The Story
How my soul longs for you, Jesus, But all the world distracts.
Tears Join the Oil
What can we do for a shattered vessel? What can we say to a broken jar of clay?
Biblical and Contemporary Christian Views of the Sabbath
Rest, rejuvenate, restore. How many advertisements and slogans deceitfully sport these words ? The human heart rightfully longs to be restored, but it wonders how. Since creation, the Lord God has been the provider and exemplar of the answer: Sabbath spent with Jesus. In this paper, I will go through the appearances and purposes of the Sabbath throughout the Old and New Testaments and church history. Then, I will consider contemporary arguments on whether or not Christians should observe the Sabbath, and if so, what that should look like.