Keep the Sabbath Holy

An abiding command.
1. The Sabbath is a creation ordinance.
2. Remember that God blessed the Sabbath (Ex. 20:11 with Gen. 2:3).
3. The Sabbath is one of the ten, which Jesus did not abolish when He fulfilled them.
4. Jesus declared Himself to be the Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:28), and He is still its Lord.
5. Jesus said that Sabbath keeping would be taking place when He returns (Matt. 24:20).
6. The Sabbath is a picture of heaven, the eternal Sabbath (Heb. 4:9:11).
The essence of the Sabbath is resting on our Savior and His perfect work.
1. “Sabbath” means rest, a cessation of all work and an enjoying of a finished, accomplished work.
2. Thus the fourth command touches all the days of the week and all of our life.
3. The Lord of the Sabbath changed the Sabbath day to the first day of the week, not the church.
Delightful observance of this day.
1. If Adam, before sin, needed a separation of one day from the other days in order to worship God, then we need it much more.
2. Let us rest in Jesus' completed work, enjoying His perfect work of redemption.
3. Sanctify the day (not a few hours) by keeping it holy, i.e. separated from common use and dedicated to His praise.
4. It means that we work for six days, just as our Father works.
5. The "schools" refers primarily to the education of men for proclaiming the gospel.
6. Remember that God still blesses the Sabbath day.