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Originally Posted by NaphtaliPress What has he written? I have to confess I've never heard of anything by him on the subject? | Based on what he wrote here he would not seem to be a strong defender of the Christian Sabbath view that is found in the Westminster Standards. | That's good to hear; although I have been very critical of his redefinition of the RPW its refreshing to learn that Dr. Frame is so strong on the Sabbath.  |
Frame believes there is a continuing Sabbath obligation, but he is against enforcement of the Westminster view vs. what he refers to as Calvin's view and regards those who would do so as strict subscriptionists, which in his view is "sectarian":
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People within the Reformed community have differed on this issue since Calvin, and I don’t see any argument that will put the debate completely to rest. There should be tolerance among Reformed Christians over this issue. The Orthodox Presbyterian Church has placed under discipline several ministers who have held to Calvin’s view of the Sabbath, implying that Calvin himself was not sufficiently orthodox to minister in that denomination. Though I recognize that the Westminster Standards, to which the Orthodox Presbyterian Church subscribes, hold a view other than Calvin’s, I think that in this case to insist on Westminster distinctives as a test of orthodoxy is sectarian.
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The above passage was taken from the conclusion of the third article, a series on the 10 Commandments.
The Fourth Commandment, Part One The Fourth Commandment: Theology of the Sabbath The Fourth Commandment: The Sabbath in the New Covenant