Sabbath

What is the punishment for Sabbath breaking? | Answering the Atheist

by William Stewart
May 2, 2010February 18, 2026
Answering The Atheist

Inquiry:

How should Sabbath-breakers be punished? Should they be exiled (Exodus 31:14), or killed (Exodus 31:14; 31:15; 35:2; Numbers 15:32-36)? Is there a contradiction?

Do you need to keep the Sabbath? | Answering the Atheist

by William Stewart
April 25, 2010February 18, 2026
Answering The Atheist

Inquiry:

Is it necessary to keep the Sabbath? Some verses say yes (Exodus 16:29; 20:8; 31:13-15; 34:21; 35:2; Leviticus 19:3, 30; 23:3; Numbers 15;32, 36; Deuteronomy 5:12; Isaiah 56:2), but others say no (Isaiah 1:13; Matthew 12:2; John 5:16; Romans 14:5; Colossians 2:16). Is there a contradiction?