Sunday day of rest

Shelflife

not sure if this is the right place, but noticed that Euan Murray the scottish prop refuses to play on a sunday due to his religious beliefs.

thats all well and good if your a rugby player or shop worker, but how far do you take it if you are a doctor or surgeon?

if someones life is in your hands do you opt out at midnight on sunday morning? or if you came across a medical emergency do you just walk past?

Splendour

Shelflife wrote: »

not sure if this is the right place, but noticed that Euan Murray the scottish prop refuses to play on a sunday due to his religious beliefs.

thats all well and good if your a rugby player or shop worker, but how far do you take it if you are a doctor or surgeon?

if someones life is in your hands do you opt out at midnight on sunday morning? or if you came across a medical emergency do you just walk past?

The film 'Chariots of Fire' springs to mind but this should answer your query...


Mark 3

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

1 Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2 Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. 3 Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”
4 Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.

5 He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. 6 Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

Fanny Cradock

I'm always perplexed by this. Though Christianity grew out of Judaism it remains an obvious fact that Christians aren't Jews. That's why we aren't under an obligation to keep the Sabbath holy. I've no problem with the Sunday service tradition (many people attend religious services/ activities throughout the week) but I see no reason to be bound to it.

Incidentally, the Sabbath falls on Friday evening and ends on Saturday evening.

gimmebroadband

Those who lived according to the old order of things have come to a new hope, no longer keeping the sabbath, but the Lord's Day, in which our life is blessed by him and by his death. (CCC 2175)

http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c1a3.htm

branie

The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

antiskeptic

gimmebroadband wrote: »

Those who lived according to the old order of things have come to a new hope, no longer keeping the sabbath, but the Lord's Day, in which our life is blessed by him and by his death. (CCC 2175)

http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c1a3.htm

What's 'the Lords Day'? And what's 'keeping it' involve?

gimmebroadband

antiskeptic wrote: »

What's 'the Lords Day'? And what's 'keeping it' involve?

The Lord's Day is Sunday, the day of the Resurrection, and we (Catholics) celebrate it by keeping it Holy by abstaining from servile works and hearing Mass.

KatyMac

gimmebroadband wrote: »

The Lord's Day is Sunday, the day of the Resurrection, and we (Catholics) celebrate it by keeping it Holy by abstaining from servile works and hearing Mass.

I thought 'The Lord's Day' was the day that God finished creation!! You know, 'he blessed the seventh day and hallowed it'.
I don't work on a Sunday except what has to be done. I'm a farmer so the animals have to be looked after, but I wouldn't save hay/silage/turf or whatever. but if an animal was in trouble I wouldn't wait until Monday to help it.

gimmebroadband

KatyMac wrote: »

I thought 'The Lord's Day' was the day that God finished creation!! You know, 'he blessed the seventh day and hallowed it'.
I don't work on a Sunday except what has to be done. I'm a farmer so the animals have to be looked after, but I wouldn't save hay/silage/turf or whatever. but if an animal was in trouble I wouldn't wait until Monday to help it.

You are referring to the 'Sabbath' day, not the same thing as the Lord's Day!

Manach

To honour the Sabbath, likely involves battling the temptation to read office emails. Given the 24x7 nature of modern life, there is a constant drive to be in the loop at all times, so as to maximise effeciency. However, IHMO having one day a week having personal reflection with God, and/or political debate and and/or pure family time will be more balanced in the longer term for the individual and society.

antiskeptic

gimmebroadband wrote: »

The Lord's Day is Sunday, the day of the Resurrection, and we (Catholics) celebrate it by keeping it Holy by abstaining from servile works and hearing Mass.

Sounds like repackaged OT practices (per so much of Catholicism)