| (Copyright 07-12-2025) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) |
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| “…bear no burden on the Sabbath…neither do any work, but hallow the Sabbath day…” (Jer. 17:21-22)  THE FINAL SCORE SABBATH: Old Testament……74 times New Testament…..60 times SEVENTH DAY SABBATH: Old Testament…..13 New Testament…..3 IN THE SYNAGOGUE ON THE SABBATH Old Testament…..0 New Testament….6 FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK MENTIONED Old Testament…..0 New Testament….7 1ST DAY OF THE WEEK Referred to as a SABBATH Old Testament…….0 New Testament…..0 FINAL SCORE: A NO-HITTER 7th DAY SABBATH….13 1st DAY OF THE WEEK SABBATH….0 NEW TESTAMENT: “…and, as his custom was, he [Yahshua] went into the synagogue on the Sabbath, …for to read.” (Lk. 4:16). “…and…on the Sabbath day he [Yahshua] entered…the synagogue, and taught.” (Mk. 1:21) “And he [Yahshua] was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.” (Lk. 13:10) “And he [Paul] reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.” (Acts 18:4) THE OLD TESTAMENT LAW: “And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the Law to fail.” (Lk. 16:17) “Think not that I am come to destroy [abolish] the Law, or the Prophets: I am not come to destroy [abolish], but to fulfil.” (Matt. 5:17) (“fulfil” is Gr. “pleroo” meaning “to perform” [Thayer, p.518]; Same word is used in Matt. 3:15: “…it becomes us to fulfil [ppleroo] all righteousness…”) THE SABBATH: WHAT OTHERS SAY Cardinal Gibbons: “You may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify.”[“The Faith of Our Fathers“;-1892 ed., p. 111] “The Catholic Church…by…her divine mission, changed the day from Saturday to Sunday.” [“Catholic Mirror“; Cardinal Gibbons] Alexander Campbell (founder of the “Disciples of Christ”): “‘But,’ say some, ‘it was changed from the seventh to the first day.’ Where? When? and by whom?…No; it was never changed, nor could it be…” (“The Christian Baptist“, Feb. 1824, vol. 1, no. 7) Methodist Episcopal: “The Sabbath instituted in the beginning, and confirmed by Moses and the prophets, has never been abrogated…” [“Bishop’s Pastoral“; Methodist Episcopal] Editor’s Note: We do not listen to video links or read print material that is linked to items we print, so we may or may not agree with those links. We only look at print material that is sent to us for print. Laura Lee ——————————————————————————————————- Reprinted with permission from: International Congregation of Yahweh http://www.icyahweh.org/ ——————————————————————————————————- |
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