In this study the author, acquaints the reader with the principal matters which bear upon the subject of the Christian day of worship. Following the order of redemptive history, he begins the discussion with a brief account of the Jewish Sabbath and proceeds to a consideration of the Lord’s Day, making Jesus’ view of the Sabbath a bridge between the two.
The Sabbath was originally, given the Israelites by divine revelation through Moses. Perceiving that the Sabbath rest was fulfilled in Christ, early Jewish Christians were indifferent to the continued Observance of the seventh day, being fortified in this attitude by Jesus’ own use of the Sabbath. Since this insight was illuminated by the event of the resurrection, early Christian indifference to the seventh day coincides with the observance of the first day in commemoration of the initial fellowship of the disciples with the risen Lord on the evening of Easter.
This investigation leads , to a Lord’s Day theology of fulfillment in hope. The study concludes with four principles suggested as minimal guides to the keeping of the Lord’s Day.