3104.—Why Not Restore the Sabbath?
By Editor
Why do not the true Christians of various Protestant churches take some action to replace Saturday as a universal day of rest and worship, if there is absolute proof that it is the real Sabbath day? I do not think God could continue to bless and prosper these churches if they have willingly set aside His law. A READER. All reforms go slowly, very slowly, and that is especially true of those which involve a cross. And the keeping of the Sabbath of the Lord involves a cross to the natural heart. It is not a mere keeping of Saturday. That is simply a day in the civil calendar, beginning at midnight Friday night, and ending at midnight Saturday night; but the Sabbath day of the Lord begins at sunset Friday evening, and closes the next sunset. There is no question, if God's Word is to be taken as He has given it, as it has come down to us, regarding the Sabbath day and its identity. One of the great difficulties is that science falsely so called, the teachings of Higher Criticism, have taken away faith in that Word from the great mass of the people, and they are looking upon it as something that is of very minor importance. God prospers according to light received and how we regard that light. Prosperity, however, is not to be measured by numbers. It is not to be measured by wealth. The only true prosperity in God's work is that which deepens spirituality, brings men closer to Him, and saves souls from sin and sinning. Any prosperity which does not do this in the church of God, is a false prosperity. Entirely apart from what any church may do or any churches are doing, God holds the individual responsible. Every man shall give account of himself to God. And in view of that great fact, God asks as the whole duty of man the keeping of His commandments. Eccl. 12:13, 14. Jesus Christ died that He might win men to obedience. Titus 2:14.