tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16780282.post3152069848367987780..comments2023-10-29T05:13:55.183-06:00Comments on Lens Cleanse: The Jewish Origins of TGIFnerdypastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15842973936818818772noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16780282.post-77803934602300943592007-03-08T17:12:00.000-07:002007-03-08T17:12:00.000-07:00I can't say that I was expecting this post to be a...I can't say that I was expecting this post to be about my email when I saw that photo up front!<BR/><BR/>I don't think that the Bible requires a day of rest on Sunday, but at the same time I sometimes wonder how best freedom in this area is to be applied. If someone is unable to make it to worship Sunday mornings due to having to work that day, and we shop (etc.) the same day thereby requiring others to work (although perhaps not them specifically), are we contributing to these individuals not being able to attend? Hebrews 10:25 still calls the people of God to meet together ... how is this best to be accomplished? If communion is only practiced in public worship rather than small groups are we depriving those individuals not able to make it on Sunday mornings of the opportunity to participate?<BR/><BR/>At one point in the past year I tried to dig into Don Carson's book on this topic - From Sabbath to Lord's Day - but it seemed to be one of these sorts of books that one needed to know Greek to get much benefit from it, so I eventually gave up on that one. Any good (and comprehensible) books out there on this topic?<BR/><BR/>Since you mentioned beef, the footnote to this verse in the Sproul edition of the ESV seemed to suggest that this was a reference to a pagan festival, and hence this might be more along the lines of the "do we eat meat sacrificed to idols?" debate, than relating to any manner of Sabbath observance. On the other hand, if it was referring to something pagan, how could that pagan thing be fulfilled by Christ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com