The ordinances are the dramatic presentations of the Gospel. They are the moving pictures that represent the spiritual realities of the Gospel, written and directed by Jesus Himself… The ordinances, then, are where we see the Gospel enacted, and our participation in it dramatized. They are where the word of God’s promise is spoken to us in tangible form – we touch and taste the bread and wine; we feel the waters of baptism. They are means of grace instituted by Jesus that God uses to assure His people of the trustworthiness of His Gospel and the reality of our participation in it (Mark Dever and Paul Alexander).
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SABBATH

SABBATH

SABBATH, The

  1. Instituted by God # Ge 2:3
  2. Grounds of its institution # Ge 2:2,3 Ex 20:11
  3. The seventh day observed as # Ex 20:9-11
  4. Made for man # Mr 2:27
  5. God 5a) Blessed

    # Ge 2:3 Ex 20:11

5b) Sanctified # Ge 2:3 Ex 31:15 5c) Hallowed # Ex 20:11 5d) Commanded, to be kept # Le 19:3,30 5e) Commanded to be sanctified # Ex 20:8 5f) Will have his goodness commemorated in the observance of # De 5:15 5g) Shows favour in appointing # Ne 9:14 5h) Shows considerate kindness in appointing # Ex 23:12 6) A sign of the covenant # Ex 31:13,17 7) A type of the heavenly rest # Heb 4:4,9 8) CHRIST 8a) Is Lord of # Mr 2:28 8b) Was accustomed to observe # Lu 4:16 8c) Taught on # Lu 4:31 6:6 9) Servants and cattle should be allowed to rest upon # Ex 20:10 De 5:14 10) No manner of work to be done on # Ex 20:10 Le 23:3 11) No purchases to be made on # Ne 10:31 13:15-17 12) No burdens to be carried on # Ne 13:19 Jer 17:21 13) Divine worship to be celebrated on # Eze 46:3 Ac 16:13 14) The Scriptures to be read on # Ac 13:27 15:21 15) The word of God to be preached on # Ac 13:14,15,44 17:2 18:4 16) Works connected with religious service lawful on # Nu 28:9 Mt 12:5 Joh 7:23 17) Works of mercy lawful on # Mt 12:12 13:16 Joh 9:14 18) Necessary wants may be supplied # Mt 12:1 Lu 13:15 14:1 19) CALLED 19a) The Sabbath of the Lord # Ex 20:10 Le 23:3 De 5:14 19b) The Sabbath of rest # Ex 31:15 19c) The rest of the holy Sabbath # Ex 16:23 19d) God’s holy Day # Isa 58:13 19e) The Lord’s day # Re 1:10 20) First day of the week kept as, by the church # Joh 20:26 Ac 20:7 1Co 16:2 21) SAINTS 21a) Observe # Ne 13:22 21b) Honour God in observing # Isa 58:13 21c) Rejoice in # Ps 118:24 Isa 58:13 21d) Rejoice in # Ps 118:24 Isa 58:13 21e) Testify against those who desecrate # Ne 13:15,20,21 22) Observance of, to be perpetual # Ex 31:16,17 Mt 5:17,18 23) Blessedness of honouring # Isa 58:13,14 24) Blessedness of keeping # Isa 56:2,6 25) Denunciations against those who profane # Neh 13:18 Jer 17:27 26) Punishment of those who profane # Ex 31:14,15 Nu 15:32-36 27) THE WICKED 27a) Mock at # La 1:7 27b) Pollute # Isa 56:2 Eze 20:13,16 27c) Profane # Ne 13:17 Eze 22:8 27d) Wearied by # Am 8:5 27e) Hide their eyes from # Eze 22:26 27f) Do their own pleasure on # Isa 58:13 27g) Bear burdens on # Ne 13:15 27h) Work on # Ne 13:15 27i) Traffic on # Ne 10:31 13:15,16 27j) Sometimes pretend to zealous for # Lu 13:14 Joh 9:16 27k) May be judicially deprived of # La 2:6 Ho 2:11 28) Honouring of-Exemplified 28a) Moses # Nu 15:32-34 28b) Nehemiah # Ne 13:15,21 28c) The women # Lu 23:56 28d) Paul # Ac 13:14 28e) Disciples # Ac 16:13 28f) John # Re 1:10 29) Dishonouring of–Exemplified 29a) Gatherers of manna # Ex 16:27 29b) Gatherers of sticks # Nu 15:32 29c) Men of Tyre # Ne 13:16 29d) Inhabitants of Jerusalem # Jer 17:21-23