The record-union., 1893-02-25
The Sabbath Day.

EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN: AS the readers
of your paper have been treated to a
mans opinion In answer to the question,
What was the Sabbath, and what is the
Lords Day?" 1 wish to call their atten-
ton to direct answers, given in Bible lam
guage, to the question: "What is the Sab
bath and the Lords Day?" 1 desire to do
this, hoping that it may meet the eyes OF
some who believe that the author of the
Bible knew how to have his own book
written in such way that his own Ian
guage will not mislead US. lisa. viii, 20:
ITO the law and to the testimony; if they
speak not according to this word, it is be-
cause there is no light in them"
AUTHORITY OF THE LAW.
What day is the Sabbath? Elk. XXX, 10:
1.-THE seventh day is the Sabbath. "
Whose Sabbath; that of the Jews? Verse
10: "Of the Lord thy God" In what day
shall we not do any work; the first day?
Verse 10: 1.-The seventh day is the Sab
bath i'll it thou shalt not
do any work" What is the Bible reason
for thus observing it? Verse IL: '.For in
six days the Lord made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that in them is, and rested
the seventh day. Wherefore the Lord
blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed
it," When was it thus sanctified? Gen.
and sanctitied it; because that in it he had
rested from all his work which God Gre
| ated and made" For whom was it thus
set apart? Mark H., q: The Sabbath
was made for man. -"
TESTIMONY OF THE FOUR GOSPELS.
What day is the Sabbath of the new
Testament? Luke xiii. ,56: And they re-
| turned, and prepared spices and oint-
ments; and rested the sabbath day ac-
1 tn ina II IL
disciples of Christ keep the seventh day?
Verse 90: And rested the Sabbath day
according to the commandment" Did
they prepare to work on the Grst day of
the week? Luke XIV, l: "Now upon the
first day of the week, very early in the
morning, they came unto the sepulcher,
! bringing the spices which they had pre-
pared, and certain others with them." Is
the first day, or the day before it, the Sab
bath of the New Testament? Matt.
xviii, l: In the end of the Sabbath, ,as it
| began 10 dawn toward the first day of the
week, came Mary Magdelene and the
other Mary to see the sepulcher." Was
it Sabbath still when the frs. day came?
Mark XVI, l, 2: And when the Sabbath
morning the first day of the week, they
came unto the sepulcher at the rising of
the SUM-" When John wrote his Gospel.
did he call the same day the Sabbath that
the Jews did? John W, 8, 10: And i'm
mediately the man was made whole. and
took up his bed and walked; and on the
same day was the Sabbath. The Jews
therefore said unto him that was cured, it
| is the Sabbath day."
Does John give any sacred title to the
first day of the week? John XXX, l, l9:
The first day of the week cometh Mary
Magdalene early when it was yet dark
unto the sepulcher." "Then the
same day at evening, being the first day
OF the week, when the doors were shut
for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and
| stood in the midst, and said unto them
Peace be unto you" Were they cele-
brating his resurrection on this occasion,
or disbelieving in that event? Mark
XVI, IA: "Atterward he appeared unto
| the eleven as they sat at meat, and up
braided them with their unbelief and
| hardness CT heart, because they believed
not them which had seen him after he
was risen." Were they assembled in
church, or at home, on this occasion I?
John XXX, 10: Then the disciples went
away again unto their own home" Were
they assembled on this occasion for wor-
ship, or for fear? John Xxx, 10: "Then
the same day at even, being the first day
of the week, when the doors were shut
where the disciples were assembled for
| fear of the Jews"
TESTIMONY OF CHRIST.
! Was the Sabbath to be sacred as late as
the siege of Jerusalem? Matt. XIV, 20:
but pray ye that your flight be not in
the winter, neither on the Sabbath Day p"
| Was it His custom to teach in public on
| the first day of the week or on the Sab
bath Day? Luke iv., 16: 'And as His
custom was, he went into the synagogue
Oh the Sabbath Day, and stood up for to
read" Did He continue that custom?
Verse 81: "And came down to Caper-
naum, city of Galilee, and taught them
on the Sabbath Days" Do those who ac-
cuse Christ and His disciples OF breaking
the Sabbath condemn the guiltless?
Matt. xii, 2, z: But when the Pharisees
saw it, they said unto Him: Behold Thy
disciples do that which is not lawful on
the Sabbath Day. But if ye had known
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