I fully agree with blackdiamond. You should make it very clear that you accept him as a friend. But as a friend you should also make it known that you do not approve of something when it comes up. Be ready to forgive and be ready to give. Always show kindness. Eventually, the door will open.
Quick Question BD, Do you have a concordance? If so can you tell be the first reference in the OT of "Sabbath"? I just did a quick scan (don't have a concordance) and the first reference I saw was the 10C's. Genesis was just "on the (
sixth typo!) seventh day...". If that is the case, the 10 commandments were the origin of Jewish Law. It was the Jewish Law that placed the restrictions about what you couldn't do that day. The Sabbath was commanded to be a day of rest. No one was allowed to do any work: wife, children, servants. You were also forbidden to cause anyone else to work on that day. This included any work. harvesting, cleaning, cooking, serving(by servants). As a correlation to today, you would not be allowed to buy merchandise at a store on Saturday, becuase that would be requiring someone to work providing service to you. And by requiring the service,you would be guilty of breaking the sabbath.
I have got to get some sleep tonight.
Y'all have gotten me interested in this and i stayed up too late again.
