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Printing Date: 2006-04
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A backlash of attention to the Ten Commandments--unleashed by recent U.S. court rulings--rallied Christians in defense of its public display. Amid the cresendo of concern, a lone voice vies for attention, 'If you love Me, keep my commandments' (John 14:15).
Is our defense of the Ten Commandments triggered simply by a sentimental interest of Christian culture? Is it posssible the Church stands before God as guilty as our government for discarding the Decalogue?
With unflinching conviction, the authors join their voices with great Christian leaders like Billy Graham, D. L. Moody, John Wesley, and Charles Spurgeon, to trumpet the truth-- God never revoked His Ten Commandments!
This book answers critical questions with compelling clarity and Bible evidence. Did the Ten Commandment exist before Mt. Sinae? Were they nailed to the cross? How do we de-mystify Paul's writings about the Law? Does man have authority to change God's law?
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The focus of this book is not about the Catholic Church, nor is it meant to bash any denomination. Facts are facts. Why is it that most Christians agree with nine of the Commandments of the Decalogue, but have trouble with the fourth one, where God Himself said to "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy"? The Sabbath is a lovely gift, a time when we can come aside and spend time with the Lord, whether we choose to worship corporately at church, or whether we spend quiet time at home or out in nature, meditating on the wonders of our Creator. It is wonderfully generous of our Lord to give us a 24-hour period where we can step away from the cares of this world, and have time to rest, reflect, pray, meditate, nap, sing, study the Bible, and fellowship with others.
Personally, I appreciate books such as the one written by Mr. Shelton and Ms. Quinn. I often watch 3ABN (Three Angels Broadcast), and I have come to appreciate this channel for many reasons. Along with being a safe channel for viewing in my household, a wealth of sound, Biblical doctrine is offered. There is great programming for children, and in a world where our teens and little ones are often on overload from inappropriate television programming (and other sources), it is great to have a Christian alternative.
Please consider the following sources:
Priest Thomas Enright, C.S.S.R., February 18, 1884:
"I have repeatedly offered $1,000 to anyone who can prove to me from the Bible alone that I am bound to keep Sunday holy. There is no such law in the Bible. It is a law of the holy Catholic Church alone. The Bible says 'Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.' The Catholic Church says, No. By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the very first day of the week. And lo! The entire civilized world bows down in reverent obedience to the command of the Holy Catholic Church."
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Rev. Peter Geiermann C.S.S.R., The Convert's Catechism of Catholic Doctrine, p. 50 (1946):
Question: Which is the Sabbath day?
Answer: Saturday is the Sabbath day.
Question: Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday?
Answer: We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday."
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From The Catholic Universe Bulletin, August 14, 1942, p. 4:
"The [Roman Catholic] Church changed the observance of the Sabbath to Sunday by right of the divine, infallible authority given to her by her founder, Jesus Christ. The Protestant claiming the Bible to be the only guide of faith, has no warrant for observing Sunday."
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From Monsignor Louis Segur, Plain Talk about the Protestantism of Today, p. 213:
"The observance of Sunday by the Protestants is homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the [Roman Catholic] Church."
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From John Cardinal Gibbons, The Catholic Mirror, December 23, 1893:
"Reason and sense demand the acceptance of one or the other of these alternatives: either Protestantism and the keeping holy of Saturday, or Catholicity and the keeping holy of Sunday. Compromise is impossible."
May God open our eyes, and allow us to be ready to meet Him, for He is coming soon!
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Not gonna keep this book in my library, that's for sure.
I find it interesting that the authors use the Roman Catholic church to defend Seventh Day Adventist beliefs (see pg 105) via a letter from Peter R. Tramer, editor of "The Catholic Extension Magazine" from the year 1954, although the same letter referenced on a couple adventist websites has a date 20 years earlier...and a quick google reveals no references to said magazine or editor except for one very cryptic ref in a wyoming parish newsletter from the 30's.
There is a part of me that is just wondering if someone played "fast and loose" with the truth in order to present "the truth".
Even if true (for sake of argument), it seems that the authors could have done a bit more homework to find Catholic sources a bit more current than over 50-70 years ago. At best this is poor research and scholarship, at best it is made-up propaganda for adventism.
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It's a shame that so many followers of Jesus simply cannot grasp the meaning of what He did in fulfilling the Old Covenant, and establishing the New one.
Everything in the Old Covenant (OC) was external/tangible ... the Law was written on stone tablets; circumcision was on the outside; the Temple was a building to go to; the Holy of Holies was inaccessible; they followed the smoke, the fire, the judges, the kings, the priests; the Sabbath was a day to observe.
Jesus fulfilled all of that -- He internalized it. So, now, in the New Covenant (NC), the Law is written on our hearts; circumcision is of our hearts; we are His temple(s); the Holy of Holies, where He resides, is in our hearts; we follow Him, the Holy Spirit within us; and the Sabbath rest is Himself...
... for He said that He is Lord of the Sabbath...
... for He said that man is not made for the Sabbath, but the Sabbath is made for man ...
... for He said that every day is now like the Sabbath ...
... for He said that He is our Sabbath rest.
The OC contained foreshadowing of Him who was to come, to fulfill all that was written. It all points to Him, and He has become all that led to Him. We receive Him into our hearts, and He becomes our Rest -- for He said to come to Him, whose yoke is easy & whose burden is light, and He would give us rest. We keep the Sabbath rest, with Him, 24/7, as we abide in Him, and He abides in us.
Furthermore, this book misses a deeper point... it's not about "when" to "go to church", for Church is not a place to GO ... it's a people to BE. Ekklesia is the Greek word from which we derive church -- ekklesia means "the called out ones". Church was always meant to be organic, not organized ... like a family, not a corporation ... equal, not hierarchical ... relational, not institutional.
He said that He will build His Church, and that we are the living stones. We are not to forsake His assembly of us, putting us where and with whom, He chooses. He puts us in families, both naturally, and supernaturally, and they're meant to function much the same, with the "children" moving from milk to meat, into maturity, growing up to function fully, and then doing the same to raise up others.
What we see today, the system, the institution, that which calls itself "church", is not what Jesus established, and it's a moot point to argue about when to come together, to observe that which He has already fulfilled.
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This book is very simply written but it is truelly amazing and would love the reader to also read (Spirit of Prophecy volume four,(The Great Controversy) 1884 by Ellen G. White) and these issues will meet their reality in revealing the outcome of the ceremonial law and the moral law soon to be realised and soon to come to pass! Wisdom is not in what others say but in how you understand, perceive what the truth is as you realise it from the word of God for yourself.
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The main thesis of this book is that the Ten Commandments (hereafter: the Decalogue) are still valid yesterday for Christians and that most Christians ignore the 4th Commandment. Their story begins with the current fate of religion in the US today. People are no longer just whispering that there is a hidden agenda to remove God from our government. In fact Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore was ordered to remove the Decalogue from his court room. There are repercussions for removing the Decalogue; "where there is no moral law, there is no law of decency to break." And "where there is no recognition of sin, there is no repentance and no forgiveness."
Many Christians think that the Law was nailed to the Cross. Shelton and Quinn maintain that this not so because when the biblical writers refer to "law" they are referring to "either the Law of God or the Law of Moses." The Law of God (the Decalogue) was written in stone and placed in the Ark of the Covenant. The Law of Moses (civil laws and ceremonial ordinances) was handwritten and placed on the side of the Ark. On page 30 there are 16 comparisons of the character of God with the character of the Decalogue. The Law of Moses had a limited time of effectiveness attached to it (Heb 9.9-10). Conversely the Law of God remains in effect even though the latter was central in the former.
Much of this book is about the 4th Commandment which to these writers is "remember the Sabbath, to keep it holy." This commandment is about sanctification and relationship. Yet while most churches believe that the Decalogue should be taught, most do not believe that the seventh day of the week is the day for worship. In three and a half years of ministry Jesus and his disciples never suggested changing the Sabbath. On the other hand, in chapter 8 (It's No Secret -- Catholic Church Claims the Change), D L Moody is cited contra the Council of Laodicea. Moody wrote that the Sabbath was binding in Eden whereas the Council of Laodicea (364 AD) proclaimed that seventh day Sabbath celebrators were Judaizers.
Anyone interested in learning more about the Sabbath or end-time events and Bible prophecies are invited to contact the Three Angels Broadcasting Network where both authors are employed.
Personally I will not be contacting Three Angels and the authors of this book to offer my support to the or their ideas. I disagree with their interpretation of the Bible and their selective use of facts. On page 33 the authors note that Paul wrote under divine inspiration. In Leviticus 4, Moses, who also wrote under the same inspiration, "records civil laws and ceremonies" and calls them commandments of *God*. To agree with the distinction made by the authors necessitates that Moses was *not* writing under inspiration.
The selective use of facts may be found in the etymological root found for the term "Sabbath." The authors maintain that Sabbath bears God's authority because it comes from sha which means eternal one, ab which is short for father, and bath or beth which means house or sign of. So Sabbath means "sign of the eternal father." Just in case there was an etymological root of Sabbath that I had not heard, I called a friend of mine who is not only a rabbi but a Torah Scribe. (There are not many of them in the US.) When I shared with him
the etymology of the authors, his answer was a succinct, "That's ridiculous."
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