Every time you have a question, there's not a particular, not always a verse that answers the

question directly.

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There's actually a verse that directly answers this question.

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What's up guys, Jeff and Jeremy here. Another episode of Five Minute Fatherhood. We're just going to jump right into it. Today is actually from our Facebook group a question, and that is, is it a sin not to keep the Sabbath? Now, this is a fun question and interesting question. And this answer would depend on if you ask maybe some, a Jewish person, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish person, a Seventh-day Adventist. There's lots of different answers to this one.

I would say, and I think Jeremy, me and you would be on the same page, but I'm interested to hear what you say. I think the scripture seems pretty clear, specifically when Jesus is saying that

it was made for man, meaning it is a gift to us. It is a blessing to us. He was actually answering

some of the more stringent parts of the Sabbath by saying, no, it's made for you. But he didn't say do away with it. Right. There's this middle ground of like, it's a gift. It's a blessing. And so I like to think, I don't think I would use that language that it's a sin not to. I would the language I would use, I think it's to your peril. I mean, I think not living in that goes

against your design. I think, you know, like no one says, is it a sin to not breathe oxygen? You would just be like, no, it's not a sin, but you're going to die, right? And yeah, I think you might die if you don't ever take a Sabbath. I don't think it's good for you. I think it'll absolutely break you down and burn you down and beat you down or another one is like you know is it a sin to not

have a steak dinner once a week and have a huge like party and celebration no it's not you. I think it'll absolutely break you down and burn you down and beat you down. Or another one is like,

you know, is it a sin to not have a steak dinner once a week and have a huge like party and

celebration? No, it's not a sin, but I think you're ridiculous if you don't want that. Right. So I put it in those kind of context, but I don't know, Jeremy, what you would kind of think about it. because to me, that's really the heart of Sabbath, right?

I'm making light of it a little bit in that last part, but it's like, it's a,

it's a delight and a gift.

And that's so clear from the heart of Sabbath, right? I'm making light of it a little bit in that last part, but it's like it's a delight and a gift. And that's so clear from the Genesis mandate. It is in the Torah, but let's also remind ourselves, it's actually woven into the creation narrative. And that's really important because that means it's almost like this is how it was supposed to be. This is from God's mind, heart, and design. And it's a blessing and a gift that

we can step into and learn the practice of over 20, 30, 40, 50 years. That's not overnight, but it's a delight. What would you say? Yeah. So anytime people are really wrestling, and sometimes when you're trying to recapture the Sabbath and try to keep the Sabbath, this becomes a really big question. Do I have to do it? Now there's a verse in the Bible. There's not every,

every time you have? Now, there's a verse in

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