Calvin draws the reader’s attention to an issue that has been part of the church for many years – the Sabbath. The definition that the Bible concludes about Sabbath is written in Exodus 30:13, “Say to the Israelites, ‘You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy” (Exodus 30:13 – New International Version). On the other hand, Calvin concludes this definition is a more condensed way, so the reader has a clear understanding what Sabbath really means without going into more details. Calvin states that “at the sabbath is a sign by which Israel might know that God is their sanctifier” (Institutes of the Christian Religion, II, viii, 29). Calvin …show more content…
He states that many claims that the Lord appointed this day to render them comfortable to their Creator. Furthermore, throughout this section of the reading Calvin, states that on the advent of Jesus Christ is the one who abolished this particular ceremony. Therefore, Calvin talks about resting one’s mind is not tied done to one day, but it is a process that happens over time. In order to reach that perfect level that Calvin was talking about earlier in this section, one must first submit themselves to God, and then start this life long process, that is only reached through the death this early body. Calvin states that, “Christians, therefore, should have nothing to do with a superstitious observance of days” (Institutes of the Christian Religion, II, viii, 31).
Therefore, Christian should not worry about what to do on the day pf Sabbath but rest their minds in Christ and let him work through those situations. Some often judge one other for doing certain things on the day of Sabbath that they consider unholy. However, as Calvin talks about this issue, one shall judge himself and ask God for guidance instead of spending time to judge one another. This leads back to another commandment, that states that we should love our neighbors. Therefore, it strengthens the idea that one should not judge his neighbor but love and help