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The Sabbath

What is the Sabbath?

The Sabbath is a sign between God and His people (Exodus 31:13, 16–17), a day for rest, worship, fellowship, and spiritual renewal. It’s a gift meant for all who follow Him (Galatians 3:28). The Sabbath is the day God blessed and set apart at creation. In Genesis 2:2–3, God rested on the seventh day and made it holy long before the Ten Commandments were given at Sinai.

What day is the Sabbath?

The Bible identifies the seventh day — Saturday — as the Sabbath. Across history, calendars have changed, but the weekly cycle has not. Jesus kept the Sabbath (Luke 4:16) and the apostles kept the Sabbath, too (Acts 17:2; Acts 18:4).

What is the Sabbath?

The Sabbath is a sign between God and His people (Exodus 31:13, 16–17), a day for rest, worship, fellowship, and spiritual renewal. It’s a gift meant for all who follow Him (Galatians 3:28). The Sabbath is the day God blessed and set apart at creation. In Genesis 2:2–3, God rested on the seventh day and made it holy long before the Ten Commandments were given at Sinai.

What day is the Sabbath?

The Bible identifies the seventh day — Saturday — as the Sabbath. Across history, calendars have changed, but the weekly cycle has not. Jesus kept the Sabbath (Luke 4:16) and the apostles kept the Sabbath, too (Acts 17:2; Acts 18:4).

When does the Sabbath begin?

God counts days from sundown to sundown. This pattern appears throughout the Bible, beginning in Genesis 1Because of this biblical reckoning of time, the Sabbath begins at sundown on Friday and ends at sundown on Saturday. From Friday evening to Saturday evening, God sets apart a full day for rest, worship, prayer, study, and gathering with the body of Christ (Deuteronomy 5:12; Hebrews 10:24–25). It is a time to pause from labor, reconnect with Him, and focus on what truly matters.

Was the Sabbath changed to Sunday?

No. The Bible never records God changing the Sabbath from the Saturday to the first day. From creation onward, God set apart the seventh day as holy time (Genesis 2:2–3). The Ten Commandments reaffirm this in Exodus 20:8–11, and Jesus and the apostles continued to keep the seventh‑day Sabbath long after His resurrection (Luke 4:16; Acts 17:2; Acts 18:4).

The Catholic Church openly acknowledges that it designated Sunday as the primary day of worship. A shift to Sunday worship that did not come from Scripture, but from the Catholic Church’s own ruling.

Clean & Unclean Food

What mammals are clean?

Land animals are clean only if they meet both conditions:

  • They chew the cud, and
  • They have a split (cloven) hoof

Examples of clean animals include cows, sheep, goats, and deer. Animals that meet only one condition, such as pigs (split hoof but do not chew the cud), are considered unclean.

Which birds are clean?

The Bible lists specific birds that are unclean, such as birds of prey, scavengers, or carnivorous species. By contrast, birds such as chickens, ducks, and doves are considered clean.

Do food laws apply today?

Yes, food laws apply today. From the beginning, God gave clear instructions about what is acceptable for His people to eat (Leviticus 11; Deuteronomy 14). These guidelines were not presented as temporary, cultural, or ceremonial.

Some point to statements about “what enters a man” to suggest the food laws were undone. But, in those passages, Jesus was addressing human traditions about ritual handwashing. Not overturning God’s instructions.

What mammals are clean?

Land animals are clean only if they meet both conditions:

  • They chew the cud, and
  • They have a split (cloven) hoof

Examples of clean animals include cows, sheep, goats, and deer. Animals that meet only one condition, such as pigs (split hoof but do not chew the cud), are considered unclean.

Which birds are clean?

The Bible lists specific birds that are unclean, such as birds of prey, scavengers, or carnivorous species. By contrast, birds such as chickens, ducks, and doves are considered clean.

Do food laws apply today?

Yes, food laws apply today. From the beginning, God gave clear instructions about what is acceptable for His people to eat (Leviticus 11; Deuteronomy 14). These guidelines were not presented as temporary, cultural, or ceremonial.

Some point to statements about “what enters a man” to suggest the food laws were undone. But, in those passages, Jesus was addressing human traditions about ritual handwashing. Not overturning God’s instructions.

What seafood is clean?

Seafood is clean only if it has both:

  • Fins
  • Scales

Fish like salmon, cod, and trout are clean. Creatures such as shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, oysters, and catfish are unclean because they lack one or both of these features.

Which bugs are clean?

Most insects are indeed unclean. But scripture identifies certain types of locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers as clean.

Did Peter’s vision change the food laws?

No. Peter’s vision did not change the biblical food laws. In Acts 10, Peter sees a sheet filled with all kinds of animals and hears the words, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” Many assume this means God declared all animals clean. But the passage itself explains the meaning — and it has nothing to do with food.

Peter was puzzled by the vision until God revealed its purpose (Acts 10:28). The vision was about people, not diet. God was teaching Peter that the gospel was for all nations, and that Gentiles were not to be treated as unclean or excluded.

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