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Will the United States Establish a National Sabbath?

The Heritage Foundation wants a “uniform day of rest” for the United States of America. Some think it’s a good idea that will restore work-life balance and save the family, but others see Bible prophecy unfolding before their eyes.

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When Christianity debuted in the world, the people of the day, both Jews and Greeks, had much to say about it being a new doctrine.

When Christ rebuked an evil spirit, commanding it to come out of a man, the people 'were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, 'What is this? What new doctrine is this?' (Mark 1:27). When Paul came to Athens and began to preach Christianity, the people inquired, 'May we know what this new doctrine is of which you speak?' (Acts 17:19).

Various other passages could be given showing that the teachings of Christianity were considered new and strange.

In the heart of the Reformation in the sixteenth ...

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That we should love God supremely and love our neighbor as ourselves is certainly not in dispute. However, the question is, how do we show this love to God and to our neighbor?

Writes the apostle John, 'By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome' (1 John 5:2, 3, emphasis added).

Thus, if we profess love for God but refuse to obey Him, we're not really being truthful according to Scripture.

Consider a dad with two sons. The first son comes to him and says, 'Dad, I love ...

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We should keep the Sabbath because it is one of the precepts of the eternal, unchangeable moral law of God, which Paul declares to be 'holy,' 'just,' and 'good' (Romans 7:12); but we do not practice circumcision because it was one of the national rites of the Jews and part of the ceremonial law that was nailed to the cross (Colossians 2:14). 'Was anyone called while circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised. Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God is what matters' (1 Corinthians 7:18, 19).

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