CalvinandHodges
Puritan Board Junior
Hay:
The Sabbatarian principles of the WCF and the Heidelburg Catachism are different in argument, but the same in practice.
One of my professors at Seminary seems to think that the Continental view of the Sabbath is different in practice as well, "As long as you are at peace in your conscience there is no problem with watching a football game on Sunday after church."
When I confronted him with the idea that in doing so you would be requiring one to work on Sunday wherein he/she should be going to Church. He responded that turing on an electric light requires people to work in order for the electricity to flow.
It seems to me, though, that electricity is a necessity in today's society while football is not.
The question for the board is: Does the Continental View of the Sabbath allow a believer's conscience to overwrite the Law of God?
Thanks in advance,
-CH
The Sabbatarian principles of the WCF and the Heidelburg Catachism are different in argument, but the same in practice.
One of my professors at Seminary seems to think that the Continental view of the Sabbath is different in practice as well, "As long as you are at peace in your conscience there is no problem with watching a football game on Sunday after church."
When I confronted him with the idea that in doing so you would be requiring one to work on Sunday wherein he/she should be going to Church. He responded that turing on an electric light requires people to work in order for the electricity to flow.
It seems to me, though, that electricity is a necessity in today's society while football is not.
The question for the board is: Does the Continental View of the Sabbath allow a believer's conscience to overwrite the Law of God?
Thanks in advance,
-CH