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Wisdom is a skill in living that begins with fearing God, then progresses to guarding your mind, choosing your companions, controlling your body, monitoring your words, pursuing your work, managing your money, and loving your neighbor. Very simple. But that’s it. And when you’ve done that, you’ve learned wisdom. It’s vital to be taught wisdom. For example, as a father, if I fail to teach my son to fear God, the devil will teach him to hate God. If I fail to teach my son to guard his mind, the devil will teach him to have an open mind. If I fail to teach my son to obey his parents, the devil will teach him to rebel and break his parents’ hearts. If I fail to teach my son to select his companions carefully, the devil will choose them for him. If I fail to teach my son to control his body, the devil will gladly teach him to give it completely over to his lusts. If I fail to teach my children to enjoy speech that is honorable to God, the devil will fill their mouths with filth. If I fail to teach my children to pursue their work, the devil will make them lazy. If I fail to teach them to manage their money, the devil will teach them to waste it on riotous living. If I fail to teach them to love their neighbor, the devil will gladly teach them to love only themselves. And the only reason I can pass any of this wisdom on to my children is because God has graciously made it all available in the Bible.
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The Sabbath – Part 6
The Saturday Mosaic Sabbath was a symbol and a sign. It was a shadow and a dim reflection of the true rest that was to come. The substance was the day you came to Jesus Christ, when you ceased trying to earn your salvation and you entered into His permanent rest. What the New Testament calls for is a spiritual rest, a salvation rest, from the works-based approach to righteousness; therefore, you can no longer make anything out of the Sabbath. Don't let anybody hold you to the Sabbath. It was part of the system that included the temple, the priesthood, and the sacrifices. It's gone. It was only the shadow, not the substance. It only pointed to the fact that God was the Creator, that paradise had been lost, that you had come under the terrifying judgment of the law and needed to repent and come to God and seek righteousness, mercy, and grace at His hand. The Sabbath never provided true rest; that is only provided in Jesus Christ. Paul said, "You no longer need the shadow; you have the substance. You have the rest, the true rest." In fact, there's not one New Testament command to keep the Sabbath. And please note that all the Ten Commandments are repeated in the New Testament, except the one about the Sabbath; it is never quoted in the New Testament. There are no prescriptions or Sabbath rules anywhere in the new covenant. And there is no instruction about behavior on the Sabbath anywhere in the New Testament. In addition, in Acts 15, when the Jerusalem council decided what would be required of Gentile believers in the church, they did not require them to observe the Sabbath. The apostles never commanded anybody to observe the Sabbath. They never chastise anybody for not observing the Sabbath. They never warned believers about Sabbath violations. They never encouraged believers to hold to the Sabbath. The Sabbath is gone, but there is one exception. We can go back to that original Genesis 2 chapter, and we can be reminded that every seventh day, Saturday, that goes by is an opportunity for us to acknowledge the greatness of our Creator. We can bless that day by acknowledging God as Creator. And then, the first day, Sunday, is where we acknowledge God as Redeemer. We don't ever really celebrate a Sabbath in the Mosaic sense, because it's a ministry of death and it can't save. But we can celebrate a Sabbath in the Genesis sense, as we celebrate God as our Creator on Saturday, and then on the first day of the week, Sunday, as we celebrate Him as our Redeemer. Listen, when Jesus came, He abolished the sacrificial system, which included the Sabbath. Therefore, since then, Christians celebrate on Sunday, the Lord's Day. And we can thank God that we're beyond the shadows, and the signs, and the symbols because we live in the reality of true rest. We have rested forever from works-based righteousness and our efforts at self-salvation. We have entered into the rest of the gospel. We have a taste of paradise even now in this rest, and one day we'll enter into that glory of heavenly paradise rest. However, God has given us a taste of this rest now. And every day is a Sabbath for us because we rest in the finished work of Jesus Christ. And we give Him all the praise. Repent and believe! GTY.org (90-379) - Understanding the Sabbath - 90-379
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Day: 1061
October 17, 2026
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