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The Sabbath Question

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The Sabbath Question: Introduction
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The Sabbath Question: Introduction

In this study, we bring you the INTRODUCTION to our series on the Sabbath

The Sabbath: the Memorial of God's Creation
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The Sabbath: the Memorial of God's Creation

The Creator God did not place a physical monument somewhere in our world to continually remind us that He created everything. Rather than building a physical monument, God instituted a monument in time that will continually tell of His creatorship through the ceaseless ages of eternity

The Feast Days and the Sabbath
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The Feast Days and the Sabbath

In this study, we will consider the various feast days that were connected with the Israelite sanctuary service, and trace out the various ceremonial sabbaths that were associated with them. We will then examine the key differences between these ceremonial sabbaths and the Seventh-day Sabbath of the Decalogue

Christ and the Sabbath
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Christ and the Sabbath

The controversies that often ensued between Christ and the Jewish leaders in regard to the Sabbath, bordered primarily on the manner or way in which the Sabbath was to be observed, and not the Sabbath commandment itself

The Disciples and the Sabbath
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The Disciples and the Sabbath

The Disciples of Christ continued to keep the Sabbath even after their Lord's ascension. This practice of the disciples was in conformity with the example of Christ (see Luke 4:16).

'Let no man therefore judge you ...': an exposition on Paul's words in Colossians 2:16
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'Let no man therefore judge you ...': an exposition on Paul's words in Colossians 2:16

In this particular case with the Church at Colossae, the believers with a Jewish background began to judge their Gentile brethren for not keeping the ceremonial laws which they still held in high esteem. To these Jews, the Gentile converts will only be "true Christians" if they kept the ceremonial requirements of the Law of Moses.

Selected References/Further Study
The Great Controversy by E. G. White

Beyond Orion’s Gates by Mark A. Finley

The Next Superpower by Mark A. Finley

Basic Bible Study Helps by Harold E. MetCalf

Bible Readings: Bible Questions Answered (Happiness Digest Series)

The Bible Speaks by W. L. Emmerson

The Bible Instructor by Louise C. Kleuser

Christian Beliefs: Fundamental Biblical Teachings for Seventh-Day Adventist College Classes by T. H. Jemison

When God Said Remember by Mark A. Finley

Why I Go to Church on Saturday (Glow Tracts Pack)

The Marked Bible by Charles L. Taylor

The Final Events of Bible Prophecy (Video Series) by Tony Rykers

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