"~Calvin refers to the Scriptures by the pen of Paul, saying, Christians keep the Sabbath being “dead to our own affections and works”.~"
That is word for word what Calvin wrote.
Nope. Look closely again. They even put the actual quotations mark themselves. I shall highlight Calvin's actual "few" words in
bold and underline them so you know what Calvin actually said.
Calvin refers to the Scriptures by the pen of Paul, saying, Christians keep the Sabbath being
“dead to our own affections and works”. Referring to the Gospels, he says, to
“meditate on the kingdom of God”. Here indeed Calvin hits on the absolute roots of the Sabbath Day’s observance and celebration in all of Christendom of the apostolic age! The keeping of the Sabbath Day by the early Church was a matter of course and most obvious in its not being mentioned in every, or in the majority of cases, of its implication and involvement.
See how they did that? All those other words are commentaries on small snips of Calvin's actual words which was only in those quotation marks.
I used to take a Liberty Home Study Bible course from Liberty University, and, thanks to Jesus as my Good Shepherd, I even proved everything they were trying to teach me by Him and they did not always say things that were Biblical either in regards to the role of the Holy Spirit in worship and prayer, and scripture in the KJV can correct them for saying so too.
1 Thessalonians 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
Be His disciple. Trust Him to teach you and to discern everything.
1 John 2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. 21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth....26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. 27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. 28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
2 Timothy 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. 14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
Ephesians 4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
R MEANS SUNDAY.
