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“ Summary, Part 4 (final) ” D. HOW DO WE REMEMBER THE LORD’S DAY? [45:11] We do it by keeping it holy. ‘Holy’ means to set apart, to hallow, for worship of God; to be kept from the profane (cf. WLC #117a). E. CONCLUSION. We are to set aside one day as sacred for the worship of God. Is less time or more time with God better? Mt 6:21 – Where your heart is, so is your treasure. IV. WE ARE TO PREPARE FOR THE LORD’S DAY [48:35]. A. WE ARE TO PREPARE. WLC #117d – We prepare a lot for things we enjoy, and it is not a burden to us to do so. Does it seem that way when we prepare for the Lord’s Day? B. WHEN DO WE PREPARE? Lk 23:54 – The “preparation day” was the evening before the Sabbath (cf. Ex 16:22-26). We take time to prepare for most everything in life. WLC #117d – root out anything that would hinder the Sabbath day.
Ian Migala (4/29/2016)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 3 ” 3. OFTEN USED PASSAGES [28:00]: Rom 14:5-6, Gal 4:9-11, Eph 2:14-15, and Col 2:16-17. The fourth commandment is relevant and must be taught today (cf. Mk 2:27, Ps 118:24). III. DISSECTING THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT [29:42]. A. WE ARE TO REMEMBER. 1. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO REMEMBER? It means that we are to keep the Sabbath as sacred and observe it. B. WHAT ARE WE TO REMEMBER? The entire Sabbath day, all 24 hours (Ex 20:9, Westminster Larger Catechism Question #116). 2 Pet 1:10, 1 Cor 13:5 – If we don’t love the Sabbath, then we won’t love heaven. If the Christian occupies himself with it, he will soon find it too short (cf. WLC #1). WLC #117b – Do we delight in the Lord’s Day? C. WHAT IS THE BASIS OF OUR REMEMBERING ONE WHOLE DAY IN OUR WEEK? [43:39] Ex 20:11 – God rested on the seventh day of creation (cf. Gen 2:2). Mk 2:27 – The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
Ian Migala (4/29/2016)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 2 ” C. THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT WAS NOT ABOLISHED BY CHRIST IN THE NEW COVENANT [21:03]. At least two different arguments are raised against this. 1. THAT CHRIST, IN FULFILLING THE LAW, ABOLISHED THE SABBATH. a. But what is the point of Christ being Lord of the Sabbath (Mt 12:8)? And why did He not clearly abolish something so essential to Jewish life (cf. Mt 5:17-19)? b. This group takes Rom 6:14 out of context. Rom 5-7 is anchored by Rom 6:1-2, which appeals to our death to the law as a means of salvation. Taken to its conclusion, this group would have to say this of all the commandments, including the prohibitions on blasphemy, murder, and adultery. 2. SABBATH-KEEPING IS NOT RESTATED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, AND THEREFORE IS NOT REQUIRED [25:22]. a. Jesus gives frequent teachings on the Sabbath (Mt 12:1-14, Mk 2:23-3:6, Lk 4:1-6, Jn 5:1-18, etc.), and they do not just apply to the Jews, to whom He was speaking. b. Again, the Son of Man is the Lord of the Sabbath (Mt 12:8). c. God’s laws have been in man’s heart since creation (Rom 2), and Jeremiah reiterated this of the future saints (Jer 31:33). d. The law is a whole part (Jas 2:10).
Ian Migala (4/29/2016)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” I. INTRODUCTION [starting at 1:37 of the audio]. Blue laws used to ban or restrict services to promote worship on the Lord’s Day. They pertained to all of society, as do the Sabbath and the Decalogue. Rom 2:12-15 – The lost have the law in the hearts. Not only are blue laws mostly gone, but even churches are orienting themselves away from this worship. 2 Tim 3:1-4 describes formal churchgoers. II. THREE TRUTHS [11:08]. A. MAN, AS CREATED BY GOD, IS UNDER AN INESCAPABLE OBLIGATION TO RENDER TO GOD PERFECT OBEDIENCE. He is our creator, and thus has the right to demand this from us (Rom 9:20). Gen 1:26, 2:7 – God never consulted with Adam and Even before He created them. Gen 1:28 – There was no consultation here, either. Gen 2:15-17 – Another command. B. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ARE PERPETUAL [15:50]. The Decalogue applies from creation to the end of times. 1. There are an overwhelming number of references to them in the New Testament. 2. They were written by God on stone and kept in the Ark. 3. They are written in man’s heart. 4. They were not first given to Moses at Sinai, but reflect God’s eternal, unchanging character. Gen 2:17 – God wanted His creation to be holy from the very beginning.
