Mindaboo
Puritan Board Graduate
Brad and I are getting into a routine and getting our preparations under control as far as preparing for the Sabbath. It has been a lot of work, a lot of thought and effort that I do hope is honoring and pleasing our Lord.
My questions would primarily be for people with children. Do you allow your children to play or do they study? My youngest is nine and all of them are capable of studying the scriptures. My understanding of the WCF is that they should forsake all play and normal activities on Sunday. My children constantly get invited to other Christian's homes to play, but we are convicted that maybe shouldn't be happening. Those other families allow their children to do things we don't think are permissable. What do you do in those situations? Do you allow them to go play? We have not. They have six other days to have play dates. My other question pertains to our Sunday night activities at church. We only meet one Sunday a month for evening activities. The teens group seems to be focused on playing games rather than a Bible study. They have a group that goes out and does acts of mercy within the community and some times they are planning those things. Wednesday nights they do a Bible study that is very good. If they were doing that I wouldn't have a problem with it. Would you allow your children to participate? Why or why not? I have always thought that churches are dumbing down our children by making everything about having fun. My children can grasp things at times that are difficult for me, so I think we don't set the standard high enough.
Please don't get the wrong impression about my church. I love my church deeply and my pastor is one of the most godly men I have ever met. I do however know that our view is the minority, meaning we are the only family I know of that even attempts to observe the Sabbath. I am not looking to change my church, just simply to follow what I think the scriptures teach.
Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated. Am I being legalistic in my approach to the Sabbath? Please don't turn this into a debate about whether or not we should observe the Sabbath or not. I am convinced that we should. I just want to understand if I am approaching this correctly or not.
My questions would primarily be for people with children. Do you allow your children to play or do they study? My youngest is nine and all of them are capable of studying the scriptures. My understanding of the WCF is that they should forsake all play and normal activities on Sunday. My children constantly get invited to other Christian's homes to play, but we are convicted that maybe shouldn't be happening. Those other families allow their children to do things we don't think are permissable. What do you do in those situations? Do you allow them to go play? We have not. They have six other days to have play dates. My other question pertains to our Sunday night activities at church. We only meet one Sunday a month for evening activities. The teens group seems to be focused on playing games rather than a Bible study. They have a group that goes out and does acts of mercy within the community and some times they are planning those things. Wednesday nights they do a Bible study that is very good. If they were doing that I wouldn't have a problem with it. Would you allow your children to participate? Why or why not? I have always thought that churches are dumbing down our children by making everything about having fun. My children can grasp things at times that are difficult for me, so I think we don't set the standard high enough.
Please don't get the wrong impression about my church. I love my church deeply and my pastor is one of the most godly men I have ever met. I do however know that our view is the minority, meaning we are the only family I know of that even attempts to observe the Sabbath. I am not looking to change my church, just simply to follow what I think the scriptures teach.
Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated. Am I being legalistic in my approach to the Sabbath? Please don't turn this into a debate about whether or not we should observe the Sabbath or not. I am convinced that we should. I just want to understand if I am approaching this correctly or not.