In the past year, I have witnessed to two Seven-Day Adventists. They were kind
people, until the matter of the Sabbath Day came up. Then they became very
provocative and unengaging people.
The law has the tendency to bring out the worst in people,
who believe that their fellowship with God is dependent on something that they
must do.
who believe that their fellowship with God is dependent on something that they
must do.
Regarding the Sabbath day, or resting on one day out the
week, we are no longer required to do this in order to maintain fellowship with
God. We go to church, we rest on one day out of the week in order to rest our
bodies, but not out of strict adherence to the law, for by the law no flesh
will be justified.
week, we are no longer required to do this in order to maintain fellowship with
God. We go to church, we rest on one day out of the week in order to rest our
bodies, but not out of strict adherence to the law, for by the law no flesh
will be justified.
Paul comforted the Colossians and warned the Galatians about
attempted infiltration of the law into the lives of the graced Believers of the
early church. We are not judged according to what we eat or what we do. All of
this rigid reticence about the rules is contrary to the Spirit. We walk in the
Spirit, we do not worry about the lusts of the flesh.
attempted infiltration of the law into the lives of the graced Believers of the
early church. We are not judged according to what we eat or what we do. All of
this rigid reticence about the rules is contrary to the Spirit. We walk in the
Spirit, we do not worry about the lusts of the flesh.
With one lady, I shared with her this passage from
Colossians, and right away she dismissed me with “Sabbath day”, but she made a
point of Sabbath Day, singular, as if that made any difference. Such is the reactions who place the tradition
about the Truth, who respect procedure, and not the Person.
Colossians, and right away she dismissed me with “Sabbath day”, but she made a
point of Sabbath Day, singular, as if that made any difference. Such is the reactions who place the tradition
about the Truth, who respect procedure, and not the Person.
We are not called to put our trust in our faith or in
traditions, but in Christ, and Him Crucified, the signal to the entire universe
and to all eternity that the work for salvation, redemption, and acceptance is
ended in Christ! Not in processes,
peoples, persons, procedures, or any other politic.
traditions, but in Christ, and Him Crucified, the signal to the entire universe
and to all eternity that the work for salvation, redemption, and acceptance is
ended in Christ! Not in processes,
peoples, persons, procedures, or any other politic.