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for example, Wes mentioned that many years ago some thought it "holy" to abstain from preparing meals, even peeling potatoes, or washing dishes on the Lord's Day.

I don't think that people thought it was "holy" to abstain from preparing meals I think they just wanted to give the Lord their best in giving Him the most time they can on His day.

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But one would be hard-pressed to find anything of the sort encouraged in Scripture.

These scriptures encourage me to prepare by example and they were not to hard to find.

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[color:"0000FF"]Exodus 16:19 And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.

20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.

21 And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.

22 ΒΆ And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.

23 And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.

25 And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field.

26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.[/color]

Last edited by William; Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:46 PM.