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THE LORD’S DAY
The first day of the week is the
Lord’s Day. It is a Christian institution for regular observance. It
commemorates the resurrection of Christ from the dead and should be employed in
exercises of worship and spiritual devotion, both public and private, and by
refraining from worldly amusements, and resting from secular employments, work
of necessity and mercy only being excepted. Exodus 20:8-11; Matthew 12:1-12; Matthew 28:1ff; Mark 2:27-28; Mark 16:1-7; Luke 24:1-3, 33-36; John 4:21-24; John 20:1, 19-28; Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 16:1-2; Col. 2:16; Col. 3:16; Rev. 1:10 |