"The Protestant Reformation produced a number of giants in the faith, among whom was Miles Coverdale, who gave us these practical instructions for studying the Word of God:
<IMPORTANT>It shall greatly help ye to understand Scripture if thou mark not only what is spoken or written, but of whom and to whom, with what words, at what time, where, to what intent, with what circumstances, considering what goeth before and what followeth after. "
In other words, while all of the Bible is for us, it is not all written directly to us. For example, in the Old Testament God commanded His people that they were to observe the law of the sabbath. On the seventh day (Saturday) of each week those under this regulation were not permitted to buy or sell, gather sticks, kindle a fire, prepare a meal, do any type of work or journey much more than a mile (Ex. 31:12-17; 35:3). Those who dared to violate this holy ordinance were to suffer the death penalty. Thus, the sabbath was to be a day of physical rest, which foreshadowed the rest Israel will enjoy in the millennium.
Forgive me, but I must ask: Are you observing the sabbath as commanded in the Word of God? Needless to say, the answer is rather obvious.
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