Keach's Catechism, Question 66
Question 66
How is the Sabbath to be sanctified?
The Sabbath is to sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days, and spending the time in the public and private exercises of God's worship, except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy.
Scripture references for paragraph 1
Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.
Leviticus 23:33For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.
Isaiah 58:13-1413If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,
14then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
Isaiah 66:2323From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.
Matthew 12:11-1211He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
12How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
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Keach's Catechism. NonlinearFruit/Creeds.json, Unlicense. Creeds.json, English transcription
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