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Sabbath
One man challenged another
to an all-day wood chopping contest. The challenger worked very hard
stopping
only for a brief lunch break. The other man had a leisurely lunch and took
several breaks during the day. At the end of the day
the challenger was
surprised and annoyed to find that the other fellow had chopped substantially
more wood than he had. "I don't get it
" he said. "Every time I
checked
you were taking a rest
yet you chopped more wood than I did." "But
you didn't notice
" said the winning woodsman
"that I was sharpening
my ax when I sat down to rest."
L. S. Chafer
Grace.
J. Vernon McGee tells this
story about a man who wanted to argue about the Sabbath. The man said
"I'll give you $100 if you will show me where the Sabbath day has been
changed." McGee answered
"I don't think it has been changed.
Saturday is Saturday
it is the seventh say of the week
and it is the Sabbath
day. I realize our calendar has been adjusted
and can be off a few days
but
we won't even consider that point. The seventh day is still Saturday
and it is
still the Sabbath day." He got a gleam in his eye and said
"Then why
don't you keep the Sabbath day if it hasn't been changed?" McGee answered
"the DAY hasn't changed
but I have been changed. I've been given a new
nature now
I am joined to Christ; I am a part of the new creation. We
celebrate the first day because that is the day He rose from the grave."
That is what it means that the ordinances have been nailed to the cross
Colosians 2:14.
J. Vernon McGee.