Message #277

[Martin]

Andy, forgive me for pressing you, but I want you to make it absolutely clear by answering the question I asked.

Did God command that no fire should be lit on the Sabbath, and that food must be gathered on the previous day to avoid gathering it on the Sabbath or not?  Or was this simply a 'stretching' of what God had said that 'made a mockery' of God's instruction?

You seem to be saying that where the Bible says that God commanded these things that your belief is that it was actually the interpretation that had been laid down by the leaders of the people and NOT God's command.  However, to make it crystal clear can you actually answer the question I asked with a yes or a no.  All you have to say is 'Yes IMO God did command those things' or 'No IMO God didn't command those things'.