In Christ and His Righteousness, E. J. Waggoner presents the Sabbath as a help in visualizing the help that comes in the Christian life. Waggoner begins by seeing a connection between creation and redemption. He sees Creation and Redemption connected in Colossians 1:9-19. Jesus is the redeemer becuase he is the Creator. Waggoner quotes Hebrews 1:3 where it is stated that all things are held up by the Word.
The other day I was reading Christ and His Righteousness by E. J. Waggoner of 1888 fame. In it Dr. Waggoner states, “Every doctrine of the Bible is for our practical benefit, and should be studied for that purpose.
The other day I found this link to Word of Truth Radio.Com.
The site has many sermons from Adventist preachers including Walter Pearson, Doug Bachelor, and Ron Halverson.
Currently the site has 8 of Walter Pearson’s sermons posted in three audio formats for a free download.
At the Baylor Christian Ethics Center there is a series of articles on the Sabbath. In the study guide Richard Lowery writes: ?By celebrating a hoped for world of abundance, self-restraint, and mutual care, the Bible?s sabbath traditions critiqued ancient royal-imperial systems that created scarcity, overwork, and gross economic inequality,?
Exodus 20:8 states that humanity should complete all of its labor in 6 days.
Thursday we celebrated Thanksgiving. This is the day where we contemplate how good God has been to us. During this time, my soul looked back on the goodness of God. I remember my mother, father, and brothers who I talk to sometimes daily. I thank the Lord for them. I thank the Lord for a good wife who loves me. I remember how that love is concretely expressed daily when I think about our times together. I can thank God because I remember these things. I am sure that you had your time of thanksgiving as well. Someone might say that they remember that God took care of their necessities when they didn’t know how it would be done. All of this thanksgiving comes from our remembering what God has done.
John Nix of the Ellen White Estate gives some interesting findings about the lifestyle blessings of regular study of Ellen White. While I have no idea
of the methodology of the survey, the statistics are very intresting. for example of those members who read Ellen White daily 85% stated that they had a strong relationship with Jesus Christ while 59% of those who do not read her stated this.
One Sabbath school teacher stated that: “We use Ellen G. White too much almost deifying her!” One might also hear: Or “Adventists must overcome their legalism!” I think it interesting that we accept these assumptions without critically looking at them. Such sentiments are often never challenged.
