Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-13

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Editor Courier:-Mr. Frederickson
is the third one to say, In substance,
"Mr. Pearson admitted that, Saturday
IL the Sabbath" It seems to US
we can hardly be said to have admit
ted thing we have never denied. In
!, our first letter on this subject we laid
down the proposition that SATURDAY
is the Jewish Sabbath, and never mas
been changed. Will our friends kind
" dismiss from their minds, once for
all. that we are contending, either that
Saturday Is not the Sabbath; or, that
Sunday is the Sabbath? We have re-
peatedly said, THE Christians Sab
bath is not day, but the experience
Of eternal rest into which ne enters
by believing In Jesus" -m-.
Our Adventist friends are not salts
fed with our explanation of Col. 2:16,
II, where 1t says that the Sabbath
(among other things, is a Shadow Of
things to come" They insist that the
sabbath day" here referred to, was
not the weekly rest day. Look and
you will see that days" is printed in
italics, which means that It was not
In the original. This takes away their
ground for ''hairsplitting" in order to
get around that point, and shows that
It Is themselves who are occupied
with the shadow.
They refer us to Ephesians and Col.
ossians where II says the command
ments contained in ordinances, were
"taken out OF the way" by the sacri-
flee of Christ. But, they carefully
avoid II. Cor. 81. which says, but II
the ministration Of death, written and
craven in stones was glorious -
which was to be done away" (The
word glory which We omit, Is IN
'1talics}. ;z.: ,.s.
IN verse II It refers to the same law
q. A"that which Ii done away; and
IN verse Is as, ''that which Is abolish
"a" Il you ask when and how was
IL done away" or abolished? we ind
the answer In Gal 1919: Wherefore
the1, serveth the law" 1t was added
because OF transgressions, till the seed
should come to whom the promise was
made" Christ was the seed" (verse
1877 and that he came we read, But
when the flllness Of the time was
como. God sent forth his son, made of
4 woman, made under the law, to re-
deem them that were under the law
1.-THE Jews) that we (the Gentiles)
might receive the adoption Of sons"
teal. "A, ~, and thus he became the
s.end OF the law for righteousness to
eyery one that believeth." (Romans
1914. whether Jew or Gentle.
MI. Fredericton says, when we
comply with the law we are under the
grace for complying with the law, as
Jesus did, which is Righteousness"
Now that is q plain statement Of their
belief. and shows how completely at
variance their creed is with the word
Of Cod; for we read, IF righteousness
come by the law, then Christ Is dead
in vain" (Gal. 2:21.)
II our friends had any conception OF
what complying with the law" meant,
they would surely quit talking about
doing what none but the Lord Jesus
ever did. One does not have to bow
down to an image in order to be an
idolater. (Col. 1920 Neither does he
have to "kindle a fire on the Sabbath
day." in order to be q Sabbath break
er. lex. 35:3.) All that is necessary
Is to prepare the fuel and he is guilty
OF death. plumbers 15:32-36).
II the law of the Sabbath is as bind
ing on lAdventists as 1t was on the
Jews, then our friends, to be consist
ent, should bring all their numbers
who have had anything to do with fire
making during this winter, without
the camp, and stone him with stones
till he dies, as the Lord commanded
Moses" (verse 36)
1t is amazing that Mr. Frederickson,
an Adventist. should assert that the
."Acts do not comply with the word OF
God in full" II only shows to what
lengths they will 60 to maintain their
man made creed. They have had
much to say about others teaching
for doctrines the commandments OF
men," Yet they have not produced one
verse to maintain their teachings that
the Christian ia under the law, that
he must keep the seventh day Sabbath,
or that the early church worshiped on
that day. Until they do this, we must
conclude it is themselves who are fol-
lowing false teachers" (Peter 2:12).
Should any readers Of these letters,
whether Adventists or others, desire
to know more fully the distinction be-.
tween law and grace, or about the
teachings Of Adventism, drop US q
line and we will refer you to booklets
that have been helpful to us in the
study Of these subjects.
j. c. Pearson,
Eldon, Iowa.
q. n. Combs, Of Mercer, Mo-. was re-
lieved Of that dreaded disease, hay