Discussion Jumpstarter
Study leader reference - not a definitive answer
Question 10
The speaker’s turning point includes the rabbi’s line: Jesus took away “nothing” from Torah but “added himself,” and he links this to Jesus’ shocking “I” language (“Come unto *me*…I will give you rest”). What would it look like—in real scheduling decisions, work choices, and worship practice—to treat Jesus not as “a factor” in Sabbath/Lord’s Day debates but as “the sum of our redemption” and “our rest”?
Another way to ask: He says Jesus didn’t remove the Torah but added himself, and that Jesus is our rest. What would it look like in your weekly schedule, work choices, and worship habits to treat Jesus as the center of your rest, not just one more argument in the Sabbath/Sunday debate?
Discussion Jumpstarter
Direct Answer
In the transcript’s terms, treating Jesus as “the sum of our redemption” means you stop using day-keeping to establish your righteousness and instead let your schedule, work, and worship be shaped by coming to Christ for true rest and living under his lordship. The speaker doesn’t give a detailed weekly rulebook, but he clearly calls for decisions that flow from faith in Christ rather than tradition or self-justification.
- He recounts the article: the rabbi said Jesus took away “Nothing…[but] added himself,” and the speaker says that helped him grasp Jesus’ crucial place in redemption.
- He states: “Jesus isn’t a factor in our redemption. He’s the sum of our redemption.”
- He emphasizes Jesus’ personal claims: “Come unto me… and I will give you rest,” and explains this rest addresses the inner burden of sin, not merely fatigue.
- He ties Sabbath meaning to Christ: “He is Lord of the Sabbath,” and even “a Sabbath worker…‘My Father worketh and so I work.’”
- He grounds righteousness in Christ, not law: Philippians 3:9 “not having my own righteousness…of the law.”