—SABBATH, Part 2—
Some groups insist that “The
sabbath was made for man” (Mark 2:27), meaning
ALL mankind. Then they ignore the second clause of
the verse; “and not man for the sabbath.” It
was always a provision for man’s need, but never a
yoke for man’s neck. The Lord Jesus said “the Son
of man is Lord EVEN of the sabbath day” (Matt
12:8). Now, why is this significant?
Because by the time you get to
Matthew chapter 12, Christ has already shown himself
to be victor over the devil’s temptations
(Matt 4:1-11), healer of “all manner of
sickness and all manner of disease” (Matt
4:23-24), commander of the centurion’s sick
servant (Matt 8:13), master over the waves of
the sea (Matt 8:23-27), ruler over those
possessed with devils (Matt 8:28-34), and the
forgiver of men’s sins (Matt 9:1-5). He
testified to his own power to heal the lame, give
sight to the blind, open deaf ears, and raise the
dead back to life (Matt 11:5-6). He was the Lord
whose teaching would even supersede that of the
scribes (see Matt 5:28, 5:32, 5:34, 5:39, etc). Now
if Christ has authority over the powers of nature,
disease and even the teaching of the law, he
certainly is “Lord ALSO of the sabbath day”(Mark
2:28), and can interpret the Sabbath any way he
wants to without explaining himself to an Adventist.
Is that clear?
Another great principle is that
“In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every
word be established” (Deut 17:6, 19:15, II Cor
13:1). So we see Paul preached without sinning on
the first day of the week (Acts 20:7). The day of
Pentecost fell, and the Church began on the first
day of the week (Lev 23:15-16, Acts 2). Believers
took collections on the first day of the week (I Cor
16:1-2). Paul taught Christian liberty regarding
special days of the week (Rom 14:4-6), and told the
Colossians to ignore anyone teaching otherwise (Col
2:16-17). So, with at least six New Testament
“witnesses” in agreement, let this be the end of
it!
Show me how to get saved!
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