The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Act 20:7 and the Sabbath

And why wouldn't he have set out on foot...? He wouldn't have only IF he submitted to the Pharisaical 'embellishments' which were appended to the Torah, the majority of which God rejected as the evil traditions of men which made the law of God void (Matt 15:6,9; 23:1ff). But Paul learned well from the Lord Christ that all those unbiblical traditions were as a millstone around men's necks and prevented redeemed sinners from experiencing the joy of Christian liberty as it is found in Christ. Thus, the prohibitions of walking a certain distance on the Sabbath were to Paul... dung and not worthy of recognition.