Hi Ivo,

Quote
Ivo said:
I go to Church most Sundays but there are quite a few where I take the time off and just have time out. I think it is important to remember as Marie reminds us, that the Sabbath was made for Man. We need a day of rest!

But, what exactly does it mean that the Sabbath was made for Man. From your statement it seems that you think that it means we can are to use it as a day to do whatever we need to do to recover from a long week. I don't think this is actually what the verse is intended to mean.


Quote
I can't think of anywhere in the NT where Christians are admonished to keep the Sabbath. (Please correct me if I'm wrong here). We are told not to stop meeting together as Christians and that's the main reason why I try to get to Chuch most sundays and pariculary to a homegroup where you can really share in a meaningful way with other Christians - building each other up in our most holy faith.

Blessings to you!

Well, as Pilgrim and Wes pointed out, I do think that we are required to keep the Sabbath. Even though there may not be many directly relevant passages in the NT, the conclusion that therefore "we aren't directly admonished to keep the Sabbath" or to the conclusion that from the NT onwards the Sabbath was in some way abrogated is a mistaken conclusion I believe. Some of the links Pilgrim gave directly deal with this point. My question was not "are we required to keep the Sabbath?", but how do we keep the Sabbath and avoid turning it into just going through the motions. Also, I was curious exactly keeping the Sabbath include and what it might not include that is commonly assumed that it does.

What is the primary purpose of attending church? Is it not to worship and glorify God? Of course, some part of that includes Christian fellowship and building each other in the faith, but I'm not sure fellowship is the primary reason for attending church. It takes the focus off God and turns it on ourselves.

John