Chapter I: WAS *in the Spirit on the Lord’s day

_Revelation 1:10._

LET no man therefore judge you in meat or in drink, or in respect of an holy day, or of the new moon, or of the *Sabbath day* which are a *shadow* of things to come; but the *body is Christ’s*.

_Colossians 2:16-17, R.V._

*God forbids worldly pleasure on His Day.*

IF thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, *not doing thine own ways*, nor finding *thine own pleasure*, nor speaking thine own words:

Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

_Isaiah 58:13-14._

*Commands divine worship.*

LIKEWISE the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate be for the Lord *in the sabbaths and in the new moons*.

_Ezekiel 46:3_

*Required His word to be read.*

FOR they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are *read every sabbath day*, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

_Acts 13:27._

*The Lords Supper to be observed.*

AND upon the *first day of the week*, when the disciples came together to *break bread, Paul preached unto them*, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

_Acts 20:7._

-—Carefully abstain from all but spiritual conversation “not speaking thine own words.”

Strive to be “in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day," "not doing thine own ways."

Do no work on the Sabbath Day that is not necessary.

"Have at least a Sabbath hour in every day as well as a Sabbath day in every week.”

Salvation.
*To WHOM offered? “Whosoever will!”*

Notice the different classes to whom *salvation is offered*.

*1st To the WEARY AND HEAVY- LADEN.*

COME unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, *and I will give you rest*. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: *and ye shall find rest unto your souls, For my yoke is easy*, and *my burden is light*.

_Matthew 11:28-30._

*2nd. To the HUNGRY and thirsty.*

*HO, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters*, and he that hath no money: come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, *buy wine and milk without money* and without price.

_Isaiah 55:1._

*3rd. To sinners.*

BUT God commendeth his love toward us, in that, *while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us*.

_Romans 5:8._

THIS is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world *to save sinners; of whom I am chief*.

_I Timothy 1:15._

*4th. To the LOST.*

FOR the Son of man is *come to seek and save that which was lost*.

_Luke 19:10._

*5th. Whosoever WILLS to come.*

AND the Spirit and the bride *say, Come*. And let him that *heareth say, Come*. And let him that is *athirst come*. *And whosoever will*, let him take the water of life freely.

_Revelation 22:17._

God has done His part in giving His son to die for our sins; will you do your part? and come honestly and confess your sins?

IF we confess our sins, *he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins*, and to *cleanse us* from all unrighteousness.

_I John 1:9._

Salvation.
*Offered to the MOST sinful.*

COME now, and let us *reason together*, saith the Lord: *though your sins be as scarlet*, they shall be as *white* as *snow*; though they be *red like crimson*, they *shall be as wool*.

_Isaiah 1:18._

AND the spirit and the *bride* say Come. . . . And let him that is *athirst come*. And *whosoever* will, let him take of the water of life *freely*.

_Revelation 22:17._

WHEREFORE He is *able* also *to save them to the uttermost*.

_Hebrews 7:25._

IF *we confess our sins*, He is faithful and *just to forgive us our sins*, and *to cleanse us* from all unrighteousness.

_I John 1:9._

FOR the Son of man is come to *seek* and to *save* that which was lost.

_Luke 19:10._

No one can say, “I am too great a sinner, Christ cannot save me.”

*God says He has BLOTTED OUT our sins.*

*I HAVE blotted out*, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, *thy sins*: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.

_Isaiah 44:22._