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The Mad Hatter

published Apr 24, 2006 12:00

http://www.633main.com/dev241.htm The Mad Hatter James 2:10 - For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. I'm frustrated, mad even. I was getting excited about this Ten Commandment Day coming up, but after I visited their website (The Ten Commandment Commission), I realized that they have a platform to mix church and state. And I have a problem with that because this country was founded on religious freedom. And if the state starts getting involved with Bible interpretation and its legislation, where can I run to, the moon? The big problem is the majority of protestant religions do not observe the Ten Commandments as God wrote them with His own finger. They observe the fourth commandment Sabbath on the first day of the week versus the seventh. This is breaking God's commandements. No where in the Bible does God change the Sabbath Day. As a matter of fact: "There are only eight texts in the New Testament which make any reference to Sunday, and by carefully studying these verses we can be certain that all the evidence for consideration is before us. If there is any biblical authority for keeping the first day of the week, it will have to be found in one of these verses." (AmazingFacts.org) But let's look at one (the other seven can be found here: AmazingFacts.org): "Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre." Luke 24:1, 2. First of all, we notice that the women came to do their regular labor on the day of the resurrection. Modern churches refer to that particular first day of the week as Easter Sunday. There can be no doubt that Jesus was raised sometime during the dark hours of that early morning. In none of the Gospel recitals do we have any evidence that the women, or anyone else, attached any sacredness to the day on which the resurrection took place. Luke's account of that eventful weekend proves beyond any question that the true seventh-day Sabbath can still be precisely located. He describes the sequence of events over three successive days - Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Jesus died on the preparation day, and the Sabbath was approaching. Christians now refer to it as Good Friday. The next day was the Sabbath "according to the commandment." Since the commandment plainly designates that "the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord," that Sabbath had to be Saturday. It is very interesting to note that Jesus rested in the tomb on the Sabbath from His work of redemption, just as He had rested from His work of creation on the Sabbath. On the day following the Sabbath, Jesus rose. Today it is referred to as Easter Sunday, but the Bible designates it "the first day of the week." In the light of these indisputable, historical facts to which all Christianity subscribes, no one can plead ignorance of the true Sabbath. It is the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Luke's record is such a perfect chronological account of those three days that even the most simple and uneducated can locate the biblical seventh day on our modern calendar." (Words in purple from AmazingFacts.org) Now look, you may say, "Whats the big deal, its just a day of the week." But it is a big deal because its God's Commandment. Does this mean we can start killing people? No. Who is to determine the importance of one commandment over another. Scripture says, "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all." But to be clear, it is not the law that saves us. Because we have all failed the law except for Jesus Christ. And by His GRACE are we saved. And if you love Him, you will do what? Keep His commandments. Cause remember, He wrote them with His own finger for crying out out loud... Ok. Email me. Lets chat about it. Have a good week... -Eric Lusain, Cincinnati, OH

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