Here again it seems you are referring to keeping the Sabbath "day." And then implying it is a willful sin if you keep every day alike (Romans 14:5).
No. I posted those verses referring to someone who renounces Yeshua.
Though Hebrews 4 refers to the Sabbath day, the Sabbath day is not what is being referred to as ultimately "entering into God's rest," but merely a shadow of the spiritual rest we have in Jesus as our High Priest. Seeing as the Jews kept the Sabbath day, and yet failed to fulfill entering into God's rest, it is a much deeper significance than physically resting one day a week, but spiritually trusting God every moment of every day, the true failure of the Jews and their disobedience. The conclusion of Hebrews 4 shows this rest in Jesus, as High Priest as at the throne of grace. If it was the Sabbath, Paul would have concluded much differently pointing to obedience to the 4th commandment. But that would have been strange seeing as we are no longer under the law if we are following the Spirit.
The way we understand Hebrews 4 is the difference between the letter and the Spirit.
The original account from which
Hebrews 4:1-11 is taken is found in
Numbers 14:22-24,
28-30, and
Deuteronomy 1:30-40. In both passages it was the "land" (of Canaan) that was being withheld because of unbelief. The children of Israel were on their wilderness journey to the "promised land," which was a type of the "rest" to come. Joshua brought them into that land or the typical "rest" (
Joshua 1:13-15;
21:44;
22:4), yet the Almighty again spoke through David concerning this greater rest. In
Psalm 95:11, David uses the phrase "my rest" instead of "the land" as in the original promise. Why? Because "the land" was only a type of the future rest to come when true believers enter into the true promised land, the "heavenly country" that the patriarchs of old saw from afar (
Hebrews 11:13-16).
We are currently on our wilderness journey as well. We are heading for the heavenly country promised us. Just as the Israelites continued keeping the Sabbath rest throughout their wilderness journey, so, too, must we continue to keep the Sabbath rest. In fact, the Israelites continued to keep the Sabbath even after entering the typical promised land of Canaan. We, too, will continue in the Sabbath rest as prophesied in Isaiah 66:22-23 even after the new heaven and new earth come.
If the common Christian view of
Hebrews 4:10 is correct, that the Sabbath is abolished because we have entered the true rest, then, to be consistent, it must also be true that all work is abolished since we have ceased from our own works. In other words, if the physical rest is done away with, then the physical labor should also be done away with. However, since believers continue to do physical labors like farming, construction work, etc., they should also continue to rest from such labor as it is written. Additionally, the Sabbath rest is commanded for the sake of animals as well. Is it now permissible for farmers to work their animals seven days a week? Do animals somehow enter into the true rest as well?
Hebrews 4:11 talks about laboring to enter into that rest. It is not something we automatically receive upon accepting Yeshua as our Savior except by faith. That rest will become a reality upon our resurrection unto eternal life. That is why we see the saints of
Revelation 14:12,
13 laboring right up until death. It is only after death that the ultimate rest can literally begin. Note, also, that those saints "keep the commandments of God" (KJV), among which is the Sabbath.
We certainly can find rest for our souls in Messiah (
Matthew 11:28,
29), but he does not give our bodies rest, nor does he give animals rest. That kind of rest is only available through the Sabbath rest.
Jeremiah 6:16 reads, "Thus saith YHWH, 'Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.' But they said, 'We will not walk therein.' " The "old paths" and the "good way" that provides a "rest for the soul" includes the keeping of YHWH's Sabbaths. Notice the similar wording found in
Isaiah 58:12,
13. The rest we have in Yeshua is only a foretaste of the rest to come at his second coming when we will be dwelling in the presence of the Father and the Son in the glorious "heavenly country".
Deuteronomy 5:15 reads, "And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that YHWH thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore YHWH thy God commanded thee to keep the Sabbath day." Notice the keeping of the Sabbath rest followed the Israelite redemption from slavery and bondage. How much more should we keep the Sabbath with joy overflowing after our greater redemption from sin and death? Why? Because every time we keep the Sabbath holy we remember and proclaim who it is that provided this great deliverance for us (
Deuteronomy 5:15); we remember and proclaim who it is that sanctifies us (
Exodus 31:13); we remember and proclaim who it is that created us and all things (
Exodus 20:11); and we delight in both the Sabbath and YHWH Himself, and honor YHWH by doing His will and good pleasure (
Isaiah 58:13,
14). The Sabbath is truly holy, sanctified, blessed, delightful, and honorable.
Most people who reject the Sabbath and Law saying they are fulfilled in Messiah and therefore abolished will readily admit that they are not free to steal, dishonor parents, commit adultery, covet, etc. They will endeavor to keep from transgressing the other nine commandments, yet they refuse to keep the fourth commandment. Most Sabbath opponents will not: commit bestiality; get tattooed; have relations with close relatives; use unjust weights and measures; charge what they consider usury; etc. So when they say they are "free from the law", or "not under the law", etc., they are really trying to justify their supposed freedom from Sabbath-keeping in a most inconsistent manner. The reality is, we must obey our Heavenly Father's commandments if they are among the laws written on our hearts as part of the New Covenant (
Hebrews 8:8-10).
The Sabbath was also the sign of the Old Covenant. Exodus 31:13. The New Covenant has a new sign, based on the blood of Jesus Christ - the Cup of the New Testament. 1 Corinthians 11:25. And this covenant has new commandments - 1 John 3:23 which are by far better and deeper than the Ten Commandments, and will save you. By keeping them, you do not break any of the former commandments, because Jesus IS the 4th commandment. Matthew 11:29 "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. (The commandment only gave rest to the body).
The Sabbath was not a sign "of the Old Covenant". It was a sign IN the Old Covenant that YHWH sanctifies us. He still sanctifies us in the New Covenant and therefore, the Sabbath remains a sign of who it is that sanctifies us. Yes, there are new commandments that are part of the New Covenant. However, many OC commandments have been carried over into the NC including the two greatest commandments and the Ten Commandments. 1 John 3:23 gives us a new command to believe on Yeshua, but to "love one another" is an OC command (love thy neighbor). We cannot possibly love one another if we cause our neighbor to work on the Sabbath instead of allowing him/her to rest like our Creator did.
If you don't understand this aspect of the New Covenant, God does not judge it against you as you follow according to the knowledge you have, and that it is to honor God that you follow the law. There is nothing wrong with the law, as it was holy. But understanding our New Covenant would be better.
I understand your view. I disagree with it. It causes millions of Christians to trample on what YHWH has made holy and it causes them to lose out on the blessing that YHWH has put upon ONLY that one day of the week. All other days are common work days, but the Sabbath is blessed and holy. You need to rethink your position and obey your Creator.