Jesus' Teachings on the Sabbath and Christian Life Today

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Jesus' Teachings on the Sabbath and Christian Life Today

If it wasn't for Jesus' teachings, Christians wouldn't be here today.

Christians came about because we believe Jesus is the son of God.

Christianity came from the Jewish religion. The main difference is

Jews believe the Messiah has not come yet.

Jesus taught us to pray by going to worship in the temple on the day

of the Jewish Sabbath. In our case a Sunday is our day of worship,

which we do because of Jesus' example. He taught us the importance of

worship.

On the Sabbath, Catholics go to a church, where they can worship

together as a group, and celebrate Holy Communion together. Other

Christian denominations celebrate around a table together, and pass

Holy Communion the same way Jesus and his disciples celebrated it.

Other Christians celebrate with a small turnout around a little alter.

We celebrate because Jesus taught us to by constant worship on the

Sabbath.

Some branches of Christianity, like Methodists and the Salvation Army

don't celebrate mass at all. They concentrate more on Jesus' good

deeds, and they try to help people on the Sabbath.

After mass, the rest of the should be spent resting. Some Christians

believe you should rest with your family, and have a meal together.

This is the Catholic belief.

Jesus implied by his actions we should not work on the Sabbath, but he

still healed, and did good things on the Sabbath. This means it is

alright for Christian doctors and nurses to work on a Sunday, because

they are working to help the sick.

Jesus and his disciples were caught by the Pharisees picking ears of

corn on the Sabbath. This tells many Christians that the Sabbath is a

day which should be spent with family and friends where you should

share a meal.

Jesus implied that work should be avoided on the Sabbath, and it

should be a day of rest. Nowadays most shops remain open on a Sunday,

and ignore this completely. Many Christians do not agree with Sunday

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