守安息

Congregationalist:"It is quite clear that however rigidly or devotedly we may spend Sunday, we are not keeping the Sabbath."

公理会之教友道：事情很清楚，无论我们怎样严格N虔诚地守礼拜日，我们也不是在守安息日。

To Anatolius, Bishop of Constantinople.To Julian, Bishop of Cos.To Aetius, Presbyter of Constantinople.

有人说，古代的信徒是守安息日的，到了第四世纪，才被康士坦丁改作守七日的第一日。

Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sab

31：16 故此，以色列人要世世代代守安息日为永远的约。

Therefore the LORD your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.

因此，耶和华你的神吩咐你守安息日。

These laws were stressed because the whole society had been guilty of breaking them:(1) no intermarriage with the heathen (Deuteronomy 7:3), however, they found this difficult to impose (13:23-29);(2) no business transactions on the Sabbath or any other holy day (Exodus 20:8-11; Amos 8:5; Numbers 28, 29);(3) observance of the Sabbatic year (Exodus 23:10-11; Deuteronomy 15:1-2); and (4) faithfully providing for all aspects of worship to God: the regular sacrifices at the Temple.

这四条律法所以要强调，因为当时整个社会在这四方面已经出问题了：（1）不可与异邦人通婚（申7：3），不过后来发现这一点很难贯彻（13：23~29）、（2）在安息日或其他圣日，不可有商业的交易（出20：8~11；摩8：5；民28.29）；（3）谨守安息年（出23：10~11；申15：1~2）；与（4）忠心预备各种敬拜上帝的用品：圣殿中例行的牲祭。

Then she described two well known Adventist theologians who were still preaching the Sabbath, but who emphasized "the day's quality rather than the sequence in the week .... and worship, rather than belaboring the fate of those who fail to observe the Sabbath as Adventists do."

然后她讲述了两个非常著名的复临教会神学家，他们仍然继续宣讲安息日，但是却强调&日子的质量，而不是其在一周中的排列顺序…强调敬拜，而不是抨击那些不像复临信徒那样守安息日之人的命运。&

And foreigners who bind themselves to the LORD to serve him, to love the name of the LORD, and to worship him, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold fast to my covenant

还有那些与耶和华联合的外邦人，要事奉他，要爱耶和华的名，要作他的仆人，就是凡守安息日不干犯，又持守他约的人。

Blessed is the man who does this, the man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.

谨守安息日而不干犯，禁止己手而不作恶。如此行，如此持守的人，赛56：02）便为有福。

Blessed is the man who does this, the man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.

谨守安息日而不干犯，禁止己手而不作恶。如此行，如此持守的人，便为有福。

One of the main reasons for the destruction of Jerusalem and the Captivity was that the people did not keep the Sabbath (Neh. 13:15-22; Jer. 17:19-27; Ezek. 20:11-21). After the return from the Exile, the keeping of the Sabbath was the sign of the faithful remnant.

而耶路撒冷被毁的一个主要原因，是上帝的选民不守安息日（尼13：5~22；耶17：19~27；结20：11~21）；犹太人从流亡地回到家园时，他们都守安息日，为表示对上帝的忠心。

But we don't care about Battlegrounds.

但我们并不在乎沙场中的显露。

Ah! don't mention it, the butcher's shop is a horror.

啊！不用提了。提到肉，真是糟透了。