Wow...really? Well then we better change some scripture to say that...
Exodus 31:13 NLT - "Tell the people of Israel: 'Be careful to keep my the Jew's Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between Me them and you from generation to generation. It is given so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.
Ezekiel 20:12 NLT - And I gave them my the Jew's Sabbath days of rest as a sign between them and me. It was to remind them that I am the LORD, who had set them apart to be holy.
Ezekiel 20:20 NLT - and keep my the Jew's Sabbath days holy, for they are a sign to remind you that I am the LORD your God.'
There now it says what you claim and you may claim them as your days...
We might have to make further changes...
I believe so...(spiritual Isreal not Judah or temporal Israel)...is why I keep the Sabbath not to get in but because I already am...
And both covenants included the stranger...me. The Sabbath commandment is my pass key...
Pretty clear...don't circumcise to get into the house but because you already are...is why we normally do it to infants...adults have to weigh a little pain and discomfort against a symbolic sign you belong...is why it usually takes the persuasion of the Spirit and Comforter...lol
Most opt not to if they already aren't...
And just cuz you be cut it ain't no guarantee...
Just ask the idolatrous Israelite and Jews who were cut and then cut off...
I don't follow or believe what you say. The Sabbath commandment is one of the Ten Commandments. It was given to Israel as a sign.
See also Isaiah 56.
Isaiah 56:1-12 NASB - 1 Thus says the LORD, "Preserve justice and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come And My righteousness to be revealed. 2 "How blessed is the man who does this, And the son of man who takes hold of it; Who keeps from profaning the sabbath, And keeps his hand from doing any evil." 3 Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, "The LORD will surely separate me from His people. "Nor let the eunuch say, "Behold, I am a dry tree." 4 For thus says the LORD, "To the eunuchs who keep My sabbaths, And choose what pleases Me, And hold fast My covenant, 5 To them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial, And a name better than that of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name which will not be cut off. 6 "Also the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, To minister to Him, and to love the name of the LORD, To be His servants, every one who keeps from profaning the sabbath And holds fast My covenant; 7 Even those I will bring to My holy mountain And make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar; For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples." 8 The Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel, declares, "Yet others I will gather to them, to those already gathered." 9 All you beasts of the field, All you beasts in the forest, Come to eat. 10 His watchmen are blind, All of them know nothing. All of them are mute dogs unable to bark, Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber; 11 And the dogs are greedy, they are not satisfied. And they are shepherds who have no understanding; They have all turned to their own way, Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one. 12 "Come," they say, "let us get wine, and let us drink heavily of strong drink; And tomorrow will be like today, only more so."
Would you agree that the Sabbath is for Christians whether the Christian is a Jew or not? It is possible to be of Israel and a Jew and believe in Yeshua as the Messiah, be saved, and not be called a Christian. The question is about what commands we observe, whether you are a Jew or not (or of Israel or not), and whether or not you have to be a Christian to be saved. It's not about saying God's commands are not for you. They are. But my understanding is that you cannot be a Jew or of Israel if you are not circumcised. You don't have to be either a Jew or circumcised to be saved and to be a Christian. But many Christians believe all of God's commands are for us. As a Christian I believe this is true, whether you have obeyed all of them or you have chosen to obey them, or you believe you will obey them or you want to obey them. You can. But the Judaizers would say you must, contrary to the gospel message. Is it possible to be a convert to Judaism and join Israel? Yes. Can you observe God's commands without being a part of the covenant God made with Israel at Mount Sinai, or without being a part of God's covenant people and observing all of Torah? Can you obey and observe God's commands without being circumcised? Yes. And yet circumcision is one of God's commands. My understanding is that like with all of the commands of God, they still are the commands of God. There may be commands that you don't observe. There may be commands that are not for you to observe. As a man you can observe the commands that are for men for example. If I am told that I should not make anyone a Jew, that I am not a Jew, that I can't observe the Sabbath because that is going back under the Law and falling from grace, that it is impossible to obey God's law, things like this... of course I am able to point to the fact that I am a convert and a Jew and that these commands are for me, without neglecting grace or salvation for all those who are of faith. These are my brothers and sisters in Christ. The body of Christ, the church.