As Adventists, you have heard that having a medical job is sacred. That somehow you can work on The Sabbath because you are a healer. Ditto with other "emergency" jobs that someone else has deemed sacred. So, why is this? If you happen to work at a department store, and called to work on Saturday, we become militant. We tell them in no uncertain terms that they MUST get off. That they must trust God to somehow come to their rescue. However, if you have the privilege of being a doctor, we give you a pass. Or a nurse. We tell them they are doing some sort of God's work, so that is okay. Of course this makes us look foolish. Oh sure, some people say to give the money you earn on Sabbath back to the church, and you are pure. But you still worked your regular job! Working on Sabbath seems to be okay so long as you : A) Have a medical or emergency job. And, perhaps.... B) Give the money back to the church. Of course this violates Sabbath keeping, does it not? Is one job sacred...
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