Post by kanyon on Jul 18, 2005 10:40:45 GMT -5
Although the subject has never been a unity breaker for me, I have never given the subject much thought untill the subject came up before the board crashed. I really enjoyed the subject and got a new appreciation for the Sabbath. I hope some of the subject matter gets posted again.
This devotional came up at about the same time.
He that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, as God did from his. Hebrews 4:10
As his creation man stood in a highly significant relation to God's rest. Adam, we are told, was created on the sixth day.Clearly then, he had no part in God's first six days of work, for only at their end did he exist. Thus God's seventh day was Adams first. Whereas God worked six days to enjoy His sabbath rest, Adam began his life with the sabbath. God works before He rests. Man, to be in harmony with God, must first enter into God's rest; then alone can he work. This principle underlies all christian service. Moreover, it was God's first creation was so truly complete that Adam's life could have this satisfying starting point. And here is the gospel: that for us sinners God has taken one necessary further step, and has completed also the entire work of salvation. We need do nothing whatsoever to merit it. At once, by an act of simple faith, we can enter into the sabbath rest of His finished work.
This devotional came up at about the same time.
He that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, as God did from his. Hebrews 4:10
As his creation man stood in a highly significant relation to God's rest. Adam, we are told, was created on the sixth day.Clearly then, he had no part in God's first six days of work, for only at their end did he exist. Thus God's seventh day was Adams first. Whereas God worked six days to enjoy His sabbath rest, Adam began his life with the sabbath. God works before He rests. Man, to be in harmony with God, must first enter into God's rest; then alone can he work. This principle underlies all christian service. Moreover, it was God's first creation was so truly complete that Adam's life could have this satisfying starting point. And here is the gospel: that for us sinners God has taken one necessary further step, and has completed also the entire work of salvation. We need do nothing whatsoever to merit it. At once, by an act of simple faith, we can enter into the sabbath rest of His finished work.
