p. 127 | WHO ARE CHRISTIANS? by G. W. Rogers

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 9, 1879

WHO ARE CHRISTIANS?

By G. W. Rogers

While trying to procure a house for Bro. M. E. Cornell to preach in, I asked one of the trustees of the United Presbyterian church for the use of their house. He asked, “What order or what society is to occupy the house?” I replied, S. D. Adventists. Said he, “No; I will not consent to let any one who is not Christian (?) preach in our house. Any one that denies the fundamental principles of our holy religion, or Christianity, cannot use the house.” I inquired what it was that S. D. Adventists denied. His answer was, “They deny the ‘Christian Sabbath,’ or first day of the week.” I asked him if there was any proof in the Bible that the first day was called a Sabbath. He said there was plenty of proof. I then requested him to produce one single instance where Christ or any of the apostles ever held a religious meeting on the first day of the week. This he failed to do.

Let us consider for a moment who are Christians according to the word of God. John says, “And the dragon was wroth with the woman [church], and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” Rev. 12 : 17. Again he says, “Blessed are they that do His [the Father’s] commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.” Rev. 22 : 14. Thus we find that Christians are those that keep the commandments of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as S. D. Adventists are trying to do. May the Lord pity those who are willingly ignorant.

G. W. Rogers.

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