“The Sign of Our Submission” Genesis 2:1-3

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Date: June 13, 2021 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

The Shorter Catechism reminds us that the true end of man is “to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.” God made man for a purpose, and that purpose is to worship Him. God also declared one day out of seven to be set aside as a reminder of our purpose. In other words, the Sabbath was a sign between God and man. God established the seventh day to reveal His desire to have fellowship with man. Therefore, man’s observance of the Sabbath was the irrefutable evidence that he had submitted himself under God’s authority. The English word “worship” comes from the Anglo-Saxon word “weorthscipe,” which meant to ascribe WORTH to something or someone. To truly worship God is to ascribe to Him all glory, honor, and praise. Therefore, our actions and our attitudes on The Lord’s Day reveal our true heart for God.

The Shorter Catechism reminds us that the true end of man is “to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.” God made man for a purpose, and that purpose is to worship Him. God also declared one day out of seven to be set aside as a reminder of our purpose. In other words, the Sabbath was a sign between God and man.

The English word “worship” comes from the Anglo-Saxon word “weorthscipe,” which meant to ascribe WORTH to something or someone. To truly worship God is to ascribe to Him all glory, honor, and praise. Therefore, our actions and our attitudes on The Lord’s Day reveal our true heart for God.

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A Worldview is a framework through which one sees and interprets the world, including its origin, its purpose, and its future. To have a biblical worldview:

In the Believer’s Catechism, under the heading: How God Reveals His Plan of Loving Kindness , these truths are stated:

God’s work of creation was finished in six, 24-hour days. Other than the miracles Jesus performed, there have been no additional works of creation since the beginning.

The Hebrew word “Sabbath” does not mean Saturday or Sunday, but “holy” – to be set apart as unto the Lord!

God established the seven-day cycle to give man six days to labor, and the seventh day was “Sabbath” – holy unto the Lord, as was every seventh year and every Jubilee.

In Exodus 13 and 16, God instructed His people to set aside the seventh day as Sabbath, so they would not forget Him.

When Jesus came, Judaism was eliminated, and man’s access to God was changed, including the Sabbath.

For a time, first-century Christians continued to participate in the synagogue services on Saturday, as well as the worship services on Sunday, which later became the Lord’s Day.

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