Exodus 20:8-11 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.… This Commandment is more than the setting forth of a need of our nature, more than advice for our own good. It is a command of God. Breaking the Sabbath is therefore more than an error, more than a mistake. It is a sin. 1. It is a sin because it contemns the authority of God, and that is the essence of all sin. 2. It is a sin further against the love of God. As a father invites his children home to a family gathering because he loves to have them in his presence, so God would have us, His children, come to Him on the Sabbath day because He loves us. 3. It is a sin further against our higher nature. God calls us to remember our spiritual nature and to guard against degrading ourselves to mere sensual beings. (F. S. Schenck.) Parallel Verses KJV: Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. |
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