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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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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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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 Reality of Heaven: Entering Sabbath Rest

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  • Johan D. Tangelder

Is heaven real? Every Sunday Christians are of the reality of heaven. It is a promise of the Sabbath rest. How? 

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Perfect Sabbath-Keeping

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  • Lawrence W. Bilkes

Should Christians keep the Sabbath? This article explains the biblical teaching on the Sabbath. It traces the keeping of Sabbath from creation, fall and the coming of Christ. Showing how Christ’s work changed the Sabbath to the Lord’s Day – Sunday. 

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From Sabbath to Lord's Day

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  • A. Baars

Did the Lord’s Day replace the Old Testament Sabbath? This article looks at the relationship of the Sabbath to creation, Sabbath and covenant, and Sabbath and Sunday. 

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The Lord's Day

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  • Herbert M. Carson

How should Christians approach the Lord’s Day? This article explains that linking the Lord’s Day to the resurrection of Christ should shape Christians' attitude towards the Sunday. The Lord's Day must be used positively and constructively.

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A Day Belonging to Jesus

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  • W. Robert Godfrey

Is it proper to conclude that "the Lord's Day" in Revelation 1:10 refers to Sunday? This article engages with this question.

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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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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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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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Grain-Gleaning and Sheep-Rescuing: Sabbath Works of Necessity

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  • David H. Kranendonk

How best can we keep the Sabbath? What is allowed on a Sunday? Are these some of the questions you have? This article will help you with ways to observe the Sabbath to the honour of God, and for the good of others and yourself.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Nehemiah 13:15-18 - Judah’s Profaning the Sabbath

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  • James D. Slopsema

Nehemiah 13:15-18 reveals how Judah profaned the Sabbath. This article looks at what contributed to this sin and provides reasons why keeping the Sabbath was so crucial for God’s people. The author discusses what it meant to not keep the Sabbath, and how Christians today should view the Sunday.

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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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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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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 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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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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Especially on the Day of Rest

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  • Karel Deddens

This article is about the Sunday as the day of public worship, and how the Christian festivals were viewed in the early church. It focuses on the liturgical year of the early church.

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    • Economics
      • Economics (General)
      • Code of ethics for economists
      • Economic Theories
      • Development
      • Income Distribution
      • Inequality
      • Scarcity
      • Sustainability
    • Work & Employment
    • Business Ethics
      • Trade Unions and Strikes
      • Wages and Salaries
      • Prices
      • Labour Standards
      • Minimum Wages
      • Business Ethics (General)
      • Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Wealth & Poverty
      • Money and Possessions
      • Tithing
      • Generosity
      • Borrowing and Lending
      • Poverty
      • Consumerism
      • Taxes
      • Gambling
      • Prosperity gospel
    • Environmental Ethics
      • Environmental Ethics (General)
      • Energy and Energy Consumption
      • Global Warming
    • Public Ethics
      • Public Ethics (General)
      • Human Rights
      • Equality and Discrimination
      • Race and Racism
      • Nationalism and Patriotism
      • Judicial System
      • Crime and Punishment
      • Capital Punishment
      • Social welfare
      • Social gospel
    • Political Ethics
      • Government - Role and Responsibility
      • Democracy
      • Civil Disobedience and Revolution
      • State and Church Relationship
      • War and Peace
      • Terrorism
      • Genocide
      • Pacifism
      • Nuclear Weapons
      • Interrogation and Torture
      • Refugees and Genocide
      • Political involvement
    • Christ and Culture
    • Bioethics
      • Bioethics (General)
      • Genetic Engineering
      • Cloning
      • Reproductive Technologies
      • Prenatal Diagnosis
      • Contraception
      • Surrogate Father/Mother
    • Medical ethics
      • Medical Ethics (General)
      • Health
      • Illness
      • Disabilities
      • Health Care
      • Forgoing and Withdrawing Treatment
      • Organ Donation and Transplantation
      • Definition of Death
      • Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide and Letting Die
      • Abortion
      • Sterilization
      • Late Miscarriage & Stillbirth
      • Epidemics
    • Beauty and Arts (General)
    • Appearance
    • Visual Arts
    • Music
    • Drama and Cinema
    • Food and Food Consumption
    • Media and Censorship
    • Sabbath and Sunday
    • Recreation and entertainment
    • Speech and Communication
    • Sport
    • Time Consumption and Priorities
    • Other topics
  • Spirituality & Godliness
    • Fear of the Lord & Godliness
    • Spiritual exercises
    • Means of grace
    • Prayer
      • Prayer - General
      • Intercession
      • God answering prayers
      • Practice of prayer
      • Bodily posture in prayer
      • Private prayer
    • The Lord's Prayer
      • Lord's prayer - General
      • Beginning and Conclusion of Lord's prayer
      • First petition - Hallowed your Name
      • Second petition - Your Kingdom come
      • Third petition - Your will be done
      • Fourth petition - Give us today our daily bread
      • Fifth petition - Forgive us our debts
      • Sixth petition - And lead us not into temptation
    • Fasting
    • Meditation
    • Singing
    • Listening to sermons
    • Personal Devotions (General)
    • Reading of Spiritual Literature
    • Family worship
    • Preparation for home visitation
    • Christ and the new life
    • Personal relationship with God
    • Walking with God
    • Spiritual warfare & struggle against sin
      • Spiritual warfare (General)
      • Struggle against Temptation
      • Living with Hope
      • Desertion by God
      • Place of sin in the believer's life
      • Spiritual growth and backsliding
    • Sanctification of the whole life
    • Spirituality and experience
    • Gratitude
    • Blessedness
    • Different Fruit of the Holy Spirit
    • Different Fruit of the flesh
    • Heavenly mindedness
    • Joy in the Lord
    • History of Spirituality
  • Worship & Liturgy
    • Principles of Worship
      • Principles of Worship (General)
      • Worship as Communion with the Triune God
      • Worship as Communion with the People of God (General)
      • Worship as Gathering and Communion of the Local Church
      • Worship as Communion with Young and Old
      • Worship as Communion with the Church of all Ages and Places
    • Elements of the worship service
      • Liturgy - General
      • Call to worship and Salutation
      • Confessing of sin and assurance of pardon
      • Praise in music and song (General)
      • Public Prayer
      • Scripture reading
      • Preaching (place in worship service)
      • Gifts and offerings
      • Corporate confession of faith
      • The Amen
      • Sacraments in the worship service
      • Benediction
    • Different Liturgies
    • Church music
      • Musical instruments
      • Character and principles of church music
      • Musicians
      • Psalms as songs
      • Hymns
      • Church choir
      • History of church music
    • Liturgical year
      • Liturgical year (General)
      • Christmas
      • Good Friday
      • Easter Sunday
      • Ascension Day
      • Pentecost
    • Church architecture
  • Church Leadership and Offices
    • Church leadership (General)
    • Offices - General
    • Pastor/Preacher - General
    • Pastor/Preacher - Qualifications
    • Pastor/Preacher - Task
    • Pastor and his wife and family
    • Theological Training
    • Elder - General
    • Elder - Qualifications
    • Elder - Task
    • Deacon - General
    • Deacon - Qualifications
    • Deacon - Task
  • Preaching
    • Preaching (General)
      • Preaching, election and the free offer of the gospel
    • Principles of Preaching
    • Purpose and Function of Preaching
    • Types of Preaching
    • Preaching Method and Sermon Preparation Process
    • Sermon Evaluation
    • History of Preaching
    • Preaching style and delivery
    • Steps for making a sermon
  • Pastoral care
    • Principles of Pastorate
    • House Visitation
    • Confidentiality
    • Psychology
    • Care in Abuse and Neglect
      • Abuse - General
      • Spiritual Abuse
      • Sexual Abuse - General
      • Child Sexual Abuse
      • Clergy Sexual Abuse
      • Spousal Abuse
      • Elder Abuse
      • Emotional and Verbal Abuse
      • Ministry to Abusers
    • Care in Addictions
    • Care in Conflict and Bad Relations
    • Care in Depression
    • Care in Self-Esteem and Inferiority
    • Care in Anger
    • Care in Anxiety
    • Care in Crisis
    • Care in Psychological illnesses
    • Care in Autism
    • Care in Loneliness
    • Care in Aging
    • Care in the Dying Process
    • Care in Grief
    • Care in Burial Practices
    • Care with Last Will and Testament
    • Care in Honouring and Grieving the Dead
    • Care in Suicide
    • Other themes of Pastorate
  • Youth ministry and catechism
    • Principles of Youth ministry
    • Material for Youth ministry and catechism
      • In Thy Hands Children Material
        • In Thy Hands Part 1
        • In Thy Hands Part 2
    • Public profession of faith
  • Church Government
    • General Principles of Church government
    • Church Order
      • Purpose and observance of the Church order
      • Offices
      • Church Assemblies - General
      • Church Assemblies - Consistory
      • Oversight of doctrine and worship
      • Church Discipline
      • No Lording
    • Different systems of Church government
    • Church government and civil government
  • History & Church History
    • Church history - General
      • Historical writing
    • Church history - Early Church
      • Ignatius of Antioch
      • Constantine the Great
      • Council of Nicea
      • Cyprian
      • Cyril of Alexandria
      • Didache
      • Early Church (general)
      • Gregory of Nazianzus
      • Irenaeus of Lyons
      • Basil the Great
      • Jerome
      • John Chrysostom
      • John of Damascus
      • Justin Martyr
      • Marcion
      • Melito of Sardis
      • Clement of Alexandria
      • Augustine
      • Polycarp
      • Athanasius
      • Patrick of Ireland
      • Origen
      • Tertullian
    • Church history - Middle Ages
    • Church history - Reformation
      • Theodore Beza
      • Ulrich Zwingli
      • William Tyndale
      • Reformation in The Netherlands
      • Renaissance
      • Zacharius Ursinus
      • Reformation in Germany
      • Reformation in France
      • Reformation in England
      • Reformation in Eastern Europe
      • Reformation (General)
      • Philipp Melanchthon
      • Peter Vermigli
      • Martin Luther
      • John Knox
      • John Calvin
      • John a Lasco
      • Hugh Latimer
      • Heinrich Bullinger
      • Guido de Bres
    • Modern Church History
      • Church history - Asia
      • Church history - Europe
      • Church history - Africa
      • Church history - South America
      • Church history - North America
      • Church history - Oceania
    • Different theologies
      • Charismatic theology
      • Evangelical
      • Roman Catholic
      • Reformed
      • Five points of Calvinism
  • Defending the faith (Apologetics)
  • Mission & Evangelism
    • Biblical Basis of Missions
    • Missions and Evangelism
    • God as Missionary God
    • Missions as Work of God
    • Missions and the Glory of God
    • The Great Commission
    • Missions and local church
    • Missions and every believer
    • Church growth
    • The Missionary
    • The Mission Board
    • The Sending Church
    • Missions and Money
    • Short-term Missions
    • Mission Training
    • Missions to Children and Youth
    • Different Mission Approaches
    • Trends in Missions
    • History of Missions
    • Missionary and Culture
    • Missionary and Politics
    • Missions - Word and Deed
    • Missions and the Social Gospel
    • Mission, election and the free offer of the gospel
    • The Message in Missions
    • Mission and the Point of Contact
    • Prayer and Missions
    • The Mission Encounter
    • Boldness in Missions
    • Material to use in Missions
    • Missions and the New Convert
    • Worship in the Mission Field
  • Other religions
    • Relationship between Christianity and other religions
    • Islam
    • Cults
    • Judaism
    • Jehovah's Witnesses
    • New Age
    • African Traditional Religions
    • Atheism
    • Other religions (General)
    • Sects (General)
  • Faith & Science
    • Faith & Science (General)
    • Evolution
  • Philosophy & Culture
He that will be angry, and not sin, must not be angry but for sin John Trapp
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