I. WHAT IS FORBIDDEN.
We are not
TO DESPISE GOD'S WORD AND THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL, [Luke 10:16+] by
1. Making light of God's Word, or regarding and treating it as the word
of man.
2. Neglecting to go to church, and pleading poor excuses for absence.
[Heb. 10:25+]
3. Inattention and lack of devotion in church. [Eccl. 5:1+]
4. Filling the mind with worldly things on Sunday (business, pleasure,
Sunday-newspapers, etc.), so that God's Word cannot be rightly received
into the heart. [Luke 8:5,12]
5. Making Sunday a holiday, lounging-day, or pleasure-day.
6. Making it a working-day, and thus preventing attendance at church.
II. WHAT IS COMMANDED.
We are
TO DEEM GOD'S WORD HOLY, AND WILLINGLY HEAR AND LEARN IT, by
1. Regarding it as God's voice speaking to us. [I Thess. 2:13+]
2. Going to church gladly and regularly. [Ps. 122:1, 2+]
3. Listening attentively and devoutly to God's Word, and joining
heartily in the service. [Luke 11:28+, Col. 3:16, Jas. 1:21,22+, Rom.
10:17]
4. Attending Sunday-school and learning our lessons.
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