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Is the observance of Sunday a matter of Christian Liberty?
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When Christians honored the Sabbath in this land the entire country and Christ's Church was better for it. Christians have lost their testimony to the world because of their neglect of the 4th commandment. It's nonsense to preach to unbelievers that Christians are separate and holy from the world while using the Lord's Day to fulfill worldly pleasures. To my shame, I've been in both positions.
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Originally Posted by historyb  How much of the Law are we still burdened under, are we not free from the Law? Is not the sabbath made for man and not man made for the sabbath? Is it me or are Reformed more into legalism than other branches?
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No, we are not free from God's commandments. Additionally, God's commandments are not burdensome or grievous to Christians.
I John 5:2-3
2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
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Question: What does "...resting in Christ" mean? I've heard it many times before as a response to Sabbatarians. In fact I used to parrot it as a newborn Christian at your local Evanjelly meeting on the corner. In my mind it meant "We [Christians] are not the Nation of Israel so we are not bound to observe this commandment as it was meant for just them..." I've asked this question to the PB in the past but never received an explanation (it may have been buried under Today's Posts.
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So, "resting in Christ":
-What is this doctrine?
-How or what do we do?
-Was this taught / is this found in early Christian doctrine?
-How does this relate to the Sabbath that was established
before the Law? Were those saints resting in Christ?
