The Detroit times., 1910-04-30

Sabbath observance Is the essence
of this study. Reasonable people, re-
gardless Of their religious convictions,
are ready 10 admit the wisdom, the
eXpcdiency. yes, the necessity, FOR q
Sabbath day. rest day once a week.
Whatever disputes there are on the
subject, therefore. pertain TO which
day shall be observed and TO the man
nCr of the observance. When. through
Moses as Mediator. God adopted the
nation Of Israel as his peculiar PEG
pie. accepting them into Covenant re-
lationship through their promised
obedience to the Law, he fixed Tor
them a special day OF the week the
seventh, to be their Sabbath. or DAY
of rest This Law specially apper-
tanned to Palestine. Had Ii extended
beyond. TO encompass the whole earth'
il would have been necessary Tor the
Law to specify which day should be
considered the Sabbath on the other
side OF the earth. where the time
would. of course. be twenty-tour
hours different
But those Of US who are not Jews
by nature and not under that Law
Covenant are not bound by its lmita-
ton that the Sabbath should be on
the seventh day OF the week. Indeed,
neither Jesus nor the Apostles ever
placed the Gospel Church under the
Law Covenant al all. They tell us
that those under ii were the house
of servants" in bondage and that we
are the house Of sons. If we stand
fast in the liberty wherewith Christ
hath made us free.
This does not mean liberty or free
dom to do wrong But since Chris
tians are not limited TO the land OF
Palestine. Il leaves us free TO follow
the spirit of the Law rather than us
letter This is true OF the entire Zen
Commandments, as well as OF the
Fourth. The Heavenly Father does
not address his spirit-begotten emil
dren with commandments not 10 XIII,
not to steal. etc, because such com
mandments to them would be unneces-
sary. Begotten Of the holy Spirit, they
love God and reverence Him alone,
and would not think of homaging
images, nor of profaning the Holy
Name. nor of doing injury TO a
neiehbor or brother On the con
trary. their love for God would lead
| lUeIl W llOHOI his lldllltf w SR' 'N ''''
cause. And their love for their neigh
| Dor as for themselves would prompt
| them TO render him service-"doing
| good unto all men as we have op
! portunity. especially TO the household
| of faith" gal. 6:10D This love, the
/ Apostle assures us, Is the fulfllment
of the Law. so far as we are concern
! ed--the fulfilling OF the spirit OF the
| Law-for "ye are not under the Law
| (Covenant). but under (thel Grace
! (Covenant) Rom. 6;14; Gal. 3.29
| The Jews had a system OF Sabbath
! DAYS and Sabbath Years-the Sew
enth Day and the e times Z, plus ]
equals 500 Fiftieth Day. or Day OF
Pentecost. And they had a system
of year Sabbaths. the Seventh Year
and the C times Z, plus /, equals o0)
| Fiftieth Year. or Year of Jubilee
/ These were typical, ms the Apostle eX
| plains. and true Christians may enjoy
| the antitypes Thus to us the Sew
enth Day represents a Rest of high
| er character than that Of the Law
a rest of faith, as instead of physi
| cal rest We who believe do enter
| into His rest"-a faith rest based up
on our acceptance of Jesus as our
satisfaction before God. The fulness
| of this rest We attain when We re
ceive the begetting of the holy Spirit
And this was typifed by the sending
OF the holy Spirit on the Day OF
! Pentecost. Similarly Tsraels Sab
battle Year OF Jubilee has its antitype
i'm the great Millennial Age of Rest
! (Acts 3:20D But we leave the dis
cussion OF this for more convenient
season.
The Great Teacher as Jew was as
much under the obligations of every
feature OF the law Covenant as any
other Jew We may DO sure that lie
did not violate any feature vi it. He