The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20

Scripture. EAOuuS SO'oAA
Luke 13:10-17.
The Fourth Commandment sets
apart and sanctifies our day OF
rest. According to the word OF
Isaiah those who in proper observ-
ance delight in the day will also
delight themselves in the Lord.
According to the example and
teaching of Jesus it is lawful to
do good on the sabbath day. Ac-
cording to Paul there is danger of
slavish externalism in the formal
routine of observing sacred days
and seasons.
SABBATH LAW
Exodus 20:S-1D
REMEMBER THE SABBATH:
This is the dictate of sabbath law.
Several things are involved here.
% Remember it. Keep it in mind.
Give attention to it. Never lose
sight of it. Never overlook or neg
lect it. (2) Keep it holy. Think OF
it as a sacred day appointed OF
God. Keep it as day devoted to
God. Observe it Alright and always.
(3) Let it be a day of rest from
secular labor. The ancient he
brews were not allowed to gather
sticks, work in the fields, or trade
on the sabbath. One day in seven
is the exact allotment of rest
time for maximum physical ac-
complishment as often proved by
experiments. Truly the sabbath
was made for man. (4) Work is
required as well as rest in the
rounded week of the righteous.
That is, we must work six days
in every week. We must work on
" six days in every week. Within
that time we must do all our work.
90 Fellowship in rest, worship,
and benefcence is also implied,
for sabbath observance includes
the entire family with servants
and strangers and even the live
stock on the premises. Follow the
example of the Creator and re-
ceive his blessing!
SABBATH LIBERTY
Luke l3:l0-l7)
Do GOOD ON THE SABBATH ::
This is the service of sabbath lib
erty. Here Christ is our example.
| ~ The teaching Christ, in keep
ing with his custom from infancy,
was in the synagogue, the ap-
pointed place of prayer, of Bible
reading and study, of fellowship,
and of opportunity for service.
Recognized as a rabbi who spoke
with authority and not as the
Scribes, he took the lead in the
expository service, probably clos
ing with the parable of the fig
tree. 1t was the sabbath day which
the ecclesiastics guarded with
more sanctimony and slavery than
sincerity and sense. But Jesus
wrought in spite of their sensi-
tiveness and cynicism. (2) The
healing Christ had in his audience
a woman whose affliction was
akin to demoniacal possession,
though seemingly muscular only.
She had been for eighteen years
bent double with spirit of in
trinity which is directly attribut-
ed to Satan. Her body and limbs
were so bowed together that she
could not lift herself up, but evil
IDENTIFY could crawl and be carried
from place to place. The sabbath
found her in the sanctuary. Je-
Sus saw her; of course he did.
And he called her in tones OF
compassion and command, catch
ing her attention and kindling her
faith. Then laying both his hands
on her, as often he did for the
sick and defective, Jesus uncham-
ed the bent and crooked FORM
giving the suppleness and strength
sufficient for her to, stand up
straight before everybody. In
stantly and .exultantly she mag
nified the might an -dmercy' of the
Master. co The cepsured Christ
received the angry protest of the
superintendent of the synagogue
and director of the sabbath SER
vices. He intimated that the syn
agogue was not a doctors office
and the sabbath was no time for
the practice of medicine. He de-
manded that patient and practi-
toner observe the law of work on
week days only. He would not
object to the healing, nor alto
gether to the use of the syna-
gogue for that purpose, nor open
ly to the Great Healer, but to
what he regarded as sabboth des.
ecration. However, he but tbinly
disguised his jealousy of Jesus
(4) The defending Christ answar.
ed the wrathful ruler from tho
very Scriptures which he had mis-.
interpreted, The statement of tbo
case was sufficient, AS everybody