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Sadly we have to turn to WSJ to find a public argument for the 4th Commandment, as most Christians have sadly rejected God’s gift of a day to rest and rejoice in Him. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-weve-lost-in-rejecting-the-sabbath-11620399624
“… the spiritual state of the U.S. as a whole: its relentlessly practical sensibility, its impatience with the contemplative life. Americans were very much prepared to abandon the realm of time—the realm of the Sabbath—in conquering the realm of space.”
“Across the West today, however, the drive toward maximal market liberty has squeezed out the liberty of the Sabbath. We have banished it in the name of ‘choice.’ And some choice we have…
“Working-class families are denied even a half-day of rest together, yet we are puzzled by astronomi-cal divorce rates, abysmally low rates of family formation, alienation and drug abuse….
“We have cashiered the Sabbath for algorithmic human-resources scheduling—computer code designed to minimize labor costs, regardless of the impact on families and communities.”
Fwiw, here’s my attempt to address the perpetuity of the 4th commandment in a message. So much more to say, but it’s a start.
“What Is the Lord’s Day?” (Deut 5:12-14) https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=116161510115
“What Is the Lord’s Day?” (Deut 5:12-14) https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=116161510115
