Fulfilling the Fourth Commandment – A Kingdom Catechism

Fulfilling the Fourth Commandment

A Kingdom Catechism

Believers must be vigilant in keeping the fourth commandment.

Q 76: How do the redeemed of the Lord fulfill the fourth commandment?

A 76: The redeemed of the Lord fulfill the fourth commandment by resting from their weekly occupations, observing holy convocations, and celebrating seasons of commemoration to the Lord. (Isa. 58:13, 14; Lev. 23:3; Lev. 23:4-6, 14-17)

We must remember that God intends this day, and other days and seasons patterned after it, to be “holy” unto Him. We must prepare well for the Sabbath, therefore, to ensure that normal occupations and preoccupations will not intrude upon our time of rest and worship in the Lord. Proper observation of the Lord’s Day requires planning, vigilance against all intrusions of the world or the flesh or the devil, and devotion to such practices and disciplines as will maximize our rest in the Lord for renewal in Him.

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In the Gates is a devotional series on the Law of God by Rev. T.M. Moore, editor of the Worldview Church. He serves as dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He is the author or editor of twenty books, and has contributed chapters to four others. His essays, reviews, articles, papers, and poetry have appeared in dozens of national and international journals, and on a wide range of websites. His most recent books are The Ailbe Psalter and The Ground for Christian Ethics (Waxed Tablet).

Scripture quotations in this article are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, (c) copyright 2001, 2007 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.