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The Teaching of the So-Called Plymouth Brethren: Is it Scriptural? is unavailable, but you can change that!

What is the proper place of symbolism and ritual in the Church? What is the role of the clergy? According to the Plymouth Brethren in the nineteenth century, ritual has no place in the church, and the very notion of clergy—in the words of John Darby, one of the movement’s founders—is heretical. Their skeptical assessment of scripture and tradition raised the ire of not a few church leaders, among...

(7) The Lord’s day is not the Sabbath.—If it is, let Dr. Strong produce the scripture that says so. The Sabbath was the seventh day, the Lord’s day is the first day of the week. The Sabbath was given to an earthly people, and its observance prescribed under severest penalties for disobedience. The Lord’s day is kept by a heavenly people, with no legal requirement or penalties attached. The Sabbath was for Israel; the Lord’s day for the Church. They that love the Lord gather together on that resurrection
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