Hi Brakelite, Your words: "
It was God that sanctified, and made holy the 7th day. Nowhere in all of scripture is there any record of God making the 7th day 'unholy', or 'unsanctified'. The commandment is for man to keep it that way. It is the day that is still holy. It is the day that is still sanctified."
Let's take a look at that passage: Ex. 20:8-11 - "
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it."
The same word, "qadash" (H6942) is used for "holy" and "hallowed". It means to "be, make, pronounce, observe, to be ceremonially or morally clean, consecrate, dedicate, keep, prepare, proclaim and to purify or sanctify oneself."
This is different from the word "qodesh" (H6944) which means a sacred place or thing which is set set aside for a holy purpose using the words consecrated, dedicated, hallowed, saint, sanctuary.
It seems to me you are viewing the sabbath from the second definition instead of the first.
We, as believers are, ceremonially and morally clean, we observe the sabbath
daily, not every 7th day, we consecrate and dedicate ourselves unto God, we strive to keep ourselves pure, sanctified unto God.
It's the difference between the old covenant and the new.
The Holy Spirit inside us makes all the difference in the world. A church is just a building, the land it is on is just dirt and grass, an unused bible is just another book on the shelf. None of these things are holy by themselves. What makes them holy is
our presence in the building we call a church and
hallowed ground is wherever we are. The bible only becomes holy
when it is read and absorbed by those thirsty to hear the words of God, but if we don't apply those words to our lives and make God's word a reality, then it's the same as being background static. It's of no effect.
It's the same with the sabbath day. If one doesn't have a relationship with God, it's just another day, however, in the new covenant,
every day is to be set aside
to live for the glory and honor of God. Again, it's
the Holy Spirit inside us that makes every day holy and
if every day is holy, there is no longer the need
to specify a single day separate from the rest. Remember, the sabbath wasn't made for God, it was made for man by God. There's a difference.