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7TH DAY ADVENTISM
WHICH DAY?
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"One man considers one day more sacred than
another; another man considers every day alike.
Each one should be fully convinced in his own
mind. He who regards one day as special to the
Lord, does so to the Lord." Romans 14:5-6
If the 7th Day Adventist is content to say that
he/she considers Saturday to be a special day in
the Lord, not one word of condemnation will be
spoken. But the very minute a 7th Day Adventist
begins to say we must all worship on that day we
will oppose them strongly.
For to teach that we shall miss the Lord or
Rapture because we do not keep the Sabbath is
utter sin! Do not let a 7th Day Adventist make
you feel guilty or as if you missing something in
God.
"Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what
you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious
festival, a New Moon celebration or Sabbath
day...He forgave us all our sins, having canceled
the written code, with its regulations, that was
against us and that stood opposed to us; he took
it away, nailing it to the cross."
Colossians 2:13-23
Please understand that the 7th Day Adventist
knows all these scriptures too and will seek to
enslave you by "fine sounding arguments".
"I tell you this so that no one may deceive you
by fine-sounding arguments." Colossians
They will try to tell that there are really two
laws. They say that one law was for all time
while the other was just for the Jews. Yet even
if that were true, if anyone in their church does
not keep the Sabbath they must be put to death!
For the 7th Day Adventist is bound to obey all
parts of the law that are concerned with the
Sabbath.
Again, there is not two laws, but one law.
"These are the terms of the covenant the Lord
commanded Moses to make with the Israelites in
Moab, in ADDITION TO THE COVENANT HE HAD MADE
WITH THEM IN HOREB." -Deuteronomy 29:1
If you try to say we must keep the one part of
the law, you are obligated to obey all of it!
And if you do that, then Jesus will be of no
value to you.
"Mark my words! I Paul, tell you that if you let
yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no
value to you at all. Again I declare to every
man who lets himself be circumcised that he is
obligated to obey the whole law." -Galatians 5:2
The bottom line is this. Some may consider it
best in the Lord to keep Saturday as the Sabbath,
but they cannot look down on others who do not.
So what God condemns is the pride that so often
goes with the 7th Day Adventist religion.
Watch out that you do not loose your freedom in
the Lord!
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.
Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be
burdened by a yoke of slavery."
-Galatians 5:1
There will always be matters and issues that come
up that will sound good, but really be doctrines
that lead to enslavement.
"This matter arose because some false brothers
had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom
we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves.
We did not give in to them for a moment, so that
the truth of the gospel might remain with you."
-Galatians 2:4
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They will always be those who will say that we
must or should obey some of the old law in order
to be fully in Jesus. Beware of such men.
"Then some of the believers who belonged to the
party of the Pharisees stood up and said, 'The
Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey
the law of Moses." -Acts 15:5
Of course the conclusion of the council was that
this was not true. Today we see the same thing
in 7th Day Adventism when they preach that we
should or must keep Saturday as the Sabbath.
They do not understand the spiritual Sabbath that
Hebrews talks about.
Again, if they want to keep a holy day on
Saturday that is fine with us. However, they
must not seek to tell us that we should! Such is
not their privilege in the Lord.
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From the book:
"THE GOSPEL IN THE FEASTS OF ISRAEL"
by VICTORY BUKSBAZEN {a Jew}
-pages 89-102
SABBATH OR THE LORD's DAY -WHICH?
"The subject of the Sabbath versus Sunday
observance presents one of the most heated
controversies not only between Synagogue and
Church, but within the Church itself, causing
considerable confusion even among believers.
"Why do thy disciples not keep the Sabbath?" was
one of the chief reproaches of the Jewish elders
and the Pharisees against our Lord and His
disciples.
Yet our Lord in defending the deeds
of love and healing which He performed on the
Sabbath Day, and the plucking of the ears of corn
by His hungry disciples, did not reject the
observance of the Sabbath as such. For as long
as our Saviour was in the flesh He lived under
the law into which He was born. The Crucified
and Risen Saviour fulfilled the whole purpose of
the law.
"But when the fullness of the time was come, God
sent forth his son, made of a woman, made under
the law, to redeem them that were under the law,
that we might receive the adoption of sons."
-Galatians 4:4-5
The law was given to the Jews as a people, and
the Sabbath together with circumcision were the
foremost signs of God's covenant with Israel.
The law of Moses was not intended for the
Gentiles.
The Apostle Paul clearly indicates
that the Sabbath does not apply to the Christian,
but only to the Jew who lived under the
dispensation of the law of Moses. In the previous
chapter we have pointed out that even the Jew
finds it impossible to keep the Sabbath in all
its stringency. How much less can the Gentile
hope to keep it effectively?
There are basic differences between the Sabbath
the Jew and the Lord's Day which we need to bear
always in mind.
[1] The Sabbath or the 7th day of the week
commemorates a completed physical creation. -
Genesis 2:1-3 The first day of the week is the
day resurrection and signifies a completed
redemption. -Mattew 28:1-6
[2] The Sabbath is a covenant sign between God
and His people Israel.
"Speak thou also unto the children of Israel,
saying, verily my sabbaths ye shall keep; for it
a sign between me and you throughout your
generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord
that doth sanctify you." -Exodus 31:13
The first day of the week signifies the
fellowship between the Church and her Lord.
"And upon the first day of the week, when the
disciples came together to break bread, Paul
preached unto them, ready to depart on the
morrow." -Acts 20:7
[3] The Sabbath observance was commanded by the
law. The punishment for non-compliance was
death. The Lord's Day is a day of voluntary,
spontaneous worship without any commandment- a
day of witness and labor for the Lord.
[4] The Sabbath is the crowning day of the week
which rewards man for his toil. The Lord's Day
emphasizes what God has done for man through His
only begotten Son.
It is significant that all the commandments of
the Decalogue are mentioned in one or another
form throughout the New Testament as a moral code
which applies to the believer whether he be Jew
or Gentile. But there is one exception, the 4th
commandment, the keeping of the Sabbath, which is
nowhere commanded in the New Testament.
-end of article-
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For further reading on the more serious errors of
the 7th Day Adventist church you may want to
purchase the following book:
-More- SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISM
by ANTHONAY A. HOEKEMA
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Until then remember-
*Jesus rose from the dead on the first day of the
week. {John 20:1} Watch out for "fine sounding"
arguments that twist the days around.
*Jesus appeared to ten of His disciples on the
evening of the first day of the week, {John
20:19}
*On the following first day of the week, Jesus
appeared to the eleven disciples, {John 20:26}
*The promised coming of the Holy Spirit was
fulfilled on the first day of the week {Acts
2:1}.
*On that same day of the week the first gospel
sermon was preached by Peter and 3,000 converts
were received into the church. {Acts 2:14 & 41}
*At Troas the Christians of that city assembled
for worship on the first day of the week and Paul
preached to them {Acts 20:6-7}