sabbath

Howdy friends, I was reading an article by James Alexander: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/alexander-1851-sabbath-evenings-in-former-days He discusses that families would, in the home, go through the Westminster Shorter Catechism on Sabbath evenings. I am curious if anyone has...

Imagine this scenario: You are in a Muslim-majority country, and the laws are such that Sunday is a normal work day. Religious accommodation is not given to Christians. The churches in this country have resorted to either worship on Friday/Saturday. Is the 4th commandment violated by the church...

Hete is a second thread on the Greek behind the Christian Sabbath: αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἀκριβῶς οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ ἡμέρα Κυρίου ὡς κλέπτης ἐν νυκτὶ οὕτως ἔρχεται· (Θεσσ.α 5:2) ἐγενόμην ἐν Πνεύματι ἐν τῇ Κυριακῇ ἡμέρᾳ· καὶ ἤκουσα ὀπίσω μου φωνὴν μεγάλην ὡς σάλπιγγος, (Ἀποκ. 1:10) How significant is the...

If you know Greek and Greek scholarship well, this thread is for you. Ἐν δὲ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων, συνηγμένων τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ κλάσαι ἄρτον, ὁ Παῦλος διελέγετο αὐτοῖς, μέλλων ἐξιέναι τῇ ἐπαύριον, παρέτεινέ τε τὸν λόγον μέχρι μεσονυκτίου. (Πράξ. 20:7) Why does Luke, and other authors in other...

This is by far the most perplexing part of Andrew Bonar's commentary for me, at least in the first 25 chapters (out of a total of 27). He made scattered referances to the view quoted above all throughout this commentary, but especially now, when disvussing the Sabbatical and Jubilee years in...

There was this YouTube video that I saw recently that stated that keeping the Sabbath was a requirement for Christians because A. the principle preceded the law of Moses and B. it was also in the moral law (the 10 commandments). If this is so, then should not Christians observe both the...

Here is my personal belief statement on the Christian Sabbath. We believe that the Sabbath command is a perpetual moral ordinance, instituted by God at creation when He rested on the seventh day and made it holy (Genesis 2:2–3). This rest was not merely a ceremonial practice for Israel but a...

The title is a bit cheeky but yes, the PB greatly challenged me to think more about 2CV, the Sabbath, Covenant Theology, and baptism. Many smart men and woman on here were very helpful in my pursuit of biblical truth. I have become more high church in my ecclesiology, more reverential in my...

The other Sabbath thread has sparked a question please. My church has recently given serious consideration to the observation of the fourth commandment, and I am very thankful for it. However, there is a common view I am encountering which is to say "any day of the week could be your Sabbath"...

From Galatians chapter 3: This passage quite confuses me, and not for the first time. Basically, it seems to treat the uniquely Mosaic parts of the law and the moral law in one. It would not surprise me if this is a popular passage among antinomians, though such an interpretation would...

Around 2:38, the orthodox questioner asks why Messianic Jews do not keep the Sabbath. He does not get an answer. Because there is not a good answer - he found one of the inconsistancies of Israeli MJ's. I am sure a Confessional Presbyterian would give an answer that, while not a proof for...

Hello brothers and sisters in Christ! I go to a non-Sabbatarian church but my wife and I became convinced a few months ago the Sabbath is a blessed commandment for all ages to keep. We want to share about the joy of this new found conviction without coming off like we are condemning others for...

Forgive me if this is an elementary question but since the moral Law which is summed up in the 10 Commandments is for God’s people at all times to obey, what does that mean in regards to the Sabbath after we die (in the intermediate state) and once our bodies are raised in glory (in the final...

Thank you so much Pastor Prakashpalan for this edifying sermon.

Do we get much of an indication in the Bible what the practice of Sabbath looked like in the Old Testament? What did worship look like — Would everyone / some worship at temple? Or in families?

My wife and I have immediate family in-state, roughly an hour and a half away (though her family and mine are in different directions). With my M-F job, our main chance to visit with them is on weekends, and we do so maybe once a month as a very rough average. Both sides are believing and...

Friends, It is often thought Westminster Confession 21.8 prohibits all recreation on the Sabbath. On the contrary, I have written something of an academic article which appears as "Intro & Westminster Only Necessarily Prohibits Worldly Recreations on the Sabbath" on the Recreation on the...

My good brother Ron DiGiacomo wrote an excellent piece regarding the Sabbath that I think would be helpful to many here. It has become increasingly difficult to get people to understand the import of the Lord’s Day when it comes to eating out at restaurants, especially here in the South where...

As the whole of the Lord’s Day is to be set apart unto the immediate service of the Lord and spiritual duties, apart from necessities, so Isa. 58:13-14 says that: “If thou turn away thy foot from… doing thy pleasure on my holy day… Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord…” Hence...

I am trying to study the Sabbath more closely, and as I’m reading some of the puritans and even Thomas Aquinas, I became interested in seeing what the Jews have thought about it over the past 2000 years. Is anyone familiar with the major works that Jewish philosophers or theologians or thinkers...

Greetings brothers, In light of COVOID-19, there are many cancellations of public worship services and/or at risk Christians that ought to stay at home. As such, many of us will be watching live streamed services with our families. This is categorically difficult for me, and there aren't a...

This is a strange thing to me. Apparently, every year on the Sunday during the week of Christmas, my church holds a potluck instead of regular service. So no sermon, nor worship. Just a get together in the space that we rent to sit, eat, and talk together. I am not sure why I find this...

Here's a question set I've always wondered since considering and then becoming Presbyterian that I haven't found an answer for yet. If it seems obvious to you, just go ahead and humor me, if you please: Question 1: What exactly was binding about the nature of the Sabbath (as part of the Moral Law) to...

I have a question that I've been pondering for a bit, more of a historical curiosity and I wondered if anyone had come across something that would be helpful. Generally, for much of the world's history, places were far apart and to cross them one would have to deal with a Sabbath while...

Hello All, I am looking for guidance on Elder Requirements without appealing to the Sabbath commandments. Some Baptist congregations view the Sabbath as being fulfilled in Christ, in which the requirement becomes a matter of Christian conscience rather than direct commandment. Those with this...

Friends, When Does the Sabbath Begin? In the most comprehensive treatment to-date on the subject, I argue in this academic article from Scripture that the Sabbath has always been from dawn-to-dawn since Creation throughout the Bible, without exception. Fentiman, Travis – The Biblical Sabbath...

This is a new release of Matthew Henry's pastoral, yet convicting treatise for those who do not keep the Lord's Day and for those who imagine they do. Unabridged and lightly edited by Jon Norman (for ease of reading). His introduction: Kindle link

One objection to the observance of the Lord's Day as the prescribed day for worship I have seen raised is that at some point we have lost track of the days of the week. We have either inserted or omitted a day and we no longer know for sure which day is the first day of the week. Therefore, God...

Also posted about recently, this is one of the best short treatments on the Sabbath that I can recommend. Daniel Ritchie (Reformed Covenanter on the boards) recommended it and was kind enough to write a foreword for this edition. Kindle link Nook link Kobo link

I've became friends with a Seventh Day Adventist who really takes his denomination's theology seriously. He tried to convince me that the Constantine changed the worship day to Sunday. I would like for anyone to recommend books on the following two topics, so I may choose one and give as a...