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Originally Posted by BaptistInCrisis There are many non-sabbatarians who still recognize the sacredness of the Lord's Day, just not to the extent of the sabbatarian. The 1689 LBC states:
There are many non-sabbatarians who prepare their hearts beforehand, do not labor in their secular job, and devote the day to worship and fellowship. But they do not feel constrained to avoid a family BBQ or taking a nap in the afternoon. Would you define these individuals as partial sabbatarians, in that they view they day as sacred, albeit not strictly observed as some? | I don't think anyone says taking a nap is out of line. Regardless, what seems to be in view in this thread is the position that every day is the same and that it doesn't matter whether we worship on Sunday or Thursday. This really is the dominant position within evangelicalism, it seems to me. Witness all of the megachurches with their Saturday evening services and the popularity of those services. | Chris, I've been on both ends of the spectrum. When I was a student at the Word of Life Bible Institute (a very good Arminian school), the Lord's Day was taken seriously. We had worship in the morning, lunch, an afternoon of rest (where we were encouraged to read the word, fellowship and pray), evening meal followed by another worship service. Recreation was not allowed and demerits were assessed for those who broke this rule. This from an Arminian school who would staunchly deny keeping the sabbath. I concur that there is a loose and watered down evangelicalism that treats the Lord's Day as just another day. But there are many churches that, while not Calvinistic or sabbatarian, still view the Lord's Day as sacred and separate from the other six days. | Indeed, but those churches plus the Reformed sabbath keeping churches are a distinct minority today compared to those who see Sunday as just another day and who go to church that day merely because it is the traditional day to do so.
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