What Is Sabbath?
From my experience, it seems that not many Christians are practicing Sabbath today. Those who do practice Sabbath often have misconceptions about what Sabbath is. The fact that so many Christians do not practice something that is clearly commanded in Scripture is, I believe, the result of two factors. First, many Christians have not been taught what Sabbath is and how it should be practiced. Second, our culture works against a Sabbath mentality. The two of these things together convince many Christians that Sabbath is not really necessary or important. However, God knew that we would need to take a day of rest because of our finite limitations. This is why he modeled Sabbath for us (Genesis 2:2). It is also why he commands it for us. He is not adding a burden to us by doing so, but rather teaching us to live life as he intended it to be lived. Both the myths about Sabbath that are prevalent in churches, as well as the consumerism/workaholic society that we live in works against the ...