Sabbath

At the dawn of the sixteenth century, Christians were challenged to faithfully observe the many holy days and festivals that had been instituted by the dominant church during the Middle Ages. Faithful church attendance on these days was considered a means to obtain grace and was both required an...

Sometimes things are different from what they seem to be at first glance. There are, for example, optical illusions. A book of adventure stories reports that certain areas in a desert were marked by poles so that travelers and caravans would not get lost. However, there were also so-called pole m...

Stress is a serious matter. Although some stress may be healthy, too much is dangerous and, in some cases, even fatal. Stress is caused by an overdose of stimulation, a hectic life, traffic in large cities, noise, overload at home, at work, in school or in the personal sphere, etc. It includes th...

Traditional Christian distinctions between moral, ceremonial, civil, and health categories of law are interpretive classifications not explicitly stated in the Bible. However, Walter Kaiser has pointed out that within the Pentateuch there are some terminological and conceptual indications of such...

COURTESY OF JJ GARDNER - http://www.flickr.com/people/jjgardener3/ Late last year, Catholics and Protestants again joined together to urge that Sunday be legislated as an official day of rest. Their immediate goals include closing shops and restricting other business activities on Sundays. Two re...

Whenever the Office of Public Affairs & Religious Liberty of the General Conference receives information relating to Sunday laws, we examine the information diligently and extensively. In addition to reacting to information sent to us, we proactively monitor legislative developments on Capitol Hi...

John 5:18 contains a statement not found in this form in any of the Gospels or other parts of the New Testament: “For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal w...

An article in the June 2004 issue of BRI Reflections introducing May-Ellen Colón’s world survey on Adventist Sabbath observance stated: “Since the data indicate that the Sabbath brings stress to many in church leadership, a way needs to be found to reduce it for church leaders on Sabbath. The i...

On December 10, 2003, at Andrews University, May-Ellen Colón successfully defended her doctoral dissertation entitled Sabbath-Keeping Practices and Factors Related to These Practices Among Seventh-day Adventists in 51 Countries. I. Purpose of Study Although she sought to provide a strong biblica...

Many Christians today believe and teach that when the “old covenant” of the Old Testament gave way to the “new covenant”/New Testament of Christianity, the entire “old covenant” law became obsolete. Since the seventh day Sabbath was part of that law, it is logical to conclude that literal Sabbat...