The Sabbath Question

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Oct 4, 1910

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 37, No. 39.

The Sabbath Question

A Question to the Purpose.—Referring to the question of the Jews to Jesus, "Is it lawful to give tribute to Cæsar, or not?" the Rev. George M. Mackie, M.A., D.D., correspondent of the Sunday School Times and missionary to the Jews in Beirut, says that such problems are often propounded in Syria at the present day; and then he takes a sample question that puts the Christian missionary in a corner, as follows: Thus a Jew asks a Christian, "Do you believe in the Old Testament, or not?" This is followed by another question, "Is it right to alter the truth of the Bible, or not?" When this also has been satisfactorily answered, the final problem is whipped out from the sleeve and unfolded: "Why should the seventh day be set aside, and another day take its place?" Mr. Mackie does not give us the Christian's answer. It would be of interest if he did. The question is pertinent, and the "why" ought to come home to the heart of all Christians.