Freedom from religion

The Sabbath was a covenantal obligation between God and Israel (Ex 31:36-37). It was part of the religion that God established for this unique people. The concept of Sabbath has been adopted by Christianity as well. Although the church changed the day to Sunday, it is still referred to as the Sabbath in some circles. It is wise to get rest. I think that the Sabbath was a gift of God to Israel. However, we cannot pick and choose elements of Judaism and make them mandatory for Christians. If we are legally bound to keep the Sabbath, then we are bound to be circumcised as well. The church wrestled with these questions early on (Acts 15). The Apostles “put it bed,” but it keeps waking up. Don’t make principles of conscience into religious requirements (Rom 14:5, Gal 5:1).