John Bunyan
Puritan Board Freshman
[BIBLE]Deuteronomy 5:12-14[/BIBLE]
I've read a commentary -by the World Reformed Fellowship, if i remember well- stating that the sabbath may be any day we want, preferably Sunday, since it is an old, catholic (meaning universal) and unifying christian tradition.
My question relates to verse 13. We all know that we should keep the Sabbath, sanctifying one day of our weeks. Verse 13, however, also states "Six days thou shall labor and do all your work,". Does that means that the fourth commandment is not only about how many days should we rest, but how many days should we work? That would imply, I see, that we should not rest on Saturdays, nor go out on vacations - for we would still under the command to work 6/7; and when I say work I'm not talking, necessarily, about going into an office and calculating stuff; voluntary work and gardening are good enough.
I know I am probably wrong, since no one follows this interpretation, but could anyone comment on the topic?
Also, do you agree with the fifth topic of the IX article (The expedient retention of certain traditions) in the World Reformed Fellowship's Statement of Faith?
I've read a commentary -by the World Reformed Fellowship, if i remember well- stating that the sabbath may be any day we want, preferably Sunday, since it is an old, catholic (meaning universal) and unifying christian tradition.
My question relates to verse 13. We all know that we should keep the Sabbath, sanctifying one day of our weeks. Verse 13, however, also states "Six days thou shall labor and do all your work,". Does that means that the fourth commandment is not only about how many days should we rest, but how many days should we work? That would imply, I see, that we should not rest on Saturdays, nor go out on vacations - for we would still under the command to work 6/7; and when I say work I'm not talking, necessarily, about going into an office and calculating stuff; voluntary work and gardening are good enough.
I know I am probably wrong, since no one follows this interpretation, but could anyone comment on the topic?
Also, do you agree with the fifth topic of the IX article (The expedient retention of certain traditions) in the World Reformed Fellowship's Statement of Faith?
5. The expedient retention of certain traditions
Some traditions have become so deeply rooted and universal in the Christian world that to alter them would achieve nothing and lead to unnecessary division within the church. An example of this is the custom of worshipping God on Sunday which, though clearly practised in the early church, is not specifically enjoined in the New Testament. There are circumstances where particular Christian bodies, for example in certain Muslim countries, may find it more convenient to worship on another day of the week, but no church should take it upon itself to abandon Sunday worship merely because it is not specifically required by Scripture. In cases of this kind the visible unity of the Christian world should be maintained if no theological principle is compromised thereby.