Why were the ancient Sunday laws demanded?
Answer
"That the day might be devoted with less interruption to the purposes of devotion!' "That the devotion of
the faithful might be free from all disturbance."-Neander's "Church History," Vol. II, pages 297, 301.
NOTE-In short, it was to secure the enforced observance of the day, and through this means
church attendance, and control over the people in religious things.
How does David express this same truth?
What restriction did God make respecting marriages in Israel?
Wherever Abraham went, what was his practice?
From what time does David say he himself was taught?
What announcement immediately follows the judgment-hour message of Rev. 14: 6,7?
Will the Sabbath be observed as a day of worship in the new earth?
What did the first Sunday law enacted in America, that of Virginia, in 1610, require?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle