The Bible or Tradition - Sabbath Controversies & Tradition
The Bible or Tradition - Sabbath Controversies & Tradition
In this series Pastor Stephen Bohr compares the Jewish view of tradition of Christ’s day with the Roman Catholic view of tradition today. The series reveals that the Jewish leaders rejected Jesus as their messiah because of their erroneous view of tradition. The Roman Catholic concept of tradition today mirrors the view that was being taught in Christ’s day. Will the Christian churches of the world repeat the same mistakes of the past and be totally unprepared for the Messiah’s second coming? A must see series for those who believe in Sola Scripture.
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The Seventh Day Sabbath
(Exodus 16: 23; Exodus 20: 8-11; Hebrews 4: 1-11)
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. ~ Genesis 2: 1-3 ~ AKJV
The Sabbath Essential to Man
God saw that a Sabbath was essential for man, even in Paradise. He needed to lay aside his own interests and pursuits for one day of the seven, that he might more fully contemplate the works of God and meditate upon His power and goodness. He needed a Sabbath to remind him more vividly of God and to awaken gratitude because all that he enjoyed and possessed came from the beneficent hand of the Creator. ~ Patriarchs and Prophets, Page 48
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The Seventh Sabbath Day
(Deuteronomy 5: 12-15)
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shall you labor, and do all your work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD your God: in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: why the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. ~ Exodus 20: 8-11 ~ AKJV
The Seal of God
The fourth commandment is the only one of all the ten in which are found both the name and the title of the Lawgiver. It is the only one that shows by whose authority the law is given. Thus it contains the seal of God, affixed to His law as evidence of its authenticity and binding force. ~ Patriarchs and Prophets, Page 307
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The Observation of the Sabbath Is Commanded Again
(Numbers 15: 32-36)
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, Speak you also to the children of Israel, saying, Truly my sabbaths you shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that you may know that I am the LORD that does sanctify you. You shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy to you: every one that defiles it shall surely be put to death: for whoever does any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whoever does any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. Why 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: 12-17
The Sabbath a Sign
The Sabbath is a sign of creative and redeeming power; it points to God as the source of life and knowledge; it recalls man's primeval glory, and thus witnesses to God's purpose to re-create us in His own image.
The Sabbath and the family were alike instituted in Eden, and in God's purpose they are indissolubly linked together. On this day more than on any other, it is possible for us to live the life of Eden. ~ Education, Page 250
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The Law for Our Happiness
God has given us His holy precepts, because He loves mankind. To shield us from the results of transgression, He reveals the principles of righteousness. ... God desires us to be happy, and He gave us the precepts of the law that in obeying them we might have joy. ...
Since “the law of the Lord is perfect,” every variation from it must be evil. Those who disobey the commandments of God, and teach others to do so, are condemned by Christ. The Saviour's life of obedience maintained the claims of the law; it proved that the law could be kept in humanity, and showed the excellence of character that obedience would develop. All who obey as He did are likewise declaring that the law is “holy, and just, and good.” Romans 7: 12. On the other hand, all who break God's commandments are sustaining Satan's claim that the law is unjust, and cannot be obeyed. Thus they second the deceptions of the great adversary, and cast dishonor upon God. They are the children of the wicked one, who was the first rebel against God's law. To admit them into heaven would again bring in the elements of discord and rebellion, and imperil the well-being of the universe. No man who willfully disregards one principle of the law shall enter the kingdom of heaven. ~ The Desire of Ages, Page 308-309
The Three Angels'
MESSAGES
~ GOD'S FINAL WARNING TO THE WORLD ~
Prophecy Made Simple - Study Notes
Learn how to study and understand Bible prophecy in a simple fill-in-the-blanks style.
This comparative and historical approach will open fascinating and life-changing insights into that which you may not have considered before and it beautifully unlocks mysteries and questions discovered in Bible prophecy.
This seminar is an easy-to-understand and common sense study of the great prophecies of the Bible that is unique among such seminars dealing with Seventh-day Adventist beliefs about Bible prophecy and doctrine. Don't be fooled by the title and pass up this series if these subjects may seem to be already very familiar to you, because, while Pastor Bohr makes these topics clear, logical, and simple to understand for those who are not familiar with Adventist views on Bible prophecy, yet it contains fresh spiritual depth, insights, and food for all who desire to understand these great prophecies better.
