Westminster Confession: Q60-62

Pastor John continues reviewing Westminster Shorter Confession: Quest. 58. What is required in the fourth commandment? Ans. 58. The fourth commandment requires the keeping holy to God such set times as he hath appointed in his word; expressly one whole day in seven, to be a holy sabbath to himself.(1) (1) Deut. 5:12-14. Quest. 59. Which day of the seven hath God appointed to be the weekly sabbath? Ans. 59. From the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, God appointed the seventh day of the week to be the weekly sabbath; and the first day of the week ever since, to continue to the end of the world, which is the Christian sabbath.(1) (1) Gen. 2:2-3; I Cor. 16:1-2; Acts 20:7. Quest. 60. How is the sabbath to be sanctified? Ans. 60. The sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting all that day,(1) even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days;(2) and spending the whole time in the public and private exercises of God's worship,(3) except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy.(4) (1) Exod. 20:8, 10; 16:25-28. (2) Neh. 13:15-19, 21-22. (3) Luke 4:16; Acts 20:7; Ps. 92 title; Isa. 66:23. (4) Matt. 12:1-31. Quest. 61. What is forbidden in the fourth commandment? Ans. 61. The fourth commandment forbids the omission or careless performance of the duties required,(1) and the profaning the day by idleness,(2) or doing that which is in itself sinful,(3) or by unnecessary thoughts, words, or works, about our worldly employments or recreations.(4) (1) Ezek. 22:26; Amos 8:5; Mal. 1:13. (2) Acts 20:7, 9. (3) Ezek. 23:38. (4) Jer. 17:24-26; Isa. 58:13.