A Special, Distinguishing Sign
The children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. Exodus 31:16, 17. […]
The Center of the Law
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Exodus 20:8. In the very bosom of the Decalogue is the fourth commandment, as it was first proclaimed: “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy […]
Keeping the Sabbath
I am the Lord your God; follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. Keep my Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God. Ezekiel 20:19, 20, NIV. At the time of the Exodus from Egypt, the Sabbath institution was […]
God’s Law Stands for Ever
All his commandments are sure. They stand fast for ever and ever. Psalm 111:7, 8. “The temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in His temple the ark of his testament” (Revelation 11:19). The ark of God’s testament is in the Holy of Holies, the second apartment of the sanctuary. In […]
The Claims of the Law of God
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. Psalm 119:18. Christ came to a people who were deceived and deluded by the demon of ambition. At that time they were under the Roman yoke, but they expected One to come who would establish a kingdom from which would be […]
Results From Eating the Bread of Life
So faith, hope, love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13, RSV. We have an abundance of sermonizing. What is most needed … is love for perishing souls, that love which comes in rich currents from the throne of God. True Christianity diffuses love through the whole being. It […]
