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HOW THE SABBATH MAKES THE IGNORANT COME TO KNOW GOD By Nyron Medina



1. In the very beginning God rested on the Seventh day. Gen. 2:1,2; Ex. 31:17.

2. God blessed the Sabbath day and sanctified it giving it a certain value and exclusiveness to all the other days of the week. Gen. 2.
3. God instructed man to remember and keep the Sabbath day holy. Ex. 20:8.
4. Christ said that the Sabbath was made for man. Mk. 2:27.
5. But how is the day supposed to benefit man?
a. It makes us learn that YHWH is God. Eze. 20:20.
b. It makes us learn that YHWH is the Creator of everything. (Ex. 20:8-11; Ex. 31:16,17; Ps. 96:4,5).
c. It teaches us that God made everything in six days not billions of years. Ex. 20:8-11; Ex. 31:17.
d. It teaches us that YHWH changes and keeps the mind holy. Ex. 31:13; Eze. 20:12; Isa. 56:2.
6. This knowledge combined together brings Righteousness in society and preserves it. (Deut. 4:1,2,5-8; Ps. 119:98-104); Pr. 14:34.
7. This knowledge is holy knowledge or Faith. 1 Tim. 4:6; Rom. 10:8.
8. Thus it saves a person from subjective sin. (Heb. 10:38; Heb. 11:6; Rom. 3:28,30,31).
9. So then the Sabbath brings the person into contact with God for the sake of their salvation. (Rev. 1:10; Mk. 2:27, 28).
10. How then should we apply the Sabbath?
a. When the Sabbath is brought before a person by preaching, he must trust the knowledge in humility to try it out to see if he gains the benefits already stated.
b. He is required to deny all his secular work for the day. Jer. 17:21,22,24.
c. He is encouraged to sincerely spend the time in silent prayer and study of the Bible and in contemplation of God, looking to see what is God’s pleasure. (Jn. 7:17; Jam. 1:5,6; 2 Tim. 3:15-17; 1 Tim. 4:15; Isa. 58:13).
d. And as there is a special blessing on that day. Gen. 2:3.
e. God will unfold Himself to the aspirant by His Holy Spirit. (Isa. 58:13,14; Isa. 56:4-6; Ex. 33:18,19; Ex. 34:6,7).
11. Thus he would come face to face with God to learn His ways and love. Ex. 34:6-8.
12. As the Christ, YHWH of the Sabbath is lifted up, before man; He will draw them to God. (Mk. 2:27,18; Jn. 12:32).

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