SABBATH OBSERVANCE

Southland Times, Issue 20633, 3 November 1928, Page 4

SABBATH OBSERVANCE

MR PASCOE’S REPLIES To the Editor. Sir, —Any person who has carefully perused the questions submitted by Mr Sampson in this discussion could scarcely fail to recognise that their whole trend has tended to cast doubt upon the scriptures. He has now come out openly—actually going so far as to request me to share in this campaign of undermining the authority of God’s word, by asking me to admit that the “Scriptural Sabbath” cannot be kept! This, in face of a direct command of God to keep the specific day holy, having also admonished us to remember it (Ex. 20:8-11). I want to assure Mr Sampson that nothing is further from my mind. My faith, in. the scriptures is unshaken. I have also so much respect and reverence for the author of the word, that I would scorn to offer Him insult, by charging Him with being unjust and unreasonable in His requirements. Judging from Mr Sampson’s remarks it is only possible to keep the Sabbath after it has been patched up and improved upon by man. No, sir, I trust I shall never dishonour God or the Ministry, by such a subterfuge for obedience. In regard to the Polar regions it has been made sufficiently clear to any unbiassed mind, that nothing but imaginary difficulties exist with reference to scriptural Sabbath observance in these parts. It is easily possible to locate the exact day and time of commencement, as borne out by previous replies. Mr Sampson says (in connection with Lev. 23:32) it is intended that observation should be taken with the naked eye. Where, in the scriptures, does he find this? If this is so a blind person could not obey God, nor could any person in cloudy weather. 98. —Time and space will not at present permit a detailed summary, nor is it at all necessary, to particularize the various feasts or Sabbaths. All that is essential to sustain my claim for “the seventh day” in connection with Col. 2:17 is to prove that other sabbaths existed which were a shadow. As before stated the seventh day Sabbath never was a shadow. 99. —lf my letter had been carefully read I think it would be agreed that these remarks were uncalled for. 100. —Using the Socratic method of reply, I would ask why we have four different accounts of the Life of our Saviour in the N.T. ? Why two accounts of creation in Gen. 1 and 2, etc? Neither account conflicts with the other in either case. 101. —Again I would suggest a careful perusal of my previous replies. Is the decalogue not a part of the account written by Moses in the O.T. ? 102. —I understand the term days re-, ferred to in Gal. 4: 10 refers to special holy days which were self imposed. Many examples of such exist in our generation. Of such Sunday is a fair example. It has no scriptural backing. 103. —I thought all Christians understood what faith meant. A good definition is given in Heb. 11:1.—I am, etc., J. PASCOE. CROSS-EXAMINATION OF MR PASCOE. Tol-he Editor. Sir, 104. The soul of Seventh Day-ism is the law. Correct observance of the Sabbath depends upon correct understanding of the term “law.” Will Mr Pascoe please define the term ‘Haw” in the following passages? Matt. 5.17, 18; 7.12: 11.13: 12.5; 22.36, 40: 23.23. Luke 2.22 23, 24, 27, 39: 10.26: 16.16, 17: 24.44. John 1.45. Acts 6.13: 7.53: 13.15, 39: 15.5, 24: 18.13, 15; 21.20, 24, 28: 22.3, 12: 23.3, 29: 24.6, 14: 25.8; 28.23. Rom. 2.12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18. 20, 23, 25, 26, 27: 3.27, 28, 31: 4.13, 14, 15, 16: 5.20: 6.14; 15: 7.2, 3,5, 7,8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 25: 8.2, 3,4, 7: 9.31, 32: 10.4, 5: 13.8, 10. I Cor. 7.38: 9.8, 9, 20; 14.21, 34. Gal. 2.16, 19, 21: 3.2, 5, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24: 4.21: 5.3, 4, 14, 18, 23: 6.2, 13. Phil 3.5, 6, 9. I Tim. 1.8, 9. Heb. 7.5, 12, 16. 19, 28: 8.4, 10: 9.19, 22: 10.1, 8, 16, 28. Jas 1.25: 2.8, 9, 10, 11, 12: 4.11.—1 am, etc., FRANK SAMPSON.