Chatechism 57-62

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Question 57: What is the fourth commandment?

Answer: The fourth commandment is “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

Question 58: What is required in the fourth commandment?

Answer: The fourth commandment requires us to set apart to God the times He has established in His word - specifically one whole day out of every seven as a holy Sabbath to Him.

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Scriptures:

Exodus 31:12; Exodus 31:16-17; Mark 2:23-27; Colossians 2:16-17

Question 59: Which day of the seven has God appointed to be the weekly sabbath?

Answer: From the beginning of the world until the resurrection of Christ, God established the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath. From that time until the end of the world the first day of the week is the Christian Sabbath.

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Scriptures:

Genesis 2:2-3; Exodus 20:11; Acts 20:7

Question 60: How is the sabbath to be set apart from other days?

Answer: We keep the Sabbath holy by resting the whole day from worldly affairs or recreations, even ones that are lawful on other days. Except for necessary works or acts of mercy we should spend all our time publicly and privately worshipping God.

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Scriptures:

Exodus 20:10; Mark 2:23-27

Question 61 What does the fourth commandment forbid?

Answer The fourth commandment forbids failing to do or carelessly doing what we are supposed to do. It also forbids treating the day as unholy by idleness, or by doing anything that is sinful, or by unnecessary thoughts, words, or deeds pertaining to their worldly employments or recreations.

Question 62 What are the reasons for the fourth commandment?

Answer The reasons for the fourth commandment are these: God allows us six days of the week to take care of our own affairs; he claims the seventh day as His own; He set the example by resting; and He blesses the Sabbath.

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Scriptures

Nehemiah 13:15-22; Isaiah 58:13-14; Leviticus 23:3; Genesis 2:2-3

Dig Deeper:

What event led to the Sabbath being changed from Saturday to Sunday?

Why is this a titanic moment for Jews that converted to Christianity?

Dig Deeper:

Are Christians obligated to keep the Sabbath in the same way that the Israelites were under the Old Covenant?

What are some principles that the Sabbath laws can teach us?

How should Christians in the 21st century relate to the Sabbath?

What can you and your family do to honor the Lord’s day?

Dig Deeper Questions

1. What does the word “Sabbath” mean?

a. Explain what resting on the Sabbath requires.

2. Is life more religious on the Sabbath days on the Sabbath than on other days? Explain.

a. Give an example of a work of necessity. Give an example of a work of mercy.

3. Is the fourth commandment concerned with what we do on the sabbath only? Explain.