Sonoftheday
Puritan Board Sophomore
I have been intensely studying the Sabbath/Lord's day over the past couple of months because I knew I would be teaching over it as I took a group through systematic theology. Something that I have rather strange is that there are people who deny the Lord's day being a christian sabbath, but they teach the same things should be done and avoided as many of those who call it a sabbath. Why is this, is there difference of understanding between what the word sabbath means, or is there an actual difference in their teaching. This seems more common among those who hold the view of the Heidelberg catechism than the Westminster Catechism. One person will represent the argument only exactly the same as represented in the HC and will say that the Lord's Day is not the sabbath, where another will represent the same and say it is.
The only reason I can think of for them not calling it a sabbath is they do not want tie the Old Testament ceremonies that were performed on the Sabbath to the Lord's Day.
The only reason I can think of for them not calling it a sabbath is they do not want tie the Old Testament ceremonies that were performed on the Sabbath to the Lord's Day.