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Should Christians have interest in the "Sabbath"?

Should Christians (and how do we) keep the Sabbath? I currently do not have a church home and so I dont know who to ask about this.  I see a lot of people online are saying we need to keep the Sabbath, I want to do what Scripture says to do. How do we Christians go about observing a day of rest?  Most Christians worship on Sunday, is it okay to rest on Saturday and go to worship on Sunday? What about Seventh Day Adventist, some consider it a cult? I dont want to be confused or decieved by false teaching, can you help me understand this topic?  A: SDA is a cult. Stay away from them and their beliefs. Don't even talk with them. They are masters at subtle deception and scripture twisting, as are all cults (and other false groups masqurading as Christian). They dupe those who do not know the Bible. Avoid them at all costs.  Note also, if you place yourself under the Law you will be judged by it [if you try to obey it legalistically]. The law brings death but Christ bring...

What is the diff btwn Calvinist and Reformed?

Q: What is the diffrernce between calvinist and reformed? A: Calvinism is simply the 5 biblical doctrinal points of Salvation aka Doctrine of Soteriology, explained as T.U.L.I.P.  made popular or clearly explained by Calvin, who was teaching in the Reformation era. Both groups have views concerning end times, called Doctrine of Echatology. Calvinism is the largest and most well known part of Reformed Theology, but Reformed Theology is more than just Calvinism. A Calvinist doesnt have to be reformed, but generally all reformed are Calvinist. Reformed generally means you hold to a reformed belief. Be that the old London Baptist Confession, the Westminster Confession of Faith, Canons of Dort etc. It seperates us from Catholicism. JMac, is Calvinist but not fully reformed for example. He holds to a leaky dispensational end times view as opposed to covenant theology which is more of the old reformed tradition. We need to know what we believe and understand that "traditions" and o...