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Sabbath and Sunday

A Primer on the Lord's Day

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  • Daniel R. Hyde

This article on the Lord's Day looks at the transition from sabbath to Sunday, and what the Lord's Day should mean for the Christian.

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The New Testament Sabbath

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  • John L. Mackay

This article is about the relation of the Sabbath and the Sunday. It also shows the Lord Jesus' view of the Sabbath, and the way the early church looked at Sabbath and Sunday. The sabbatarian theory and the dominical theory of the Lord's day is discussed. The Sunday as a rest day and the relation of the Sabbath to the creation is also explained. The article ends by talking about the Sabbath as covenant sign.

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The Lord's Day: A Test Case

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  • John W. Keddie

The author looks at the Christian Sabbath as a test-case for the Christian church. You can see the spiritual life and delight in God by looking at the observance of the Lord's Day.

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Sabbath Rest

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  • Sinclair B. Ferguson

Jesus Christ is superior because it gives the rest that neither Moses nor Joshua could provide (Hebrews 4). This article looks at this Sabbath rest, the purpose of the Lord's Day, and the history of redemption.

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What is the Lord's Day?

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  • George P. van Popta

In this article on the Lord's Day, the author first gives attention to the Biblical background of this day in the Old and New Testament.

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Should We Worship and Rest on Saturday or Sunday?

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  • R. Dean Anderson

Based on New Testament evidence, this article maintains that worship and rest should be celebrated on Sunday, the first day of the week.

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Experiencing the Day of Rest in the First Century

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  • R. Dean Anderson

This article looks at the way the early church celebrated the Lord's Day. The author expels the myth that early church believers were not allowed to worship and rest on the Sunday.

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The Sunday Family Fiasco

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  • David Beckwith

Do you find yourself late at church? Being late may be dishonouring to God, hinder the work of the Spirit, and lead to hypocrisy. This article shows ways to arrive on time for the worship service on a Sunday.

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Ten, Nine, ......

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  • Doug Van Meter

Do we have ten commandments or nine commandments? Is the fourth commandment still relevant today? This article explains why the Sabbath law is still applicable to Christians.

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Proper Sabbath Observance: The Sojourner's Sabbath

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  • Homer C. Hoeksema

This is an article on the Sabbath—what it means for believers, how it has developed throughout history, and how we should observe the Sabbath today.

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The Day of Rest and Gladness

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  • Geoff Thomas

This article starts by considering the Sabbath rest instituted in Genesis 2:1-3, moves to considering its use in the Old Testament, and discusses the change of the day of rest from the seventh to the first, concluding with reasons to keep the Sabbath day today.

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Christ's Resurrection & the Change of the Sabbath Day

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  • Lawrence W. Bilkes

This article shows how the resurrection of Christ changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday, as a day for the church's celebration.

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Guidelines for Sanctifying the Lord's Day

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  • Moses Roney

This article gives practical guidelines for preparing for the Sabbath and spending the Lord's Day in a way that one can receive the maximum benefits from a day dedicated to God.

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O Day of Rest and Gladness...or Burden and Sorrow?

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  • Peter Moelker

The Sabbath is a day given by God for His people to enjoy. This article discusses what it means to call the Lord's Day a day of 'rest and gladness'. The author also provides guidelines around how to spend this day for the pleasure of God.

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Sunday: The Lord's Glorious Day (A Resource)

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This article shows the relationship between the Sabbath and Sunday. The author also discusses challenges which face Christians in regard to keeping the Lord's Day, which have arisen as a result of secularization and economic changes.

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Sunday Celebration and Working on Sunday

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  • Jochem Douma

This article explores the relationship between the Sabbath, the fourth commandment, and the Sunday. How should we celebrate and rest on Sunday? The author deals with challenges facing Christians in regard to keeping the fourth commandment, calling for tolerance among believers.

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A Mother Looks at the Sabbath Observance

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  • Shari Bosveld

Sunday can be a very busy day for a Christian mother. For mothers, Sundays still involve their daily work. This article gives some practical ways in which mothers can prepare for the Sabbath. How parents organise themselves around this day has a bearing on their children.

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What Happened to the Sabbath?

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  • Rodney Kleyn

Influence has a way of working itself without one being aware of it. This article looks at the influences which have caused the church to be lax with observing the Lord’s Day. Worship services are often modified in order to accomodate influences such as recreation, sports, and entertaiment.

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The Sabbath and the Covenant

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  • Douglas J. Kuiper

According to Exodus 31:13, the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant. In order to properly understand the meaning of the Sabbath, one must understand the nature of the covenant God gave His people. The Sabbath is given by God as a reminder of the everlasting Sabbath. In heaven it will always be Sabbath.

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The Command We Love to Keep

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  • Barrett L. Gritters

The survival of the church depends on the keeping on the Lord’s Day. This keeping of the Sunday must be done in love. We must love the fourth commandment, just as Jesus did. This article gives some ways in which Christians can show that they love the fourth commandment.

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Why on Sunday

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  • O. Palmer Robertson

Christians worship on Sunday because the Old Testament promises of God, which were rooted in the Sabbath, were fulfilled in Christ. Jesus brought in a new order for worship through His resurrection.

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Why Easter Makes Me a Sabbatarian

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  • Iain D. Campbell

The Sabbath is a part of salvation history, since God will bring His people to eternal rest. This article shows how Sabbath finds its meaning and fulfillment in Christ, demonstrating that the fourth commandment is still applicable to the church today.

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Rehearsing Rest: The Sabbaths

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  • John R. Sittema

This article starts by discussing the main plot of the Bible and the relationship between the Old Testament and the New Testament. The author continues on to discuss the relationship between rest and creation, rest and redemption, and the purpose of the Sabbath day. 

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The Lord's Day or the Christian Sabbath

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  • Gerald Hamstra

The Lord's Day is a divine institution, and a day on which we remember God's creative acts and redemptive acts in Christ.

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Keeping the Sabbath

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  • Malcolm Maclean

This article is about keeping the Lord's day as a Christ-centered day and as a day in which we follow Christ in the observance of the Sabbath.

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The Sabbath

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  • W. Macleod

In this article the author shows how the Sabbath is still valid for us today as a day we must keep holy.

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The Lord's Will … for the Lord's Day

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  • Norman Shepherd

This article is about how we should view the fourth commandment in the New Testament. It discusses the Lord's day and the image of God. It also looks at the Sunday as holy day, the Lord's day as a day of self-denial and joy.

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Sabbath Hedonism

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  • John Piper

Let the Lord's Day be a delight. It should be a day of rest and joy. (Isaiah 58:13-14)

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The Command We Love to Keep

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  • Barrett L. Gritters

If a denomination will survive as a true church of Christ, she will delight in keeping the Sabbath. A denomination may perish for other reasons, but refusal to keep the fourth commandment will ensure it. This article is about the rest on the Lord's Day and about Jesus Christ and the Sabbath.

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The Sabbath: A Sign of Hope

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  • Richard B. Gaffin Jr.

This article explains how the weekly Sabbath rest is a sign of hope, pointing forward to the everlasting rest that is still to come. The author looks at Hebrews 3:7-Hebrews 4:13. Other topics that are discussed are the Sunday and the new heavens and new earth, and the Lord's Day as a sign.

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Seven Things to Remember

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God gave the Sabbath or the Lord’s day not to burden his church. This article gives seven principles that will help you see the Sabbath in a positive way.

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Identity Crisis The Bible mandates the Lord’s Day, a blessing to believers

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  • Peter Williamson

Is the Lord’s Day under an identity crisis? This article answers in the negative, by showing the origin of the Sabbath, the relationship between the Sabbath and the Lord’s Day, and the discontinuity and continuity between the two. It shows how the Lord’s Day is the fulfilment of the OT promises of the Sabbath.

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Why Keep the Lord's Day?

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  • John W. Keddie

This article shows that Christians are called to keep the first day of the week as a Sabbath. It explains that keeping the Lord’s Day has great benefit as it encourages proper recognition of God, encourages man's relationship with Christ, provides rest from weekly toil, and points us forward to the heavenly rest.

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Whose Day Is It?

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  • Doug Van Meter

This article identifies two questions a Christian must ask when thinking about the Lord’s Day: will this aid my rest and subsequent reflection on Christ, and will it promote reverence towards the lordship of Christ? Without question, the fourth commandment still applies today.

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Is Once Enough?

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  • Daniel Kleyn

Does the Bible require you to attend church twice on a Sunday? This article examines reasons that cause poor church attendance. It shows that understanding the nature of the Lord’s Day is crucial to answering the question on church attendance.

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How Rest Is Restored – Sabbath & Jesus’ Redemption in the New Testament

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  • Anonymous

To obey God's commandment about resting on the Sabbath is a matter of a change of heart. For it is only in Christ that true rest is restored. This article explains the implication of this for keeping the weekly Sabbath.

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Delighting in the Sabbath Day

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  • Daniel Kleyn

Based on Isaiah 58:13-14 this article argues that Sunday should be a day of delight to a Christian. The believer shows his delight by not using the day for going his own ways, but as a day of delighting in God.

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What about the 4th Commandment?

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  • Roland S. Barnes

Is Sunday the Sabbath? From Exodus 20:8-11 this article gives an account of the Sabbath in the OT context, in the teaching and practice of Christ while on earth, and in light of Christ's resurrection. It shows how the day moved from Saturday to Sunday.

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Keeping the Lord's Day for Profit

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  • Joseph A. Pipa

This article gives practical considerations for observing the whole Sunday as a day of rest for the family.

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The Lord’s Half-Day

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  • Harold Gibson

Lack of attendance at the evening service points to a lack of thankfulness and a lost sense of the privilege of worship. This article shows that the second service should be kept, in obedience to the fourth commandment.

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Celebrating the Sabbath? Biblical Principles and Practice Regarding the Lord’s Day

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  • Leo de Vos

The biblical principles governing the Sabbath are creation, the fourth commandment, and spiritual rest. The practical side of it is that Christians are called to sanctify the Sabbath. However, because of Christ's resurrection the Sabbath is now on the Lord’s Day. Let this article do the unpacking.

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Sunday, Glorious Day of the Lord A Resource

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This article looks at the connection between the fourth commandment and Sunday. After showing the transition of the day of rest from Saturday to Sunday, the article gives principles that guide the celebration of Sunday, and maps the ethical implications of this celebration in view of economic and social developments.

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Ethos of the Lord’s Day

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  • Doug Van Meter

This article shows that the call to keep the Lord’s Day is rooted in the fourth commandment, which is still applicable today. It shows what it means practically to keep the Lord’s Day.

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Rest or Stress 4th Commandment

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  • J. Luiten

This article looks at the Sabbath and Sunday as a separate rest day for us to enjoy.

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Continental Lord's Day versus Westminster Sabbath

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  • Paul Archbald

How should Christians celebrate the Lord's Day? What does the fourth commandment mean for Christians? This article compares the Continental and Sabbatarian views on the Sabbath.

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Jesus - Lord of the Sabbath

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  • Andre Holtslag

This article discusses how we should celebrate the Lord's Day. What may/should we do on Sundays? Looking at Mark 2:27-28, this article shows that in His coming, Jesus freed His people from antinomianism as well as legalism. We must find a balance between these two extremes. Sunday should be a day of joyful delight in God, on which we glorify God with our actions.

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An Analysis of Calvin's Sermons on the Fourth Commandment

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  • L. A. Gilpin

This article looks at John Calvin's sermons on the fourth commandment and the context in which they were preached. The author highlights the shortcomings of Calvin's preaching on the Sabbath, highlighting an alternative way of preaching about the fourth commandment.

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Sunday Labor

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  • Wilbur G. Bruinsma

Observing the Sabbath begins with a clear understanding that God's people have been sanctified in Christ. Since they are set aside for God, God’s people can dedicate the Sunday to the Lord. This article discusses why the church needs the Lord’s Day, and looks at the topic of working on a Sunday.

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God's Special Day

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  • Paul Watts

This article shows that God gave the Israelites the Sabbath, or Sunday, as a day that was to be used as a reminder of eternity. This day shows that the core of life is found in resting in Christ, finding joy in Him, and doing our work for Him.

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Whose Day is it Anyway?

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  • James Visscher

How should we approach differences in the way believers celebrate the Lord's Day? What is the common ground that we can all agree on?

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The Lord's Day Refreshment

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  • Warren H. Lammers

This article looks at the sign and purpose of the Lord's Day according to Exodus 31:13.

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Genesis 2 and the Lord’s Day

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  • Theodore G. van Raalte

This article is about Genesis 2:3 and the holiness of the seventh day.

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The Puritan Sabbath Lessons from the Puritans on the Place and Preservation of the Sabbath

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  • Iain D. Campbell

This article looks at the Puritan's view of the Lord's Day.

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Colossians 2 – Is the Sabbath Permanent?

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  • A. C. Boyd

What does Colossians 2:16 have to say about the Sabbath and the question of its permanence? Does Paul have in mind the fourth commandment here? This article examines the passage, and these questions.

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Revived by Sabbath Revival

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  • W. Robert Godfrey

This article states the case for the Biblical Sabbath and how we should keep it.

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The Sabbath and Worship

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  • W. Robert Godfrey

This article is about the central place worship has on a Sunday. It also discusses the reformed practice of two worship services on a Sunday.

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No Scissors on the Sabbath

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  • Ronald C. Christie

This article is about keeping the Lord's Day. Should there be rules and regulations for the Sabbath? This article also looks at the character of our obedience.

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The Spiritual Observance of the Lord's Day

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  • Bartel Elshout

How should Christians observe the Lord’s Day? This article considers the scriptural principles governing the observance of the Lord's Day, the relationship between the Lord’s Day and the ministry of the gospel, the Old Testament punishment for desecrating the Lord’s Day, and the implications for believers.

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Our Continuing Obligation to Keep the Sabbath

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  • William MacLeod

Should we still keep the Sabbath today? Surveying the biblical texts, this article shows that Christians still have an obligation to do so. It clarifies the meaning of texts that are used to oppose the observing of the Sabbath.

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Making the Most of Sunday

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  • Joe Thorn

This article outlines ways to make the most out of corporate worship. It shows ways to prepare, participate, and reflect.

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Calling the Sabbath a Delight

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  • Hugh M. Cartwright

Taking Isaiah 58:13 as starting point, this article considers how we should view the Sabbath, how we should keep it, and what we should expect from keeping it.

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Affirmation of the Christian Sabbath

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  • Eastwood PCA

The Lord's Day is intended to secure rest, blessing, and delight for the Christian. This article shows how keeping the Sabbath brings that, and it gives practical suggestions to keeping the Sunday.

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The Synod of Dordrecht and the Sabbath

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  • Richard Smit

Together with other issues, the Synod of Dordrecht faced some concerns around the keeping of the Sabbath. The Synod of Dort had to decide what to do with the threat of not keeping the Lord's Day, and what to do with those who think that keeping the Sabbath is not required by God. The church today faces these same questions.

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How to Spend the Sabbath Profitably

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  • Donald MacDonald

The author looks at the importance of the observance of the Sabbath. Fellowship with God is central to the Lord's Day. The author discusses what observance of the Lord's Day means.

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The Sabbath Institution

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  • John Murray

This article is about the obligation, the sanctity and the observance of the Sabbath.

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The Right Use of the Lord's Day

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  • Stuart Olyott

This article gives a synopsis of the biblical data on the Sabbath, as well as some thoughts on what we should and should not do on the Sunday.

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On the Sabbath

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  • Drew Bennett

This is a study on the fourth commandment and its implications for the believer today. It looks at the meaning of Sabbath through the whole of Scripture in an attempt to show what the Christian attitude should be towards the Sabbath.

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From Holy Day to Holiday

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  • John A. Haverland

The attitude of both believers and unbelievers has changed towards the Lord's Day. Sunday has become the day of recreation and entertainment. How is this possible? In this article the author shows how the Sabbath changed for both God's people and unbelievers.

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Sabbath and Sunday

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  • Frederika G. Oosterhoff

This article is about the discussion there was in the Reformed churches in the Netherlands about the Sabbath and Sunday. These churches wrestled with the idea how we should view the Lord's Day in the New Testament. Can we say that our Lord's Day is a Christian Sabbath? How must we view the aspect of rest on the Lord's Day?

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Psalm 95 - Aspects of the New Testament Sabbath Psalm 95 as Interpreted by Hebrews 3-4

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  • R. Dean Anderson

How do Hebrews 3 and Hebrews 4 interpret Psalm 95? These chapters state that the practice of resting on the Sabbath should be maintained, as believers look forward to eternal rest through Christ. This rest is linked with the fourth commandment.

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