Tabletalk Magazine, June 2011: 4 Views of the Sabbath (Biblia.com)

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The June 2011 issue of Tabletalk asks this question: How should Christians view and observe the Sabbath? This issue looks at four prominent views of the Sabbath and how it’s applied to the Christian: seventh-day sabbatarian, Sunday sabbatarian, Baptist, and Lutheran. Contributors include R. C. Sproul, John Piper, Carl Trueman, Collin Hansen, R. C. Sproul Jr., and Peter Hitchens.

Most Christians argue that Sunday is a day of worship, but because the Sabbath commandment served as a covenant sign only for Israel (Ex. 31:13ff.), the Christian is not obligated to observe it. The role of the Sabbath, however, was not unique in the experience of Israel; it was instituted by God before the fall in Genesis 2:1–3. Along with work (Gen. 1:28; 2:15) and marriage (Gen. 2:18–25), God instituted the Sabbath to govern the lives of all mankind. Just as the ordinances of work and marriage

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