Only Those Who Follow The Example Of Jesus And Observe The Holy Sabbath Day Rest Will Demonstrate Their Love For God And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. (Luke 4:16) Sabbath Rest - https://youtube/watch?v=D11j3I5GPvU Are we Disciples of Christ? Isn’t a disciple someone who follows another person, usually a “Master” of some type? Noah Webster’s 1828 dictionary defines a disciple as “A follower; an adherent to the doctrines of another. Hence the constant attendants of Christ were called his disciples; and hence all Christians are called his disciples, as they profess to learn and receive his doctrines and precepts.” Do we really consider ourselves adherents to the doctrines of Jesus Christ? Well, if that’s the case why is it so difficult for us to “remember the Sabbath day to keep it Holy?” Why do we argue so much about which day of the week is the seventh-day? Why do we spend so many hours trying to discount the relevance of the Sabbath to our Christian walk to day? In today’s lesson, the writer reminded us that it was the custom of Jesus to attend church on the Sabbath and to worship the Lord there. As a human being, Jesus rested on the Sabbath day. You see my friends, Jesus demonstrated His love for God by “remembering the Sabbath day to keep it Holy.” if Jesus did not rest on the Sabbath Day, He would have disobeyed the 4th commandment. The word of God reminds us that if we break one of the commandments of God, then we have broken all of them. So a disobeying Jesus could not provide the ransom to save us from our sins. But this was not the case. Jesus was fully qualified to save us. This is supported by what Paul said in 2 Cor. 5:21 – “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” We needed a Saviour who was without sin… and Jesus was the perfect one to be our Saviour. Jesus set the perfect example for us while living on the earth as a human being. Through this example we are provided with the evidence remembering the Sabbath day to keep it Holy is necessary to our Salvation. Since we serve a God that never changes, then we can rest assured that obedience to the 4th commandment is necessary for us to demonstrate that we love God. I pray that we will stop leaning on our own understanding and allow the Holy Spirit to help us to be obedient to the Ten Commandments of God. I pray that we will continue to demonstrate our love for God for the rest of our time on this earth. Christ introduced his public ministry first to his own people. He went into the synagogue at Nazareth upon the Sabbath, as had been his custom. The elders read from the prophets, and exhorted the people to continue to hope and believe for the Coming One, who would bring in a glorious reign, and subdue all oppression. He sought to animate the faith and courage of the Jews, by rehearsing the evidences of Messiahs soon coming, dwelling especially upon the kingly power and glorious majesty that would attend his coming. He kept before the people the erroneous idea that the reign of Christ would be upon an earthly throne in Jerusalem, and his kingdom would be a temporal kingdom. He taught them that Messiah would appear at the head of armies, to conquer the heathen, and deliver Israel from every oppressive yoke, destroying in wrath his enemies. At the close of the service of the minister, Jesus stood up with dignity, and requested them to bring him the book of the prophet Esaias. he attention of the people was attracted to Christ. The eyes of the congregation were fastened upon him, as he stated that this prophecy was fulfilled in him. The authority, dignity, and power, attending his words, held them spell-bound. The wisdom manifested, the energy, and the impressive manner of his address, captivated the congregation, and their hearts were affected by a power they had never experienced before. They witnessed to his words by their shouts of joy, and fervent responses. Jesus stood himself the living and divine interpreter of the prophets words in regard to himself. He made there the declaration claiming the Messiahship, which prophets had waited and longed to hear, and to see, but were brought under the dominion of death without their expectations being realized. The astonishment of the people was great. They felt a convincing power as his words fell upon their ears. Their hearts were stirred, their interest awakened. But Satan was not asleep. He was present to suggest doubts and unbelief. Many had seen Jesus in his humble, unpretending life. His home was among the poor and lowly of the earth. He was the son of a carpenter, working at the trade with his father Joseph. He had made no claims to distinction, or greatness. The Jews expected a being with power, with honor, and glory. The language of their hearts was, This cannot be the man who is to be the Redeemer of Israel. They whispered one to another, Is not this Josephs son? And are not his mother and brethren among us? Has he not worked for years at the carpenters trade? ((Pamphlet: Redemption: or the First Advent of Christ With His Life and Ministry, pg. 53-56; Ellen G. White)
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