"Donna Kupp" <dkupp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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Apr 29, 11:36 pm, "West" <w...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> How should one conduct themselves on the Sabbath (Saturday)? I would
like
to
> know what is appropriate and what is not in these times. For instance,
is
it
> OK to do gardening or hobby work, watching Football? Can my wife prepare
a
> meal? I believe that besides attending church services, one should spend
> time in the Word, but how much time? Is visiting friends OK? I would
truly
> like to know what is a typical Sabbath Day for an Adventist. Thank you
> kindly in advance.
>
> Cordially,
> William
Hello William,
Many people, like myself, are not Seventh Day Adventists; but we have
discovered the blessings of the seventh day Sabbath.
When I "remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy", I have it in mind
all week so all my necessary work is completed during the other six
days;
the shopping, gardening, laundry --and even the car has been filled
with gas.
We have freedom to do good on the sabbath; but we should not be paid
for the good that we do. I don't work for money on the sabbath; nor
do I cause anyone else to work. Nehemiah opposed buying and selling
on the sabbath --so, I don't do that or go to restaurants to eat.
Nehemiah 13:15-22
I use this verse in Isaiah to guide my choices on how to observe the
sabbath:
" If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure
on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD,
honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor
finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words" Isa 58:13
Then when making a choice, I ask myself: "What would please God?
In the matter of attending church services, that is not part of the
commandment. It is good if you can congregate with godly people; but
if a church is in apostasy, it is better to be alone with God.
Thank you Donna for your thoughtful reply. I wholeheartedly agree with
you.
However, may I ask sincerely not what you abstain from on the Sabbath, but
what do you typically do on this holy day. I could assume reading
scriptures
is part of it. Remember it is a full 24 hours. Thank you in advance.
Cordially,
William
Donna Kupp
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