The Creator of All Things

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jun 18, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 25.

The Creator of All Things

The distinctive feature of the true God is that He is the Creator of all things. “But the Lord is the true God, He is the living God, and an everlasting King; at His wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide His indignation. Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens. He hath made the earth by His power, He hath established the world by His wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by His discretion.” Jer. 10:10-12. “All the gods of the nations are idols; but the Lord made the heavens.” Ps. 96:5. Sunday observance was instituted by men who worshiped idols; it was set apart as the memorial of an idol—the sun. It was introduced into the Christian Church by a compromise with idol-worship. The memorial of the true God is the seventh day, that being the memorial of His creative work. Gen. 2:2, 3; Ex. 20:8-11. It is a sign forever between God and His people. Ex. 31:13, 17; Eze. 20:12, 19, 20. Surely it is every one's duty to “give unto the Lord the glory due unto His name.” Ps. 96:8.