Adventistische Schriften über: "Should the Sabbath service be moved to the afternoon to avoid state‑required Saturday work in the morning and a confrontation?"

The provided documents do not contain an explicit instruction on whether a Sabbath service may be moved to the afternoon to avoid state‑required work in the morning. However, it is emphasized that the Sabbath is God's property and we have no right to claim this time for our own purposes or to subordinate it to the secular.

In principle, a warning is given against placing God's service at a lower level than temporal matters, as this robs the divine blessing. The Sabbath is to be a day of consecration and service, in which we bring our best gifts to God and do not appear exhausted by secular work.

The Sabbath Is God's Property

»Many say they would keep the Sabbath if it were convenient to do so. But this day does not belong to you; it is God's day, and you have no more right to take it than you have the right to steal my wallet. God has set it aside, sanctified and blessed it; and it is your duty to devote this time to His service, to honor it, and to call it a delight.«

1 - Ellen Gould White, In Heavenly Places (HP 152.5)

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Do Not Place Worship Below Secular Matters

»Should we allow the service that concerns eternal interests to be placed at a lower level than the temporal affairs of life? If we do so, we miss the blessing that the Lord has provided for us... He, who gave us six days for our temporal work, has blessed and sanctified the seventh day and set it apart for Himself.«

2 - Ellen Gould White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 6 (6T 361.3)

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