Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site mot.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!mcnc!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!ut-sally!oakhill!mot!fred From: fred@mot.UUCP (Fred Christiansen) Newsgroups: net.religion.christian Subject: Re: Sabbath, infallible, legalism, and other concepts Message-ID: <66@mot.UUCP> Date: Fri, 4-Jan-85 11:55:47 EST Article-I.D.: mot.66 Posted: Fri Jan 4 11:55:47 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 8-Jan-85 03:12:15 EST References:<1870@burdvax.UUCP> , <1878@burdvax.UUCP> Organization: Motorola Microsystems, Phoenix AZ Lines: 21 Seventh-day Adventists are not the only ones observing Sabbath as outlined in Scriptures (both Old and New Testaments). I have met Seventh Day Baptists, Seventh Day Church of God (I seem to recall this is the church that Bobby Fischer (sp?), the chess player, belonged to), and Seventh Day Pentecostals. There may well be others. The assertion that the New Testament shows examples of the Apostles observing other days as Sabbath bears examining in the light of Scriptural and patristic evidence. I would refer the interested to a seminal paper by Dr. Samuele Bachiochi (sp?) as his PhD thesis for the Pontifical Gregorian University. Dr. B is the only Protestant of record to attend (or at least complete doctorate) at the "Pope's University". Pope Paul gave Dr. B a gold medal for it. Among other things, it demonstrates what Catholics have been saying for some time (in several catechisms) that Sunday is the Sabbath for Catholics because the Pope made it that way; thus Protestants who disbelieve his authority should, rather, be worshiping on Saturday (sunset Fri -> sunset Sat. - FC). Not only is Jesus Christ my Savior (by faith alone and NOT by works, lest any man should boast) but also my Lord. What a Christian does is an outward demonstration of the inward transformation. We obey God because we love Him (see John 14:15)s, not for any legalistic "brownie points".