The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-12
Sabbath Observance
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Sr,-Allow to present few thoughts
Mr. Walkers reply to my article on Sabbath
Observance"
Mr.. Walker asks us to notice "christs way of
teaching Bible doctrine, by beginning at Moses
and all the prophets. etc" Very well. We see
he does not begin with Adam. but at the law
given through Moses. For the law and the
prophets until John" who was Christs
forerunner, when the doctrine of the kingdom
OF heaven began to be preached
The law was until that time. Mr. walkers
argument that God gave the law to Adam is
we4k. Adam and Eve were the last creative
work Of the sixth day. The seventh tie
sabbath Of the Lord" Now If Adam worked
six days the commandment reads. before he
rested he worked on the Lords rest day If
he rested the first day of his life, before he
worked SIX. he did not obey the commandment
Ito labor six days before resting. In either case
he failed to Keep the commandment given at
Sinai.
AS to Abraham: HE believed God and it was
counted unto him for righteousness" The law
was not stven Paul plainly tells us. till 430
wears aft"r Coos covenant with Abraham, and
further says the law something added to
that covenant The promise of which and
in thy seed shall 6li the nations of the earth
h. tessed because thou hast obeyed My voice"
not 70: keeping the law not yet given besides
find Abraham in several instances doing
things which were contrary to the ten COM
mandmen;s,
I Mr. Walker says "The Lord himself tells us
it the seventh day Sabbath law the people
were breaking, before he spoke and wrote the
law Sinai" and tries feebly to prove il by
IquotinF Eek. 16:14-3o. But in fourth
verse God is giving them test. ito see whether
they viii walk in His law or no." Now II they
had had the law up to that time, would not
God know whether they would keep IL or not?
l3ut read on and see they know nothing Of that
law, for Moses explained to them when they
questioned him about the double portion of
mamma falling on the sixth day, while on other
rrys, trey kept any OVER II bred W6ffIs and
stank" This is that which the Lord hath said
Ia YOU" etc. concerning his Sabbath. EN- 6:23.
nd
earnest down also Mount Sinai, and speakest
with them from heaven-and madest known
unto them Thy holy Sabbath-by the hand of
Moses, Thy servant" Nehemiah 9:13
There is not che scintilla of proof that God
gave any such CONNIE ndment to Adam, and in
the face of THESE words of Nehemiah that God
made known His Sabbaths by Moses. how can
any claim that He made it known TO Adam
that Abraham and all the rest had the law clear
down to Moses
: Paul says: Until the law, sin was in the
world" but sin not Imputed where there is
no law" 1he1 the sin in the world until the
law could not have been the breaking of that
law SIN entered through Adams dsobedence
OF the che command given him, and death by
sin. death reigned until the law, but not as
r a punishment for breaking the law not yet
given.
! Mr.. Walker claims Adam and Eve broke the
whole ten commandments, and says proof;
since the woman BEING deceived, was in the
traIsEression,' and Sin is the transgresson OF
q tine law yet Paul says they did not all sin
after the similitude of Adams transgression.'
= Yet if Adam broke the ten commandments, and
all sin IS the breaking of that law, then all have
stnned after the same smtude, in same
t manner. for according to Mr. Walker there Is
no other way Ia sin; 1t is Mr.. Walker agaIns,
Paul, Gods inspired apostle,
/ Mr.. Walker says the sabbath was Gods me-
mcral through all generations and quotes
Psalms 35: Is: Thy name. Q Lord endurett
G forever. and thy memorial through all genera
Etuns" Not word of the Sabbath here.
- Tt" sabbath was given as memorial only tt
+ Israel: Il have brought thee up out Of the lane
iof Egypt" elc., therefore, the Lord thy Goo
lgumnIaudGth
Y Dent. E:15 and the children of Israel shall
y keep the Sabbath throughout their generations
To- perpetual covenant" 1t is a sign between
me and the children of Israel forever" Ex
- |51;13-16-17
The memorial that God gave for an ever
n lasting memorial to all generations we find II
Ex. 3,15; And God said unto Moses; I am tina
am thus shalt thou say unto the children o.
l. Israel. am hath sent me unto you'-and this
is My name forever, and this is My memoria
unto all generations" Not to the Israeite
a alone as was the Sabbath memorial. This me
moria, unto all generations was given some
time before the Sabbath was made known unto
: Moses. We find Christ used the memorial
speaking of himself Before Abraham was
D. am"
d Mr. walker says Abraham kept the com
mandments over goo years before Moses time
: Now the commandments were given 430 years
. after Abraham entered into covenant with God
Abraham died 33l before Moses was given tn,
n law And IL Abraham kept them ali his life
+ it would have been only 175 years, as tina
was his at his death Not ali of those
: years did he have a knowledge of God, since
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Walkers statement that he kept the law Owe
. 200 years is without any foundation whatever
d Mr.. Walker claims the law still is in force
for the promised seed hath not yet come t.
: claim the kingdom" This. he says. to dis
approve my claim that the law added It'll
the seeG should come to whom the promise wa
i made
Pau plainly says the seed Christ VIII,
had then come. For he saith not unto seed
G as Of many but and to thy seed which i
l. Christ -"
The claw and the prophets were until John
r dom. and until John it schoolmaster t,
n Pauls time). After that faith is come (presen
" a schoolmaster" Had not faith come in Paul.
a time? Certainly. since he calls it one of tn,
n principles of the gospel Of Christ
Mr.. Walker quotes Cor, as. Ito prove be
?, yond q doubt that the law OF the ten com
mandrnents, written two tables Of stone IN
the bosom Of which is Gods ~hoiy sabbath Il
s the covenant" Then quotes Heb. $40, t.
II cnch it
Mr., Walker, why did you not quote the pre-
c cedinF verses? Here they are and a fiat con
= tradiction of your claim.
But now hath Christ obtained a more excellen
It m .nistry, by how much also lis he the meda OF
- of better covenant, which established oil
better promises For IL that first covenant hat
y he IN faultiess there should no place have beer
sGugh. for a second: for finding fault with them
he saith Behold the days come saith the
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