Doctrines And Commandments Are You Following??!!! Part 2

Philippians 3


We are walking in today: Who's Doctrines And Commandments Are You Following??!!! Part 2

Witness follow throughout the Bible: H3212 yalak--manner of life, to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

1 Kings 21:26 And he did very abominably in following H3212 idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the
children of Israel.

The Torah testifies...............
 Numbers 16:25 And Moses rose up and went H3212 unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed H3212 him.

The prophets proclaim..................
 Amos 7:15 And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, H3212 prophesy unto my people Israel.

The writings bear witness...........................
 Judges 2:19 And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following H3212
other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.

1 Kings 18:18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed H3212 Baalim. 

Following The Disciples: An Example

For example, many today teach that the Disciples in Yahushua's day worshipped on Sunday. Fiveamprayer, Is this true? Let's see what the Bible says:

And upon the first [day] of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. (Acts 20:7)

Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. (John 20:19)

In your Bible and in mine, we see that on only two occasions were the Disciples gathered together on the "first of the week [lit. sabbatown]" (Acts 20:7; John 20:19).

In both of the above passages, the word 'day' is not there, but has been added by the translators for clarity. The Greek word 'sabbatown,' Strong's number <4521>, is translated "sabbath" 59 times, and "week" 9 times, and can mean either sabbath or week, depending on context. There is also no mention of an identifying 'Lord’s Day' in either passage.

On both occasions mentioned in the above Scripture passages, the disciples came together on the first of the sabbatown. This would be either a Friday night if it was the first of the 'sabbath,' or Saturday night if it was the first of the 'week.'

Let's now look more closely at these passages to see what they say.

And upon the first [day] of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. (Acts 20:7)

In the Acts 20:7 passage above, we see that the Disciples had all come together to hear Paul speak before he left for Ephesus. We know it was a night meeting, since we are told in Acts 20:7 that Paul continue his speech until midnight. We know it was a Saturday night, because if it were a Friday night, Paul would not be travelling the next morning, on a Sabbath day.

We also know it was during the occasion of a fellowship meal, and we also have two confirmations that this meal was not a 'Lord's Supper.' First, we are told in verse 6 that this occasion was after the days of Unleavened, from the 15th through the 21st day of the month of the Abib. It was on the 14th of Abib that they had eaten the once-a-year Passover meal, the true "Lord's Supper," so they would not eat this Feast until the next year. Second, we know from Scripture, that the term "break bread" together means to 'eat a meal together' (Lam 4:4; Acts 2:46).

From the evidence in Scripture, we see that this meeting does not appear to qualify as a modern-day Sunday meeting, but was likely an extension of the Sabbath gathering and oneg meal that continued beyond the close of Sabbath, before Paul's departure.

Now, as we look at the next passage, let us ask this question. When we and other children of The Most High gather to worship The Most High, what is our purpose?

It is very clear that as Believers, our purpose for gathering together is to worship The Most High, perhaps in prayer, singing, teaching, and giving testimony of His Goodness. But what were the disciples doing in the John 20:19 passage?

We will now look at the one remaining passage in John 20:19, to see if we can determine the purpose for which the Disciples had gathered:

Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. (John 20:19)

In the above passage in John 20:19, as well as from the context of the surrounding passages, it is very clearly stated that on this occasion, the Disciples were assembled together at evening, on the same day as Yahushua's resurrection, but later in the evening. What is not clear is the purpose for their assembling together.

It may be that the fear of the Jews applies to the reason for the assembly, or might apply to the reason the doors were shut. We do not know. In any event, this is the one, single passage of Scripture, that gives no hint either way, of establishing any new 'Doctrine' for assembling on the first of the sabbatown.

Fiveamprayer, what should we conclude from this passage?

As we have already seen, we are NOT to establish any Doctrines on the testimony of only ONE witness. Thus the idea of a first day of the week meeting does not seem to be Scriptural. What is clear is that there are no witnesses of Scripture that have nullified or done away with Messiah's words to His people, but that they are to keep The Most High's Sabbaths (Lev 19:1-3,30; Lev 26:2) — and that the Strangers ['Gentiles'] are included in the promises AND the Blessings of keeping The Most High's Sabbaths (Isaiah 56:3-7).

Conclusion
We have seen that the Doctrines and Commandments of Men are simply man-made, religious Traditions and dogmas, mere decrees of men, that are taught as if they were Biblical Truth.

We have seen that the Doctrines and Commandments of Men turn men away from the Truth, and can prevent people from 'entering in' to the Kingdom of The Most High.


We have seen examples of popular Doctrines and Commandments of Men that are commonly taught today. We have also seen that if we are to be followers and imitators of Messiah and His Disciples, we must look closely in Scripture, to observe what they did, how the they lived their daily lives.

We have seen that there are only two instances in Scripture, in which the disciples are said to gather together on the first day of the week. We have that in one of those two instances, the purpose of their gathering was clearly not as a Sunday gathering as commonly known today.

We have seen that in the one, remaining instance of the Disciples gathering together on the first day of the week, the purpose for their gathering is not made clear, but is in question.

We have seen that we may NOT establish any Doctrines on the testimony of only ONE witness, even if it were clear. Thus we must conclude that the idea of gathering on the first day of the week, as a replacement for gathering on the Biblical Sabbath Day, is not Scriptural, but is a popular, man-made Tradition, a Doctrine of Men.

Shema Selah...what doctirne are you living your life according to?? If it is not scriptural--then it is not sound!!  Return to Ahayah asher Ahayah!!!