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Originally Posted by Contra_Mundum  Of course, the fourth commandment was "repeated" in the New Testament, that is, assuming you think that Jesus' sanction and corrective teachings respecting it are as normative as the rest of his doctrine. And elsewhere in the apostles; and see the book of Hebrews, e.g. 4:9. | Why do you think a weekly sabbath is meant here? In context, Heb. 4:9 appears to refer not to a weekly sabbath but a more permanent condition under the name of sabbath rest, something that believers are exhorted to enter into.
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In Christ's love and service
Mr. Tim Cunningham, Dip. CS (Regent College)
Member, First Baptist Church
Vancouver, BC
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