The law of Moses could not take away sins; the will of Christ can (Rom. 1:16). I beseech you by the mercies of God to believe the will of Christ, obey its commandments, and enjoy its promises. The will of Christ says to believers, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost” (Acts 2:38). The will of Christ says, “And now why tarriest thou? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord” (Acts 22:16).
The law of Christ teaches us to worship God in spirit and in truth, by singing, praying, studying, teaching and by laying by in store and eating the Lord’s supper on the first day of the week. The law of Christ teaches us to love God with all our heart, power, soul, mind and strength; to love our neighbors as ourselves and to do unto others as we would have them do unto us. The will of Christ promises the faithful a crown of everlasting life. This is the perfect law of liberty. It is holy, just and good. It is complete. It is a glorious law. Its glory outshines that of all other laws as the sun outshines the stars (2 Cor. 3:10). It furnishes the man of God completely unto every good work. It is the law of life, rather than the law of death. It is the law of eternal happiness, rather than the law of condemnation.
Don’t you want to hear Christ and obey this new law enacted upon better promises, glorious in its origin, glorious in its power and purpose, and glorious because it leads to a life of eternal glory for all of those who faithfully follow it? While we stand and sing we bid you come to Jesus and let him save you from all your sins.
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SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISM REVIEWED
Those of you who were present last Lord’s day remember that I spoke on the topic “The Sabbath.” Since that time I have received several letters from people who were not able to be present, but who requested that I send them a copy of the lesson presented. I’m glad to announce that the sermon was recorded by dictaphone and will be ready for free distribution soon. I have also received many requests that I continue today along the same line that was begun last Lord’s day. To these requests I am conceding. It would be more pleasant to preach without naming the mistakes of others but, when the souls of men and women are involved, we cannot afford to shirk our duty.
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Review
The main points in the lesson last Lord’s day were as follows:
1. Bible history is divided into three periods: the Patriarchal Dispensation; the Mosaic Dispensation; and the Christian Dispensation.
2. There was no sabbath during the first period which lasted from Adam to Moses.
3. The sabbath commandment never applied to the Gentiles—not even during the Mosaic dispensation.
4. The sabbath commandment was confined to the law of Moses which was abolished when Christ died on the cross.
5. Christians are not required to rest on Saturday.
6. Christians are taught to worship on the first day of the week.
In the correspondence received since last Lord’s day there is no word of criticism or objection. I take the silence to mean that those who were present were convinced that what was said was based on Bible authority. I am determined that the same shall be true of what I say today. It is my prayerful purpose to preach nothing but what is plainly revealed in the Bible.
The ushers have given you a mimeographed copy of some of the main points to be discussed in today’s lesson. You may use these papers to make further notes, especially to take note of the Bible references used, that you may go home and read them for yourselves and see that what we say is true. The noble people of Berea searched the Scriptures daily to see whether they had heard the truth. If all people would do that, it would not be so easy for error to gain acceptance.