ELDER GRANT’S FOURTH SPEECH

My friend is getting quite earnest. I admit that the reason for the Sabbath still exists, and that reason is found in Deuteronomy 5:15. They had been in hard bondage in Egypt, needed rest, therefore the Lord gave them the Sabbath. Dr. Gill and others say that Genesis 2:3, probably refers to what was done in the days of Moses, and that it was probably recorded parenthetically.DSQ63 24.1

I admit that the nine commandments existed in principle before Sinai, and I will now show that they are brought over into the New Testament.DSQ63 24.2

1st commandment. “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment,” Matthew 22:37, 38.DSQ63 24.3

2nd. Neither be ye idolators, as were some of them: as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.” 1 Corinthians 10:7.DSQ63 24.4

3rd. “But I say unto you, Swear not at all.” Matthew 5:34.DSQ63 24.5

5th. “Honor thy father and mother: which is the first commandment with promise: that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.” Ephesians 6:2, 3.DSQ63 24.6

6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th. “For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not hear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying namely. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself,” Romans 13:9.DSQ63 24.7

If our charge that Christ broke the Sabbath offends the brother, we will take it back and let it stand that the Jews accused him of breaking it.DSQ63 24.8

I admit that the Sabbath was binding on the Jews, and the old covenant was made with the Jews. But we are not Jews, and it was not made for us, surely.DSQ63 25.1

My friend asks, Did God make a mistake when he put the Sabbath info the decalogue? I answer, No. He did not make a mistake, but he did make a new covenant, and left the Sabbath out of it.DSQ63 25.2

I will look at Romans 7 again. I do not deny that this law made known sin and was good. I find no fault with it; it answered its design, and now we may be married to Christ.DSQ63 25.3