Bible Study How Should Christians Keep the Sabbath

[Jay T]

Why are we wasting our time arguing about when to worship God, either Saturday or Sunday. If you set aside time each day during the week to worship Him with your entire being, I don't think He cares which day you set aside for Him. It really doesn't make sense.
I almost feel as though this is actually one of the most rediculous arguements on this board that is repeated over and over again, there are many.

Then you have yet to understand Romans 6:16....
"Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness ?"

 

[Restin]

Sabbath keeping?

• I don't keep SABBATH ----
  
  SABBATH KEEPS ME!!!
  
  ---as always. RESTIN!

 

[Orthodox Christian]

Why only one day? Shouldn't we work to make everyday the same in the
Lord.

OK....
Let me ask you something.
If every day was the same....then why did God make just one day holy...separated by 6 days of work (Exodus 20:8-11) ?

I've had people tell me that they keep 'every day' holy,
unto the Lord.
And, that sounds very religious !

BUT...it is flat out disobedience, to what God said to do.

God is only taking those, who follow what He says, to heaven.

Revelation 22:14 "Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city".

Paul disagrees with you.
Romans 14:5

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day [alike]. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

Not that the Sabbath isn't the Sabbath, but to say that one is disobedient to not keep Sabbath is clearly a sentiment which eschews NT sensibility in favor of OT canon.

 

[JM]

Jay, we disagree but I have to say you are one of the most consistant Christians on this forum.

God bless,

jason

 

[Orthodox Christian]

Are you saying it's wrong to worship God on any day other than Saturday, even if you still do worship on Saturday?

Let Jesus answer that question, OK ?
15:3 "But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition ?"

15:9 "But in vain ...they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men".

Jesus was speaking in the 15th chapter of Matthew about traditions that chipped away at the heart and spirit of the Law. You have not answered the question above AT ALL. The question was, if one worships on Sabbath (I might add, keeps Sabbath), is it ok to worship on Sunday? That is to say, is it forbidden to worship on Sunday?
Romans 14:5
John 20:19
through
John 20:29
Acts 2:1
What day was Pentecost? (first day also)

Checkmate.

 

[Jay T]

[The question was, if one worships on Sabbath (I might add, keeps Sabbath), is it ok to worship on Sunday? That is to say, is it forbidden to worship on Sunday?

No, it is not...forbidden to worship God on Sunday.
But bear in mind....Romans 6:16.....
" Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness ?"

The Bible says that no one can obey 2 masters:
Matthew 6:24 "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon".

God set up one day, as His Holy day.....7th day Sabbath.
Man (inspired by Satan), has set up another day....Sunday (Daniel 7:25.....'think to change times and laws')

 

[TING]

We don't know for sure which day is the sabbath day, saturday or sunday. Better play it safe and act like it's both. I wish God would make it clearer.

But what he has made clear, is the punishment for not keeping the sabbath day holy.

For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD . Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death. - Exodus 31:15

 

[Jay T]

We don't know for sure which day is the sabbath day, saturday or sunday. Better play it safe and act like it's both. I wish God would make it clearer.

My friend...is it logical for God to make a command, and not ..tell anyone. how to go about fulfilling that command ?
Luke 23:52---Luke 24:3 tells us exactly, which day is the 7th day Sabbath.
23:52 This [man] went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
23:53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
23:54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
23:55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
23:56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

Chapter 24

24:1 Now upon the first [day] of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain [others] with them.
24:2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
24:3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

The 7th day Sabbath is the day before....the 1st day of the week ( the day, Jesus arose from the grave)

 

[Servant_2000]

How Shall We keep the Sabbath?

For Jesus is the Sabbath, you don't have to chase the shadow when the One who casts the shadow calls you to come to Him.

Matt 11:28 “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest".

 

[guibox]

Paul disagrees with you.
Romans 14:5

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day [alike]. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

Not that the Sabbath isn't the Sabbath, but to say that one is disobedient to not keep Sabbath is clearly a sentiment which eschews NT sensibility in favor of OT canon.

You obviously haven't really read Romans 14. If you did you'd see that Paul is not talking about the seventh day sabbath. Paul talks about eating, drinking, and holy days. Things the strict Jewish rituals were expecting Gentiles to follow. Nowhere in the Torah is strict vegetarianism, total abstinence or obligatory fasting and feasting required (things Paul was speaking against in this chapter).

Do you honestly think Paul was reducing Pentecost, Sabbath and Passover to nothing more than 'personal preference'? Where is the controversy over what would be considered such a blasphemous move?

You cannot read the Sabbath into this verse as the issue was completely different. The issue was over the numerous feast days and holy days that Jews were following.

Most people want to ignore the context of these chapters and the issues Paul was dealing with to jump on the 'do away with the Sabbath' bandwagon.

Wanting it to be that way so badly doesn't make it so.

 

[Servant_2000]

Paul disagrees with you.
Romans 14:5

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day [alike]. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

Not that the Sabbath isn't the Sabbath, but to say that one is disobedient to not keep Sabbath is clearly a sentiment which eschews NT sensibility in favor of OT canon.

You obviously haven't really read Romans 14. If you did you'd see that Paul is not talking about the seventh day sabbath. Paul talks about eating, drinking, and holy days. Things the strict Jewish rituals were expecting Gentiles to follow. Nowhere in the Torah is strict vegetarianism, total abstinence or obligatory fasting and feasting required (things Paul was speaking against in this chapter).

Do you honestly think Paul was reducing Pentecost, Sabbath and Passover to nothing more than 'personal preference'? Where is the controversy over what would be considered such a blasphemous move?

You cannot read the Sabbath into this verse as the issue was completely different. The issue was over the numerous feast days and holy days that Jews were following.

Most people want to ignore the context of these chapters and the issues Paul was dealing with to jump on the 'do away with the Sabbath' bandwagon.

Wanting it to be that way so badly doesn't make it so.

I ask one simple question...prove it from the Bible and the Bible alone.

I would also add that the Old Testament does not distinguish IN TERMS OF HOLINESS among (1) yearly festival sabbaths, (2) monthly (new moon) festival sabbaths, and (3) the weekly *festival sabbath. And so, I would agree that that Romans 14 INCLUDES -- but does not LIMIT its message to -- the yearly festival sabbaths.

*The weekly sabbath was NO LESS a festival (feast day) than any of the others. It was, for instance, considered a sin to fast on the sabbath, ANY sabbath (weekly, monthly or yearly). You had to fast on another day.

My reasons for this conclusion:

1. Paul would have no motive to limit his instruction to the yearly sabbaths as distinguished (cut off) from the others. For, IN NO INSTANCE does the Old Testament (the only "Scripture" of Paul's day) distinguish among them in terms of holiness -- need to rest and "to not do ANY work." They are "all of a piece," and if one goes, they ALL go. Therefore, in an extremely important sense, Paul here is giving them their due "sendoff."

2. The yearly and monthly sabbaths were never an issue APART from the weekly sabbath. Nor apart from circumcision, or clean v. unclean meats, for that matter. Not to mention the full 613 laws, such as "no wearing a cloak of mixed linen and wool [Deuteronomy 22:11]." It was "the whole ball of wax," "the whole enchilada," "the whole nine yards" that was at issue, nothing less.

You either kept the whole "law of 613 laws" as a way to salvation or you considered all 613 as fulfilled in Christ.

3. Romans 14 is interesting in that there Paul allowed for people to keep the seventh day Sabbath holy, the new moon Sabbath days holy, and the yearly festival Sabbath days holy.

Conversely you could keep the first day holy, which was also considered the Resurrection day and the "Lord's day," SDA arguments to the contrary notwithstanding (considering the usage of the term "the Lord's day" in the writings of the early church fathers, who were NOT, incidentally, Roman Catholics).

Or you could keep all 7 days holy, all 30-31 days of the month holy (Roman calendar, Hebrew calendar, who cares?), and all 365 days of the year holy.

Do you see how clever Paul was (in the Spirit)? He effectively destroyed the seventh-day Sabbath AS A TEST of righteousness by ALLOWING Jewish Christians (the SDAs of his time) to keep it. At the same time he effectively DENIED them the right to IMPOSE the weekly Sabbath (along with the monthly and yearly Sabbaths) on the Gentile Christians in Rome and, indeed, all over the Empire.

In order to argue as my SDA friends do, one has to be totally ignorant of the contextual evidence as well as the circumstantial evidence (political, economic, social, racial, religious, educational climate, etc.) of the time and place. Plus to accommodate such SDA reasoning -- and by NO means do all SDAs reason this way -- one has to twist one's brain into a pretzel.

So with that said...

Instead of listening to Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi, hear Paul (Romans 14:5,6 NIV):

^^^^^^^^^^^
One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. He who regards one day [Sunday, for instance] as special, does so to the Lord.
^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[Servant_2000]

God set up one day, as His Holy day.....7th day Sabbath.

The Sabbath is not the only "holy day" in the Old Covenant. All of these days are described as HOLY:

Passover: Ex 12:14-17; Lev 23:16,23
1st day of the 7th month: Lev 23:23-25; Neh 8:1,9,11
14th & 21st day of the 1st month: Ex 12:1,6,16
15th day of the 7th month: Lev 23:34-38
Sabbath day: Ex 20:11

With this in mind, Galatians 4:10 condemns the keeping of Jewish holy days! Sabbath day included.

 

[Servant_2000]

Romans 14:5

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day [alike]. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

This scripture is the absolute finest scripture for keeping of a day that I've found. In fact you can even support Sabbath keeping from it. But I've NEVER known a Sabbath keeper to use it, because it would silence their argument that it must be kept by all Christians today. By using this scripture, you can support seventh-day Sabbath keeping, Sunday keeping, Muslim Friday keeping, Bahai Every-Ninth day keeping, etc.

But according to the whole of the Rom. 14 passage, the problem is once you put aside a day, you may NOT tell others that they must keep that day. So Sabbath keeping is lifted up (individually), and shot down (corporately) in the same verse.

God Bless (keeping Thursday morning and Afternoon here in China)

Just a little factoid

 

[Jay T]

[quote="Jay T":ba68c] How Shall We keep the Sabbath?

For Jesus is the Sabbath,

No... Jesus Christ is not the Sabbath. The Sabbath was resricted to one special day.(4th commandment)..which Christ Blessed and made holy, back in the first week of creation (Genesis 2:2,3).

Matt 11:28 “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest".

[/quote:ba68c]OK, try to blend that Bible verse, with this: Matthew 24:20 "But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day"

 

[guibox]

So with that said...
Instead of listening to Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi, hear Paul (Romans 14:5,6 NIV):

^^^^^^^^^^^
One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. He who regards one day [Sunday, for instance] as special, does so to the Lord.
^^^^^^^^^^^

I have listened to Paul and in the context of the chapter, you are adding in your own reasoning to make it apply to the seventh day Sabbath. Again...wanting it badly enough doesn't make it so. Nice addition to the scripture in your previous verse, by the way. It's nice to make assumptions and claim the bible teaches them.

And as far as Bacchiocchi goes, his reasoning makes a lot more sense approaching it from a scholarly perspective then you are. Perhaps you should read his commentary on this chapter. I'll put it below so you can make more sense of Romans 14:

No Reference to Mosaic Law
Can the Sabbath be legitimately read into this passage? The answer is "No!" for at least three reasons.

1) First, the conflict between the "weak" and the "strong" over diet and days cannot be traced back to the Mosaic law. The "weak man" who "eats only vegetables" (Rom 14:2), drinks no wine (Rom 14:21), and "esteems one day as better [apparently for fasting] than another" (Rom 14:5) can claim no support for such convictions from the Old Testament. Nowhere does the Mosaic law prescribe strict vegetarianism, total abstinence from fermented and unfermented wine, and a preference for fasting days. 

Similarly, the "strong man" who "believes he may eat anything" (Rom 14:2) and who "esteems all days alike" is not asserting his freedom from the Mosaic law but from ascetic beliefs apparently derived from sectarian movements. The whole discussion then is not about freedom to observe the law versus freedom from its observance, but concerns "unessential" scruples of conscience dictated not by divine precepts but by human conventions and superstitions. Since these differing convictions and practices did not undermine the essence of the Gospel, Paul advises mutual tolerance and respect in this matter.

That the Mosaic law is not at stake in Romans 14 is also indicated by the term "koinosâ€â€common" which is used in verse 14 to designate "unclean" food. This term is radically different from the word "akathartosâ€â€impure" used in Leviticus 11 (Septuagint) to designate unlawful foods. This suggests that the dispute was not over meat which was unlawful according to the Mosaic Law, but about meat which per se was lawful to eat but because of its association with idol worship (cf. 1 Cor 8:1-13) was regarded by some as "koinosâ€â€common," that is, to be avoided by Christians.

2) A second point to note is that Paul applies the basic principle "observe it in honor of the Lord" (Rom 14:6) only to the case of the person "who observes the day." He never says the opposite, namely, "the man who esteems all days alike, esteems them in honor of the Lord." In other words, with regard to diet, Paul teaches that one can honor the Lord both by eating and by abstaining (Rom 14:6); but with regard to days, he does not even concede that the person who regards all the days alike does so to the Lord. Thus, Paul hardly gives his endorsement to those who esteemed all days alike.

3) Finally, if as generally presumed, it was the "weak" believer who observed the Sabbath, Paul would classify himself with the "weak" since he observed the Sabbath and other Jewish feasts (Acts 18:4, 19; 17:1, 10, 17; 20:16). Paul, however, views himself as "strong" ("we who are strong"â€â€Rom 15:1); thus, he could not have been thinking of Sabbathkeeping when he speaks of the preference over days.

Support for this conclusion is also provided by Paul’s advice: "Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind" (Rom 14:5). It is difficult to see how Paul could reduce the observance of holy days such as the Sabbath, Passover, and Pentecost to a matter of personal conviction without ever explaining the reason for it. This is especially surprising since he labors at great length to explain why circumcision was not binding upon the Gentiles.

If Paul taught his Gentile converts to regard Sabbathkeeping as a personal matter, Jewish Christians readily would have attacked his temerity in setting aside the Sabbath law, as they did regarding circumcision (Acts 21:21). The fact that there is no hint of any such controversy in the New Testament indicates that Paul never discouraged Sabbathkeeping or encouraged Sundaykeeping instead.

The preference over days in Romans presumably had to do with fast days rather than feast days, since the context deals with abstinence from meat and wine (Rom 14:2, 6, 21). Support for this view is provided by the Didache (ch. 8) which enjoins Christians to fast on Wednesday and Friday rather than on Monday and Thursday like the Jews.

Paul refuses to deliberate on private matters such as fasting, because he recognizes that spiritual exercises can be performed in different ways by different people. The important thing for Paul is to "pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding" (Rom 14:19).

If the conflict in the Roman Church had been over the observance of holy days, the problem would have been even more manifest than the one over diet. After all, eating habits are a private matter, but Sabbath-keeping is a public, religious exercise of the whole community. Any disagreement on the latter would have been not only noticeable but also inflammatory.

The fact that Paul devotes 21 verses to the discussion of food and less than two verses (Rom 14:5-6) to that of days suggests that the latter was a very limited problem for the Roman Church, presumably because it had to do with private conviction on the merit or demerit of doing certain spiritual exercises such as fasting on some specific days.

In the Roman world there was a superstitious belief that certain days were more favorable than others for undertaking some specific projects. The Fathers frequently rebuked Christians for adopting such a superstitious mentality. Possibly, Paul alludes to this kind of problem, which at his time was still too small to deserve much attention. Since these practices did not undermine the essence of the Gospel, Paul advises mutual tolerance and respect on this matter.

In the light of these considerations, we conclude that it is hardly possible that Sabbathkeeping is included in the "days" of Romans 14:5.

 

[Jay T]

The first step in reconciliation to God is the conviction of sin.

"Sin is the transgression of the law."

"By the law is the knowledge of sin." 1 John 3:4; Romans 3:20.

In order to see his guilt, the sinner must test his character by
God's great standard of righteousness.
It is a mirror which shows the perfection of a righteous character
and enables him to discern the defects in his own.

The law (Exodus 20:3-17), reveals to man his sins, but it
provides no remedy.

While it promises life to the obedient(Revelation 22:14), it
declares that death is the portion of the transgressor(Romans 6:23).

The gospel of Christ alone can free him from the condemnation or the
defilement of sin. He must exercise repentance toward God, whose law
has been transgressed; and faith in Christ, his atoning sacrifice.

Thus he obtains "remission of sins that are past"(Romans 3:25) and
becomes a partaker of the divine nature. He is a child of God,
having received the spirit of adoption, whereby he cries: "Abba,
Father!"

Is he now free to transgress God's law? Says Paul: "Do we then
make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the
law." "How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?"

And John declares: "This is the love of God, that we keep His
commandments: and His commandments are not grievous." Romans 3:31;
6:2; 1 John 5:3.

In the new birth the heart is brought into harmony with God, as it
is brought into accord with His law. When this mighty change has
taken place in the sinner, he has passed from death unto life, from
sin unto holiness, from transgression and rebellion to obedience and
loyalty. The old life of alienation from God has ended; the new life
of reconciliation, of faith and love, has begun.

Then "the righteousness (right-doing) of the law" will "be fulfilled
in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Romans
8:4.
And the language of the soul will be: "O how love I Thy law! it is
my meditation all the day." Psalm 119:97.

"The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul." Psalm
19:7.
Without the law, men have no just conception of the purity and
holiness of God or of their own guilt and uncleanness.

They have no true conviction of sin and feel no need of repentance.
Not seeing their lost condition as violators of God's law, they do
not realize their need of the atoning blood of Christ.
The hope of salvation is accepted without a radical change of heart
or reformation of life. Thus superficial conversions abound, and
multitudes are joined to the church who have never been united to
Christ.

Erroneous theories of sanctification, also, springing from
neglect or rejection of the divine law, have a prominent place in
the religious movements of the day. These theories are both false in
doctrine and dangerous in practical results; and the fact that they
are so generally finding favor, renders it doubly essential that all
have a clear understanding of what the Scriptures teach upon this
point.

True sanctification is a Bible doctrine. The apostle Paul, in
his letter to the Thessalonian church, declares: "This is the will
of God, even your sanctification." And he prays: "The very God of
peace sanctify you wholly." 1 Thessalonians 4:3; 5:23. The Bible
clearly teaches what sanctification is and how it is to be attained.
The Saviour prayed for His disciples: "Sanctify them through Thy
truth: Thy word is truth." John 17:17. And Paul teaches that
believers are to be "sanctified by the Holy Ghost." Romans 15:16.
What is the work of the Holy Spirit? Jesus told His disciples: "When
He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth."
John 16:13.
And the psalmist says: "Thy law is the truth." By the word and the
Spirit of God are opened to men the great principles of
righteousness embodied in His law.
And since the law of God is "holy, and just, and good," a transcript
of the divine perfection, it follows that a character formed by
obedience to that law will be holy. Christ is a perfect example of
such a character. He says: "I have kept My Father's
commandments." "I do always those things that please Him." John
15:10; 8:29. The followers of Christ are to become like Him--by the
grace of God to form characters in harmony with the principles of
His holy law. This is Bible sanctification.

This work can be accomplished only through faith in Christ, by
the power of the indwelling Spirit of God. Paul admonishes
believers: "Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For
it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good
pleasure." Philippians 2:12, 13. The Christian will feel the
promptings of sin, but he will maintain a constant warfare against
it.
Here is where Christ's help is needed. Human weakness becomes united
to divine strength, and faith exclaims: "Thanks be to God, which
giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians
15:57.

The Scriptures plainly show that the work of sanctification is
progressive. When in conversion the sinner finds peace with God
through the blood of the atonement, the Christian life has but just
begun.
Now he is to "go on unto perfection;" to grow up "unto the measure
of the stature of the fullness of Christ." Says the apostle
Paul: "This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are
behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I
press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in
Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:13, 14.

(Great Controversy, by E.G.White)

 

[Servant_2000]

[quote="servant_2000":1b824][quote="Jay T":1b824] How Shall We keep the Sabbath?

For Jesus is the Sabbath,

No... Jesus Christ is not the Sabbath. The Sabbath was resricted to one special day.(4th commandment)..which Christ Blessed and made holy, back in the first week of creation (Genesis 2:2,3).

Matt 11:28 “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest".

OK, try to blend that Bible verse, with this: Matthew 24:20 "But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day"[/quote:1b824][/quote:1b824]

It sure is nice to live in the SIMPLICITY of letting the "Lord of the Sabbath" keep me in HIS REST every day!

 

[SputnikBoy]

servant_2000: It sure is nice to live in the SIMPLICITY of letting the "Lord of the Sabbath" keep me in HIS REST every day!

Sputnik: That's simply rhetoric, servant, and you know that. Let's face it, if not for the fact that one's church traditionally keeps Sunday as their holy day, no one would be trying to defend that day by using scriptures that are not doing that anyway.

Tradition ...that is what Sunday is, plainly and simply. If it were possible for one to read the Bible with no preconceived notions about which day is the Sabbath, Sunday would not even be in the equation. It just wouldn't.

In the hope that the anti-sabbatarians don't have the monopoly on rhetoric, I'll use some too. Here goes: I can just imagine the thoughts of a new convert to Christianity, one who is totally Bible-read and 'untainted' by tradition ...'Well, I've just read the scriptures, I understand the absolute moral value of the Ten Commandments, how they are encompassed within the two commandments Jesus gave pertaining to loving God and loving my neighbor, how I should be obedient to them ...but, I'll disregard them anyway.'

Continuing: 'I also understand that the actual Sabbath day (Saturday by our calendar) was blessed and sanctified at Creation and is the 7th-day of the weekly cycle, that in loving God with all my heart, soul and mind I will be obedient to it, and it will be a delight and not burdensome ...hmmm, therefore I think I'll make Sunday my holy day instead.'

Silly? Of course it is. Need I say more?

 

[Jay T]

...hmmm, therefore I think I'll make Sunday my holy day instead.'

And satan says.....'Welcome to my world'
(paraphrased from Revelation 12:9...."satan, which deceives the whole world").

 

[Scott]

JayT wrote:

Let Jesus answer that question, OK ?

Yeah JayT, lets do that. This is not going to be a vague answer either, it is going to be a distinct answer because the answer responds directly to the question.

Matthew 19:16-19

Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what
good thing must I do to get eternal life?â€Â

"Why do you ask me about what is good?†Jesus replied.
“There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life,
obey the commandments.â€Â

“Which ones?†the man enquired. Jesus replied, “`Do not
murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give
false testimony, honour your father and mother,’ and `love your neighbour as yourself.’“