The Sabbath Day

#Overview

This subarticle helps learners move from the broad chapter overview into the Confession's Sabbath emphasis more directly.

How the Lord's Day is kept holy in worship, rest, and devoted service to God.

#Key topics

• Sabbath
• Lord's Day
• Rest
• Mercy

These topics mark the doctrinal and navigational center of the page ¹.

#Worship and the Sabbath

This chapter is a major hinge in the Confession because it connects the theology of God and Scripture to the actual practice of gathered worship and Lord's Day holiness ¹.

#Ordinary elements and holy time

The subarticles point toward the ordinary elements of worship, the Sabbath day, and the reverence that gives ordered service its shape.

#Study note

A reader should use this page to move from principle to practice, then follow the child pages for narrower doctrinal and liturgical study.

#Sources

• [1] RPCNA convictions - Official constitutional landing page.
• [2] OPC Westminster Confession of Faith - Public full-text host used as an accessible article reference.

#Rights note

Summary-first treatment only. ²