Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: chappell@symcom.math.uiuc.edu (Glenn Chappell) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: the Sabbath Message-ID: Date: 28 Apr 91 22:24:38 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Math Dept., University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign Lines: 17 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article tblake@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Thomas Blake) writes: > >God the Father taught us to take one day off in seven for our own good. Yes! I very much agree with this article, but it only tells half the story.... The Sabbath law has two parts. The second part says to take one day off each week, and yes, this is for our own good. The first, often- overlooked part says to work the other 6 days. That is also for our own good. The person who works 7 days is not doing what God says is good for him, but then neither is the person who works 5 days and takes 2 off. (I ought to add that "work" does not necessarily mean "paid employment"). GGC <><