Seventh-Day Adventism Renounced by Benard Campomanes

Author:Benard Campomanes [Campomanes, Benard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Religion & Spirituality
Published: 2011-11-21T06:00:00+00:00

Pliny's Letter, A.D. 107

Pliny was the governor of Bithynia, Asia Minor, A.D. 106-108. He wrote A.D. 107 to Trajan, the emperor, concerning the Christians, thus: “They were wont to meet together, on a stated day before it was light, and sing among themselves alternately a hymn to Christ as God. . . . . When these things were performed, it was their custom to separate and then come together again to a meal which they ate in common without any disorder.” Horne's Introduction, Vol. 1, chapter 3, section 2, page 84. That this was Sunday is evident.

1.They came together to worship Christ.

2.They assembled to eat a meal together, the Lord's supper.

We have already proved that the “stated day” for this was Sunday. “Upon the first day of the week when the disciples came together to break bread.” Acts 20:7. This is exactly parallel to Pliny.

Eusebius, the historian, A.D. 324, says: “I think that he [the psalmist] describes the morning assemblies in which we are accustomed to assemble throughout the world.” “By this is prophetically signified the service which is performed very early and every morning of the resurrection day throughout the whole world.” Sabbath Manual, page 125. This is exactly what Pliny says: They met together “on a stated day before it was light,” they assembled to eat together a meal. Eusebius says it was the custom of all Christians “to meet very early and every morning of the resurrection day.” This ought to settle it and does. Pliny's stated day was Sunday. This was in the very region where the apostles labored, and only eleven years after St. John died. Elder Andrews, Sabbatarian, says: “This testimony of Pliny was written a few years subsequent to the time of the apostles. It relates to a church which probably had been founded by the apostle Peter.” Hist. Sab., page 237. It shows that the apostles taught Sunday keeping.

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