Is the Lord's Day for You?

Cultivating Biblical Godliness

by Joseph A. Pipa Jr.

Is Lord's Day observance simply a quaint tradition that was nice for previous generations but really isn't relevant for Christians today? Isn't the Sabbath just part of the Old Testament law that New Testament believers don't need to be concerned about? In this pamphlet, author Joseph Pipa carefully guides you through the Scriptures, answering frequently asked questions about the Lord's Day along the way, and helps you to see that the Lord's Day is for you not as a burden, but as a blessing that will lead you to delight in God as you are freed from work and worldly pleasures to worship Him.
Temporary or Permanent?
Instituting the Lord's Day
Consecrating the Lord's Day
Change of Day
Keeping the Lord's Day Series Description
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones once said that what the church needs to do most all is 'to begin herself to live the Christian life. If she did that, men and women would be crowding into our buildings. They would say, What is the secret of this?' As Christians, one of our greatest needs is for the Spirit of God to cultivate biblical godliness in us in order to put the beauty of Christ on display through us, all to the glory of the triune God. With this goal in mind, this series of booklets treats matters vital to Christian experience at a basic level. Each booklet addresses a specific question in order to inform the mind, warm the affections, and transform the whole person by the Spirit's grace, so that the church may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

Genres: Christianity

40 pages, Paperback

Published June 17, 2016

Reviews

[Felipe Sabino · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sem rodeios.

[Alan Rennê · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sucinta, mas excelente argumentação!

[Zack · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very clear and straightforward introduction to a biblical understanding of the Christian Sabbath (or, Lord's Day) from a Reformed and confessional Presbyterian perspective. Very clear and succinct, this will be very helpful for giving to folks who aren't yet prepared or able to wade into a fuller/lengthier treatment.

[Bryce Whitlock · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Sabbath keeping is a means of grace that will help us die to sin and grow in holiness"

I have been Sabbatarian for almost a decade at this point in my life, so the concept of the Sabbath, and what it means to keep it, is not at all foreign to me. However, having observed the Sabbath on Saturday for most of that time, making the switch to observing a Sunday Sabbath was admittedly rather difficult for me. I have found most material and sermons on the Lord's Day/the Sabbath to often leave me with more questions than answers, and I have struggled to wrap my head around the change of days from Saturday to Sunday from a Biblical perspective.

After reading this little booklet, I find that though some of my questions yet remain unanswered, I am much more comfortable with the idea of observing a Sunday Sabbath rather than a Saturday one. Aside from that, it has helped to further solidify for me the how and why we are to observe the Lord's Day (Sabbath) as Christians. If you are looking to gain insight on the Lord's Day, regardless of whether you're restling with it as a concept, or are just looking to strengthen your convictions on the topic, this booklet is a quick and easy read, and I definitely recommend it

[Sean Harding · Rating 3 out of 5]

This geezer at some point seemed to be arguing different cases in the one short book - Yes the sabbath is important then no its not anyway I think he is ultimately wrong and I think it stems back to a misunderstanding off the sabbath and what it is today - spoiler it is not the Lord's day and we are not called to lay aside one day a week - we are called to live our whole life in service to the king in a shadow of sabbath rest for the ultimate sabbath rest in eternity.
Colossians 2 clearly says don't judge one another based on sabbath festivals - if you want to lay aside one day a week (although the sabbath is still Saturday do so, but don't judge others that don't.
It could have been argued clearly and I didn't agree with him.

[Josh Miller · Rating 2 out of 5]

There were a few principles that resonated with me. However, on the whole it seemed a stretch the author made to connect the Old Testament Sabbath with our current Lord's Day. Although he used some Scripture to attempt to connect the dots, the Biblical evidence was shaky at best.

Yes, there are some principles that we can carry over. However, to make emphatic imperatives based on what was presented regarding Sundays doesn't work for me.

[Tyson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent. Helpful. Good introduction while still answering "further down the creek" objections.

[Jeremy Peyton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good. The 4th commandment is the forgotten commandment.