The Longing
Stuff that didn't quite make it into The Briefing
Interchange: ‘The Sabbath Rest’
/ November 2000
Originally published in Briefing #295 (April 2003).
Sabbath wisdom
Thank you for the stimulating essay by Joshua Ng on the Sabbath (Briefing #293). I especially appreciated the reminder that as Christians living under the law of Christ, the fourth commandment points us to the heavenly rest for which we were created.
I do, however, question the grounds on which Joshua builds his mandate for a weekly day of rest. He says, “God's pattern of work and rest in Genesis [2:1-3] is still relevant and applicable to us”. Yet it should be clear from