Milford chronicle., 1944-07-14
Meeting The Challenge--Bnt How?

SAME ONE THAT HE KEPT! LUX,
|, 4:16: "And He came to Nazareth
where He had been brought up: and
as His custom was. He went into tn,
synagogue on the SABBATH DAY
1921 tells us that Christ left us al
example that We should follow il
His steps!
My Friend insists on calling the
Seventh day Sabbath the Jewish
Sabbath" It would be well for hin hin
MAKE THAT DISTINCTION! On the
other hand the Seventh-day Sabbath
Is called THE Sabbath of THE LORD
THY GOD" My Holy Day" and
I My Sabbaths." Read Elk. 20:S-11; lisa,
5S:13, and Eze. 20:20. Our friend fur
as the Lords Day. would like to
ask him upon what authority he
calls Sunday the Lords Day. There
is not a single reference in the New
Testament that calls the first day of
the week 'The Lords Day" While
on the other hand the Sabbath is re-
ferred to as the Lords Day, for Mark
2:2S says that the Son of man is Lord
of the Sabbath. Christ is Lord of the
heavens and earth and sea. and ALSO
OF THE SABBATH! Therefore. the
Sabbath must he the Lords Day. For
there is no text that calls any other
day HIS DAYi
My Friend. who gave You authority
to honor the first day of the week be-
cause Christ rose on that day? He
died on the Sixth day! Who am l to
say that the first day is more inn
pOrtant than the sixth. One event
was just as important as the other!
THE BIBLE NOWHERE SAYS
THAT FROM THENCEFORTH THE
ED AS 4 HOLY DAY BECAUSE OF
CHRIST'S RESURRECTION ON
THAT DAY! 1t is interesting TO note
that the scripture give Baptism as the
gospel ordinance to commemorate the
death. burial and RESURRECTION
OF CHRIST. Read Romans 6:3-5.
Surely the Lord would not give us
TWO ordinances 10 commemorate one
event! And how about Bible proof TO
prove that the Sabbath was abolished
AT the Cross! YOU CANNOT SUB
NIT ONE TENT TO PROVE THAT!
Our friend. in his article. endeavored
to associate the statement in Rev.
2l:5 with the death of Christ on the
Cross. Jesus did not utter those
words when He died. The expression,
Behold. I make all things new" is
still future in its application. Instead
be fulfilled when the New Jerusalem
descends from God out of heaven.
Read Rev. 21:1-A
Our friend would have us believe
that the only time that the early
Christians ever broke bread was on
the first day Of the week. Please read
Acts 2:46. where il makes it clear
that at least in that instance. that
breaking bread was a daily practice.
a pretty nimsy support for observing
the first day of the week. And as
for the disciples being assembled to-
gether on the first day of the week
in honor of the resurrection-well.
please complete the rest of the verse.
John 20:19 indicates that they were
JEWS. AND NOT FOR \ RELIGI-
Ot'S SERVICE! They were there not
to commemorate His resurrection. but
because they were afraid!
Our Friend mentions how that "af-
ter eight days Jesus appeared again
to the disciples" He infers that this
second meeting was on a Sunday.
How could the second meeting be on
the first day of the week when the
first one was on the first day of the
week and the two meetings separated
by at least eight days, Were there
course. not Since the first meeting
was on the first day of the week. and
after eight days Jesus appeared unto
them again. the second meeting must
necessarily fallen upon the second or
third day of the following week. (AF-
TER eight days)
In closing may ! suggest that you
read Rev. 22:19: IF any man shall
take away from the words of the
book of this Prophecy, God shall take
away his part out of the book Of life,
and out of the Holy City. and from
the things which are written in this
book" Who are you 10 say that
one of Gods holy precepts has been
ahrogated or destroyed?
Let me repeat $1,000 is still offered
to anyone-MINISTER or LAYMAN. /
who can give me one text from any
part of the Bible that proves that the
first day of the week should be kept
holy, or for a text that tells us that
Christ or any of the Apostles kept the I
first day of the week as holy day. .
If you can find one bring il forth. hut +
if you cannot, we must come TO the
same conclusion that GODS SAB
BATH DAY OF THE FOURTH COM
MANDMENT Is STILL IN EFFECT, .
and in fact. will he kept in the new
earth throughout all eternity And it
shall come TO pass. that from one
new moon. and FROM ONE SAB /
BATH TO ANOTHER. shall all flesh
rome to worship before me, saith the
ord" lisa. 66:23. Friend may ! ap-
peal to you to show your love TO the
Master. If ye love Me, keep My
mmandments."
DAN SHERMAN HARRIS