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Assembling on the Sabbath
(Second Edition)

Synopsis

The Sabbath was given as a "perpetual covenant" between the Eternal and his people (Ex. 31:13-17). This covenant did not end with the death of our Savior. Isaiah 56 pictures a time when Israel will be gathered (vv 7-8) and salvation will be available to everyone—clearly after the Messiah's return. What will these people be doing? "Also the sons of the foreigner who join themselves to the Lord, to serve Him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be His servants—everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath and holds fast My covenant" (v. 6). With all of the contention between the Jewish leadership and the Messiah's followers, do we find arguments about keeping the Sabbath? No, we find only clear statements that the apostle Paul taught Jews and Gentiles on that day (Acts 13:42, 16:13, 17:2, 18:4).

Is the Sabbath that God commands all men to keep merely a "day off" or are there good works God wants us to do on His holy day? How did the New Testament church conduct worship services? Is an "ordained" minister or elder required by God to direct and properly assemble brethren on the Sabbath? This work answers these and other questions from a Biblical perspective.

• This study paper discusses the following topics:

  • More than a "Day Off"
    
  • Good things to do on the Sabbath
    
  • Did the command to assemble continue in the New Testament?
    
  • What happened after they were put out of the synagogues?
    
  • Are assemblies required or optional?
    
  • Background to first-century worship
    
  • What does the Bible say about worship services?
    
  • 1 Corinthians 14:26: Things to do at services
    
  • Other items that are part of worship services
    
  • Is a minister or elder required to worship?
    
  • Can these principles be made to work today?
    
  • Conclusion

Written by: Norm Edwards
www.biblestudy.org

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