Thank you for explaining your statement on the Sabbath and your beliefs to me. I now understand much better what you were saying. You are basically saying that Christ's statement as to healing and doing good on the Sabbath is irrelevent today because the Sabbath no longer exists. Is that correct? That is interesting indeed! Since, in my faith we also believe in meeting together, but we call the day that we meet together the "Sabbath". I understand that the law of Moses was fulfilled in Christ, but does that make the entire ten commandments (murder, adultery, keeping the Sabbath day holy) irrelevent? I am truly curious as to the logic behind this. I was under the impression that the Sabbath day referred to a day set apart once a week (whatever day that may be) to be observed as a day of special and particular devotion to the service of the Lord (a pattern of which was established in Genesis "And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made." )
I was also under the impression that the "Sabbath" was still in effect from the statements made by Christ:
"The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath. The Son of Man is Lord also of the sabbath." (Mark 2:27,28)
In our faith we believe that Christ came not to destroy the law of Moses but to fulfill it; and through Him the law was superseded by the Gospel. The Savior rose from the tomb on the first day of the week; and that particular Sunday, as also the next, was rendered forever memorable by the bodily visitation of the resurrected Lord to the assembled apostles and others. To the believers in the crucified and risen Savior, Sunday became the Lord's Day (see Rev 1:10), and in time took the place of Saturday as the weekly Sabbath in the Christian churches.
Which I guess the point I make above is that I thought the Sabbath was still in effect (as the Lord's day) according to the New Testament. So, I see my point as relevent. Because if the Sabbath is still in effect, due to when Christ was resurrected and arose the Sabbath then became known as the "Lord's day" (also see 1 Cor. 16:2, Acts 18:4, 17:2, 20:7 ), then what the Lord has said in the New Testament regarding the Sabbath day (his day) is relevent. And what the Lord has said regarding his day is largely the body of my original post (ie that it is good to heal and save lives on the Sabbath - the Lord's day).
I do, however, understand now that the problem you face is not necessarily with healing on the Sabbath - you seem to see that as fine - particularly since I am reading your statements to mean that you don't really believe in a Sabbath. I see that your problem is simply trying to find a small bit of time on the day of the week you worship to go and worship. I guess the next part of my problem in understanding this situation now lies in finding the scriptures you alluded to in your previous post:
"The Bible says that Christians are to "assemble on the first day of the week." It also says, "not forsaking the assembling of yourselves together, as the manner of some is."
I am afraid I have searched in vain for scriptures containing these texts. I think that if I could read them in their entirety I might better comprehend where you are coming from on this. (And possibly be able to offer you better advice).
Thank goodness this thread regarding religion and its impact on medicine is staying nice and civil!