Churches of Christ -- Sermons; Sermons, American -- 20th century
There was a time to hear Moses but that time has passed. On the mountain
of transfiguration, a cloud overshadowed Moses and the voice of God said
concerning Jesus, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased;
HEAR YE HIM” (Matt. 17:5). Christians should obey Christ, not Moses.
“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus
Christ” (John 1:17). “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath
appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly
lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present
world” (Titus 2:11, 12).
Friends, would you believe me if I were to tell you that the Seventh Day
Adventists deny the existence of the word spoken through Christ? Well,
just let me read it to you from the last section of the pamphlet under
review.
“The abolition of the Ten Commandments would nullify the gospel of
Christ, and render both grace and the atonement void. ‘Sin is not
imputed when there is no law’ (Romans 5:13). Since ‘where no law is,
there is no transgression’ (Romans 4:15), it follows that if the law
[meaning the ten commandments] were abolished, there would be no
transgression, and hence no need of a Saviour.”
I can’t believe the author meant to say that, but he said it. According
to that, the “ten commandments” are the _only_ commandments now in
force. That quotation plainly says that if the “ten commandments” are
not now in force there are no commandments to disobey, no chance to sin,
and no need of a Saviour. The author has flatly denied every commandment
in the gospel. According to him, Christ gave no commandments and it is
folly to talk about _obeying_ the gospel (See 2 Thess. 1:8). If the
author was aware of what he was saying, he has deliberately denied the
word of Christ. If he said it inadvertently, it simply illustrates the
absurdities and inconsistencies into which one falls when he undertakes
to teach error.
VI
Summary
Summarizing what was said last Lord’s day and what has been said today,
I am earnestly requesting the Seventh Day Adventists to furnish the
following Bible texts which are essential to the support of their
theory:
1. The text that commanded any one to keep the sabbath during the period
from Adam to Moses.
2. The text that commanded the Gentile nations to observe Saturday as a
day of rest, even during the Mosaic dispensation.
3. The text in the new covenant, or will of Christ, that commands
Christians to rest on Saturday.
4. The text which says that any one ever ate the Lord’s Supper on
Saturday.
5. The text that even mentions either “moral law” or “ceremonial law.”
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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