1 The Sabbath is a day of rest and refreshment for the mind and body in preparation for work the following week. 2 The Sabbath commandment calls people to gather for worship. 3 Christians changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday. EXPLANATION: 1 We may think that God instituted one day of rest per week, … Continue reading The three most common errors concerning the Sabbath
The Sabbath
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy … Continue reading Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy
The Sabbath question
Q. Why is the first day of the week the day of rest, rather than the last day of the week? A. The keeping of the Jewish Sabbath is and has been quite a controversial subject, with much being written pro and con. The keeping of the day depends on which dispensation is had in … Continue reading The Sabbath question
The Sabbath
God instituted a day of rest per week, because, after six days of toil the human body and brain need rest. That’s makes good sense, doesn’t it? Except that the Bible says nothing like that. What we find in the Bible is that God completed all the work of creation in six days and then … Continue reading The Sabbath
The Sabbath: rest for the body or for the soul?
Philo of Alexandria, defending Jews from Roman accusations of laziness because of their strict observation of the Sabbath, wrote: “On this day we are commanded to abstain from all work, not because the law inculcates slackness. . . . Its object is rather to give man relaxation from continuous and unending toil and by refreshing … Continue reading The Sabbath: rest for the body or for the soul?
Flatlander Faith 