- Which of the following is true regarding the Sabbath:
- a) is Holy.
- b) instituted at Creation.
- c) reaffirmed to Israel at Sinai.
- d) taught by Jesus Christ.
- e) basic to a Christian’s relationship with God.
- f) all of the above
- The weekly Sabbath celebration serves as a reminder that:
- a) Association with others is fun.
- b) God is Creator
- The New Testament discussions about the Sabbath revolve around how to keep it not whether to keep it. TRUE
- The basic New Testament scripture on how to keep the Sabbath is MARK 2:27-28.
- The Hebrew word translated “Sabbath” means to rest, stop or cease. TRUE
- The Sabbath is from:
- a) midnight going into Saturday to midnight going into Sunday.
- b) sundown Friday to sundown Saturday.
- c) noon Friday to noon Saturday.
- d) Saturday morning to Sunday morning.
- The weekly Sabbath predated the covenant with Israel. TRUE
- What verse tells us that God hallowed the Sabbath by resting on it? GENESIS 2:2-3
- The Sabbath was created only for the tribes of Israel and not the rest of the world. FALSE
- Where do we hear God speaking to Moses saying, “How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?” EXODUS 16:28
- Exodus 20:8 says, “REMEMBER the Sabbath day to keep it holy.”
- Exodus 31 says that the Sabbath is a SIGN between Him and His people?
- Finish this sentence: The Sabbath is the one commandment of the ten that will maintain a DIRECT LINE to God.
- Romans 9:6-8 says that in these New Testament times the seed of Abraham and the promises go to the followers of Christ, not physical Israel. (See Gal. 3:29.) Is this an accurate understanding of the New Testament? YES
- The Sabbath is no longer a sign between God and His people. FALSE
- Jeremiah 17 speaks to dire consequence of negligence in regard to the Sabbath. TRUE
- The nations went into captivity, in part, because of their Sabbath breaking. TRUE
- The Sabbath is clearly done away with in the New Testament times. FALSE
- Secular history of the 1st century cannot be used to support the idea of Sabbath-keeping at that time. FALSE
- The ministerial conference of Acts 15 did not discuss the abolition or altering of the Sabbath. Why?
- a) It was an unforgivable oversight.
- b) It was never an issue.
- The Sabbath transcends the covenant at Sinai. TRUE
- What scriptures in Acts record the Gentiles asking Paul to preach to them again on the next Sabbath? ACTS 13:42-48
- Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, was constantly being attacked by others Jews who said he was teaching against the Law. Acts 21:20-21 clearly indicates that these accusations were false. Why then, if he taught another Sabbath day, was he not accused by other Jews of Sabbath breaking?
- a) They never discovered that all these churches started by Paul were keeping the wrong day (Sunday).
- b) Because Paul vigorously kept all the laws of God including the Sabbath.
- The Greek word translated “esteem” [Krino] is never used for Sabbath-keeping. TRUE
- The Sabbath day has two great overall purposes according to the Bible:
- a) It looks back as a witness to the PHYSICAL CREATION.
- b) It looks forward as a shadow to the spiritual rest of the KINGDOM OF GOD OR MILLENNIUM
- In what verse in Isaiah do we read, “…and from one sabbath to another shall all flesh come to worship before me.” ISAIAH 66:23
- What 9 chapters in Ezekiel describes Israel and the future Temple in prophetic vision and specifically mentions Sabbath-keeping:
- a) 1-9
- b) 14-22
- c) 30-38
- d) 40-48
- In polar regions where the sun does not set for 24 hours, 7 days a week, and in outer space, the Sabbath day has no meaning. FALSE
- The church…
- a) teaches broad principles regarding Sabbath-keeping.
- b) provides specific lists of what cannot be done on the Sabbath.
- Today, Sabbath teaching includes:
- a) the letter of the Law.
- b) the spirit of the Law.
- c) both.
- d) neither.
- Which of the following are true about the Sabbath:
- a) it is God’s day.
- b) it is a day devoted to Godly activities.
- c) it is holy.
- d) it is a joy and delight.
- e) not a day for doing thine own business.
- f) all of the above
- The phrase “nor finding thine own pleasure“ is better rendered:
- a) feeling good physically and emotionally.
- b) looking for a joyous time.
- c) plying your trade.
- True or False? The following are inherently wrong on the Sabbath: watching TV; swimming; listening to music; marital relations; reading the weekly comics. FALSE, but anything can be abused or overdone.
- What is wrong is any activity which interferes with or detracts from the joy, rest and spiritual intention of the day. TRUE
- It is the duty of the ministry to:
- a) provide the member with basic guidelines for making their own decisions.
- b) spell out and rule on every last kind of activity.
- Which of these activities would seem not in the spirit of keeping the Sabbath?
- a) participating in football or basketball.
- b) digging up the garden or plowing a field.
- c) harvesting a crop or entire garden.
- d) doing the week’s shopping.
- e) none of the above.
- f) all of the above.
- In Leviticus 23:3 the Sabbath is called a HOLY CONVOCATION.
- Hebrews 10:25 encourages church members to MEET TOGETHER on the Sabbath.
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