The Church in Truth
I need to say something that's been on my heart for many years. It may feel heavy, but I say it because I love the body of Messiah. When we talk about the messiness of ministry , we cannot treat it like an abstract idea. Scripture does not treat it abstractly. It addresses it directly, and so must we. The Torah establishes Shabbat (Sabbath) clearly in Exodus 20:8–11 . The seventh day. Not the first. Not a flexible substitute. The seventh. It is called holy because God sanctified it. Leviticus 23:3 calls it a holy convocation. A gathering. On the seventh day. Shabbat . Not the first day of the week called “Sunday” So when we move that rhythm aside for convenience or tradition, we have to be honest about what we are doing. We are adjusting what God established. Whether we inherited that adjustment or defended it later, it is still an adjustment. That should sober us. Because once we teach that one command may be reinterpreted, we subtly teach that others may be as well. That is...