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Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers - Ellen G. White

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A Sign of Obedience<br />

The sign of obedience is the observance of the<br />

Sabbath of the fourth comm<strong>and</strong>ment. If men keep<br />

the fourth comm<strong>and</strong>ment, they will keep all the<br />

rest. It was no human voice that spoke <strong>to</strong> Moses,<br />

giving him the Sabbath as a sign. "The Lord spake<br />

un<strong>to</strong> Moses, saying, Speak thou also un<strong>to</strong> the<br />

children of Israel, saying, Verily My Sabbaths ye<br />

shall keep: for it is a sign between Me <strong>and</strong> you<br />

throughout your generations; that ye may know<br />

that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you. Ye shall<br />

keep the Sabbath therefore; for it is holy un<strong>to</strong> you:<br />

everyone that defileth it shall surely be put <strong>to</strong><br />

death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that<br />

soul be cut off from among his people."<br />

The Lord does not leave so important a precept<br />

as this without definite specification. "Six days<br />

may work be done; but in the seventh is the<br />

Sabbath of rest, holy <strong>to</strong> the Lord: whosoever doeth<br />

any work in the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put<br />

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