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… observing the Feast of Tabernacles. At the close of the celebrations the people returned to their homes “joyful and glad of heart for the good that the Lord …

… for the common people. They drew the children of Protestant parents into observing Catholic rites. In this way the liberty for which the fathers had worked …

… is the sign of the power of Christ. The Jewish leaders surrounded God’s rest day with heavy requirements. In the days of Christ, Sabbath observance reflected …

… teaching the Bible to children, we may gain much by observing the bent of their minds, discovering the things in which they are interested, and arousing their …

… that made Sabbath observance difficult. In the same way, their deliverance from slavery was forever to kindle in their hearts a tender regard for the poor …

… to the History of the Sects of the Middle Ages), Munich, 1890, part 2, page 661. This source clearly indicates the observance of the seventh-day Sabbath.

… that God had blessed and sanctified ( Genesis 2:2, 3 ). In its place they exalted the festival the heathen observed as “the venerable day of the sun.” In the first …

… Christians. The bishops of the church urged him to do this. Thirsting for power, they recognized that if both Christians and heathen observed the same day …

… answered, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation [ “things that can be observed,” NRSV ], nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom …

… the law. Among the rules they enforced most strenuously was ceremonial purification. They claimed that neglecting the forms to be observed before …