Lord arose." The writings of church history
frequently make mention of Sunday (the first day of the week) as being the
Christian's day of worship in commemoration of the resurrection of our
Lord, in whom we are a new creation. The weekly meeting together of the
Christians as recorded in the New Testament was always on the first day of
the week. See Luke 24:33; John 20:19, 26; 1 Cor. 16:2; Acts 20:6, 7. There
is not one text in the New Testament recording a Christian meeting on the
seventh day. Here are four texts recording meetings held on the first day.
The Sabbath, as well as the whole of the ten-commandment and ceremonial
law finds an end when we have come to "another day"--the day of salvation,
wherein we are a new creation. 2 Cor. 5:17.
We will close this subject by quoting 2 Cor. 3, beginning at verse five:
"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of
ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; who also hath made us able
ministers of the New Testament; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for
the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life. But if the ministration of
death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children
of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of
his countenance; which glory is to be done away: how shall not the
ministration of the Spirit be rather glorious? For if the ministration of
condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness
exceed in glory. For even that which was made glorious had no glory in
this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. For if that which is
done away is glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious. Seeing
then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: and not as
Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could
not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: but their
minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken
away in the reading of the Old Testament; which vail is done away in
Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their
heart. Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be
taken away."
It is with reluctance that we refrain from comment on the above, however
we believe the abolition of the whole Mosaic system to be so plain to
every unprejudiced heart as to render comment unnecessary.
Good Works.
Christians possess a light; they
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