PRINCIPLES

 

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"Rejoice in the Lord always;

And again I say rejoice".

Phil 4.4

 

8. The principles of respect for Saturday

 

The seventh day of the week brings into the House each religious Jew peace and harmony, that change worries and tension of the six working days: is the excitement and rush; replace them comes "Shabbat"  -  the day of peace. The Jews called Saturday the Queen, waiting for her, as the bride, and preparing for the meeting. Everything should be clean, light and festive to come do Saturday and housing, and clothing, body and heart. For Jews, Saturday - blessed island in an ocean of time.

Seventh-day Adventists share this ancient concept on Saturday. The fourth commandment is located in the very heart of the law and testifies that God loves us, appreciates and respects, as a person. He chose a special place to meet with him, but he incomparably better-consecrated for this particular part of the time. It encourages participants century, which deals with material things, usher, who eats the spirit in close, trustful communication that day.

Saturday - not only the Memorial of creation and redemption, a sign of peace and fidelity day communion with God, which does not leave us and with each other. It is also a sign of kinship-style: we have one father, and we are members of one family, brothers and sisters.

All the above enables us to understand how you want to celebrate this day.

 

8.1. The ordinary courts; a sign of peace and communication day

"If you're holding your leg for the sake of thy whims of Saturday... and on its honour that you will not engage in routine your deeds. then you have joy in the Lord" (Is 58.13-14). On Saturday you need to for the sake of God leave all cases that may not do on this day. It is the day-to-day work to improve benefit - condition, au pairs or for money. It's also all operation with money (many Christians devote themselves to God for just one hour, attending Church on Sundays, and the remainder of the day spend shopping). It's not only work, but also all kinds of enjoyments - horseback rides, entertainment programs, etc. All this does not-required to make Saturday a day of rest and communication from call and before sunset  (Lev 23.32). "I will give you rest", said Christ (Matthew 11.28). Without  Saturday monitoring to achieve this peace is impossible. "For there is nowhere mentioned on the seventh day: and the seventh day God rested from all his work. Therefore, for the people of God are stays Sabbath. For someone who came into His mind, and he calmed down from his work as God from their. So will try to enter the rest of it to the same example is not fell into a disobedient" (Heb 4.4, 9-10). "Just as the Lord had ceased business creation, and rested on Saturday and blessed this day and people should leave the disposable - afternoon and devote the sacred hours of healthy rest” (E. White, “The Desire of Ages ", chapter 21). For the Affairs of God anticipated the day cooking  -  Ex 16.23.

 

8.2. The good

You need and whether you can on Saturday to do good deeds?

There is in law the term "omission". Jesus once said: "Whether on Saturday welcome to do, or to do evil? Soul rescue or ruin?" (Mark 3.4).

It is often the case that people need our immediate assistance. For example, he may die if not take him to the hospital and did not make the operation or a blood transfusion. In this case, we put off the case for Saturday.

Jesus himself healed on Saturday those in need. In the Gospels recorded on seven such healings :

1. Luke 6.6-11 - healing the dry hand man

2. Luke 13.10-17 - healing  the curved women

3. Luke 14.1-6 - healing the sick water disease

4. Luke 4.31-37 - healing of a possessed person unclean spirit

5. Luke 4.38-39 - healing the mother-in-law of Simon from the fever

6. John 5.5-10 - healing the paralyzed in Vifezda

7. John 9.1-14 - healing the blind man

He spoke of the Pharisees, which accused him of violating the Sabbath: "If you know what it means: "I want Mercy and not sacrifice". Which of you, having a sheep if it Saturday will fall into the pit, takes it and lift it out? How many people more than sheep!  So, can a Saturday doing good" (Matt 12.7, 11-12). Jesus did not just healed physical economic weakness, but also of the human soul.

"Assistance to the afflicted, comforted crying is an act of love, celebrating God's Holy day" (E. White, "Redemption", No.3, p.46). "God will not take innocent who on Saturday refused to assist the needy. God does not want Them created by beings suffered from pain, while this pain can be eased in the Saturday... Saturday should not be a day of idle inactivity" (E. White, “The Desire of Ages", p. orig. 207).

 

8.3. The "Saturday"; Jesus and the Sabbath doctrine

Satan is the enemy of God's law - knew that it would be difficult to fight against such Commandments like "thou shalt not kill" and "not steal"?: all who read them, understand that in any case the killing and stealing is evil. The same can be said about seven other commandments. On this he sent all his hatred upon precept on Saturday. He decided that the best cause people have an aversion to the Jewish Sabbath is through their agents, tax live on her many unbiblical restrictions and prohibitions.

Basic Sabbath prohibitions contained in the "Mishneh"-  Jewish traditions: they prohibit  -  attend on Saturday to transfer items from place to place, Kindle and extinguish fire, write or erase the 2 letters, pluck and rub the hands to the ears (see Mark 2.23-24 is considered  what a harvest and shared threshing work) and spit on the grass (it is watering). There are other bans, for a total of more than fifty ("Treatise on Saturday" (Sabbath Traktat VII, 2, tralsl. but Eduard Lohse, Umwelt des Neuer Testaments. Stottingen, 1971, p. 128)). All of these not - Jewish baby should learn to twelve years. And Satan has reached its purpose: the Jew from childhood hated this day.

The Essene sect same went even further: they were banned on Saturday to take birth in cattle, pull out the animal and even human, falling into a pit, open a blocked blood vessel, send to the mercenary and a Gentile, take your hands and wear a baby ("Damascus document" (Dam. 14 X-XII, 18, placed in j. Leipoldt, w. Grundmann. Umwelt des Christentums II, Berlin, 1970)).  Josephus wrote about the Essene: "they are stricter than other Jews avoid Ghali work on Saturday and therefore... a day of rest has not even been any result from the vessel-refer to the site or to fulfill his need "(" Jewish war ", 11, 8.9).

Jesus has always condemned such madness. He and his father made Saturday for a human (not only to the Jews), not the person for Saturday (Mark 2.27). This expression take walks to the Talmud, which contradicts himself.

"If the Jewish interpretation of the law is true, then the wrong Jehovah, which is creating the heavens and the Earth and the life on it constantly takes care of its maintenance. Whether the Lord - stick the sun rise on Saturday ?.. Whether the whole universe stand still in this holy day... In this case, the people would have the fruits of the Earth and all the blessings that allow you to enjoy life. In nature, everything must run its course. If God is in the momentarily forgot about the Earth, mankind would have perished" (E. White,”Tthe Desire of Ages", chapter 21).

THE LORD JESUS CONDEMNED PERVERSION OF THE TEACHINGS ON SATURDAY, BUT IT IS NOT GIVES US AN EXCUSE TO ABANDON ALTOGETHER THE CELEBRATION SATURDAY OR CARRY IT ON SUNDAY.

 

8.4. The letter and the spirit of the commandments

In conclusion: not enough know what to and what not to do on Saturday. Not all of it. Formal compliance with Saturday you as an unpleasant duty does not save and unhelpful. The Consecration occurs only when the Holy day a man comes to God with an open heart and sincerely expressed their gratitude to the Creator and the joy of communicating with Him (Amos 8.4-7, Romans 7.6): "Serve the Lord with the mouth was filled with laughter; go before the face of His exclamation! This day the Lord has made: let us be glad and rejoice in it!" (Ps 100.2, 118.24).

 

No. 137

As sweet a day sacred to us,

And as encouraging the heart,

When we arrive in God's House

And a song of praise we sing.

Lord of the hearts we enlightened

And entered into rest, blessed.

Sing all praises to the creator-

Heavenly Father.

There is nothing sweeter

How to praise his God,

The Holy day sing to him a Psalm,

Having come to the House of God.

V.T.