Proportion of Time or a Definite Day.
The only ground Christians have for a Sabbath or holy day at all is found in the Word of God, in the institution and laws of the Sabbath. As a mere physical rest, reason would dictate that man should decide that for himself, as he does the clothing he wears, the food he eats, and the hours he sleeps. But as a religious requirement, the basis must be found in the Word of God. Now, if the Sabbath law is obligatory as regards the proportion of time, one day in seven, or one-seventh, is it not equally obligatory as regards the particular day of the seven? For nowhere does the Word speak of the proportion of time except inferentially, while it does expressly declare, "The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God." The seventh day of what?—Of the seven, "of the week;" for the Sabbath comes just before "the first day of the week." Matt. 28:1; Mark 16:1, 2. Is it not a plain disregard of the Word of God to thus juggle with the plainest language? If he did not mean what he said, who is authorized to say?