would it be God or would it be Money?

India
September 3, 2011 12:05pm CST
As i've read in the bible that we should not do any work on sunday or lord's day, well i do business and had encountered many situations where i have to open my office for the often visiting customers. have you faced any situations?
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
3 Sep 11
That is correct, you can't have it both ways. Either God or money. I never face with such situation because i choose God over money.
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@clrumfelt (5490)
• United States
26 Sep 11
Jesus said the Sabbath is made for man and not man for the Sabbath. That being said, I do think it's important to have a day of rest in the week for health's sake, and also it's important to not forsake assembling yourself together with other believers, in other words, attending church. I feel doing those two things honors the spirit of that law. There is further doctrine concerning this topic in the New Testament. Romans 14:5,6: One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it.
@libramie (562)
• Philippines
5 Sep 11
As far as I know, no day pinpointed for us to stop working. Its up to us when we spent time to relax. Yes, we need to work to earn money and we need money to serve God. But we must give time to serve God for whom He has the source of everything. The life and breath we take, we can't pay it back equally to God.
@staria (2780)
• Philippines
19 Sep 11
Yeah, often. I think we just have to remember to spend some time reading God's word and attending services/mass. As it is more as a personal relationship w/ God I think God will understand as long as we try to keep his Word, though there are times that we cannot prevent attending to tasks/work during Sundays.
• Philippines
4 Sep 11
As I understand it, Jesus was our rest, not Sunday or Saturday or any given day, He was our Sabbath, as the prophets has prophesied. It wouldn't really affect your salvation if you do work on Sunday or Saturday, but it would have some effect on your health, on your family time, on your time for God. For me, having to work on the "Lord's day" will depend on how really important it is. If it's only so that you can earn more money even if you already have more than enough, then there's something wrong. I believe it's not a sin to work on your rest day, but try to see first if it is really "necessary" or not.
• Philippines
15 Sep 11
Well,sunday is only day that God given to us to worship,to rest with Him,to give thanks and every thing... We are people that did not have much love to God,and that is why we seek others thing first and others.. In my experience,and yes somtimes i forget Gd to Be first in my life,but i did realize that God is first need in my life..Because i can do nothing without Him...
@peavey (16936)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Whatever day you want to keep as the Sabbath, remember that Jesus said, "The Sabbath is made for man, not man for the Sabbath." In other words, the seventh day is one for our rest so that we can go back to work refreshed the next day. If we continue to work seven days a week, it will catch up with us sooner or later in poor health or relationships. The "Lord's Day" is a misnomer and the day of rest is never referred to as that in the Bible. It would be better to call it "man's day."