The Sabbath was instituted at the close of creation. It is the memorial of God’s creative power. “The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. His work is honorable and glorious; and His righteousness endures forever. He hath made His wonderful works to be remembered.” Psalm 111.2-4. This last statement would be better rendered, “He hath made a memorial for His wonderful works.” In the “song for the Sabbath day,” the Psalmist says, “I will triumph in the works of Thy hands.” God alone works righteousness. “The Lord is righteous in all His ways, and holy in all His works.” Psalm 145.17. “We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2.10, R.V.
The Gospel is “the power of God unto salvation,” and His everlasting power is seen in all the things that He has made. Therefore the power of the Gospel is to create, to make new. “If any man is in Christ there is a new creation; the old things are passed away; behold they are become new. But all things are of God.” 2 Corinthians 5.18, 19, R.V., margin. In Christ “is our redemption” because “in Him were all things created.” Colossians 1.14,16. He is Redeemer because He is Creator, and redemption is creation. It is a complete and perfect work. Christ’s last words on the cross were, “It is finished!” The cross of Christ brings those who accept it into the condition in which man was at the close of the sixth day of creation, when God saw everything that He had made, “and behold it was very good.” Therefore, since the Sabbath is the mark or seal of a perfect new creation, it is the seal of the Gospel, the sign of the cross, the pledge of the complete redemption of all things.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| The Law of Life-2.pdf | 131.93 KB |