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How do we know that Christ fulfills the Sabbath?

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Christ fulfills the Sabbath because He embodies the rest and security that the Sabbath represents, removing the burden of the law from believers.

In the New Testament understanding, the Sabbath, as practiced in the Old Covenant, was a shadow of the rest that Christ provides. Colossians 2:16-17 characterizes the Sabbath as a shadow, with Christ being the substance. Fulfilling the law's requirements, He invites believers into His rest, indicating that spiritual rest from works and legalism is now found in Him alone. Hebrews 4 elaborates on this by describing how believers enter 'that rest' through faith in Christ, supporting the view that He is indeed the fulfillment and essence of what the Sabbath symbolizes.
Scripture References: Colossians 2:16-17, Hebrews 4:3-4, Matthew 11:28-30

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