Is Sabbath keeping necessary for salvation?

Co-Host: Let’s move on – and we want to talk with Jim in Portland, Oregon. Hello Jim. You’re on the air.

Caller: Hello Doug.

Pastor Doug: Hi Jim.

Caller: Thank you for taking my call. I do enjoy your show. Um, I do have a question about the Sabbath. Is Sabbath keeping – Saturday Sabbath keeping necessary for salvation?

Pastor Doug: Well, I wouldn’t say that Saturday Sabbath keeping is necessary for salvation any more than I would say that it’s required that a man have one wife to be saved or that it’s required that a person not steal to be saved. In other words, the Sabbath is one of the Ten Commandments, and my approach towards the Sabbath Commandment would be the same as the other nine. Now the question is, are we keeping any commandment to be saved? Or are we keeping the commandments because we are saved? Now if I say I am saved, and I’m stealing, and I’ve got a wife on the East Coast and a wife on the West Coast, my relationship with the Lord is questionable isn’t it?

Caller: Yes.

Pastor Doug: There will be people in Heaven who had several wives because they did not know the truth regarding this. King David will be in Heaven.

Caller: Yes.

Pastor Doug: Solomon, we expect, will be in Heaven. Abraham, Jacob. That doesn’t mean God condones polygamy, is that right?

Caller: Indeed.

Pastor Doug: In the same way, there will be people in Heaven who went to church on Sunday – and maybe didn’t go to church on any day because they didn’t know about what day was the Holy day. But when a person knows God’s will in any of these areas and they say, ‘I’m not going to do God’s will,’ the Bible is clear in the New Testament: If we sin willfully after we receive the knowledge of the truth, there is no more sacrifice for sins. So anyone, um, whoever contends that you can willingly break God’s commandments and still be exempt, that’s not Biblical. And that’s my argument: What does the Bible say?

Caller: Right. Ok.

Amazing Facts’ Resource Number: 800-835-6747

Related Audio

Why doesn't the apostle Paul command Sabbath observance?

What can I do on the Sabbath?

Baptized Paganism

Is the 7th day Sabbath a ceremonial feast day?

Comments

When you post, you agree to the terms and conditions of our comments policy. Click here to read it.

If you have a Bible question for Pastor Doug Batchelor or the Amazing Facts Bible answer team, please submit it by clicking here. Due to staff size, we are unable to answer Bible questions posted in the comments.

To help maintain a Christian environment, we closely moderate all comments.

Please be patient. We strive to approve comments the day they are made, but please allow at least 24 hours for your comment to appear. Comments made on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday may not be approved until the following Monday.

Comments that include name-calling, profanity, harassment, ridicule, etc. will be automatically deleted and the invitation to participate revoked.

Comments containing URLs outside the family of Amazing Facts websites will not be approved.

Comments containing telephone numbers or email addresses will not be approved.

Comments off topic may be deleted.

Please do not comment in languages other than English.

Please note: Approved comments do not constitute an endorsement by the ministry of Amazing Facts or by Pastor Doug Batchelor. This website allows dissenting comments and beliefs, but our comment sections are not a forum for ongoing debate.