Money and work
What does the Bible say about rest and the Sabbath?
Rest is built into creation itself. The Sabbath is a gift and a rhythm, and Jesus said it was made for people, not people for it.
What Scripture says
Exodus 20:8-10
““Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. You shall labor six days, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates;”
Mark 2:27
“He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”
Hebrews 4:9-10
“There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For he who has entered into his rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.”
Genesis 2:2-3
“On the seventh day God finished his work which he had done; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done. God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.”
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