Quote: (05-03-2016 09:20 AM)billbudsocket Wrote:
Also, where in the Bible does it say that the Sabbath is a day of worship? That seems to also be a modern invention not based on actual scripture.
It is not, it is the day of rest, fulfilled again when Jesus "rested" after having recreated creation by descending into Hades and rising again on the 3rd day. It becomes the 1st day and the 8th day, akin to the idea of "epiousion" in the Lord's Prayer (it is not "daily" bread, it is the "superessential" bread). I just made that reference up (as far as I know), because the 8th day is the superessential Sabbath, perfect beyond 7, the perfect number. If we are "living in the Resurrection" as the holy fathers say, we are working with God (day 1) and if we are working with him, we are becoming like Him through his gifts, graces, and energies.
It really is beautiful.