Ancient Israel failed to enter into God’s rest because they did not understand His ways. This book outlines clearly just what God’s ways are, and how we may make those ways our ways, and thus be true Sabbath-keepers.
The Sabbath commandment means much more than merely resting physically one day in seven. It means to commemorate and remember the power of God which has worked throughout the other six days. Therefore, the Sabbath can only truly be kept by those who rest in God’s creative power throughout the week.
To rest in God’s power means to understand and cooperate with His ways; to make Him the Plan-Maker, Problem-Solver, and Burden-Bearer in our daily lives. When God has a people who will follow His ways without deviation, as Jesus did when He was on earth, He will be able to finish His work on earth.
This book defines what it means to have God as our Plan-Maker, and then shows throughout the Bible how God’s plans always brought success, whereas man’s attempts to put himself in God’s place, always brought disaster and delay. 512p
Contents
- The Ultimate Source
- Christ—the Great Connector
- Dependent Receivers
- Laboring to Enter God’s Rest
- Kadesh Barnea
- Faith Without Works is Dead
- An Education in God’s Ways
- Successes and Failures
- Abraham and Sarah
- Circumcision
- The Battle for the Birthright
- David’s Loss of Faith
- David Chooses the Way of Success
- David Entangled
- David’s Deliverance
- A Deeper Lesson
- How It All Began
- The Consequences of God’s Plans
- Christ Our Example
- Christ Shows the Way
- God’s Witnesses
- The Life of Job
- John the Baptist
- The Resurrection of Lazarus
- Opposing Principles of Operation
- The Living Connection
- Divine Guidance
- Putting Theory into Practice
- The Place for Our Plans
- Our Need for the Sabbath
- The Sabbath Blessing
- God’s Way in Missionary Work
- Dispute Resolution
- The Reappearance of the Problem
- Paul’s Mistake
- The Jewish Tragedy
- A Final Opportunity
“There remains therefore a rest to the people of God.” Hebrews 4:9
The Sabbath Rest principles have changed my view of the christian life
Glad to hear it! Mine too.
Sorry, I missed it. What are the Sabbath Rest Principles? Tyia
Scott, the Sabbath Rest principles are the belief that God is the Problem Solver, Plan Maker, and Burden Bearer. Every sin is an attempt, by man, to supplant God in these areas. But this can happen in the religious sphere also, as in the case of Abraham’s production of Ishmael. In this case, Abraham did not clearly understand his role, and God’s role, in the fulfillment of the promises to “his seed.” Therefore, he ended up trying to take God’s place. He attained a result (Ishmael was born) but it was not the promise of God. I recommend that you read the book above, to see these principles more clearly, as illustrated throughout the Bible.