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Okay that's a good one. Best read with the entire chapter. I'll meditate on it.
I'm not aware of any qualms about that.
There's no dispute I'm aware of that the sabbath was still observed in Jerusalem after the Resurrection.
As mentioned above, I think the whole of Hebrews 4 covers a lot.
Seems "the Lord's Day" is only mentioned in Revelations 1:10. I thought I read some SDA saying "the Lord's Day" is not in the Bible. I know the "the Lord's Day" is usually associated with Sunday. So I'll need to examine that further as well.
So out of those, all of Hebrews 4 and Revelation 1:10 have caught my attention the most.
One thing I have learned over the years Brian is that generally we cannot know the truth of Gods' Word from debate forums or word of websites. Which is why in our earlier discussion I was asking you with so many different teachings of Christianity out there how can we ever know what God's truth is. Well I asked you this because these was the same dilemma I was facing in my Christian experience. So this post here is only to be a help to provide a few promises from Gods' Word that might be helpful to you so I pray you might be patient and see it through.
The simple answer to finding the truth of Gods' Word is by seeking Jesus for it. God I believe can guide us through His Spirit as we seek him for a knowledge of His truth through His Word. What you have said here is important because I believe each one of us cannot know the truth of Gods' Word unless we seek God in His Word for an understanding of it, laying down what we might think in order for God to be our guide and teacher.
Many do not know it but this is a part of God's new covenant promise to us that he wants to be our guide and teacher so we can know the truth of His Word. I just wanted to leave you with some wonderful promises from Gods' Word that show what I am sharing with you that they might be as helpful to you as they have been to me. God being our teacher is a part of God's new covenant promise as found in Hebrews 8:11. Jesus says if we ask him for His Spirit to be our guide and teacher as we seek Him through His Word He will teach us all thing and bring all things to our remembrance in John 14:26 and when He the Spirit of truth will come he will guide you into all truth *John 16:13. These promises are conditional of course to asking Jesus to be our guide and teacher and asking for His Spirit and claiming his promises. Then Jesus says; If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free *John 8:31-32. (see also 1 John 2:27). Jesus also gives us this promise here; If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself in John 7:17. So even though there are so many different Christian religions in the world today in fulfillment of the very words of Jesus, if we honestly want to seek Jesus to know the truth of His Word he promises to be our guide and teacher and we will know the truth of God and the truth He promises will set us free.
I share these scriptures with you because they are all a part of my testimony. I was never brought up SDA. I only use to read my bible at home and then one day I thought maybe I should go out and find a Church to join. While thinking this I read in my bible that in the last days there will be many false prophets and false Christs that if it were possible they shall deceive God's very elect. When reading this scripture I viewed the false prophets as false messengers and teachers (this is a meaning in the Greek) and Christ is the head of the body which is the church so I was viewing a false Christ as a false Church and all of a sudden I thought to myself there are so many different Christian church's in the world all professing to be Gods' chosen how am I ever going to find the right one?
At this thought I became quite concerned and prayed to God dear God how will I ever know your truth all those Church's in the world cannot be right can they? I believe God guided me to these promises that I have shared with you today from his Word in regards to Him wanting to be my guide and teacher if I only ask Him and seek Him through His Word. It was like he was speaking to me personally in all his promises above and when he said If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself in John 7:17. Anyhow before I made a decision to join any church I asked God if He could show me who His true Church was today according to His Word. '
I started claiming His promises above as I was reading His Word and slowly but surely started learning more of His Word. I asked God, praying dear God thank you for these promises but who is your true Church? I know I cannot find who your true Church is unless you guide me and teach me and show me who they are?
I continued over some time reading God's Word and found these scriptures which seemed to stay with me that seemed to describe who Gods Church was according to the scriptures here...
[1.] God’s people are described as God’s sheep that hear believe and follow Gods Word *John 10:26-27
[2.] God’s people are described as God’s saints that keep the commandments of God and the faith or teachings of Jesus *Revelation 14:12.
[3.] God’s people are described as those who the dragon (devil) is making war with because they keep the commandments of God *Revelation 12:17
[4.] God’s people are described as having the testimony of JESUS which is the Spirit of Prophecy. They know the end day prophecies *Revelation 19:10
[5.] God’s people are described as being blessed because they washed their robes in the blood of the lamb *1 Peter 1:18-19; Revelation 7:14; Revelation 12:11; Revelation 22:14
[6.] God’s people are described as being blessed because they keep Gods commandments and receive eternal life *Revelation 22:14
[7.] God’s people are described as being born again and do not practice sin (breaking Gods’ commandments) *1 John 3:6-9
[8.] The different between the children of God and the children of the devil is that the children of God do not practice sin (breaking God’s commandments) and the children of the devil do *1 John 3:6-10.
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The question we all must consider is how do we know we know God and are Gods saints according to the scriptures? Well Gods saints are in every Church who are living up to all the light of the knowledge of Gods’ Word that God has revealed to them and in times of ignorance when we do not know any better God winks at but when God gives us a knowledge of His Word he calls all men everywhere to believe and follow it *Acts of the Apostles 17:30-31; James 4:17.
Many do not know that the religious teachers of the world of fallen away from God’s Word in order to follow man made teachings and traditions that break the commandments of God. BABYLON is described as being fallen. The mother church and her daughters *Revelation 14:8; Revelation 17:1-5. She has changed times and law *Danial 7:25 and supplanted her own day of worship for which there is no scripture in place of God’s 4th commandment which is one of God’s 10 commandments that give us the knowledge of what sin is when broken *Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4.
God has his people in all of these Church’s and is calling his people out of Babylon from following the traditions and teachings of men back to the pure Word of God. *Revelation 18:1-5. The hour is coming and now is that the true worshipers will worship God in Spirit and in truth. God is a Spirit and those who worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in truth. *John 10:16; John 4:23-24.
What is the test to know if we know God?
1 John 2:3-4 [3], And HEREBY WE KNOW THAT WE KNOW HIM, IF WE KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS. [4], HE THAT SAITH, I KNOW HIM, AND KEEPETH NOT HIS COMMANDMENTS, IS A LIAR, AND THE TRUTH IS NOT IN HIM
In times of ignorance God winks at but when he gives us a knowledge of the truth of his Word calls all men everywhere to believe and follow. God’s sheep hear His voice (the Word) and follow it.
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SUMMARY: I became a Sabbath keeper and SDA because I believe God guided me to this Church through His Word and this is my testimony! God's Church through faith according to the scriptures keep all the commandments of God not some of them according to the scriptures and this is the difference between 99% of all the Churches of the Word. - YES the Sabbath of God's 4th commandment! 99% of the Churches of the Word are not following God's Word. God is calling His people out to return to His Word and follow Him in Spirit and in truth *Revelation 18:4
If your interested you can read my personal testimony here
Hope this is helpful
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