Untitled article by A. B. Brant

Untitled article

A. B. Brant

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Third-day, January 14, 1868

Bro. A. B. Brant writes from Faribault Co., Minn: The question was once put to our Lord, “What shall this man do?” He replied, “What is that to thee? Follow thou me.” The above question by Peter, and answer of our Lord, have been forcibly brought to my mind of late, by being twice asked what I thought should be done where the heads of a family were divided in regard to keeping the Sabbath. They say that it tends to destroy the Sabbath for the children, so that they regard neither day as sacred. It seems to me that the above answer of Jesus is applicable to all those who fear to obey God because of consequences. If we felt as we should, God’s right to command and our duty to obey, our only question would be, “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?” It does seem to me that any parent with the word of God as his or her guide, can easily make a child see that there is a positive command for the seventh-day Sabbath, while there is no Scriptural authority for the first day as the Sabbath. But they cannot so easily incline the heart to obey that command. That, they can ask God to do, and leave the event with him. And oh! what ground for faith to stand on, is the word of truth, “If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.” Immediately following, he says, “If ye love me, keep my commandments.”