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71601 In Defense of the Faith, p. 110 (William Henry Branson)
Chapter 7 — The Nature of the Sabbath Commandment
71602 In Defense of the Faith, p. 110.1 (William Henry Branson)
One of Mr. Canright’s strong arguments against the Sabbath commandment is that it is not entirely moral in its nature, but partly ceremonial, and was therefore of temporary obligation only. On this point, after becoming a Baptist, he wrote:
71603 In Defense of the Faith, p. 110.2 (William Henry Branson)
“That the Sabbath of the Ten Commandments was partly moral and partly ceremonial, or positive, in its nature has been the doctrine of the church as taught by its best theologians in all ages.”— Seventh-day Adventism Renounced, p. 166.
71604 In Defense of the Faith, p. 110.3 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath. But let us consider what a ceremony is. Webster says: ‘Ceremony. Outward rite, external form in religion.’ That is exactly what the observance of the …
71605 In Defense of the Faith, p. 110.4 (William Henry Branson)
“The observance of the Sabbath on a particular day was a ceremonial service.”— Ibid ., P. 171.
71606 In Defense of the Faith, p. 110.5 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath, written while he was still a Seventh-day Adventist, makes such a comprehensive and convincing reply to this later quibble. of his that we will …
71607 In Defense of the Faith, p. 110.7 (William Henry Branson)
… holy Sabbath are presented, and its observance is urged upon the people, then every effort is made by its opponents to belittle it as an institution of small …
71608 In Defense of the Faith, p. 111.1 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath is regarded in this light, of course men will not feel very particular about observing it. We propose, therefore, to show that the nature and. design …
71609 In Defense of the Faith, p. 111.2 (William Henry Branson)
“Moral duties and precepts are such as grow out of the attributes of God. Creative power is the distinguishing attribute of the living God, and the Sabbath grew directly out of the exercise of this attribute in the creation of the world.
71610 In Defense of the Faith, p. 111.3 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath was God’s act of creating the world in six days and resting upon the seventh. ‘Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.... For in six days the Lord made …
71611 In Defense of the Faith, p. 112.2 (William Henry Branson)
“The Sabbath, like all other moral precepts, rests upon eternal and unalterable facts.
71612 In Defense of the Faith, p. 112.3 (William Henry Branson)
… , or Sabbath day. Sabbath is a Hebrew word signifying rest. Hence, the Sabbath day of the Lord signifies the rest day of the Lord. Therefore, when God had rested …
71613 In Defense of the Faith, p. 112.4 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath it shall be opened.’ Ezekiel 46:1. Is it not also just as true now as it was then that the seventh day is God’s Sabbath day? Is it not still the day upon …
71614 In Defense of the Faith, p. 113.1 (William Henry Branson)
“The principle of every moral precept existed before the fall, and would have existed if man had never fallen. This is true of the Sabbath. But all ceremonial precepts were introduced after the fall, to shadow forth redemption....
71615 In Defense of the Faith, p. 113.2 (William Henry Branson)
“But the Sabbath was given before man sinned, and hence was not a typical or ceremonial institution. So we find that the Sabbath is a primary institution, all the reasons for which, like those for every moral precept, existed before the fall....
71616 In Defense of the Faith, p. 113.3 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath was founded did exist before man fell in Eden. Hence the record in Genesis 2:1-3, which says that God made, blessed, and set apart the Sabbath day in …
71617 In Defense of the Faith, p. 113.4 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath command is neither typical nor ceremonial, but is a great moral precept. Yet he later declares it to have been ceremonial and to have ended at the …
71618 In Defense of the Faith, p. 114.1 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath is declared to be a divinely appointed memorial of God’s great work of creation. Its importance cannot be overestimated. God instituted it for …
71619 In Defense of the Faith, p. 114.3 (William Henry Branson)
“‘Had all men properly kept the Sabbath, all would have known Jehovah and worshiped Him from the creation of the world to the present time, and idolatry never would have been practiced on the earth.’—Justin Edwards.
71620 In Defense of the Faith, p. 114.4 (William Henry Branson)
“The Sabbath, therefore, does have for its object the greatest of all moral principles, namely, the preservation in the earth of the knowledge of the true and …