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Sanctification is for Sabbathkeepers, August 18
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.... The seventh day is the
sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work.
Exodus 20:8-10
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God has declared in His Word that the seventh day is a sign between
Him and His chosen people—a sign of their loyalty....
The seventh day is God’s chosen day. He has not left this matter to
be remodeled by priest or ruler. It is of too great importance to be left to
human judgment. God saw that men would study their own convenience,
and choose a day best suited to their inclinations, a day bearing no divine
authority; and He has stated plainly that the seventh day is the Sabbath of
the Lord.
Every man in God’s world is under the laws of His government. God
has placed the Sabbath in the bosom of the Decalogue, and has made it the
criterion of obedience. Through it we may learn of His power, as displayed
in His works and His Word....
Men could not place themselves more decidedly in opposition to God’s
work and to His law than by upholding a day that is without one evidence
of sanctity, and professing to worship Him on that day. Those who have
corrupted the law by substituting a false sabbath for the holy Sabbath of
God, and who compel the observance of this false sabbath, exalt themselves
above God, and honor the spurious above the genuine.
Sanctification is claimed by professed Christians who ignore God’s holy
rest day for a spurious sabbath. But God declares that the sanctification
coming from Him is bestowed on those only who honor Him by obeying
His commands. The sanctification claimed by those who continue in trans-
gression is a spurious sanctification. Thus the religious world is deceived
by the enemy of God and man....
Men have sought out many inventions. They have taken a common day,
upon which God has placed no sanctity, and have clothed it with sacred
prerogatives. They have declared it to be a holy day, but this does not give
it a vestige of sanctity. They dishonor God by accepting human institutions
and presenting to the world as the Christian Sabbath a day which has no
“Thus saith the Lord” for its authority.
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