") like Thanksgiving, Christmas and Good Friday that were also treated like the Sabbath under the laws of most states until 1955. On these special Sabbaths no one could operate a business or force anyone to work, except as necessary for the preservation of life, just like on the regular weekly Sabbath. For this reason, employers also shut down their operations for major holidays.
These Sabbath laws had existed in America since the founding of each of the original thirteen colonies and the penalty for breaking the Sabbath even included death for repeat offenders in many of the colonies. Some colonies adopted exception clauses not long after Jewish people immigrated into their colonies. There were special Sabbath laws added by different colonies at various times as well. The original colonists and Founding Fathers firmly believed that everyone should be given at least one day a week, occasionally more, to rest and attend religious services. Where did they get the idea that from?
Like most good things in America it had its origins in the Book of Truth (the Bible).
The Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka The Lord) set aside a day of rest as soon as there was someone that would need rest (Genesis 2:1-3). He restored the Sabbath when He gave the Law of Truth (Torah aka The Law) (Exodus 16:28-30). The commandment to observe the Sabbath was so important that it was included in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:9-11). Neither man nor beast was to work on the Sabbath (Exodus 23:12). There was to be no work done on the Sabbath regardless of how much work needed to be done because it was the Sabbath (Exodus 34:21). The penalty for working on the Sabbath was death because that ensured everyone would be given a day of rest without exception (Exodus 35:2).
The Father of Truth said that there was more than one Sabbath to be observed (Leviticus 19:30). The regular weekly Sabbath was one of the Sabbaths (Leviticus 23:1-3). The Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah aka Shofarim) that fell on the first day of the seventh month was also a Sabbath no matter what day of the week it fell on (Leviticus 23:23-25). The same thing was true about the Fast (Yom Kippur aka The Day of Atonement aka Judgment Day) (Leviticus 23:27-32). So a Sabbath does not mean the seventh day. So what defines a Sabbath?
A Sabbath is any day that the Father of Truth has told people to cease from their own regular activities to do what He wants them to do instead. The Father of Truth said that all of His Feasts ("holy days" aka "holidays") were when the Children of Truth were to congregate together just like on the regular weekly Sabbath (Leviticus 23:2-4). So on the first and seventh day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Matzah) no one was to do their regular work on that day but were to instead congregate together just like on the regular weekly Sabbath (Leviticus 23:6-8). On the day of Pentecost (Shavuot aka the Feast of Weeks) no one was to do their regular work on that day but were to instead congregate together just like on the regular weekly Sabbath (Leviticus 23:16-21). On the first and eighth day of the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot aka the Feast of the Ingathering) no one was to do their regular work on that day but were to instead congregate together just like on the regular weekly Sabbath (Leviticus 23:34-36). For this reason the first and eighth day of the Feast of Tabernacles are each called a Sabbath (Leviticus 23:39). Any day that the Father of Truth commands people to cease from their regular work and congregate together to meet with Him is a Sabbath. So a Sabbath is a day set aside for resting and attending religious services.
So Sabbath means "Ceasing" - not "Seventh".
Does it really matter if people observe a Sabbath or not? Do young people really need one day a week off?
Sabbath laws were given because people need a weekly day for resting and attending religious services along with occasional holidays throughout the year. A 2011 study by the University of Missouri on the effect of repealing the Sabbath Laws on American teenagers and college students showed that their education suffered as well as their work ethic.
On the other hand, the cows in Israel produce almost twenty percent more milk than other cows. It is not because they have developed some super breed of milk cow. They are the same breeds used in Europe and America. The difference is that they give their cows the Sabbath off. In like manner, studies have shown that people who observe a Sabbath day outperform those who do not in the work place.
The Father of Truth said that the weekly Sabbath must be observed because working seven days a week means you are a slave to other people (Deuteronomy 5:13-15). He made the Sabbath for the benefit of people (Mark 2:27-28). He does not want the Children of Truth to be slaves to other people since the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) bought them with his own blood (1 Corinthians 7:23).
Can any work be done on the Sabbath?
The Man of Truth said it was in accordance with the Law of Truth to do what was necessary to preserve life on the Sabbath (Matthew 12:10-12). The Sabbath is a day to carry out the purposes of His Father (John 7:22-24).
So these Sabbath laws were made to give all people one day a week (plus holidays) to rest and congregate together for religious services. They had the necessary exceptions to ensure the preservation of life by allowing such work to be performed on the Sabbath that was needed for that day.
Is it necessary to give an entire day to congregating for religious services every week?
The Father of Truth commanded people to congregate for religious services on the Sabbath in the Law of Truth (Leviticus 23:3). It was neglecting to giving an entire day to congregating for religious services on the Sabbath that eventually lead the nation of Israel into doing the things that brought about the His judgment upon them (Nehemiah 13:15-18). The Man of Truth spent the Sabbath congregating for religious services in the synagogue (Luke 4:16). Paul the Jew (Shaul aka Saul aka The Apostle Paul) did the same thing (Acts 17:1-2). The Children of Truth are also commanded in the Renewed Covenant (B'rit Chadashah aka The New Testament) to spend the Sabbath congregating together for religious services in a place of assembly so they can help each other not waiver in their commitment to obeying Their Father (Hebrews 10:23-25).
When people do not devote an entire day every week to the purposes of the Father of Truth that time does not just disappear. It gets devoted to other purposes such as the pursuit of money, sports or entertainment. So effectively, whatever has replaced the Father of Truth in the time which should have been devoted to Him becomes an idol that they serve instead of Him. It should be no surprise that sooner or later their money and talents will also go to those pursuits as well. They will no longer be investing those things in His purposes so their hearts will no longer be in His purposes (Matthew 6:19-21). Their hearts will then be turned from Him to whatever has taken the time, talent and treasure that should have been given to Him because they are no longer trusting Him with those things (Luke 12:29-34).
Worse yet, the actors, sports figures, and the like that they have given these resources to are often the very ones working to promote a lifestyle that is contrary to His commandments! At the same time, the Ministers of Truth are hindered from carrying out His purposes from a lack of finances and volunteers! The Children of Truth must be careful to not fall into this trap that the Father of Lies (HaShatan aka Satan aka The Devil) has set to build up his kingdom while hindering the kingdom of the Father of Truth from growing (2 Corinthians 2:11)!
So it is necessary to give an entire day each week to congregating for religious services. There can be little doubt from looking at the evidence that such Sabbath observance helps to keep people minded to do what is right and to avoid doing what is evil. The societal ills like children born out of wedlock, abortions, people killed by drunk drivers and the like that began to grow significantly when prayer was removed from public schools in the United States accelerated when the Sabbath laws were repealed in each state.
If this trend continues it can only result in The Death of America. As in the case of gay marriage a minority subverted the will of the majority to repeal these Sabbath laws through A Subtle Influence. The only hope that America has of survival is for the American Children of Truth to realize that today is A Time For Civil Disobedience.
Perhaps you realize that you should have been giving one day a week to assembling with the Children of Truth for religious services to help you grow closer to the Father of Truth and His Children. Perhaps you realize that the Father of Truth no longer holds the place in your life that He once did since you stopped giving one day a week to assembling with the Children of Truth for religious services. The Good News is that you do not need to wait for the law of the land to change for you to make a change in your life. You can start giving one day a week to assembling with the Children of Truth for religious services this week if you will come into the House of Truth!
Those who live in the House of Truth will find a way to give one day a week to assembling with the Children of Truth for religious services if they will seek a way to do so from Him (Matthew 7:7-11). The Father of Truth has promised to always give a means of escape from every temptation to those who live in the House of Truth (1 Corinthians 10:13).
If you come into the House of Truth then you delight in giving one day a week to assembling with the Children of Truth for religious services because you will start seeing the Father of Truth repair the things in your life that have been broken by sin (Isaiah 58:12-14). You come into the House of Truth by giving control of your time, talents and treasures to the Man of Truth because you believe that His Father raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9). When you come into the House of Truth you will find that the commandment of Father of Truth to spend one day a week assembling with the Children of Truth for religious services is not a burden (1 John 5:3).
Come into the House of Truth!
posted by The House Of Truth @ July 25, 2014
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