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COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n In the Jan-Feb 2011 issues of CG7- Denver’s<\/a> Bible Advocate<\/em>, its former president Calvin Burrell wrote the following about the Sabbath:<\/p>\n It is true that our Lord rejected the typical Jewish rules of CG7 had some problems (CG7 Gets Complaints About Sabbath Position<\/a>) because of an article published in 2010 on the Sabbath (CG7 Allows Working on the Sabbath!<\/a>).\u00a0 Some verses that perhaps Calvin Burrell should have referred to in the this month’s article from the New Testament include the following:<\/p>\n Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said, “So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.'” And yet his work has been finished since the creation of the world. For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: “And on the seventh day God rested from all his work.” And again in the passage above he says, “They shall never enter my rest.” It still remains that some will enter that rest, and those who formerly had the gospel preached to them did not go in, because of their disobedience…There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience (Hebrews 4:3-6,9-11, NIV).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n To address Paul and the law, Calvin Burrell wrote:<\/p>\n It is true that Paul can speak of law negatively, How can the law be both valid and invalid at the Many, especially those who claim a certain type of Protestantism, misunderstand most of the truth about the law.\u00a0 The truth is that while obeying it does not bring salvation (which only comes through Jesus Christ), intentionally disobeying can demonstrate lack of conversion.<\/p>\n Some articles of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n Is Revelation 1:10 talking about Sunday or the Day of the Lord?<\/a> Most Protestant scholars say Sunday is the Lord’s Day, but is that what the Bible teaches? COGwriter In the Jan-Feb 2011 issues of CG7- Denver’s Bible Advocate, its former president Calvin Burrell wrote the following about the Sabbath: It is true that our Lord rejected the typical Jewish rules of His day for keeping Sabbath and made no effort to substitute His own. It is also true that Scripture offers general […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cog-news","category-doctrine"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5988"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5989,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5988\/revisions\/5989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nHis day for keeping Sabbath and made no effort to substitute
\nHis own. It is also true that Scripture offers general guidelines
\nfor Sabbath observance, including the example and teaching of
\nJesus. They are . . .
\nRest and Remember. As we cease the routine labor and commerce
\nof six workdays, our attention turns to celebrating God\u2019s
\nglory in the created order and His image in the human family,
\nof which each seventh day is a memorial (Genesis 2:1-3; Exodus
\n20:8-11; Nehemiah 13:15-22; Mark 2:27, 28).
\nAdore and Aid. Sabbath is standard Bible time for assembly
\nwith God\u2019s people to gladly worship Him and rehearse His Word.
\nChrist\u2019s works of mercy present Sabbath also as prime time for
\ngood works toward hurting humanity (Leviticus 23:3a; Isaiah
\n58:13, 14; Luke 4:16; 6:1-10; Acts 13:14, 42-44; Matthew
\n12:12b).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nstating what it cannot do. Many texts support the
\ngospel truth that law cannot justify (i.e., forgive,
\nacquit) folks from sinful states or actions (see Rom.
\n3:20a, 28; 4:15a; 5:20; 6:14, 15; 7:1-6, 8-11; 10:4;
\n2 Cor. 3:1-16; Gal. 2:15-21; 3:1-14; 4:22-31; 5:3, 4,
\n18; Eph. 2:4-9, 15; Phil. 3:3-14).
\nPaul\u2019s theme in these texts is that law can never
\nbe the ground for sinners to stand right before a holy
\nGod. Indeed, it never had that purpose \u2014 not even
\nfor Israel. From the need to find salvation by deeds of
\nthe law, these verses say, we have been delivered by
\nthe death and resurrection of Christ!
\nIt is also true that Paul\u2019s epistles contain positive
\nstatements about God\u2019s law with its righteous
\ncommands for Christian life (see Rom. 2:13; 3:1,
\n20b; 7:7, 12; 8:4; 13:9; 1 Cor. 7:19; Eph. 2:10; 6:2; 1
\nTim. 1:8-11; Titus 2:7, 14; 3:1, 8, 14).
\nThese two lists of texts illustrate why Paul\u2019s
\nteaching can be seen as contradictory. How can we
\nreconcile the apostle\u2019s contrasting attitudes to the
\ndeeds of the law?…<\/p>\n
\nsame time? Simply because law may be conceived
\nas having more than one function. As a way to earn
\nGod\u2019s eternal favor, it is never valid! As a definition
\nfor sin and standard for righteousness, it is always
\nvalid!
\nTreating Paul\u2019s competing statements in this
\nmanner, we avoid \u201ccontradiction\u201d and allow both
\nsets of texts to convey important truths. Those truths
\nboth release us from the law\u2019s penalty (our jail, or
\ndeath) and provide much incentive to avoid repeat
\noffenses.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nThe Sabbath in the Early Church and Abroad<\/a> Was the seventh-day (Saturday) Sabbath observed by the apostolic and post-apostolic Church?
\nThe Dramatic Story of Chinese Sabbathkeepers <\/a>This reformatted Good News article from 1955 discusses Sabbath-keeping in China in the 1800s.
\nIs God Unreasonable?<\/a> Some have suggested that if God requires Sabbath-keeping He is unreasonable. Is that true?
\nIs There “An Annual Worship Calendar” In the Bible?<\/a> This paper provides a biblical and historical critique of several articles, including one by the Tkach WCG which states that this should be a local decision. What do the Holy Days mean? Also you can click here for the calendar of Holy Days<\/a>.
\nHebrew Calendar and “Postponements”<\/a> This John Ogywn writing explains why we in the Living Church of God use the calendar that we do and answers such questions as “Did Jesus Observe the Postponements?”
\nChurch of God, Seventh Day: History and Teachings<\/a> Nearly all COG’s I am aware of trace their history through this group. Whaid Rose is the president of the largest CG7 group (Denver). Do you know much about them?
\nHope of Salvation: How the Living Church of God differ from most Protestants<\/a> How the Living Church of God differs from mainstream\/traditional Protestants, is perhaps the question I am asked most by those without a Church of God background.
\nThe Similarities and Dissimilarities between Martin Luther and Herbert W. Armstrong<\/a> This article clearly shows some of the doctrinal differences between in the two. At this time of doctrinal variety and a tendency by many to accept certain aspects of Protestantism, the article should help clarify why the Living Church of God is NOT Protestant. Do you really know what the Protestant Reformer Martin Luther taught and should you follow his doctrinal example?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"