What I cited above seemed to me to be saying was that the phrase "the day of the Lord" was already taken, so a new phrase was used. For "the day of the Lord" or "the Lord's day" one would ordinarily expect a genitive, not a dative. But as the genitive phrase already had a meaning, the dative was used instead. That's what it looked to me to be saying.

It would be akin to our saying "Lordly day" instead of "the day of the Lord" because the latter already had an eschatological meaning, and that's not what we wanted to convey.

Good point! But, in any case, if even we had prayed, but the answer is not as what we want, and Sabbath comes in between, what is your choice?? To stay and die or to save your life?

I asked this because, some times it happens when I must work on Sabbath, eventhough I had prayed that my work would not fall on Sabbath day. I could not leave my job, because it is an all important job and everybody is looking for me. In fact, the job could not started or running without my presents. So, i have a responsibility, obligation to people of some institutions gathering together at the location, people who are engaged in this job, everybody with their own job and responsibility.

I think, my case could be compared with those who must flight but Sabbath comes in between. What is my choice? I preffer to serve the Lord, but I could not deny my responsibility and obligation to my job and people who needs me.

And the reality I did so far, I do my job! Is God happy with this? If I deny my job and serve the Lord, I am sure that I will lost my job from this big client. This time, I don't dare to face such risk.

In His love

So, do you mean that John has wrote "Kuriake hemera" with Sabbath in his mind? Or he got his vision on a Sabbath day and wrote it "kuriake hemera"? Because in his epistle he wrote Mia Sabbathon isntead again "kuriake hemera"?

In His love

I'm sorry.

That is so sad.




I think we've found the motive.
Sad.


Therefore, no further point in discussing "kuriake hemera"...

James, are you considering refusing to imitate Jesus' example of Sabbath-keeping and conducting business on the His holy day? Can you expect God to bless your business against His will?

There may be an important point here. While Jesus did not ask his disciples to think of His resurrection DAY, He did ask them to think of His resurrection. The early christians thought it good to devote a day to this task given by the Lord.

"The early christians thought it good to devote a day to this task given by the Lord."

Thomas, did they also think it good to abandon the Sabbath day?

Good question. At some point they must have done so, for the simple reason that the Sabbath day was abandoned.

One misstep leads to another.

Blessings,

Green Cochoa.

I don't refuse to imitate Jesus, but I could not abandon my responsibility and obligation to my job while many people were connected to it and could not go further without my presence.

In fact, God did a miracle at that day (Sabbath morning, while I was working at the site of job), which became my witness on Wednesday evening pray in the church.

The miracle happened after I had tried and did all posible way to overcome an obstacle that could become very dangerous and could ruin the whole preparation job that have been taken by my team and had cost a lot, but at the end, I gave up. I just pray to God, my Almighty God that loved me, please put this obstacle away and let the whole operation be running well, smooth, safe and all in order.

And what happened when the operation started!! Nothing happens, the obstacle had been removed, all was going fine and well and safe until we completed the whole operation.

I knew that I have a good God that loved me, an Almighty God that nothing is impossible for Him, even I did this job on his Sabbath day, but he knew better my situation, my reason then any other human being. His blessing for my job and the miracle that he has done, even though it was Sabbath day, gave me the assurance what a wondeful and lovely God, I had,... better we had.

In His love