The fourth identifying sign of the true church

4. The Church Ascribes to the Lord the Glory due to His Name

The fourth identifying sign of the true church is that it follows the protocol and established guidelines for spiritual worship, it first and foremost ascribes to the Lord the glory due to His name by observing His Sabbaths. For thus says the Lord; “Observe My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary I am the Lord.” And, “Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.” “Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord” (Leviticus 19:30; .26:2; Exodus 31:12-15).

It is important to note that, the Sabbaths are holy both to the Lord and to His people. It is the sign that confirms our relationship with the Father, and to acknowledge Him as being the Lord our God. It is the sign that acknowledges the Lord our God who makes us holy. Jesus Christ who became the Son of Man, and said to be the Lord of the Sabbath, is the same one who said to the children of Israel; “I am the Lord your God: walk in Mystatutes, keep My judgments, and do them; hallow My Sabbaths and they will be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God” (Ezekiel 20:19-20).

The Sabbaths are God’s appointed feasts, sanctified and set apart by God as days of holy convocation. Only God has the authority to designate a day, or an assembly holy. This prerogative has not been granted to any human being. For thus says the Lord; “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: The feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts.” These feasts have been designated by God as holy convocations, and they are to be proclaimed at their appointed times (Leviticus 23:2, 4).

For thus says the Lord; “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing you pleasure on My holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy day of the Lord honorable, and shall honor Him , not doing your own ways, nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your own words, then you shall delight yourself in the Lord; and I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth and feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth of the Lord has spoken” (Isaiah 58:13-14).

There are many deceivers who have gone out into the world teaching that, these festivals are only meant for the Jews, but the Lord said, “These are the Lord’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times.” And furthermore the Lord says; “Do not let the son of the foreigner who join themselves to the Lord to serve Him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be His servants – everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath and hold fast My covenant even them I will bring to My holy mountain (Kingdom), and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar; for My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations” (Isaiah 56:3, 6-7).

To be continued

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph