Sabbath in Christianity

High school (ages 12+)
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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/sabbath-in-christianity

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the biblical basis?Ten Commandments, specifically the directive to keep the seventh day holy
2. What is the early christian observance?Primarily Saturday (seventh day)
3. Why do some Christians keep the Sabbath on Sunday instead of Saturday?Some Christians keep the Sabbath on Sunday because Jesus rose on the first day of the week, so Sunday is called the Lord's Day.
4. How do Christians usually spend their Sabbath day?On the Sabbath, Christians often attend church services, go to Sunday school, pray, read the Bible, and help others. They also try to avoid work and many other activities.

Sabbath: A divinely instituted day of rest and worship, traditionally the seventh day.
Lord's Day: The Christian designation for Sunday, commemorating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
First-Day Sabbatarianism: The practice of observing the Sabbath on Sunday.
Seventh-day Sabbatarianism: The practice of observing the Sabbath on Saturday.