“Open Bible Study”

June 12, 2010
The Sabbath Day?

This present study concerns the subject of “The Sabbath Day.” On June 12, 2010 Mr. Jerry States came to our church building and spoke in defense of his belief that the seventh-day Sabbath of Exodus 20:8 is still binding upon men today.  Mr. States is the Pastor of the Seminole, Oklahoma Seventh-Day Adventist Church.  Like many others, Mr. States believes the ten commandments of the Old Testament are still in force today.  There are at least two important questions posed to Mr. States which were never answered and which others in the audience did not answer.  First, where did Jesus or any apostle ever command a Christian to “Keep the Sabbath Day holy”?  This challenge was issued early in the evening and no one tried to produce such a passage.  It simply is not present in the scriptures.  Second, Jesus taught in Mt 15:3-4 that not invoking the death penalty that came with the ten commandments was “transgressing the commandment of God.”  How can the command be separated from the penalty which accompanied it (Ex 31:13-15)?  This question was never answered the entire evening.  The audience learned, not only from what was said, but also from what was not said. Continue reading →