God has declared in His Word that the seventh day is a sign between Him and His chosen people,--a sign of their loyalty. "I am the Lord your God," He says; "walk in My statutes, and keep My judgments, and do them; and hallow My Sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your God." The day God set apart to be kept free from secular labor He designed should be respected in commemoration of His wisdom, power, and goodness in creating the world and man. The Sabbath was instituted before the Jews were distinguished as a people, and was given to all mankind to keep holy, "that ye may know," God declares, "that I am the Lord which do sanctify you." If the Sabbath is accepted, the rest of the commands in the Decalogue will be obeyed; for no one can truly keep the Sabbath and disregard one precept of the law.

Gud har i sit ord erklæret, at den syvende dag er et tegn mellem ham og hans udvalgte folk et tegn på deres troskab. " Jeg, Herren, er eders Gud!” siger Han, ”Følg mine anordninger og tag vare på at holde mine lovbud; hold mine sabbater hellige, så de bliver et tegn mellem mig og eder, at det må kendes, at jeg, Herren, er eders Gud.” Den dag Guds har sat til side og holdes fri fra verdsligt arbejde, Han har planlagt skal respekteres til ihukommelse af Hans visdom godhed og skabelse af verden og menneskene. Sabbaten blev indført fordi Jøderne var udskildt som et folk, og fik givet al menneskeheden at holde hellig, ”så at i må vide,” erklærer Gud, ”ag jeg er Herren som helliger jer.” Hvis sabbaten accepteres vil hvilebudet i tibudsloven blive adlydt; for ingen kan oprigtig holde sabbaten og vanrøgte en af lovens forskrifter.