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True Sabbath Rest, March 20, 2000
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This review is from: Celebrating the Sabbath: Finding Rest in a Restless World (Paperback)
The author gives excellent motivations for a true Sabbath rest with scripture to back him up. This is not a "how-to" book, but rather, it is a "why" book. I would have liked to seen the author discuss ways to make the Sabbath more meaningful and enjoyable for children.
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A Good Start, November 23, 2005
This review is from: Celebrating the Sabbath: Finding Rest in a Restless World (Paperback)
This is the first of a few Sabbath books that I have read now. I believe it was a good starting point. It gave a simple explanation for why the Sabbath is important to keep holy, and what it should mean to Christians today. I realized the significance of stopping my productivity in order to allow the Lord to be God of my life... in order that I don't lead myself to believe that I'm making my own way in the world.
Also, I particularly appreciated the contrasting discussions of how the Sabbath can be abused with too much laxness of observance (like today's society) or with too much legalism of man-made rules (as with the Pharisees). The book didn't spend much time on the argument of whether it should be observed on Saturday or Sunday, which I was glad because that is not a concern of mine.
So what is the Sabbath to you? Is it an infringement upon your personal liberty and success? Or is it a gift that the Lord has given for rest, worship, and celebration?
With the conclusion of this book, I read my next choice by Marva Dawn "Keeping the Sabbath Wholly." It was a great second choice with a much more indepth approach. It also included more details of what activities can make up a Sabbath day observance.
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Balanced treatment, October 25, 2006
This review is from: Celebrating the Sabbath: Finding Rest in a Restless World (Paperback)
In Celebrating the Sabbath, Ray emphasizes the true significance of the Sabbath. It is a wonderful gift from God. The author's style in straight forward and the illustrations are helpful. A key element of Ray's work is its tone. He does not beat the reader over the head. Instead, he concisely and convincingly discusses the meaning and importance of the Fourth Commandment for the Church. The subtitle of the book, " Finding rest in a restless world," epitimizes Ray's message. This presentation is not polemic but pastoral. Even those who do not agree that the Sabbath principle extends to the church age will receive benefit from this book.
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