Sorry, I'm not going to listen to rants that go against what Apostle Paul said in Colossians 2 that the Christian IS NOT TO BE JUDGED regarding any holy day, new moon, or SABBATH day.
The only reason any of us are discussing the Sabbath at all is because at some time in this thread a non Sabbath keeper, followed by others, decided to judge Sabbath keepers, contrary to the very text you quoted. All we are doing is defending the reasons why we observe it. We aren't judging anyone.
The basis for the reformers' collective charges against the papacy was not founded on personal prejudice nor was it influenced by current cultural considerations, but were founded firmly on the word of God, the Bible. Thus it is the inspired word of God that makes the case against the Roman church. It is God Himself who warns the readers of His word against Romanism; it is God Himself that calls His people out of that system (yes, He does have people in the RCC, and He does love them every bit as much as He loves anyone else); and it is God Himself who offers an alternative.
Every reformer, from the 12th to the 18th century, from Wycliffe to Luther, from Calvin to Cranmer, and dozens in between, pointed their collective fingers at Rome and proclaimed the Roman papacy as the Antichrist of prophetic scripture. Were they right? If one was to give any credence to modern Christianity's view, the reformation was a major mistake, and the reformers all religious radicals deceived and influenced by the times in which they lived. If however they were right, and the Roman Catholic Church is indeed the Antichrist as they claimed, then why do so few proclaim it today? If however they were wrong which it seems the majority of Christendom now contend, then why don't we all forsake the title "protestant" (who's protesting today anyway?) and return to Rome?
For what reasons did the reformers risk life and limb, (literally), in their damning accusations against the church which raised them? Nearly all the reformers were priests, with no intentions of forming new churches, but reforming the one they loved and held dear. Yet here they are accusing the very institution which educated and confirmed them in their faith, of being the dreaded Antichrist of prophetic scripture. Why?
Was it revenge for being excommunicated? No, they were excommunicated for the most part
because of the accusations. Was it the worst insult they could come up with because of a personal grudge? Hardly. Or perhaps, as this author believes and could readily expand on later, was it because they were serious students of the Bible and saw unmistakably the fulfilment of the many prophecies regarding Antichrist being played out perfectly before their very eyes?
Are you aware that there is more detail concerning the character and nature of this entity than any other in the entire scriptures apart from Jesus Himself? Even Satan doesn't get that much press, yet God has seen fit to describe the Antichrist with accuracy and detail no other earthly entity receives. In His love, God earnestly desires that every man, woman, and child on the planet makes no mistake regarding the identity of Antichrist.
Antichrist poses such a threat that God has given us more than ample warning and information as to who or what this entity is. Yet today the majority of Christendom completely ignores the very heroes of our faith and the godly men and women of recent history who died as a result of their testimony, and look to the future for some mythical creature to fulfil their clairvoyant prognostications.
Let me lay my card on the table, and I pray everyone reading this heeds the warning. While you look to the horizon for a battleship to appear with all guns blazing against Christianity and named "Antichrist", look behind you. There is a 'friend' who kisses you as Judas kissed Christ and will run you over like a runaway train lest you kneel before her.
Got any other quotes that are actual calls to action?
"If ye love Me, keep My commandments".
Observing Saturday sabbath... does not earn your salvation!
No-one is suggesting otherwise.
You have no scripture that say one is required to observe Saturday sabbath in order to be saved.
Last time I looked, the Bible still said,
the wages of sin is death.
Then the SDA position that "only those that go to church on Saturday are saved" is a moot point.
That isn't the SDA 'position'. We accept the NT Bible position which clearly states the wages of sin is death.
The Lord does not instruct anybody to observe Saturday sabbath in the New Testament and He does not instruct Christians to go murder those who do not keep the Saturday sabbath
I tell you what though, you are right that Christians are not instructed to murder others for not observing the Sabbath. The heavy irony is that historically it was Sunday keepers who murdered Sabbath keepers. AND SO IT WILL BE AGAIN. The hatred and vitriol against the keeping of or observance of the Sabbath in these threads, and the despising of those who promote such, is palpable, and is reminiscent of KJV Matthew 5:21-22
21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
