Evening journal., 1910-04-30

Sabbath observance IS the essence Of
this study. Reasonable people. regardless
of their religious convictions. are ready
to admit the wisdom, the eXpediency, yes.
the necessity. for Sabbath day. rest
day once a week. Whatever disputes there
are on the subject. therefore, pertain to
which day shall .e observed and TO the
manner of tho observance. When through
Moses as Mediator. God adopted the ma
ton Of Israel as his peculiar people, ac-
cepting them into Covenant relationship
through their promised obedience TO the
Law, be fixed for them a special day OF
the week, the seventh. to be their Sab
BATH or day of rest This Law specially
appertained to Palestine Had 1T extended
beyond, to encompass the whole earth it
would have been necessary for the Law
to specify which Gay should be consd-
cred the Sabbath on the other side cf the
earth. where the time would, OF course,
be twonty-four hours different
But those of us VINO are not Jews by
nature and not under that Law Covenant
are not bound by its Limitation that the
sabbath should be on the seventh day
of the week. Indeed neither Jesus moi
the Apostles ever placed tho Gospe
Church under the Law Covenant at all
Thoy tell us that those under IL were the
"house Of servants" In bondage and "a
we are the "house Of sons If we ''stan'
/ fast i'm the liberty whcrewith Christ hatl
made us free"
This does not mean liberty or freedom
to do wrong. But since Christians are no
/ limited 10 the land of Palestine. it leave
MS free TO follow the spirit OF the lay
4 rather than its letter. This is true of tn
\ entire Ten Commandments. as well a
Of the Fourth. -Ae Heavenly Father doe
not address his spirit -begotten chldre
with commandments not TO XIII, not I
steal. etc. because such commandment
to them would be unnecessary. Begotte
of the Holy Spirit they love God an
lreeerence Him alone and would not thin
of homaging images. nor Of profaning III
Holy Name. nor Of doing injury to
neighbor or a brother. On the contrar,
their love for God would lead them
Honor His Name, to serve His Cause. An
their love for their neighbor as for them
selves would prompt them TO render Hi
service-"doing good unto all men as W
have opportunity, especially to the hous'
hold of faith" (Gal. 6.lO) This love, Oh
APOSTLE assures us, is the fuldllment {
the Law. so far as we are concerned-th
fulfilling Of the cpirit Of the Law-fe
I'VE arc not under the Law Covenant
but under Ohe) Grace CCovenant)' Ron
6I4; Gal. 800.
The Jews had a system Of Sabbath Day
and Sabbath Yoars-the Seventh Day an
the C7X7 plus 500 Ficueth Day, or Da
Of Pentecost. And they had a system Z
year sabbaths. the Seventh Year and Il
C7X7 plus 1-5M Fiftieth Year. or Year
Jubilee. These were typical as II
! Apostle explains. and the Christian
s may enjoy the antitypes. Thus to us II
Z Seventh Day represent a Rest Of higl
{ er character than that OF the Law
rest of faith. as instead OF a physical res
1--WE kho believe do enter into His rest
faith rest based upon our acceptance
Jesus as our satisfaction before God. III
fulness OF this rest we attain when v
receive the begetting of the Holy Spir
And this was tynihed by the sending
the Holy Spirit on the Day of Penteco
Similarly Israers Sabbatic Year Of Jul
lee has it's antitype I'm the great Mile
niel Age of Rest. CActs 3:s0) But
leave the discussion Of this for mo
convenient season.
The Great Teacher as Jew was
much under the obligations OF every fe
ture Of the Law Covenant as any 9th
jew. we may be sure that He did