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Dear Rob and biblepay community,

I haven't had the chance to follow along with the posts for the past week or more, but I see there is still talk of getting on other exchanges. I would like for Rob and the community to give feedback on whether the idea of running our own exchange seems desirable or not? As for myself, I would like to see biblepay run its own exchange that closes for 24 hours over the weekend to respect the Sabbath. I think that would really bless this project and help it greatly. For a coin that wants to serve a Godly purpose, I think it is important to respect the Sabbath. I am not suggesting stopping the blockchain, but only halting trading for a 24 hour period. I don't know what the personnel or bugetary requirements for this would be, but I think it is worth considering. What does everyone think?

With all respect to other beliefs, respecting the Sabbath is a jewish mandate. Us Christians respect Sundays, as they are the Lord's Day, the day Jesus resurrected, thus abrogating the Mosaic law.

Anyway I agree with the ones that think that running an exchange is calling for hackers, problems, and beyond the scope of BBP project.

My thoughts on these issues:

- The sabbath: I agree, Jesus ended the law and created the church and Christianity, and we are to pick up our cross daily. Its not necessary to keep one particular day holy, we are to follow all of Jesus' commandments.

- Running our own exchange: After seeing the viruses uploaded into childrens letters, and the hot wallet being stolen by the hackers, I am *very* reluctant to write an exchange in the pool. And as another said, US regulation is tough, so it could not be done by us.

Mathew 5:17
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Jesus did not teach to do away with the 10 Commandments. He didn't teach to blasphemy, be an idolater, to steal, to lie, to covet. Likewise we should still strive to keep the Sabbath holy whether it is on a Saturday or a Sunday. I'm not perfect at it, so I won't cast that stone, but I know it isn't holy to trade over the Sabbath- the financial markets don't trade over the Sabbath; it doesn't have to be done. There are people who criticize this project that feel there is something wrong with it. Many of them say it is like the Temple money changers which is incorrect. But the issue with the Sabbath is a real issue that it would be good to be dealt with. I feel that if that issue were dealt with one could honestly and openly talk about this project in a church.

I refuse to argue with you about this, but I also refuse to sit back and stay silent (and the inference that I am setting a blasphemous standard).

Jesus healed on the sabbath, because he had the authority to END the Mosaic law at the end of his ministry. The Law was meant for the Jews, and the same law that was taught : a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, was Changed by Jesus : He said I say to you in stead, turn the other cheek. Remember the scope in which you posted the above- Jesus kept the commandments because he respected the authority and lived under Moses laws. He came to fulfill and end the law.

Jesus has the authority to end the law - and he started his own list of concise commandments. Love one another as yourself, Ill post them all.

Yes, It is true that he said to keep the commandments, because he lived in a time where he followed those during that particular period.

What I am saying is if you are going to keep the sabbath law, then you need to be keeping every ultra orthodox jewish law also, there are a hundred, which I know is impossible if we were to go through them. Christians are NOT asked to be ultra orthodox jews! Christ died for our sins! He paid that in full! If you disregard that gift, that is a slap in the face of Jesus.

Jesus did not say that we are commanded to go to a brick and mortar church on Sunday. He said in the book of acts we should be starting our own churches - and healing one another - and helping and loving one another - every day - and picking up our cross - every day.

Read this first:

https://www.gotquestions.org/Sabbath-keeping.html

Then read Jesus version of the commandments here:
http://jesus-christ.us/JesusConciseCommandments.htm

And then realize Jesus actually has more commandments than God originally intended for the Jews. And they are distinct from the 10 commandments.

You are stepping into dangerous territory when worshiping as Seventh-Day-Adventist churches do and bringing the calendar in. Its deprioritizing what Christianity is, and going back to the law is ignorning what Jesus commanded us to do when he Fulfilled the law when he was crucified.

No, I'm going to keep it simple. Trading on the Sabbath is not holy and trading on the Sabbath is not akin to healing on the Sabbath. Healing on the Sabbath is something that needs to be done because of time and place. Trading on the Sabbath is not something that needs to be done. Keeping the 10 Commandments does not relate to Seventh Day Adventist. It's the 10 Commandments! To put it flatly, there are important people at Prestonwood Baptist Church who don't like this project because it trades over the Sabbath. If it didn't trade over the Sabbath, on either a Saturday or Sunday, they wouldn't have any arguement over it. But right now, they do. It would be good to have their blessing.