Sabbath = Rest?
8 March 2008 - 2 אדר ב' 5768 by Huw
As far as “day of worship” the Christian holy is “the first day of the week”, although some research indicates that to have been Saturday night - rather than Sunday - for some communities in parts of the Church.
Has Sunday (or Saturday night) ever been understood not only as a “Day of Worship” but as a “Day of Rest”?
I’m not referring to later legislation (or canons) which forbade work on Sunday. There’s a difference between “forbidding work” and “having a day of rest”. Clearly those legislations were placed *because* people hadn’t been taught about a day of rest. And, on top of that, the whole legalism of such canons annoys me.
To be clear: setting aside Sunday for Church/Family/Community activities isn’t the same as saying “thou shalt not make the noise of a hammer on Sabbath”.
Do Christians have a “day of rest” per se, or just a “Day of worship”?
(The context for this question: I was snow-blowing the sidewalk, and I decided to do laundry as well, so I wouldn’t have to do it on Sunday.)
