Keeping the Sabbath a day of rest

It is not just Sabbatarians who need Sabbath :By Tim Challies

I grew up in a Christian tradition that emphasized the continuity between the Old Testament and the New. These Christians held, among other things, Celebrating the SabbathCelebrating Sundaysthat the Old Testament Sabbath commands—given to observe the fourth commandment—carry into the New Testament Lord’s Day. This meant that the whole day was consecrated to the Lord. A whole twenty-four hours out of every week was to be protected from interference from life’s workaday responsibilities.

Though I continue to have a great deal of respect for those churches and that tradition, my views have changed a little bit. I no longer believe that observing the fourth commandment requires refraining from all work on Sunday. But I haven’t abandoned sabbath altogether. Life as a Baptist has forced me to see this: It’s not just sabbatarians who need sabbath. It’s not just sabbatarians who need a day set apart.

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