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Baptist Faith and Message (VIII. The Lord's Day) |
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Written by KBC Web Minister
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008 05:50 |
VIII. 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.
Ex. 20:8-11; Matt. 12:1-12  ; 28:1ff.; Mark 2:27-28 ; 16:1-7; Luke 24:1-3,33-36 ; John 4:21-24 ; 20:1,19-28; Acts 20:7 ; 1 Cor. 16:1-2 ; Col. 2:16 ; 3:16; Rev. 1:10 .
Other sections of this document:
Baptist Faith and Message Introduction
I. The Scriptures
II. God
III. Man
IV. Salvation
V. God's Purpose of Grace
VI. The Church
VII. Baptism and The Lord's Supper
VIII. The Lord's Day
IX. The Kingdom
X. Last Things
XI. Evangelism and Missions
XII. Education
XIII. Stewardship
XIV. Cooperation
XV. The Christian and the Social Order
XVI. Peace and War
XVII. Religious Liberty
XVIII. The Family (1998 ammendment to 1963 publication)
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