Chapter 4: The Sabbath on a Round Earth
In their very nature all purely moral laws are universal and eternal in their application, are binding in heaven, in Eden, on Jews or Gentiles, saints or sinners, now […]
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Category: The Sabbath
Chapter 3: The Jewish Sabbath Ceremonial in Nature
“Ceremony. Outward rite; external form in religion.”—Webster. “An outward form or rite in religion; anything or observance held sacred.”—International Encyclopedic Dictionary. This is exactly what the observance of the […]
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Chapter 2: The Sabbath a Jewish Institution
Law-teachers try in every way possible to evade the fact that the Sabbath was only Jewish. To admit this would prove that they are trying to revive an abolished institution […]
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1: The Sabbath: When Originated And When First Enjoined Upon Man
The plan of redemption was conceived in the mind of God prior to the foundation of the world. It was a mystery then hid in him alone. Long ages […]
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Seven Sabbath Myths Perpetuated by Adventists
RICK BARKER In this blog I will address seven Adventist arguments used to justify their keeping the seventh day Sabbath. Jesus observed the Sabbath thereby obligating all of His followers […]
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Was Sabbath Created?
A LOOK AT ADVENTISM’S USE OF MARK 2:27 From time to time I have had discussions with a sabbatarian scholar who takes me to task for doing an “inductive” study […]
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Knowing the Covenants Puts Sabbath In Its Place
COLLEEN TINKER Adventism’s belief that man is purely physical makes its soteriology dependent upon man’s sanctified behavior. Adventists believe that God’s promises are always conditional upon human obedience, but the […]
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SABBATH VEIL REMOVED
By Dale Ratzlaff After the Apostle Paul discussed the differences between the old and new covenants in 2 Corinthians 3, he made this insightful statement about the Christians who were focused […]
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JESUS IS OUR SABBATH REST
By Phil Harris Prolog While the questions revolving around the old covenant Sabbath command have been explored fully in many other venues, it seems worthwhile to do so here as […]
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ISAIAH 66 DOES NOT PROVE SABBATH KEEPING IN HEAVEN
By Colleen Tinker One of Adventism’s recurring arguments for keeping the Sabbath goes something like this: “How can the Sabbath have been cancelled or ended at the cross? After all, […]
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ADVENTISM KEEPS A PHYSICAL SABBATH
By Colleen Tinker In December, the Adventist Review completed its seven-month series, Digging Deeper of what they called Adventism’s Core Beliefs. Beginning in June the magazine featured a different Core […]
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THE UNITY OF THE LAW
What Was “Nailed to the Cross”? By R. K. McGregor Wright The Occasion There are several ideas circulating among Bible-believing Christians about the status of something variously referred to as […]
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SABBATH IS NOT A CREATION ORDINANCE
By Colleen Tinker We received a response to Lisa Winn’s article in last week’s email, “Doctrines of Demons: A Response to Seibold”. Lisa wrote a response to an article appearing […]
Read moreWHO CHANGED THE SABBATH?
BY RUSSELL EARL KELLY Adventism claims—indeed, Ellen White declared in her book The Great Controversy—that the pope of Rome changed the seventh-day Sabbath to Sunday. This claim, however, is a straw-man […]
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ADVENTISM CONTINUES LINKING SABBATH-KEEPING TO SALVATION
by Colleen Tinker Adventists have long stated that they are the inheritors of the Reformation. Martin Luther, they say, began well and overthrew papal control and the sale of indulgences. […]
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